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Congo's Football President is on the Run
Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas has been sentenced to life imprisonment, along with his wife and son. He's gone missing. Interpol, the French government and the…
Mar 31
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Chris Dalby
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Camel Racing Taking Over the World, but Can't Shake Animal Abuse and Doping Problems
Funny headlines about Botox injections into camels miss the fact that camel sports are making a huge push for global relevance, but suffer from very…
Mar 20
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Chris Dalby
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Inside MAiSI - The University Course Trying to Save World Sport
For 11 years now, MAiSI has been the academic reference for sports ethics and integrity. The Sports and Crime Briefing finds out why it's still the only…
Mar 9
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Chris Dalby
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Why Chilean Thieves Are Robbing Your Favourite Athletes
Aug 18, 2025
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Ticket Touts Beware - Can UK’s Watered-Down Legislation Stop Ridiculous Match Prices?
Jan 14, 2025
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How Brazil’s Largest Drug Trafficking Gang Launders Money Through Portuguese Football Clubs
Nov 27, 2024
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Chris Dalby
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Why Do Ecuadorean Players Keep Being Gunned Down?
Sep 24, 2025
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Chris Dalby
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Fake Agents Traffic Thousands of Players from Africa a Year - Super-Agent Speaks Out
Jan 16, 2025
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Chris Dalby
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M.S. Dhoni's 11 Year Battle for Match-Fixing Justice Finally Goes to Court (Free Article)
Aug 26, 2025
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Chris Dalby
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France Just Gave Match-Fixers the Mafia Treatment (Free Article)
A new law in France sees match-fixing cases now investigated by specialized criminal courts, with culprits punishable with a decade in prison and…
Aug 6, 2025
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Chris Dalby
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So is Julio César Chávez Jr. Actually a Sinaloa Cartel Member?
Chávez. Jr is wanted in Mexico for arms trafficking, married to the ex-wife of El Chapo's son, and friends with other Sinaloa Cartel bosses. But do his…
Jul 4, 2025
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Chris Dalby
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The Long Game: How Russia Walked Back Into World Sport
Russia's back competing in swimming, judo, fencing, the Paralympic Games and more. The Sports and Crime Briefing looks at how this return was…
Apr 14
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Chris Dalby
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7 Stories You May Have Missed About Senegal's AFCON Title Being Stripped
A week ago, Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was stripped.
Mar 26
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Chris Dalby
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How Iran Turns Sport into Propaganda
How the Islamic Republic co-opted, weaponised, and punished the athletes it once called champions
Mar 13
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Chris Dalby
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The Super Bowl Didn't Bring Human Traffickers to California. They Were Already There.
73 people rescued, 29 alleged traffickers arrested, the record haul around Super Bowl LX looks like proof the NFL's biggest game attracts the worst…
Feb 26
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Chris Dalby
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Could Guadalajara Lose Its 2026 World Cup Host Status?
Violence due to the death of CJNG leader, El Mencho, may plague Guadalajara for months. FIFA is being reassuring, but it has pulled the plug on host…
Feb 25
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Chris Dalby
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Jose Mourinho's Long History of Denying his Players Could Ever Be Racist
From Fenerbahçe to Madrid to Chelsea, the Special One is consistent. Racism is minimised, claims are exaggerated, and his players are innocent.
Feb 19
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Chris Dalby
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Why Israel Shut Down an Entire Football Division, and Why it Didn't Work
A year ago, Israel's third-tier division was suspended for astonishing levels of match-fixing. Now, a club, FC Kiryat Yam, that was seen as a model team…
Feb 6
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