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PtG Article 23.04.2026
Across Mexico, World Cup 2026 projects are putting communities and ecosystems under pressure
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PtG Comment 21.04.2026
Promises of an inclusive 2026 World Cup but Qatar’s failures echo
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PtG Article 14.04.2026
How Western firms and intermediaries sustain illegal sports betting networks
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PtG Article 14.04.2026
The hidden pipeline linking illegal betting to the world of football
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PtG Article 14.04.2026
Explosion in offshore licence providers is a key enabler of illegal betting networks
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PtG Article 14.04.2026
The great enabler of Anjouan’s offshore licensing system
Infantino
PtG Comment 13.04.2026
Infantino’s FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics
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PtG Article 10.04.2026
From PornHub to pitchside: how offshore betting targets women’s cricket
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PtG Article 08.04.2026
Play the Game 2027 will take place in Cali, Colombia
PtG Article 30.03.2026
FIFA World Cup 2026: In Trump’s America, nothing can be ruled out
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PtG Article 27.03.2026
The dominant tool for sport policy makers ignores how majority of Europeans play sports
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PtG Article 13.03.2026
How Argentina’s football leaders may have been the real winners of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar
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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
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PtG Publication March 2025
Towards an entity countering crime, corruption, and other integrity breaches in sport
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PtG Publication December 2024
Saudi Arabia's grip on world sport
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PtG Publication September 2024
Evaluation of Play the Game 2024
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PtG Publication June 2024
European sport: one or several sporting realities?
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PtG Publication January 2024
When the silence of sport was broken - Sports politics in the times of Play the Game
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PtG Publication December 2023
Research on the Sports Legacy of Brazilian Stadiums from the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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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
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PtG Publication June 2023
ClearingSport - Towards an agency countering crime and protecting integrity in world sport
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PtG Publication February 2023
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ClearingSport: Towards an entity countering crime, corruption, and other integrity breaches in sport
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National Sports Governance Observer (NSGO)
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