http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2234-corruption-sports.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/2234-corruption-sports.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2086914-swiss-to-crack-business-sports-bribery.html GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from anti-graft advocates who claim Switzerland doesn't do enough to prevent bribery by businesses and international sports organizations based in the Alpine country. The Cabinet on Wednesday propo... Wed, 15 May 2013 11:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2086914-swiss-to-crack-business-sports-bribery.html 2013-05-15T11:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2084834-ioc-proposes-global-betting-monitoring-system.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC is proposing the establishment of a global system for monitoring betting patterns during major sports events, the latest step in efforts to guard against corruption and match-fixing. An International Olympic Committee working group held its fourth meeting Tuesday on the threat of illegal and irregular betting in sports... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:17:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2084834-ioc-proposes-global-betting-monitoring-system.html 2013-05-14T17:17:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2084338-fifa-extends-bans-estonian-lebanese-players.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has extended bans for nine players found guilty of match-fixing in Lebanon to apply worldwide. A Lebanese player has been banned from all football-related activities for life, and eight Estonian players each received one-year suspensions. FIFA says the Estonian players received money from a bookmaker in connection with matches in the co... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:17:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2084338-fifa-extends-bans-estonian-lebanese-players.html 2013-05-14T14:17:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2074566-bach-cites-ethics-issue-with-havelange-stadium.html LONDON (AP) — Brazil must abide by the IOC's "zero tolerance" ethics policy in deciding whether to keep disgraced former FIFA president Joao Havelange's name on the Olympic stadium in Rio, a top IOC official said on Thursday. Havelange resigned as honorary president of football's governing body last month, shortly before the release of a FIFA ethics repor... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:53:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2074566-bach-cites-ethics-issue-with-havelange-stadium.html 2013-05-09T19:53:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2073938-deportivo-president-match-fixing-common.html MADRID (AP) — The club president of Deportivo La Coruna on Thursday denied allegations that his team was involved in fixing a recent league match, but claimed fixing has been common in Spain. Deportivo president Augusto Lendoiro said his team "had nothing to do" with any involvement in allegedly fixing its 4-0 win at Levante on April 13, a game the Spanis... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:32:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2073938-deportivo-president-match-fixing-common.html 2013-05-09T14:32:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus clinched its second successive Serie A title on Sunday with a controversial 1-0 win over Palermo to secure the team's 29th league crown with three rounds remaining. Arturo Vidal gave Juventus the lead shortly before the hour mark, firing home a debatable penalty after Massimo Donati was adjudged to have pushed over Mirko Vucinic. The... Sun, 05 May 2013 20:53:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html 2013-05-05T20:53:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064420-juventus-confirms-return-to-top-with-2nd-title.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus confirmed its return to the top of Italian football with its second successive scudetto on Sunday. While Juventus impressed last campaign under new manager Antonio Conte — storming unbeaten to its first title since the 2006 match-fixing scandal and relegation to Serie B — this season it has continued to go from strength to strength. ... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:43:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064420-juventus-confirms-return-to-top-with-2nd-title.html 2013-05-05T16:43:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060480-spanish-league-investigates-match.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish football league is investigating a game between topflight teams Levante and Deportivo La Coruna for possible match-fixing. League spokesman Juan Carlos Santamaria said Friday the league is examining Deportivo's 4-0 win at Levante on April 13. Levante issued a statement on its website saying it will "help and collaborate... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:27:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060480-spanish-league-investigates-match.html 2013-05-03T11:27:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058126-juventus-to-clinch-title-palermo.html MILAN (AP) — Defending champion Juventus needs only one point against struggling Palermo on Sunday to clinch a 29th Serie A title, and put its darkest period even further behind it. The Italian team last won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 but was then stripped of both and relegated to Serie B in a wide-ranging match-fixing scandal that rocked Italia... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:10:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058126-juventus-to-clinch-title-palermo.html 2013-05-02T16:10:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2053014-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html Despite being labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of FIFA's biggest corruption scandals, Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or unethical wrongdoing in a case involving millions of dollars in bribes for World Cup contracts. The reputation of Blatter's predecessor as FIFA president, Joao Havelange, was further damaged, however. The 96-year-old Brazil... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:30:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2053014-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html 2013-04-30T14:30:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2051094-blatter-fifa-targets-highest-reform-standards.html GENEVA (AP) — Despite recent skepticism from his own anti-corruption advisers, Sepp Blatter said FIFA can be a model of good sports leadership. On Monday, FIFA published the business agenda for next month's congress, where the football body hopes to finalize modernizing changes promised by Blatter two years ago following damaging allegations of bribery an... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:27:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2051094-blatter-fifa-targets-highest-reform-standards.html 2013-04-29T15:27:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2046536-warner-claims-6m-fifa-gift-was-to-blatter.html GENEVA (AP) — Disgraced former football official Jack Warner claims FIFA gave him a gift of $6 million toward a training center in Trinidad to support Sepp Blatter's first election as president in 1998. Warner says a May 1998 deal with then-FIFA President Joao Havelange ensured total backing from the CONCACAF region for Blatter in what shaped as a tight c... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:46:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2046536-warner-claims-6m-fifa-gift-was-to-blatter.html 2013-04-26T15:46:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2044040-dictators-wcup-title-italy-argentina.html ZURICH (AP) — Football's biggest prize may have twice been won with the help of dictators fixing matches for the host team. Argentina's triumph in 1978 and Italy's 1934 victory were said to be influenced by military leaders seeking propaganda coups, delegates were told Thursday at a symposium entitled "The Relevance and Impact of FIFA World Cups." ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:10:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2044040-dictators-wcup-title-italy-argentina.html 2013-04-25T16:10:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043752-nigeria-striker-emenike-acquitted-match-fixing.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says Nigeria international and former Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike has been acquitted in Turkey's match-fixing scandal. Emenike was among dozens of people — including Fenerbahce officials — who were charged with match-fixing in 2011. Prosecutors had claimed that Emenike, who played for Karabuk at... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:10:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043752-nigeria-striker-emenike-acquitted-match-fixing.html 2013-04-25T11:10:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2041028-fifa-applies-global-bans-lebanon-fixing-case.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has extended bans for 23 players and one official previously found guilty of match-fixing in Lebanon to apply worldwide. FIFA says the case involved "betting and corruption committed by some Lebanese officials and players during certain official matches of the Lebanese national team and other matches." FIFA says one player was banned fo... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:30:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2041028-fifa-applies-global-bans-lebanon-fixing-case.html 2013-04-24T08:30:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2039416-nicolas-leoz-leaves-fifa-executive-committee.html GENEVA (AP) — FIFA executive committee member Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay resigned Tuesday, citing health reasons, just days before rulings are expected to be announced in a World Cup kickbacks investigation. FIFA said the 84-year-old Leoz confirmed his departure by letter, and that he would also step down as president of CONMEBOL, the South American footbal... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:02:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2039416-nicolas-leoz-leaves-fifa-executive-committee.html 2013-04-23T21:02:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2036452-fifa-adviser-quits-anti-corruption-panel.html GENEVA (AP) — A leading FIFA anti-corruption adviser resigned Monday, claiming football's governing body failed to change its culture after bribery and vote-buying scandals. Alexandra Wrage, the president of international compliance expert TRACE, left an advisory panel chaired by Swiss law professor Mark Pieth which was asked to guide FIFA President Sepp ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2036452-fifa-adviser-quits-anti-corruption-panel.html 2013-04-22T14:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2006284-4-maltese-players-banned-life-match-fixing.html VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Four Maltese league footballers have been banned for life for match-fixing by the country's Football Association. They are Gaetan Spiteri of Hamrun Spartans, Julian Briffa of Mqabba FC, and brothers Jermain and Chris Brincat of Floriana FC. Briffa could be given a partial amnesty by the association for his cooperation with investiga... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:21:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2006284-4-maltese-players-banned-life-match-fixing.html 2013-04-08T19:21:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2001004-fifa-world-cup-qualifying-clean-fixing.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA's top investigator believes the 2014 World Cup qualifying program has been clean of match-fixing after more than 500 matches played so far. "Up to now we don't have any leads that any match has been thrown," FIFA security director Ralf Mutschke told The Associated Press on Friday. "We are also confident that nothing will happen through... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:48:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2001004-fifa-world-cup-qualifying-clean-fixing.html 2013-04-05T18:48:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1998126-fifa-hosts-safrica-officials-match-fixing-case.html GENEVA (AP) — Allegations that South Africa's warm-up matches before hosting the 2010 World Cup were fixed will be discussed with the country's sports minister and top football official at FIFA on Friday. FIFA said Thursday that its secretary general Jerome Valcke is meeting Minister of Sports Fikile Mbalula and South African Football Association Presiden... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:38:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1998126-fifa-hosts-safrica-officials-match-fixing-case.html 2013-04-04T16:38:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1995980-serie-educating-players-match-fixing-dangers.html MILAN (AP) — Italy's Serie B is fighting back against match-fixing by sending the league's lawyer to educate players and coaches at all 22 clubs about the legal dangers involved. Guido Camera represents Serie B in ongoing legal cases in Cremona, Bari and Naples, which have resulted in bans for several players, as well as point penalties to some clubs. The... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:17:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1995980-serie-educating-players-match-fixing-dangers.html 2013-04-03T18:17:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972356-ioc-calls-21-meeting-to-discuss-wada-betting.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic leaders will meet on May 21 to discuss the World Anti-Doping Agency's role in fighting performance-enhancing drugs and ways to combat illegal betting and match-fixing. The meeting at International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, was arranged after international sports federations complained of deteriorating r... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972356-ioc-calls-21-meeting-to-discuss-wada-betting.html 2013-03-22T10:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1969526-fifa-tightens-audit-rules-800m-funding-program.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has tightened financial accounting standards in its $800 million development budget as part of transparency and anti-corruption reforms. FIFA says new rules were agreed to this week and will apply to its 209 member associations and six confederations from July 1. The reforms were overseen by Domenico Scala, independent chairman of its A... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:11:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1969526-fifa-tightens-audit-rules-800m-funding-program.html 2013-03-21T10:11:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1967914-concacaf-financial-scandal-hurt-us.html ZURICH (AP) — With a seat on FIFA's rule-making panel up for grabs, America's quest to maintain a place at the table could be hurt in the fallout from a regional financial scandal. A final review of CONCACAF's finances under former leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer will be revealed on April 19 in Panama City. The meeting will bring together officials f... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:39:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1967914-concacaf-financial-scandal-hurt-us.html 2013-03-20T19:39:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1962778-croatian-man-guilty-german-match-fixing-trial.html BOCHUM, Germany (AP) — A Croatian man has been convicted in a match-fixing trial in Germany and sentenced to 10 months in prison. Milan Sapina was found guilty of making about €5,700 ($7,370) betting on manipulated matches in Turkey and Austria. He is the brother of Ante Sapina, who was also convicted by the same Bochum court but whose case has been sent ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:45:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1962778-croatian-man-guilty-german-match-fixing-trial.html 2013-03-18T17:45:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1955198-fifa-warns-guatemala-match-fixing-ruling.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has threatened the Guatemala Football Association with suspension after a sports court there ordered lifetime bans overturned for three players caught fixing national team matches. FIFA says the Guatemala FA must show by Monday that the court won't interfere in a football decision. Missing the deadline will lead FIFA "to take the approp... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:47:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1955198-fifa-warns-guatemala-match-fixing-ruling.html 2013-03-14T18:47:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1946002-fifa-suspends-executive-ethics-probe.html ZURICH (AP) — The fallout from the Mohamed bin Hammam corruption scandal in world football led to FIFA suspending another leading Asian member of its executive committee on Monday. Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka, a close ally of the disgraced former FIFA presidential candidate, has been banned from taking part in any football activities for up to 90... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:20:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1946002-fifa-suspends-executive-ethics-probe.html 2013-03-11T19:20:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1946102-juventus-coach-questioned-match-fixing.html ROME (AP) — Juventus coach Antonio Conte was questioned again by the Italian football federation prosecutor about another match-fixing case Monday. Having already been suspended for four months at the start of this season for failing to report fixing when he coached Siena two years ago, Conte faces a possible similar charge stemming from when he managed B... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:03:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1946102-juventus-coach-questioned-match-fixing.html 2013-03-11T19:03:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1918818-fifa-bans-74-match-fixing-italy-skorea.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA banned 74 more officials and players from world football on Wednesday for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea. Sanctions were extended globally on 70 people, including 11 life bans, after a series of cases prosecuted by Italian football authorities. FIFA said the charges involved "match-fixing (direct involvement or ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:18:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1918818-fifa-bans-74-match-fixing-italy-skorea.html 2013-02-27T15:18:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1916622-istanbul-wants-wrestling-wins-olympic-bid.html LONDON (AP) — The head of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics hopes a winning vote coincides with wrestling being reinstated to the program by the IOC. The International Olympic Committee executive board voted this month to drop wrestling from 2020, but the final decision will be made at the assembly in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina. That is when ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:04:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1916622-istanbul-wants-wrestling-wins-olympic-bid.html 2013-02-26T18:04:30Z