FIFA

The hot air committee

Fifa’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights and Social Responsibility is the latest illustration of how football has turned its back on human rights and migrant workers in Qatar.

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27 November, 2023

The silent partner

Is Sportradar – Fifa and Uefa’s integrity partner – providing data from Belgian amateur matches to controversial betting operator 1XBet?

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17 October, 2023

Teenage World Cup workers trapped in Doha

The two teenagers worked as security guards during the World Cup. Almost a year later they still haven’t been paid and are trapped in a shelter in Doha, unable to return to their family in The Gambia.

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11 October, 2023

Et tu, Samuel?

Two years into his tenure as president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o is facing allegations of corruption, cronyism and match-fixing. His administration is being investigated by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) and the police.

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9 October, 2023

Guilt by association

Internal documents suggest that former head of Fifa Legends Miguel Macedo was offered tickets by Fifa to at least six games played at the World Cup in Qatar, despite having been found guilty in 2020 of sexual harassment towards a young female Fifa subordinate by both an internal and an external investigation.

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14 September, 2023

Fixers’ paradise

Criminals are exploiting lack of regulation of friendly matches and targeting new regions and different clubs in countries where these matches have been previously manipulated but not investigated.

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28 August, 2023

World Cup workers: Beatings, jail and deportation

Threats of rape. Jailed for asking your employer to pay the promised salary. Beatings. Migrants working on World Cup projects tell stories of horrific abuse.

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13 July, 2023

The illusion of legacy and reforms

Three teenagers worked as security guards on World Cup venues throughout the tournament. But were never paid by their employer, Stark Security Services, a company owned by persons with close ties to the ruling family and who stand accused of funding Al Qaeda terrorists.

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28 May, 2023

Boardroom Blitz

Are we getting closer to a World Cup in Saudi Arabia? The Saudi football federation recently signed a deal with Caf that may have earned them 54 votes in the race to become the host nation in 2030.

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18 May, 2023

Hunting the fixers

Investigating match-fixing is like putting together a puzzle, but clubs, associations and Fifa are not always helpful in providing the pieces, says a German police officer. In this interview, he provides a unique insight into the fight against one of the biggest threats against sporting integrity.

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21 April, 2023

The smile Lukashenko couldn’t wipe

Footballer and journalist Aleksiander Ivulin spent two years in prison for ‘protests’. Despite human rights abuses of its citizens, including footballers, and state interference of the Belarusian Football Federation, Uefa and Fifa have not banned the country from international play. In fact, the Lukashenko-run federation’s biggest source of income is Uefa and Fifa funding.

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12 April, 2023

Silent runner

President of World Athletics and member of the International Olympic Committee, Sebastian Coe, is a director of a company which has significant control over Fifa's first official betting partner Betano.

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9 February, 2023

FIFA

The hot air committee

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The silent partner

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Teenage World Cup workers trapped in Doha

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Et tu, Samuel?

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Guilt by association

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Fixers’ paradise

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World Cup workers: Beatings, jail and deportation

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The illusion of legacy and reforms

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Boardroom Blitz

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Hunting the fixers

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The smile Lukashenko couldn’t wipe

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Silent runner

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