In an open letter, Play the Game has called on the FIVB to do right by whistleblower Mario Goijman and help him restore a decent life. FIVB leaders have now met with Goijman.

In a move to establish an integrated approach to sport policy in the European Union, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) is hosting a hearing on European sport policy.

The allegations of corruption among FA managers and officials, including former English manager Sam Allardyce, have entailed critique of the FA but also calls for a broader look into the governance of sport.

In a briefing, human rights organisations present numbers of police arrests, killings and evictions in the time around the Rio Games and conclude that the Games have had a negative impact on thousands of children and young people in Rio.

Compliance is crucial in the fight against match-fixing and corruption, said a line of speakers at the Soccerex convention this week and also agreed that top-down cultural changes are needed.

Both La Liga and Premier League are looking to expand to overseas markets, but expansion could ensue changing dynamics and perhaps end up weakening the domestic leagues.

The election of Aleksander Ceferin as new UEFA President demonstrated a political shift from Western to Eastern Europe, with the help from some of the Nordic countries. But it is still unclear what political agenda the new head of European football wants to pursue or if he is controlled by the agenda of countries.

Sport for all is a main priority in a majority of European countries examined in a new report, but there are significant differences in the way the public subsidies are distributed, says the report analysing sports club policies in ten European countries.