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Finnish sports hub Tampere will host Play the Game 2025

Play the Game publishes fresh dataset exposing Saudi Arabia’s enormous influence in world sports

Play the Game 2025 conference announced for 5-8 October 2025

New team members and change of roles at Play the Game

New study shows that democracies have outpaced autocracies in the Olympic race

Open call for journalistic articles and investigations on sports integrity and governance

On sport and kleptocracy

Grit Hartmann, Play the Game

New study challenges European Model of Sport as EU ministers move to support self-organised sport

Join our webinar for partners interested in hosting Play the Game 2025 or 2027

Who wants to host Play the Game 2025 and 2027? Calling interested partners

Investigative journalists Grit Hartmann and Nick Harris receive the Play the Game Award 2024

Doping, corruption and athletes' rights: Play the Game anniversary book revisits key sports political debates

Play the Game 2024: "It is too early to close the home for homeless questions in sport"

Play the Game offers free livestreaming from 17 conference sessions

Special call for journalists to present their work and investigations at Play the Game 2024

Broad Nordic support for Play the Game’s first conference in Norway

Book 28 September and contribute to strengthening athlete power in sport

Play the Game 2024 announces conference name, main themes and call for papers

ClearingSport: Almost 200 experts call for an agency against corruption and crime in world sport

Next Play the Game conference to be held in Trondheim, Norway, 4-7 February 2024

Play the Game employs new analyst to strengthen analytical competencies

BSSF and Khalida Popal receive the Play the Game Award 2022

Play the Game 2022 celebrates 25 years of unique sports deb

Play the Game 2022 offers free streaming from 18 sessions

Activists and top Olympic people at Play the Game

The full programme for Play the Game 2022 is ready

Danish sport rallies to support Play the Game 2022

Play the Game 2022 focuses on sport and geopolitics

Conference grants available for Play the Game 2022

Utrecht University publishes free book on sports governance

Play the Game launches online governance benchmarking tools

Research National sports federations need better governance

Gratis webinar: Nye tal om sports governance fra over 100 idrætsforbund i 15 lande

Free webinar: Are sports federations fit for society’s demands?

Play the Game’s 25th anniversary conference set for 27-30 June 2022

Play the Game søger analytiker i sports policy og governance

Play the Game seeks sports policy and governance analyst

New report documents governance standards in anti-doping in 11 countries

Top speakers confirmed for web symposium on anti-doping governance

Save the date: New data and debate on anti-doping governance

Play the Game plans a 25th anniversary conference in 2022

Three contenders want to organise Play the Game 2021

Corona: Play the Game’s office closes but our activities continue

Athletes and academics join forces to open more avenues for athlete influence

Massive backing from participants to the first Play the Game conference outside Europe

Who will host Play the Game 2021? Calling interested partners

Nancy Hogshead-Makar receives the Play the Game Award 2019

Play the Game 2019 on tour to USOPC training hub

Progress in sports governance is measurable, but slow

Sport - A victim of crooks or a partner in crime

Match-fixing – the global threat to the credibility of sport

Athlete power – end game for abusers?

Mega-events and human rights: Duel or dialogue?

Anti-doping: What’s next for WADA?

Oscar-winning director Bryan Fogel to address Play the Game

RUSADA head and IOC athlete members at Play the Game 2019

World Players Association to strengthen athlete voices at Play the Game 2019

Play the Game delegates to visit famous USOPC training hub

Play the Game receives a positive evaluation of the NSGO project

Children’s rights – the next big issue for sport?

Programme overview and more speakers ready for Play the Game 2019

Key staff members leaving Play the Game

Danish sport renews strong commitment to Play the Game, adding to generous U.S. funding

New speakers for Play the Game 2019

Advancing deadline for journalist grants

Journalism grants available for Play the Game 2019

Press freedom in sports journalism

CAS dismisses Semenya appeal

First top speakers confirmed for Play the Game 2019, submission deadline extended

Athletes to athletes: Join the momentum and call for change

Conference aims to tackle sexual violence against women and children in sport

Call for Papers: Play the Game 2019 – Athlete power on the rise

ASOIF launches vision on future of sport

Play the Game receives special grant to promote democracy and good governance

WADA retrieves Moscow lab data

Japanese Olympic president indicted in France for corruption

Mapping of football federations shows differences

Programme Committee and delegate fees ready for Play the Game 2019

Ministers adopt new recommendation to improve good governance in sport

USOC among organisations that failed to protect athletes: Nassar abuse report

DoubleTree by Hilton confirmed as Play the Game 2019 venue

Play the Game receives EU support for project to strengthen anti-doping governance

New managing director for Danish Institute for Sports Studies

Despite reforms, public pressure is still needed to improve sports governance

New study reveals big gaps in governance across sports in Europe

US Gymnastics face possible dismantlement

Meet top governance and integrity leaders from sport at Play the Game’s November event

Play the Game 2019 flies to Colorado Springs

Former Russian top politician elected new president of FIDE

Play the Game reveals groundbreaking mapping of governance in sports

From good governance towards a new vision for sports

Brazilian journalists look for partners for database on FIFA World Cup costs

Half of public funding for IAAF U18 World Championships in Kenya is unaccounted for

Good governance visualised in Germany

Sharing good governance experiences

IOC calls on athletes to contribute to new Athlete Charter

Play the Game has updated its privacy policy

NGOs call for a ’World Cup of Peace’

Doping exposer Seppelt denied entry to Russia

KU Leuven and Play the Game take a fresh look at international federations

Participants give massive backing to Play the Game 2017

The scape goat? Journalists revisit former cycling director’s sudden dismissal

Extensive review of IPC governance set to begin

European Parliament invites youth to discuss solutions to sports corruption

Director of the Danish Institute for Sports Studies/Play the Game resigns

IOC reinstates Russian Olympic Committee

IOC decision on Russia slammed by anti-doping organisations

CAS rejects Russian appeals

Number of reports on discrimination in UK football ‘significantly’ increased

Beach volley forms new players’ association

Who will host Play the Game 2019? Calling interested partners

How FIFA dismissed the Australian 2022 World Cup

Football Council endorses joint resolution on football agents and financial fair play

UNESCO's World Radio Day 2018 puts a focus on radio and sports

International conference on European Sport Management

Good governance and respect for human rights are “top priority”, asserts FIFA President

Mutko steps down from FIFA role following IOC ban

Revisit Play the Game 2017: On demand recordings, presentations and free-to-use photos

Video interviews on international cooperation on sport for all

Innocent athletes should be allowed to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics

The Stepanovs and Seppelt receive the Play the Game Award

Video interview with Arnout Geeraert

New trends in new settings

Innovation tour of Eindhoven

Video interview with Francesco Ricci Bitti

Video interview with David Howman

Follow crucial sports debates at Play the Game 2017 online

Play the Game 2017 - pre-conference interviews

European sports bodies need better outreach to society

Play the Game 2017 opens with record participation

Past President of UCI joins Play the Game 2017

Rights and responsibility in sport: Who fights for your rights?

Sexual abuse: Is sport a special danger zone?

IHF President set to carry on pursuit of member nations

Top figures from sport's global conflict zones meet in Eindhoven

Disrupting sport: Winners and losers in the era of technology

WADA upholds Russia as non-compliant

The sports market: A crime scene with impunity?

Head of Qatar 2022 World Cup confirms speech and debate at Play the Game 2017

Mega-events and public rights: An intensifying battle

The global fight against doping: Facing a breakthrough or a breakdown?

Russian sports minister pulls out, replaced by head of US anti-doping

A swipe at WADA? Olympic Summit calls for election of all athlete commissions

Russian sports minister Kolobkov joins the WADA President for doping debates at Play the Game 2017

Decades of systematic doping in Chinese sport, whistleblower claims

Olympic research at the centre of CSSOR conference

Football executives targeted in new Swiss corruption probe

New ideas, smart solutions and partnerships: Idan Sports Innovation Day 2017

State prosecutors from Brazil and France among top speakers at Play the Game 2017 - detailed programme ready

How is the state of governance in national sports federations?

Beyond the white marble city

Play the Game 2017 launches programme overview

Generous support for Play the Game 2017

Come to Play the Game 2017 and help sport ride the waves of change

10 conference grants available for Play the Game 2017

Study shows at least 30% doping prevalence in 2011 athletic championships

Extended deadline for early birds to Play the Game 2017

WADA finds significant increase in positive doping tests in 2016

Australian Olympic Committee President stands firm despite critical review

Paralympic committees boost Russia’s bid to be reinstated in time for PyeongChang 2018

WHO launches consultation process on global action plan for physical activity

Football is the least trusted sport in the UK, index shows

International Sports Law Conference in The Hague

International conference on doping in sport and society

Top names ready for Play the Game 2017

World's Ministers of Sport meet to discuss inclusion, integrity and sustainability

Hundreds of sports innovators to gather in Copenhagen

Garcia’s FIFA report released

SUP battle goes to CAS for mediation

Play the Game 2017 launches sexual harassment theme, extends abstract submission deadline

One in seven Olympic Committees are directly linked to governments

FIFA governance committee loses two more members

FIFA ousts heads of ethics committee and governance

German journalist barred from entering Bahrain

Registration for Play the Game 2017 is open

New analysis places Sweden as the best Scandinavian sports nation

Campaign calls for sports boycott of Iran and Saudi Arabia over sexual segregation in sports

E-sports to be included in the Asian Games

Call for Papers: Play the Game 2017 – Riding waves of change

ASOIF releases governance review results

Photos from PACE hearing on sports governance

UCI President and new experts added to speakers list for public hearing

IOC issues declaration for improving anti-doping system

Hands on, hands off? Politicians and sports leaders will debate better governance in public hearing

Dutch minister paves the way for Play the Game 2017 in Eindhoven

Second McLaren report released

Sports leaders and researchers in seven countries form alliance to improve national governance standards

New FIFPro report maps footballers’ working conditions

New claims further involve IAAF top in Russian doping cover-ups

New report benchmarks IFs anti-doping programmes

WADA report points out “serious failings” in Rio 2016 anti-doping work

NADOs reaffirm their call to separate sport from anti-doping functions

IOC summit: Constructive, but insufficient, NADOs say

FIVB opens door for dialogue

Hearing on EU sport policy

Rio violence increased during the Games, says new report

European football leagues hit out at UEFA Champions League reform

Swiss court rejects Russian paralympic’s appeal

Anti-doping agencies join in a call for reinforced fight against doping

CAS upholds IPC's 2016 Rio suspension of Russia

AIBA attempts to clean up after controversial decisions

IOC member Pat Hickey arrested in Rio

CAS bans Italian race walker despite claims of a set-up

FIFA launches new development programme

Rio 2016: The strike of police officers and fears about Zika virus

New report reveals obstruction of doping testing in Russia

The Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil: Who Takes the Prize?

AIBA's anti-doping programme questioned

EU ministers adopt good governance recommendations on major sporting events

Group of scientists calls for a postponement of Rio 2016

U.S. to probe Russian doping allegations

Journalists question media's working conditions in Qatar

Power struggle in Kuwait has ties to international sports politics

How football and politics blend in the Middle East

Panama leaks link FIFA officials to offshore companies

Claims spread doping cloud to include UKAD and Premier League

Female footballers accuse U.S. soccer of wage discrimination

Brazil to investigate FIFA and national FA

FIFA reports million loss as Infantino sets out to restore trust

FIFA lodges claim for bribe money to be repaid

Sport's stakeholders meet for EU Sport Forum

Reform proposals approved by FIFA members

Fans show little trust in FIFA

Nordic ministers call for good governance in sport

New book on sports governance and EU

Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid sanctioned for breaches of regulations on minors

Play the Game receives grant to strengthen international work

IAAF hands out lifetime bans in doping cover-up case

Nine-year ban in sight for suspended FIFA secretary general

FIFA bans Blatter and Platini for eight years

Participants express great satisfaction with Play the Game 2015

IOC to initiate independent audits of International Federations

FIFA once again hit by arrests

Furlong accusers issue call to be heard

All recorded material from Play the Game 2015 is now available

Presentations from Play the Game 2015

Bob Munro and Mathare Youth Sports Association get award

Video: Andrew Zimbalist about mega-events

Video: Richard W. Pound on the Sport Governance Observer

Video: Arnout Geeraert on the Sports Governance Observer 2015

Silence must be broken – Play the Game 2015 opens

Video: “What do you expect from Play the Game 2015?”

New report shows need for fundamental reform across all international sports

Play the Game 2015: The deadly disease of inactivity: Is the world ready for a cure?

Two candidates for the FIFA presidency join Play the Game 2015

Time to refuel the sports debate!

Follow Play the Game 2015 online

Play the Game 2015: A new World Code against doping: Anybody willing to comply?

Play the Game 2015: Transfers and trafficking: The human cost of broken dreams

Play the Game 2015: Workshops: The real world of match-fixing

Play the Game, Declan Hill

Play the Game 2015: Governments vs. fixers: Will the rule of law beat the law of the jungle?

Play the Game 2015: Good governance in sport: Setting standards, raising bars

Play the Game 2015: College sport in the USA: Unprotected amateurs in a billion dollar business

Play the Game 2015: The revolt against global events: A perfect storm for sport?

Blatter and Platini suspended by FIFA

Detailed programme and over 125 speakers ready for Play the Game 2015

Court dismisses defamation case against former VANOC CEO

FIFPro launch legal action against FIFA

FIFA secretary general Valcke put on indefinite leave

Play the Game appointed member of UNESCO’s consultative body for sport

Azeri journalist jailed after alleging government corruption

Continued support for Play the Game 2015

Sport Executive – International: New edition out

Boston 2024 bid was risky, says new report

Play the Game 2015: Last days to benefit from the early bird fee

Former IOC official to chair FIFA reform commission

Fysisk inaktivitet koster Europa 80 mia. euro årligt

Play the Game launches preliminary programme and list of speakers for 2015 conference

US senate stages hearing on FIFA governance

Strong support from Danish sport to Play the Game 2015

Report: Inactivity costs the European economy over €80 billion each year

The Council of Europe gets involved in the Play the Game 2015 Conference

SportAccord president Vizer steps down after row with IOC

UEFA calls for postponement of FIFA congress and election

Seven FIFA officials arrested in major corruption investigation

Prince Ali stands as Blatter’s only contender after van Praag and Figo pull out

Workers’ union joins FIFA reform group adding pressure on World Cup sponsors

Deadline for abstract submission extended

Law amendments save Greek football from international ban

Russiske whistleblowers fortæller deres historie på Play the Game 2015

New free magazine about sport and sports politics

Share your story at Play the Game 2015

Russian whistleblowers take the stage at Play the Game 2015

Play the Game 2015 expands by one day, new dates 25 to 29 October

Blatter has yet to start presidential campaign

UNESCO charter of sport ready for adoption

One-day seminar on ethics in sports journalism

New book about running in Europe

Report into alleged UCI corruption released

Coalition urges the IOC to include labour and human rights

Play the Game 2015: Abstract submission open

Court date set for Laura Robinson’s suit of John Furlong

Call for Papers for Play the Game 2015

Play the Game 2015 Programme Committee gathers for first meeting

Nordic venue business gathers in Aarhus

New initiative calls for FIFA reform

Prince Ali of Jordan to stand for FIFA presidency

Garcia leaves FIFA in protest

38 riders named in Ferrari doping investigation

ICSS and Sorbonne release match-fixing report

Sochi construction deaths could repeat for World Cup

Russia accused of systematic doping and corruption

ICSSPE President Margaret Talbot has passed away

IOC reveals ‘strategic roadmap’

Play the Game 2015 returns to Aarhus

Two reports on betting-related match-fixing available

Woman gets one year in prison for watching volleyball

Australian cricket offers amnesty to whistleblowers

Transparency International joins call for FIFA’s publication of Garcia report

Match-fixing risk at highest level in badminton exposed

Søren Larsen,, Play the Game

Whistleblower Goijman portrayed on German TV

Norway turns down Winter Olympics 2022 - and the IOC

European football join forces against match-fixing

European ministers sign convention on match-fixing

FC Barcelona and Spanish FA appeals denied by FIFA

New report presents ‘key measures’ against match-fixing

The Russia/Crimea conflict enters the football fields

Athens 2004 revisited

European Ministers agree on convention against match-fixing and illegal betting

Greenpeace reports confirm concerns about Rio water pollution

Former FIFA investigator calls for 'International Sporting Integrity Unit'

Play the Game launches new website

Sport in prisons - conference

Krakow out of 2022 Winter Games race

Less than half of UK sports bodies live up to national goal of female representation

FIFA must continue reform, says IGC report

Barcelona transfer ban suspended by FIFA

Sport event hosts call for governance reforms within rights-holder organisations

Severe sanctions for age fraud in handball

Five cities bid to host the Winter Games 2022

Qatar 2022 bid hit by new revelations

Canadian journalist sues former Olympic CEO for defamation

Champagne announces FIFA presidential candidature

Singapore court overturns order to disclose sources

European Commission informs on new funding opportunities for sport

Indian athletes will be ’independent’ during Sochi Games

UCI president Cookson presents Independent Committee

McQuaid-challenger calls for new anti-doping measures in cycling

IOC presidential candidate manifestos published

Massive protests in Brazil over public spending on mega-events

UK sports participation drops despite London Olympics

Collective global efforts to protect sport are necessary and urgent

Report: Half of Sochi's Olympic budget spent on corruption

Vizer elected president of SportAccord

Play the Game extends deadline for grant applications

FIFA postpones vote on age limit and term of office

IOC calls for global betting monitoring system

Aján re-elected president of the IWF

Two candidates ready to run for IOC president

Swiss anti-corruption plan aimed at sports organisations

Blatter cleared by FIFA ISL examination

Nicolas Leoz resigns from FIFA ExCo

Jack Warner quits over CONCACAF integrity report

European Parliament to combat match-fixing and corruption in sport

Australian government urges sports to lift governance standards or risk losing funding

Free online course on Sport and Society

UCI boss Pat McQuaid revealed to have received IOC ban

SportAccord’s gender equality tracking shows little change in number of female leaders

Corruption is rife in Chinese football

FIFA calls on governments to take action against match-fixing

New university studentship will make a governance audit of sports organisations

Play the Game presents conference title and themes

FIFA reforms have some way to go: Second IGC report

Speakers and venue confirmed for EU seminar on sports governance

Australian report exposes widespread doping

Europol reveals results of major match-fixing investigation

Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen cooperates with anti-doping authorities

WADA blasts UCI over ‘deceitful’ statements – UCI denies accusations

UCI dissolves independent commission

UEFA member associations agree on declaration regarding FIFA statutes

Play the Game 2013 returns to Denmark

Women football association accuses FIFA of discrimination

Emirates Airlines satisfied with FIFA reforms after sponsorship review

“Bizarre ending” to FIFA vs. Bin Hammam

Play the Game called to testify at public hearing in European Parliament

Romario gathers Congress support for probe into Brazilian football federation

UCI’s role in the Armstrong doping scandal under investigation

Auditors: London 2012 delivered value for money

LeMond ready to run for UCI precidency

Ex-Vanoc head goes to court after abuse allegations

EU study: Sport-related sectors worth up to €294 bn

EU Commission bets on match-fixing

The Bid – Secrets of the Battle to Host the World Cup

Swiss Federal Council approves report on stronger rules on sports fraud

Improving football governance through fan involvement

Tables are turning on UCI

Leading European media launch ‘credible cycling’ manifesto

Play the Game day revealed Brazilian appetite for more sports debate

UCI under heavy fire

Armstrong and the politicians: The whiff of a political scandal

Members of international research network call on WADA to reconsider ban on certain drugs

EASM2012 keynote sessions on video

New global initiative to combat physical inactivity

USADA: Armstrong doping evidence is overwhelming

Seven sins of omission in sport: Challenges to academic and journalistic research

Watch Mark Pieth and Theo Zwanziger from EASM 2012

Handballers detained in French match fixing investigation

Journalist court-ordered to reveal sources

Qatari sponsorship tests UEFA’s financial fair play

AGGIS presentations from EASM 2012

Photos from EASM 2012 keynote session

FIVB ready for first democratic election

473 delegates ready for EASM 2012

Download the abstract book for EASM 2012

Thai FA under investigation for corruption

World Sports Group sues journalist in bid to squash reporting on Bin Hammam

IRS investigates former CONCACAF president Jack Warner's financial legacy

The Sports Management conference EASM 2012 presents an exciting programme

HRW call on Russian authorities to uphold freedom of speech and assembly in Sochi

IOC member Richard W. Pound replaced at EASM 2012

Blatter strikes back at Ethics Committee Judge Eckert

CAF changes rules for president elections eliminating Hayatou challenger

Blatter told to clean up or resign

Experience Play the Game at EASM 2012

FIFA’s top reformers discuss their key proposals at EASM 2012 conference

London sporting legacy might be an over-promise

Gangs and corruption in Australian horse racing

Former FBI director to investigate bin Hammam

The exaggerated economic legacy of London 2012

FIFA’s Ethics Committee bans bin Hammam as new investigation begins

Olympic Games will not improve mass participation in sport

Student video on Play the Game 2011 now out in an English language version

Izmir chosen as priority candidate for Play the Game 2013

Saudi Arabia may allow women to compete at the Olympics

London legacy chief loses job over lack of anchor tenant for the Olympic Stadium

IOC to impose ‘the strongest sanctions’ in the case of black market London 2012 tickets

Human Rights Watch fear for the construction workers for Qatar 2022

USADA brings doping charges against Armstrong

Corruption probe of Ukraine's NOC

Sign up for EASM 2012 now for the early bird discount

Euro 2012 contractors declare bankruptcy

Revised WADA code to include Olympic ban

IOC cuts Doha and Baku from Olympic bid field

New corruption allegations against Warner and CONCACAF

Jailed Fenerbahce chairman re-elected

EU highlights fight against doping in recreational sport

CONMEBOL defies reforms and appoints Leoz ‘president for life’

BOA loses battle to keep lifetime bans for doping cheats

Threats of political boycott precede Euro 2012 in Ukraine

Professor Mark Pieth gives keynote address to EASM 2012

Council of Europe report slams FIFA, insisting on speedier reforms

FREE: Football Research in an Enlarged Europe

New in Knowledge Bank: Threats to sporting integrity: doping, match-fixing and corruption

Bin Hammam appeals to CAS against FIFA’s lifetime ban

EASM 2012 – extended deadline for abstracts/papers

Tension in Bahrain might lead to cancellation of the Formula One Grand Prix

Video: interview with Jens Sejer Andersen on corporate governance of sport

Website on Good Governance in International Sports Organisations calls for your contribution

Former FIFA executive will be keynote speaker at EASM 2012

IIHF urged to consider boycot of Belarus

FIVB allows alternative to bikinis

New magazine on Play the Game 2011

Extended deadline for paper submission to the 20th EASM Conference in Aalborg, Denmark

Sport between business and civil society

Ricardo Teixeira resigns from FIFA

ANOC President resigns dramatically, citing corruption and unethical ploys against him

Council of Europe pushes for action against corruption in FIFA and match-fixing

Katja Høiriis, Play the Game

Athletes protest against Dow Chemical’s Olympic sponsorship

London Olympics set to come in on - revised - budget

Football fixtures cannot be copyrighted says court ruling

Warner threatens legal action against Trinidad and Tobago online newspaper

Hosting Play the Game 2013: Calling interested partners

Sport between business, politics and mass media - International PhD seminar prior to EASM 2012

IOC publishes recommendations against match fixing

Reprimanded IOC member to continue as head of CAF

Rome scraps bid for 2020 Olympics

EASM invites students to join summer school in International Sport Marketing

Egypt football violence and its significance for the revolution

Call for Abstracts EASM 2012

Play the Game will be partner in EASM 2012

Blatter accused of making secret agreement on TV rights

Pieth will hunt down the “gangsters” in FIFA

FIFA must help Trinidad and Tobago’s Football Federation clean up corruption

The only lasting legacy for Euro 2012 hosts may be a huge debt

SportAccord launches global programme to stop match-fixing in sport

Former UEFA president Johansson calls for investigation into corruption allegations against Blatter

Journalists refuse to meet with FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee

New in the knowledge bank: The need for reform in FIFA

It’s stressful and lonely at the top for referees

Expert Group looks into sports management

German prosecutors investigate handball president

IOC investigates the president of international athletics for corruption

Big sponsor worries that FIFA has hurt its long term brand

London Olympic organisers asked to explain ethics of sponsorship deal

Allegations of corruption forced Brazil's sports minister to step down

Blatter set to publish hidden documents

Jack Warner repeats his promise of a tsunami of exposures against FIFA

Follow Play the Game 2011 live on the web

Platini: Football is in mortal danger

Bin Hammam sends open letter before FIFA appeal next week

Fiji rugby head denied access to World Cup

Rummenigge questions Blatter’s ability to head FIFA

European football clubs call for FIFA reforms

UK Football governance report delayed

Freiburg University organizes high-profile symposium on doping in Europe

MP’s “appalled” by FIFA allegations of corruption and call for independent investigation

European Lotteries pass resolution on integrity in sport

Council of Europe members support battle to protect sport

UK Minister calls for FIFA reforms

Jack Warner quits FIFA in the midst of corruption investigations

IOC to look into BBC’s Havelange bribery allegations

Play the Game Director bound for South American lecture tour

Play the Game launches “Change in sport day” during October conference

Journalist unions donate 7.500 Euros to fund travel grants for Play the Game 2011

Don’t go to Bahrain F1, urges Human Rights organisation

FIFA blocks the release of ISL names

FA wants postponement of FIFA election

British MP wants international partnership to reform FIFA

FIFA top sponsor not happy with corruption allegations

UCI allegedly helped cover up a positive Armstrong test

International football conference during U/21 Championships

CONCACAF's private meeting

2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics anti-corruption project launched

IHF proposes new ’autocratic’ by-laws

FIFPro establishes task force to fight abuse of players in Eastern Europe

Record participation in International Sports Press Survey 2011

IAAF first federation to introduce gender rules

Swiss government to look into FIFA’s Burma spendings

UEFA approves establishment of integrity network

Bin Hammam announces candidacy for FIFA President

Challenges for Football - Call for Papers

English FA to back Blatter rival

Invitation to Opening Seminar in Aarhus

IOC enters fight against irregular and illegal sports betting

UK government willing to pass “special laws” in order to get 2018 World Cup

Time for a change: Athletes and Coaches demand more influence

2012 London budget in danger of unforeseen rise

ECA claims FIFA as autocratic and wants greater role in decision-making processes

Call for Papers to Play the Game 2011

Joint global action is necessary to combat illegal betting, says Rogge

Blatter to be challenged at presidential elections

Qatar's World Cup campaigning costs

FIFA Ethics Committee member resigns in corruption protest

Blatter plans FIFA Anti-Corruption Committee

Play the Game 2011 conference themes announced

Play the Game merges with the Danish Institute for Sports Studies

Jennings criticises UK sports journalists

British FA Chairman resigns in protest over FIFA

FIFA faces fresh corruption charges

Asian Games bring back banned handball referees

Swiss Sports Minister vows to lead corruption fight

Platini wants independent agency to combat corruption in sport

World Soccer Commentary - FIFA and the governance of world soccer

Sunday Times deserves top prize for exposing FIFA corruption scandal

England’s bid committee and Government lash out at BBC over FIFA-critical documentary

Sports journalist attacked by Togolese national football player

New Head of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Doping and the role of the sports physician

FIFA scandal a threat to Switzerland's image

Mathare youth wins global peacekeeping award

Laura Robinson receives award for journalistic excellence

New book: GB United? British Olympic Football and the end of the Amateur Dream

Racism, ethnic discrimination and social exclusion in sport

UCI President wants four-year doping bans

India announces that special Cell will look into CWG corruption claims

Switzerland reviews corruption laws

Is FIFA scandal an own goal for Switzerland?

New UN resolution on sport

Radio: Declan Hill on Proposal for International Anti-Corruption Agency for Sports

Major reshuffle of Programme Committee for next Play the Game conference

IOC member: Sports media are condescending towards women athletes

London Assembly raises Olympics 2012 legacy concerns

Howman: Governments should unite against corruption in sport

FIFA suspends Nigeria over government interference

The Commonwealth Games – ‘The Common Woes Games’

Council of Europe conference discusses match fixing

The President of France's Anti-Doping Agency resigns

Yemen sacks chess team for playing against Israel

Maintenance at playthegame.org

UN roundtable to discuss sport as a tool to reach the 2015 Millennium Development Goals

Call for greater focus on grassroots sports as EU plans first ever sports programme

Snooker champion cleared of match-fixing

Jaguar drops Australian swimmer over offensive twitter remark

German Sport University Cologne will host Play the Game 2011

Indian Government directs Organising Committee to pay off national federation’s doping fine

Gambian Olympic President sentenced to death

IOC: Iranian athlete’s withdrawal was not political

Former agent admits to having provided drugs to athletes but pleads innocent to other charges

MYSA helps Kenya youth kick their way to a better future

New report recognises the power of football in HIV/AIDS prevention

FIFA now investigates allegations of player punishments in N. Korea

Indian weightlifters might be banned from Commonwealth Games

Former WADA President raises questions over Armstrong donations to the UCI

Sumo scandal shows ties to the Japanese yakuza

Armstrong’s lawyer criticize the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s dealings

Semenya backer to fight for Indian runner Santhi

Commonwealth Games organisers in trouble as scandal widens

FIFA lifts threat of suspension of Iraq

Soca Warriors win High Court case over WC bonuses

New study predicts bankruptcies in European football clubs

Nigeria National Sports Commission inaugurates anti-corruption unit

IOC member believes it is 20 years until Africa is ready for an Olympic host

Analysis - What Brazil 2014 organisers can learn from South Africa

Ferrari fined for giving outcome effecting orders

Violence against children in sport - new UNICEF report

WADA publishes its Annual Report

Teammates of Marion Jones have their appeal upheld

FIFA imposes transparency rule on WC bidders

New ENGSO manifesto encourages sports organisations to be more inclusive

Women's sport is overlooked by sponsors

Subpoenas issued in Armstrong doping investigation

Scientific journal on Sport and Media

African women get a kick out of soccer

Blatter backs a potential South African 2020 Olympic bid

Iran girls' soccer team may miss Youth Olympics

The cost of a World Cup

WADA teams up with drug companies to fight doping

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency investigates leaders of soccer federation

Race matters more than experience on hiring preferences in sport management

Semenya cleared to compete as a woman

Nigeria escapes sanctions from both Government and FIFA

The complexities of democracy: the Ugandan Football Association as polity

French agency questions UCI's doping tests

Have the local traders missed out on the World Cup boom?

FIFA chief warns French president

Political landscapes of African football

WADA: Armstrong Fraud Investigation Will Take Time

Feud within the South Africa World Cup Organizing Committee

Mokoena: Domestic football must be part of World Cup legacy

Playing by FIFA’s rules: The Politics and Potential Legacy of Port Elizabeth’s Hosting 2010 World Cup Matches

Russian preparations for the Vancover games compromised by corruption

Sports Movement agrees on unified strategy to tackle irregular betting

UEFA publishes Financial Fair Play Regulations

South Africa to get a boost from WC advertising

Alleged World Cup ambush marketers reach settlement

Bavaria beer ambush

FIFA steps up fight against match-fixers

Demand for SA state entities to pay back money for tickets purchased with public funds

Dutch ministry gives FIFA a dressing down

EU Parliament seeks licensing for sport agents

GOAL! Soccer for a better future

Routledge gives access to free scientific articles on sport

Thousands of South Africans protest against lavish spending on World Cup

Austrian Court drops criminal doping case against cyclists Kohl and Rasmussen

Death threats for Somali football fans

Special edition journal: FIFA WORLD CUP - Africa’s hour?

Warner's FIFA role comes under legal scrutiny

Riot Police End Workers’ Protest at Durban Stadium

Debate over World Cup legacy

Pistorius’ prosthetic blades surpass the performance of human limbs, says sports engineer

South Africa’s sporting hopes for the future

Spirits soar for women ski jumpers - The Globe and Mail

Croatian match fixing probe leads to 20 arrests

Play the Game recommended as one of the best of the World Cup web

Warner to defy political opposition and continue in FIFA role

South African broadcasters pass on critical 2010 documentary

Fifa slammed over “unhealthy” World Cup sponsors

Alejandro Valverde banned

FIFA drops Triesman investigation

Problems with Liverpool's Asking Price

UEFA's Financial Fair Play approved

Andrew Jennings: sports journalists wilfully ignore stories of corruption

FIFA admits to World Cup ticket errors

FIFA still has time to rectify corruption

New doping accusations against Lance Armstrong

Europe is draining Africa of football talent

Play the Game launches theme page on African football and politics

Indian sports ministry and IOC fight over government interference

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CAS confirms FKL as Kenya football's ruling body

Conference Officials insist Jennings will not be gagged by FIFA

Jack Warner claims that Andrew Jennings is part of Trinidad Government plot to smear him

Indian officials angry at having length of power limited by Government

IOC member and head of IIHF reprimanded for tarnishing Olympic reputation

Indian cricket board suspends IPL boss Modi

Former IOC chief Samaranch dies

Indian Minister Shashi Tharoor Quits over Cricket Row

Pressure on Modi as government probes the Indian Premier League

IOC's Killy satisfied with Sochi progress

Kickbacks & match-fixing: An everyday story of Olympic handball

New developments in Italian match-fixing scandal

Third IOC Coordination Commission Visit To Sochi

46 match-fixing arrests in Turkey

Play the Game Director steps down and takes a break

Russian Premier demands changes after Vancouver disappointment

Official report: London 2012 must act to ensure legacy

VANOC acts on complaints over placement of Olympic cauldron

Brazilian OC try to ban professor's book

Play the Game introduces new website design

Convicted South Korean to be reinstated as a member of the IOC

Togo receives CAF ban for leaving tournament after attack

Bidders from Germany, Slovenia and South Africa compete to host Play the Game 2011

Important Whereabouts Information System win for the International Cycling Union (UCI)

Three Chinese football officials fired after match-fixing allegations

New coalition offers alternative to IOC's Gender Policy

Vancouver Olympics to Face Civil Disruptions

Iraq disqualified for AFC

Kuwait Olympic Committee suspended

Sport ever more subject to range of legal constraints

After brief Olympic thaw, China steps up Web censorship - International Herald Tribune

Play the Game 2009 Call for papers

Beijing must Open Door to Media Freedom, says report on Olympics

Play the Game moves conference dates to 8-12 June 2009

Prestigious sports award to Play the Game

China on course for visitor boom from Olympics TV viewers

China's relaxed reporting rules set to expire

Dazzling show opens Paralympics

Beijing air measures 'must stay'

German broadcaster suspends Chinese worker

The Fix: match-fixing in professional sport documented and exposed

Italy praises athletes' human rights gestures

US disappointed Olympics didn't open China more

Corruption in Olympic Boxing, says AIBA Vice-President

Nye: Soft power and the Beijing Olympics

Nigeria protests Chukwumerije’s defeat

China's push for the perfect Games

Olympics no fast track to media freedom in China

For China, Olympics have been a win-win-win situation

International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age

Additions to Knowledge Bank

IFJ and Play the Game launch website to assist Olympic journalists

Play the Game invites you to seminar on the Olympics in China

Coventry University and Play the Game launch PhD Studentship on anti-corruption in sport

Danish politicians secure future for Play the Game

European breakthrough for Play the Game

News in brief 12 February 2008

Hosting Play the Game 2009: Calling interested partners

News in brief 15 January 2008

Play the Game close to launching bidding process for 2009 conference

Sandro Donati wins Play the Game Award 2007

The pulse - Play the Game 2007 live on your PC

Cintamani to sponsor Play the Game 2007

News in brief 24 September 2007

Top names from international anti-doping and sport politics soon to meet at Play the Game 2007 in Iceland

News in brief for 10 August 2007

News in brief 28 June 2007

Only countries ratifying doping code should host international sports events

News in brief 24 May 2007

New theme page brings all results from International Sport Press Survey

First International Seminar on Sport in Post Disaster Intervention

News in brief

Iceland's President to open Play the Game conference

Tell us what you want to talk about at the next Play the Game conference

Job vacancy: News Coordinator at Play the Game

Call for papers for joint congress on history and sociology in sport

Zen-Ruffinen applauds new rules to protect football referees

Play the Game publishes contested letter from ex-FIVB Secretary General

Former Secretary General launches surprise attack on the FIVB

Swedish volleyball leader expelled for indirect criticism of FIVB

Play the Game publishes Statement on Integrity

Statement for Integrity and Anti-Corruption in Sport

Zen-Ruffinen calls on the public to hold sport

Mario Goijman receives the 2005 Play the Game Award

Chinese sports journalism: the search for cynicism

Jennings to FIFA: Exercise transparency through website

Sandro Donati issues appeal to world governing bodies

Sport development from South to North

Something rotten in the football state of Antigua

Sport can prevent suicide amongst the young

BALCO - the scandal that changed the US view on doping

Match fixing – an old practice with new profitability

Fifa asked to explain its actions on Zaw Thet Htwe

Safety of sports journalists should be taken more seriously

Politicians exploit sport instead of nurturing it

Ways to address corruption in sport

Volleygate - a story of power, greed and corruption

Football's trafficking in third world athletes

Journalist's attacker still not found

Kelli White is set for a clean future

Message of support to Play the Game from Kofi Annan

Soccer fixing tactics revealed at Play the Game

Play the Game honours absent friends

The Conference Pulse Website - minute by minute online coverage

The sports press: The world's best advertising agency

FIFA whistleblower Zen-Ruffinen to speak at Play the Game

New doping convention to be in force by Winter Games

DR Sport host broadcaster for Play the Game - order pictures and interviews

Third Greek sports journalist assaulted

Kelli White at Play the Game: Why I used doping and got involved in the BALCO affair

Olympic impact across the Chinese Wall: Human rights and humanism

Floating Olympic stadium could redress imbalance between rich and poor

New book: Professional tennis in doping scandal

Organised crime involved in trafficking of drugs for doping

Seminar on sport and the private lives of athletes

Journalism - an unconscious lubricant of the sports complex

Sports editor speaks of violent attack at Play the Game

Nine countries take part in sports press survey

Shared Goals: Sport and Business in Partnership

Eurobarometer on EU Citizens and Sport

Calling Candidates for Play the Game Award

Recipients of Travel Grants

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International Volleyball tries to remove speaker from conference

ICSSPE grants patronage to Play the Game

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Play the Game launches website

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