Root and branch review into sport governance required
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Following newspaper stories Sam Allardyce has left his job as England football manager. And eight Premier League have been accused of taking 'bungs'. This follows leaked reports which show that Bradley Wiggins took injections before his Tour De France win under TUE regulations. Professor Simon Chadwick says things need to change in sport governance if it is to regain trust.
Professor Chadwick said: “Allardyce's resignation, following hot on the heels of Wiggins' television defence of his TUE applications, shows that the need for sound ethics and good governance are at the heart of 21st century, not just internationally but domestically too.
“While the England football manager's resignation might placate some critics, it should however serve as a prompt to the root and branch review of the way in which sport is governed in this country. Some sports have made strong attempts to ensure their ethics and governance are robust enough to cope with the demands of 21st century sport. However, other sports and sport in general is obviously still lagging behind what many of us would deem to be acceptable standards.
“The aftermath of Allardyce will no doubt be dominated by talk of English football, but there is a real opportunity at this point for a more open, constructive debate to take place about ethics and governance in British and, indeed, international sport. If we fail to do this, then the integrity and credibility of sport will continue to suffer under a hail of unscrupulous activity and behaviour that either breaks, bends or is not within the spirits of sport's rules.”
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