Declan Hill discusses the pervasive and sinister nature of match-fixing and how we can prevent sport from being turned into theater.

This episode was originally published on 2 August 2017.

Sally Dennis, former President of Rugby Canada and current Canadian representative on the Council of World Rugby, describes her role in the professionalization of sports governance, where challenges remain&mdash​ and rugby's arguably unique invulnerability to match fixing!This episode was originally published on 17 July 2024.

Ken Bensinger, award-winning investigative reporter, author and Pulitzer Prize finalist, discusses his fascinating book,Red Card, and the decades of misconduct by FIFA eventually uncovered by the FBI. We play &ldquoviolation bingo&rdquo as Ken describes the bribery, self-dealing, conflicts of interest and money-laundering that were business as usual at FIFA.This episode was originally published on 27 June 2018.

Rob Koehler, WADA veteran and current Director General of Global Athlete, joins the podcast to discuss the epidemic of doping in sports, the imbalance of power between athletes and administrators and the IOC's startling decision to allow Russia to compete in the Paris Games in spite of its invasion of Ukraine.

Reflecting on the year as it draws to a close, we note with great sadness the recent loss of sports journalist, author and inimitable soccer analyst Grant Wahl. We&rsquore replaying today our podcast with Grant from 2017. He was generous with his time, happy to share his expertise and invariably good humored. He is missed.