This weekend the FIVB Congress is asked to revise the statutes so president Ary Graça can extend his mandate beyond a 75-years of age limit by replacing a four-year election term with an eight-year term.

The FIVB General Director Fábio Azevedo is accused of taking a million-dollar bribe in a domestic case from Brazil that now leads to an investigation of FIVB President Ary Graça.

Play the Game’s international director Jens Sejer Andersen has called on politicians and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take a greater role in funding investigations into sports governance and ensure the safety of whistle-blowers.

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.

The Argentinean whistleblower must leave his house for good on Monday. Play the Game launches an appeal to FIVB and international sport to accept mediation.

The man who stood up and asked the homeless questions in world volleyball is soon to become homeless himself: Next week Mario Goijman will be forced to leave his house as a consequence of his fight against corruption.