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Warner and the media - Ex-FIFA Vice-President is still ‘Lord of the sound byte’

20 January 2012

Trinidad and Tobago High Court has given the former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner a deadline of February 10 to provide an account of all income, donations, gifts, grants or benefits and all expenditure arising from the Germany...[more]




Can FIFA spare change in the Caribbean?

24 November 2011

Comment: Turmoil and scandals in the Caribbean Football Union haunt the whole Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) that represents almost a fifth of FIFA’s members. But true...[more]




The politics of the Olympic Truce

24 October 2011

Comment: Last week, the United Nations' General Assembly passed the Olympic Truce resolution. The question is whether the Olympic Truce has any importance at all.[more]




Surveying media coverage of Play the Game: Another story about football

19 October 2011

Bringing change to the heart of sport was the slogan for the 2011 Play the Game conference. Judging from media coverage of the conference, there is little doubt that the heart of sport lies in football, and its main affliction is...[more]




Former FIFA vice-president caught on tape talking about cash gifts

14 October 2011

The British newspaper, The Telegraph, has published videos and a transcript of a speech given by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner back in May in which he appears to urge FIFA officials from the Caribbean to accept cash...[more]




Sport fights back: A day of contrasts and defiance

04 October 2011

The Military Academy Stadium in Cairo, Egypt looked as though it was on fire. Sizzling flares peeked through the smoke at intervals. A closer look at James M. Dorsey’s video presentation at the 2011 Play The Game Conference...[more]




Senior IOC-member: IOC must mobilise sports organisations to deal with corruption

03 October 2011

The IOC should take the lead in mobilising sports organisations to deal with corruption. Although sports organisations are unable to fight corruption without the help of authorities, it would be wrong to expect governments to...[more]




Pound: No reason to trust that FIFA can clean up its own corruption

03 October 2011

FIFA has lost all public confidence that it is willing to, or even capable of, handling the problems of corruption that the organisation is currently facing. So blunt was the assessment from long-term IOC member, Richard W....[more]




Council of Europe adopts recommendation on match-fixing

29 September 2011

The Council of Europe has adopted a recommendation to its member states against match-fixing and other sorts of manipulation of sports results.[more]




Grondona to face rival for Argentine presidency

29 September 2011

Senior FIFA Vice President Julio Grondona's bid for a ninth term as Argentina Football Association president is being challenged by Fernando Raffaini, head of the football club Velez Sarsfield.[more]




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