In an effort to stamp out racism and discrimination in sport, EU and the Council of Europe now offers grants for an international work exchange programme to anyone in Europe who works professionally with media and sport.

Why spend time and money on attending Play the Game conferences in person? A journalist and an academic explain why they are coming back for their fifth Play the Game conference.

According to UEFA President Michel Platini match-fixing has become such a threat to football that the whole integrity of the global sport is at stake.

Corruption in various forms is right now on top of the international sports agenda. Some of world football’s most experienced officials will address the challenge at Play the Game 2011.

Watch the Play the Game press conference at German Sport University Cologne from 14 September via streaming on the web. The programmes of Play the Game 2011 and Deutschlandfunk’s seminar on sport journalism in October were presented at the press conference.

FIFA confirms the hearing on Mohamed Bin Hammam’s appeal will take place next week. Leading up to the hearing, Bin Hammam has sent an open letter to FIFA repeating his innocence and indirectly accusing Sepp Blatter of corruption.

In the run up to Play the Game 2011 taking place in Cologne early October, playthegame.org launches a series of comments on corruption and good governance in sport with exclusive contributions from high profile sport leaders and other people with insight or interest in sport governance.

With a record number of more than 150 speakers, Play the Game 2011 is heading for its biggest and most wide-ranging conference since its start 14 years ago.