Tommy's Girl
Why Kirsty Coventry will become IOC president next week. What would have to happen to prevent it – an ethics complaint against Bach et al, for example. What the latest multi-billion dollar TV deal has to do with the election, and the dubious paths that led Coventry in the IOC in the first place.

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Fencing and the FIE: the Russian way of solving problems
447 fencers and the European Confederation's board speak out against the decision of the International Fencing Federation to allow Russian fencers and teams to compete as ‘neutral athletes.’ At the same time, Usmanov's vassals around Vitaly Logvin consolidate their power with a dubious congress.

Olympic bids: big changes in sight
Kirsty Coventry is putting the bid process on hold for the time being, but will still host a delegation from India next week in Lausanne. The Indians believed they had already secured the 2036 Olympics, and Coventry is their most important asset. Now, the opaque procedure is to be thoroughly revised

The 2006 World Cup, corruption and FIFA crime, the verdict against the DFB and investigative journalism
3,649 days ago, I had a meeting with a source. That meeting and the upcoming investigations caused a huge stir. Known as the ‘summer fairy tale affair,’ the revelation has been occupying the judiciary in several countries since 2015. The verdict against the German FA has just been handed down.

18 Ways in Which Saudi Arabia Bought the FIFA Club World Cup
They own a club, they sponsor the tournament, they provide the prize money, they sponsor FIFA, they own the media rights, they fly players in, and it's just the beginning.