Comment: FIFA's new anti-corruption initiative leaves a lot to wish for, says match fixing expert and author Declan Hill in this comment where he expresses worries that without money put aside for enforcement and investigation - also into corruption inside FIFA - the new centre will be a 'sham'

Speaking at an international doping conference in London, WADA Director General, David Howman, repeated his warnings against criminals infecting the world of sport and called for new unorthodox ideas in the fight against doping.

Sports organisations are not capable of dealing with issues threatening the integrity of sport alone, WADA Director General David Howman states and calls for the establishment of a World Sports Integrity Agency.

China is a text-book case of why you cannot wait to uproot corruption. The Chinese soccer leagues are a national disgrace and an international joke. Do not take my word for it. The top Chinese politican – President Hu Jintao – has declared his embarrassment over the state of their sport. However, the Chinese government has waited far too long to fight it.

Last week, the European ministers of sport passed a unanimous resolution to ask the Council of Europe to help set up an international agency to fight corruption in sport.

While the Pakistani cricket team’s match fixing scandal dominates UK sports headlines, betting operators and player associations in Britain are making strides in a proactive approach to educating sportsmen and women on the pitfalls of insider betting.

That Pakistan has always been a problem child in international cricket, vulnerable to corrupting influences, is something Manish Kohli (name changed) has known for years. More than a decade ago, he made a killing as a big-time punter, raking in millions because of his close links with players.In 1999, he was one of the four named by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) as one of the biggest punters known to “actively match-fix”.

A spot-fixing scandal has rocked international cricket as investigative journalists from the British newspaper, News of the World, went undercover to expose match-fixing activities on the Pakistani team.