The World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world. With the event that only comes every four years come a slew of companies who step up and dish out millions of dollars to FIFA to be the official sponsors of the tournament. This year’s World Cup in South Africa is no different.

By FIFA standards Bavaria beer participated in ambush marketing in a first round World Cup match up between the Netherlands and Denmark.

On April 27, 2010 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations.

How much money is being spent in ‘Il Ritrovo Lounge’ each day? Nobody knows - but it is a lot. A striking number of stocky men gather at the bar, talking in rough northern English accents. These men are ticket dealers.

Tamar is a search and social conversion agency that just published its second sport index report.

The organisation Sport et Citoyenneté has published a special edition of their scientific journal Sport and Citizenship. This Special Edition covers a subject with inevitable media hype from different angles. Sport and Citizenship wishes to take advantage of this unique occasion and the media’s attention to raise this question: “Is this really Africa’s hour?”.

The Examination of Threats to the Integrity of Sports was commissioned by the EU Sports Platform and has been launched in European Parliament. The report, elaborated by Danish research institute Oxford Research, outlines the key problems and also examines what can be done to combat the threats.

On the eve of the World Cup, the financial bankruptcy of club football has been exposed by new research that shows the top clubs in Brazil and England owe a staggering total of €5.2 billion.