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IWF president under suspicion of financial mismanagement

14 May 2013

In the International Weightlifting Federation under IOC honorary member Tamás Aján, the whereabouts of several million dollars of Olympic revenues are unaccounted for. Despite accusations of financial mismanagement, the IOC,...[more]


President of the International Weightlifting Federation Tamás Aján is under criticism for the lack of transparency regarding IWF Olympic revenues. Photo by jeffrouk/Flickr


FIFA’s new Ethics Committee fails first test

03 May 2013

Comment: The long awaited report from FIFA’s Ethics Committee about FIFA and the ISL affair is superficial, insufficient and confuses ethics with legal formalities. The exoneration of Blatter is made on a fragile basis.[more]


According to Jens Sejer Andersen, the clearance of Sepp Blatter (photo) and other FIFA officials is one of several flaws in FIFA's examination of the ISL affair. Photo by Agência Brasil/CC 3.0


Controversial ex-FIFA VP concedes his last political post

03 May 2013

Comment: Lasana Liburd who over the years has had his clashes with former bigwig in international football, Jack Warner, writes a personal account on the Trinidad-Tobago country fellow. Warner was forced to quit politics in the...[more]


Former CONCACAF president Jack Warner had a "breath-taking demand for television rights, football stadiums, pearl necklaces and visits from Nelson Mandela and David Beckham," writes Lasana Liburd in this comment piece. Photo: Warner (right) with Beckham (c)CONCACAF


Blatter cleared by FIFA ISL examination

30 April 2013

Today the long awaited official FIFA report into the ISL affair was released. The report is written by Hans-Joachim Eckert, head of the FIFA ethics committee's adjudicatory chamber and looks into the ethical responsibilities in...[more]


FIFA president Blatter may have been "clumsy" but his conduct in the ISL case "could not be classified in any way as misconduct with regard to any ethics rules," states FIFA report.


FIFA's Rotten Reform Record

26 April 2013

As a part of FIFA's Independent Governance Committee, Alexandre Wrage has first hand experience with FIFA's reform process. This week, Wrage decided to leave the IGC, and in this comment piece (originally printed on forbes.com)...[more]


FIFA president Blatter has all but declared “Mission Accomplished” with regards to FIFA's reform process, writes Alexandra Wrage. Photo: The Sport Review/Flickr


Jack Warner quits over CONCACAF integrity report

22 April 2013

A report released during the CONCACAF congress in Panama this weekend outlines harsh allegations of fund embezzlement committed by then FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and former CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer. The...[more]


New report accuses former CONCACAF executives Jack Warner (middle) and Chuck Blazer (right) of enriching themselves with the confederation's money. Photo: CONCACAF congress 2011 in Miami (c) Jens Weinreich


Corrupt federations will face increased pressure

16 April 2013

There is an increasing demand from the outside world for sports’ international organisations to take an active role in fighting corruption and undemocratic forms of leadership in their own ranks. This became evident at Play the...[more]


The concluding panel debate at the seminar "The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport" featured a wide range of experts. Photo: Play the Game


Governance seminar presentations now available for download

09 April 2013

Presentations from the one-day seminar 'The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport' have now been made available for download.[more]


More than 100 experts participated in the governance seminar 'The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport' on 8 April 2013.


The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport

09 April 2013

On 8 April 2013, Play the Game hosted a one-day seminar in Brussels titled 'the Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport'. The seminar marked the conclusion of the AGGIS project, and provided a platform to reveal the final...[more]


The seminar 'The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport' was attended by more than 100 researchers, journalists, governance experts and sports leaders.


Sports Governance Observer: A new tool against corruption in sport

08 April 2013

Sports organisations who want to curb corruption and mismanagement in their own ranks, will soon have a tool developed by experts at their hand: The Sports Governance Observer.[more]




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