ABSTRACT

Corruption in sport has taken a variety of forms, most of which are akin to malpractice found in other sectors. For example, International Olympic Committee members were accused of accepting bribes for votes in the allocation of the 2002 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. For example, Brazilian football administrators were alleged to have selected players for the national team just to make them eligible for work permits in Europe, thereby raising their transfer values to their clubs. For example, German football club administrators received bribes for delivering information on the bids for the construction of the Munich Allianz Arena to the firm which finally won the bid by slightly undercutting the bids of others.