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Abdullah Ibhais
PtG Article 27.05.2026
Qatar whistleblower prevented from attending Oslo Freedom Forum after passport confiscation in Jordan
Argentine fans
PtG Article 19.05.2026
Argentine police chases missing fortunes generated by Messi & co
Baseball players
PtG Comment 12.05.2026
Stop betting on kids
ADI logo
PtG Article 07.05.2026
FIFA’s betting expansion raises integrity fears ahead of the 2026 World Cup
SAFA house
PtG Article 05.05.2026
The hollow boardroom – How SAFA's governance crisis survived its own exposure
World Cup draw
PtG Comment 01.05.2026
A World Cup of unity – or a spectacle of power, inequality, and politics? 
Banner
PtG Article 29.04.2026
FIFA’s ‘performative’ human rights plans raise displacement fears in Vancouver ahead of the 2026 World Cup
Banner
PtG Article 23.04.2026
Across Mexico, World Cup 2026 projects are putting communities and ecosystems under pressure
Trump and Infantino
PtG Comment 21.04.2026
Promises of an inclusive 2026 World Cup but Qatar’s failures echo
Football player walks past man with tv camera
PtG Article 14.04.2026
How Western firms and intermediaries sustain illegal sports betting networks
Football player in front of banner adverts
PtG Article 14.04.2026
The hidden pipeline linking illegal betting to the world of football
Football player in front of sign for 1XBet
PtG Article 14.04.2026
Explosion in offshore licence providers is a key enabler of illegal betting networks
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Articles about the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Trump and Infantino
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FIFA and the 2026 World Cup: Power, politics, and the price of football’s biggest event

How Trump has turned sport from brand to power

Trump at Ryder Cup in september 2025
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Trump puts sport at the centre of his 2025 political agenda
Network
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The network behind Trump’s sporting power
Trump and combat sports
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From the ring to the White House: Trump’s combat sports playbook
Trump and golf
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More than a game: Trump’s golfing life and its political reach
Trump and football
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How Trump has made the 2026 FIFA World Cup about America First

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Infantino
PtG Comment 13.04.2026

Infantino’s FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics

Save the date: Play the Game 2027 - 14-17 Nov 2027

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Play the Game 2025
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Manchester City football club
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Football's multi-club ownership crisis

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Illegal sports gambling

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Benchmarking sports governance

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Do your own sports governance benchmarking

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Athlete power and representation

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Special journalistic investigations

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How the sports debate evolved in the 21st century

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Publications

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PtG Others Publication May 2026
Real European Sport Model
Conference hall seen from above
PtG Publication February 2026
Evaluation of Play the Game 2025
FBI raids CONCACAF HQ
PtG Publication March 2025
ClearingSport Concept note: Towards an entity countering crime, corruption and other integrity breaches in sport
FBI clears CONCACAF HQ
PtG Publication March 2025
Towards an entity countering crime, corruption, and other integrity breaches in sport
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
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Research projects

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FBI raids CONCACAF
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ClearingSport: Towards an entity countering crime, corruption, and other integrity breaches in sport
Mohammed Bin Salman
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Dataset on sports power relations in Saudi Arabia
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National Sports Governance Observer (NSGO)
Swimmers
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Sports Governance Observer (SGO)
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