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New revelations: FIFA Executives named as ISL bribe-takers

29 November 2010

Three days before the election of the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups, new documents have appeared that bring heavy charges against top FIFA officials.[more]




World Soccer Commentary - FIFA and the governance of world soccer

22 November 2010

EVENTS at the World Cup in South Africa and the climax to the 2018 and 2022 bidding process have proved beyond question that FIFA’s structure is no longer adequate to govern the worldwide game of association football in the 21st...[more]




Chutzpah, Complicity and a Conflict of Interest

02 November 2010

Crikey! There is so much stuff coming in about sports corruption this week it is difficult to sort it all out.[more]




Ghana’s secret: star players and cheats

20 October 2010

Ghana’s greatest football players plough back their fortunes into the communities where they grew up. In doing so, they encourage other youths to take soccer seriously.[more]




Players give back, officials eat: The two faces of Nigerian football

20 October 2010

Football in Nigeria has two faces. One is that of players taken out of the slums by the game. In gratitude, after making fame and fortune, they are developing the community. The other is that of soccer officials who enrich...[more]




Former athletes want to kick career politicians out of Indian sport

11 October 2010

In India, a group of former athletes have formed a new movement with the express goal of wrestling control of India's sports clubs and federations from the grip of politicians and train former sports people to take over...[more]




Corruption kills soccer development in Africa

05 October 2010

New report from the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) exposes corruption and mismanagement in professional African soccer leagues.[more]




The Vancouver Olympics; a critical retrospect

24 August 2010

The Vancouver Winter Games 2010 are being critically reviewed by Laura Robinson, who looks into the IOC and VANOC's spin on the women ski jumpers' right to inclusion, the degree of freedom of expression, the sustainabiblity of...[more]




World Cup afterthoughts

16 July 2010

The party is over and the World Cup has left South Africa, and generally the reviews have been very good. FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, praised South Africa’s efforts in hosting this year’s World Cup by giving them nine out of 10.[more]




FIFA imposes transparency rule on WC bidders

16 July 2010

The bidding processes for the World Cups 2018 and 2022 are nearing their concluding phase and in an attempt to heighten the transparency of the bidding for the event, FIFA introduced a new transparency policy in a statement this...[more]




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