Introduction

There can be little doubt that integrity in the playing and management of sport is becoming one of the critical issues in global sport and its governance. This special issue aims to contribute to the scholarship that is emerging in this important field for policy makers and managers in sport. The articles reveal the breadth of topics that are located within the scope of the term ‘integrity’, ranging from sport governance, athletes’ rights, match-fixing and sports’ organisational management practices. The approaches taken to the study of these critical issues by the authors is necessarily multidisciplinary, incorporating ethical theory, empirical studies and historical analysis that encourage an holistic understanding of the problems under investigation.