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UEFA and European politicians to discuss sports governance at conference

08 September 2006

Governance in sport is making its way onto the political agenda in Europe. At the end of September politicians from Europe and the RussianState Duma will meet with a wide range of sports actors to discuss the future of sport in...[more]




Ismail Bhamjee looses all football posts after World Cup ticket affair

24 August 2006

Ismail Bhamjee, the FIFA executive member exposed by a newspaper for selling tickets for World Cup matches at three times their nominal value, has now lost all his positions in African and international football.[more]




Director of Swedish anti-doping organisation sniffed cocaine

24 August 2006

A Swedish anti-doping organisation has lost its director, former athlete Sven Nylander, after Nylander was picked up by the police for sniffing cocaine. A serious problem for the organisation Ren Idrott - Clean Sport - whose...[more]




Nigeria risks FIFA ban as government haunts soccer president

26 May 2006

Since Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany, the country’s soccer politics has been marked by all the features of a bad crime novel and now is at risk of being banned from FIFA.[more]




Interview: Sport leaders should be governed by ethics

09 May 2006

Mario Goijman is one Argentinean who dislikes corruption and dishonesty. His strong conviction that sport leaders should act as role models has led him to a three year long battle against giants in the world of sport.[more]




FIVB rules make it impossible to challenge president

07 April 2006

A wide-ranging set of "Legal prerequisites for new candidates to the FIVB president" combined with the FIVB Constitution seem to make it next to impossible to challenge Ruben Acosta for the presidency of the International...[more]




Ex-secretary general sets his sights on post as FIVB president

15 March 2006

After his acquittal of charges of forgery, ex-secretary general Jean-Pierre Seppey announced his intentions of taking over the presidency of the International Volleyball Federation from the Mexican Ruben Acosta.[more]




FIVB president demands an end to game of vindictiveness

10 March 2006

Nobody sees it, nobody knows and Ruben Acosta takes the money. So are the accusations of Mario Goijman. The defence demands an end to this "game of vindictiveness."[more]




FIVB heavyweights point fingers at controller

09 March 2006

President Ruben Acosta and former secretary general Jean-Pierre Seppey deny any responsibility for the manipulation of the 2000 annual report for the International Volleyball Federation.[more]




Campus confence focuses on better sport governance

03 March 2006

The need for better governance in the sports community will once again come to the forewhen a new sports conference initiative, Campus 2006, takes place in London on 29-30 March.[more]




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