What do you get if you accuse an all-American sporting hero and cancer survivor of cheating? Job satisfaction, says LA Confidential author David Walsh.

Play the Game took a critical look at the workings of football’s  governing body, including the remit of its ethics committee, the World Cup bidding process and alleged corruption.

The Premier League is often referred as the wealthiest league in the world. But it does not mean a profitable league. Among the other 72 clubs of the Football League a great part is neither wealthy nor profitable.

Will WADA’s revised code make the agency quicker out of the blocks in the fight against drug cheats?

If there is one subject in which Play the Game is well versed, it is the use of illegal drugs in sport. Day three of the 2007 conference saw veteran anti doping campaigner Sandro Donati calling for radical new thinking to encourage a doping-free sports culture.

Wouldn't it be in everyone's interests if a single international body were recognised as the final arbiter in sporting disputes? According to Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, such a situation is getting closer.

If football is doing so well, why are so many English clubs going into administration? Play the Game took a fresh look at various aspects of the football business including the marketing of European clubs overseas and the search for the “holy grail” of profitability.

The rewards have never been greater and the price of relegation never higher. But is English football’s financial model sustainable? Play the Game invited a number of experts to examine the state of professional game today.