Sport will be high on the agenda of the European Commission for the next year. EU Commissioner Jan Figel has decided to produce a ”White Paper on the Role of Sport in Europe” in 2007 and a lengthy consultation process with sports actors in Europe began at a conference in Bruxelles last week.

Only a week after the IOC Ethic’s Commission reprimanded the French IOC member Guy Drut for tarnishing the reputation of the Olympic Movement, the president of the French National Olympic Committee has also appeared in court on charges of corruption.

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Knowledge bank: Fillipos Syrigos made himself highly unpopular when he exposed a scam revolving around the Greek Karaiskaki Stadium.

The chairman of the board of Play the Game, Michael Andersen, has been appointed Director of the national Danish elite sports institution Team Danmark. The 48-year old chairman was selected amongst 35 applicants.

Play the Game has published a magazine with articles from the 4th world communication conference on sport and society held in Copenhagen in November 2005. Download a pdf-version from our website for free ororder print copies priced 7 Euro each.

A Swiss court order prevents the public from knowing exactly which FIFA officials took bribes from the now bankrupt sports marketing company, ISL. But investigative reporter Andrew Jennings now claims to know who repaid a large amount of the bribes money to the insolvent ISL-estate: It was FIFA.

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has charged four top Series A clubs for match-fixing. They risk relegation if they are found guilty by the FIGC tribunal which begins 28 June.