Jérôme Champagne has raised the stakes in the battle for the FIFA presidency with a proposal that could provide the Frenchman – so far the only confirmed candidate running against the incumbent Sepp Blatter – a swathe of votes in next year’s election.

Play the Game has renewed and broadened an agreement with KU Leuven to examine and develop better governance in international sports federations.

At the Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) congress in September, the creation of a new internal court of appeal was decided. Its first act has been to change a decision made by the PATHF’s own Tribunal for Disciplinary and Ethical Matter earlier this year.

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:

Speaking at the Soccerex Global Convention, FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb called for better stakeholder representation and term limits in the world body of football. Steve Menary reports from Manchester.

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.

The Brazilian authorities are now investigating the current FIVB President Ary Graça’s activities in his 17 years as head of Brazilian volleyball. ESPN has proven that Graça made secret contracts with family members and volleyball associates.