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The murky world of illegal Asian gambling

20 July 2010

Every four years, during or after the World Cup, there is some breathless report of an "unprecedented" police raid on Asian illegal bookmaking operations. Now, yet another one is being announced in the world's press




The sports press: the “active mirror”

13 July 2010

Are the media giving racist supporters an additional and wider stage by offering them exposure? Or are the media merely reporting facts and mirroring society? Rosarita Cuccoli, Secretary General of the International Association...




How to legally ambush market

22 June 2010

The World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world. With the event that only comes every four years come a slew of companies who step up and dish out millions of dollars to FIFA to be the official sponsors of the...




Bavaria beer ambush

21 June 2010

By FIFA standards Bavaria beer participated in ambush marketing in a first round World Cup match up between the Netherlands and Denmark. According to Post Advertising, 36 ladies infiltrated the match each wearing matching orange...




Somali Government condemns militant attacks on World cup watching

17 June 2010

With Islamist militants in Somalia killing two world cup fans and arresting many others over the weekend, transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia on Tuesday condemned the move describing it unacceptable.




FIFA missing out on benefits of its own World Cup

16 June 2010

Tamar is a search and social conversion agency that just published its second sport index report. The report found that while many brands have associated themselves to the World Cup using tools like search engines and social...




New report examines threats to the integrity of sport

14 June 2010

The Examination of Threats to the Integrity of Sports was commissioned by the EU Sports Platform and has been launched in European Parliament. The report, elaborated by Danish research institute Oxford Research, outlines the key...




Australian agreement on sports press access

11 April 2010

Sports federations and press groups sign a voluntary code protecting the right of journalists to report on sports news




South African media concerned over FIFA press accreditation rules

29 January 2010

FIFA have met with the South Africa media pressure group concerned over the implications of the press accreditation rules for this summer’s world cup but are refusing to disclose details of the meeting on January 21.




FIFA calls negative portrayal of South Africa insane

29 January 2010

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has cited media in England and Germany as being behind a wave of negative publicity ahead of this summer’s World Cup in South Africa.




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