With allegations of incompetence, Guyana’s national football team has rebelled against its own federation and refused to play. Steve Menary reports on the fights for better governance in several Caribbean federations after last year’s bribery scandal that scattered the world of football.

A book written by Bonita Mersiades, planned to be published March 2013, reveals the details of the lobbyism going on behind closed doors in the FIFA World Cup bidding process.

Sports journalism focuses almost exclusively on results, tournaments and top athletes. According to new research on sports coverage in 80 newspapers from 22 countries presented at the Play the Game conference, sports politics and economic issues are of little interest to the printed media.

New ways of networking and increased awareness against corruption in sport may become the most important legacies of Brazil’s hosting of the biggest mega-events in the next four years.