Play the Game is an initiative promoting democracy, transparency, and freedom of expression in world sport

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Tampere
PtG Article 20.12.2024
Finnish sports hub Tampere will host Play the Game 2025
Turki Al-Sheikh’s season
PtG Article 19.12.2024
From Riyadh to the world: How Turki Al-Sheikh is transforming Saudi Arabia into a global entertainment hub
PtG Article 17.12.2024
Riyadh Air & Saudia: Dominating sport from the skies
People playing football
PtG Article 12.12.2024
Women's football faces integrity challenges amid betting surge
PIF
PtG Article 10.12.2024
The Public Investment Fund’s growing sports portfolio
Illustration with Bin Salman
PtG Article 09.12.2024
Neom: A futuristic vision for sport on feet of clay 
Aramco
PtG Article 06.12.2024
Aramco: Rich on oil, rich on sport
PtG Article 05.12.2024
Saudi Arabia’s inner circle: No match for traditional sports leaders
Mohammed bin Salman
PtG Article 02.12.2024
Play the Game publishes fresh dataset exposing Saudi Arabia’s enormous influence in world sports
PtG Article 02.12.2024
A Kingdom's football ambition: The road to 2034
Conference participants
PtG Article 29.11.2024
Play the Game 2025 conference announced for 5-8 October 2025
People playing volleyball
PtG Article 26.11.2024
Whistleblower challenges the integrity of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation
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Saudi Arabia’s grip on world sport

Publications

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Bin Salman
PtG Publication December 2024
Saudi Arabia's grip on world sport
Conference panel
PtG Publication September 2024
Evaluation of Play the Game 2024
People running
PtG Publication June 2024
European sport: one or several sporting realities?
Books
PtG Publication January 2024
When the silence of sport was broken - Sports politics in the times of Play the Game
The football stadium of Maracana in Rio de Janeiro
PtG Publication December 2023
Research on the Sports Legacy of Brazilian Stadiums from the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Runners hugging
PtG Publication September 2023
Strengthening Athlete Power in Sport - Final report
PtG Publication June 2023
Strengthening Athlete Power in Sport - A guide to opening new ways in sports governance
FBI raids CONCACAF
PtG Publication June 2023
ClearingSport - Towards an agency countering crime and protecting integrity in world sport
Skiers
PtG Publication February 2023
Mapping the sport and climate space
Speaker at a conference
PtG Publication January 2023
Evaluation of Play the Game 2022 - is there a cure for sport?
Trophys
Idan Publication June 2022
Elite sports in Finland
Badmintonspiller. Foto: GettyImages/Lintao Zhang
PtG Publication January 2022
A vote with a weight
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Research projects

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FBI raids CONCACAF
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ClearingSport: Countering corruption, protecting integrity
Mohammed Bin Salman
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Dataset on sports power relations in Saudi Arabia
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The financing of grassroots sport in Europe
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National Sports Governance Observer (NSGO)
Swimmers
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Sports Governance Observer (SGO)
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Theme pages

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Illegal sports gambling

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Athlete power and representation

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Benchmarking sports governance

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Do your own sports governance benchmarking

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Special journalistic investigations

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How the sports debate evolved in the 21st century

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