There are numerous examples of international federations with major and longstanding problems related to governance and corruption. How will the collapse of the FIFA regime affect the possibility of change in those federations?
Will last week's events be the beginning of the end for Sepp Blatter and will Qatar be stripped of the right to host the World Cup? The findings in "The Ugly Game" provide a good basis for trying to answer these questions, says Andreas Selliaas in this review.
Marius Vizer has resigned as SportAccord president citing a lack of willingness from the IOC to collaborate after the unresolved dispute at the SportAccord convention in Sochi.
FIFA stands at a fork in the road and this could be a moment of change, say observers, but even if Blatter should unexpectedly lose the election today, FIFA will not change without fundamental changes to its organisational structure.
A total of fourteen people are indicted for racketeering, conspiracy and corruption involving payments worth up to $150m, writes the US justice department while the Swiss authorities have launched an investigation into the allocation of the 2018/2022 World Cups.
Two of the four candidates for the seat as FIFA president have pulled out of the election race, leaving Jordanian Prince Ali as Blatter’s only challenger in the race.
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