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FIFA and Jennings clash over claims that FIFA is like the mafia

06 October 2011

In a sensational session at Play the Game, FIFA’s new communications director, Walter De Gregorio, confronted Andrew Jennings during a session on corruption in FIFA and refuted the veteran investigative journalist’s claim that he...[more]




Sumo body-slammed by scandal

08 July 2010

The newest scandal to rock the sport of sumo are the allegations of gambling and ties to the infamous Japanese mob, the yakuza.[more]




Crime and the International Doping Trade

30 November 2005

Sandro Donati speaks at Play the Game 2005 about his cooperation for the National Anti-Mafia Directorate as representative of the Association Libera.[more]




The Russian Mafia and hockey

13 November 2002

Declan Hill explains why the Russian mafia is attracted to hockey both in the former Soviet Union and abroad. He shows how organised crime figures deliberately targeted some of the top hockey players in the NHL and were able to...[more]