Anyone reporting from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will no doubt come into contact with scores of colourful, joyful, singing and dancing soccer fanatics at some point on their journey.

President of UEFA, Michel Platini, calls for a joint international effort against corruption in football and proposes the formation of a European sports police.

The theme page features news, articles and information about the 2010 World Cup, African football, politics, society and football governance.

The same tax-haven secrecy enabling some football club owners to hide their financial affairs from supporters also facilitates massive tax dodging in poor countries.

Letters reveal that the IOC and the Indian Sports Ministry are squaring off over proposed term limits for Indian sports officials.

Knowledge bank: This edition of the Journal titled ‘Sport and Development’, composed in cooperation with ‘Network for Sport and Development’ (NSD), focuses on exercise and sports as a potential tool for development. It examines the concept of ‘sport for all’ as a contribution to development in the Third World and conflict-stricken countries.

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is vulnerable to several forms of corruption, determines a new report from Institute for Security Studies. The report focus on the more controversial aspects of the 2010 World Cup and explores a range of situations where conflicts of interests are apparent and might lead to corruption.