Corruption is a huge ongoing problem in international sports. Recent polls have been taken and shown that the organizations that run sports, FIFA, does not represent the fans and teams and are to be trusted. From the corporate level of governing bribery, match-fixing and money- laundering, the many faces of corruption threatens the values attracting billions of people to watch and participate in sport. “When results – of games, of contests to host events or of elections to run sports bodies – are determined not by fair competition but by corruption, we feel betrayed. Cleaning up sport is therefore essential, not only for the good of the game but for the good of society as a whole. – Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director of Transparency International”. The Global Corruption Report: Sport looks at what has gone so badly wrong and what can be done to fix it. It examines the structures of sport, presents examples of good and bad practice and provides a platform to the various voices in the multi-billion dollar business that sport has become: including the often overshadowed views of athletes and fans. The report is divided into key sections covering which are listed as governance, major sporting events, including the Olympic and the World Cup, match-fixing, money, markets and private interest in football, US college sports, and the role of participants in sport. I agree that corruption in sports is a huge issue. Match-fixing manipulates the fans experience to whatever sporting event they are attending. But on the business aspect the teams corporation is making money and thats all that matter to them. Highschool and college players are vulnerable as well as major league players because they are often times plotted on if they are consider “superstars”. For example the Fab Five received money illegally from a booster, who essentially “took care” of them. Ed Martin gave them money with the intent to be repaid when they all made it to the major league.
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