As part of the European Commission’s work on fighting match-fixing, two reports have been released. One examines what regulatory frameworks are in place and the other look into how the reporting and sharing of information in the area are carried out.

Play the Game called for a broad appraoch on good governance in sport speaking at the Council of Europe’s Sports Ministers meeting in Magglingen, Switzerland today. The meeting will conclude by the signing of a convention on the manipulation of sports competitions.

International director at Play the Game, Jens Sejer Andersen was invited to give a speech when European ministers were gathered in Magglingen, Switzerland to discuss corruption in sport and to sign a convention against match-fixing. In his speech, Andersen stressed the need to address corruption in sports organisations and listed five proposals for the European ministers to take on. Read the full speech held at the Council of Europe meeting here:

European sport ministers gather on 18 September in Switzerland to sign a Council of Europe convention on manipulation of sports competitions. The ministers will also discuss how to achieve better governance in sport.

Ministers from around 50 countries are expected to sign a new convention at a conference in Switzerland in September where they will also discuss the risk of other forms of corruption in sport

On 4 February 2014 the European Commission invites potential applicants to take part in an ‘Info day’ on the new funding possibilities within the ERASMUS +: Sport programme.

The European Commission has targeted seven major Spanish football clubs including Real Madrid and FC Barcelona over possible illegal state funding.

There is an increasing demand from the outside world for sports’ international organisations to take an active role in fighting corruption and undemocratic forms of leadership in their own ranks. This became evident at Play the Game’s seminar on sports management in Brussels on 8 April. The question is how quickly and efficiently sport is able to respond.