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June 2006

feature interview

Jens Weinreich, sports journalist

According to Jens Weinreich, journalist for the Berliner Zeitung and author of Corruption in Sport, corruption is an in-depth problem of the sport system and most officials are ignoring it. With the world’s attention turned to Germany for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in June, Transparency Watch interviews Jens Weinreich about the prevalence of corruption in sport. >> read more

spotlight story

Corruption and Sport

Sport is an intimate part of cultural identity and of the education and maturing of young people from around the world, and its successes and scandals help shape the perception of a society and its values. For these reasons, and in light of the global attention that will soon focus on the FIFA World Cup in Germany, Transparency Watch takes a closer look at the issue of corruption in sport. >> read more

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Corruption q & a

Red card for the FIFA family: Andrew Jennings' story of money, power, family in football paints a startling account of corruption. On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Transparency International reviews Jenning's account of corruption in FIFA in his new book "FOUL!"

The 2005 National Index on Corruption and Governance shows corruption costs low-income Mexican households 24 percent of their household budget. Eduardo Bohórquez of Transparencia Mexicana answers questions about the survey.

Anti-Corruption Work Around the World

A newly released corruption index by TI Mexico shows that petty corruption has increased in the last two years. Altogether, Mexicans paid US $1.8 billion in bribes last year. >> read more

In coordination with the adoption of legislation to protect whistleblowers against unfair dismissal and other forms of discrimination by the Swiss government, TI Switzerland launched a whistleblower hotline. >> read more

Facing EU accession, Romania and Bulgaria have committed to fight corruption. TI and its national chapters support these efforts by implementing a variety of measures against corruption. >> read more

corruption in the news

The Italian football team Juventus becomes deeply entangled in a match-fixing scandal involving officials, referees and players. >> read more

In his state of the nation address, Vladimir Putin announces his intention to increase the fight against corruption. >> read more

The Nigerian National Assembly's decision to reject President Obasajano's request for a third term is welcomed as a "victory for democracy". >> read more

News from the Anti-Corruption Movement
Reports from Transparency International’s national chapters, members and Secretariat. Click here to read this month's highlights. >> read more

Corruption In Quotes
“It’s terrible what's happening, especially for the game’s [football] image. I could understand if it had happened in Africa, but not in Italy.” Sepp Blatter, FIFA President >> read more

Coming Up
Upcoming events of interest to the anti-corruption movement in June and July 2006. >> read more