4. Urges sports organisations to establish a code of conduct for all those involved (players, coaches, referees and medical and technical staff) which sets out the dangers of match‑fixing, includes a clear prohibition on manipulating matches for betting or other purposes, stipulates the associated sanctions and includes a ban on gambling on own matches and an obligation to report any approaches concerning, or awareness of, match‑fixing, coupled with an adequate whistleblower protection mechanism;

4. Urges sports organisations to establish a code of conduct for all those involved (players, coaches, referees, medical and technical staff and club, association and federation presidents) which sets out the dangers of match-fixing, stipulates the sanctions for involvement in it, includes a ban – accompanied by sanctions – on gambling on own matches and an obligation to report any awareness of match-fixing, coupled with an adequate whistleblower protection mechanism, and envisages the possibility of fines against clubs for failing to enforce the code of conduct or to prevent match-fixing;

This Sunday, the eyes of football fans in Edmonton and across Canada will be fixed on the game unfolding on the field at Commonwealth Stadium.

However, if we want to step up the development of passenger traffic on the railways, this measure, which is attractive not only financially but also in terms of savings on travel time in comparison with road transport, would undoubtedly give us a strong card in the rail-versus-road battle.

The text of the recommendation is set out below (The annex, which contains a form for use by the Member States' competent authorities on the occasion of European sporting fixtures for information on the travelling and accommodation arrangements of hooligans, is not reproduced.) "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAVING REGARD to the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union for the exchange of information on the occasion of major events of meetings, adopted on 30 November 1994; HAVING REGARD to the initiative submitted by the United Kingdom on 21 June 1995; HAVING REGARD to the conclusion of the Council of the European Union on 21 June 1995; WHEREAS there have been instances of serious disorder at football ...[+++]matches in a number of Member States including matches in international competitions, and there is a need to ensure a consistent, coordinated, and effective response on the part of the police and the football authorities; WHEREAS the Council believes that techniques and procedures which have contributed to the successful containment of disorder should be more widely and consistently applied in relation to international high-risk matches; WHEREAS the Council considers that adoption of a more consistent approach to these problems would be likely to lead to a reduction in the number and seriousness of incidents of disorder; WHEREAS some of the recent outbreaks of disorder can be linked to lax controls on ticket sales at the grounds on the day of the match; WHEREAS recommendations have been adopted under the 1985 European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches for actions to be followed whenever the threat of violent disorder is foreseen by the country in which a football match is to be played, RECOMMENDS to Member States: I) To draw on the recommendations of the Standing Committee of the aforementioned Convention, contained in the check list of measures to be taken by organizers and p ...

One final comment—and our colleague, Phil Schlote, recognizes what I'm about to say—is that in the world of Sport Canada's ranking system, we could have qualified for World Cup this past year by beating United States; beating Mexico; going 10 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties, 0 draws; scoring 50 goals and having 0 goals against; going to the World Cup in France this year, which has a 35-billion cumulative audience, 3.5 billion for the final itself, and 25 million ticket requests for only 2.5 million tickets; beaten Brazil in our first game; tied England in our second game; lost to Nigeria 1-0 in our third game; finished in 17th spot out of 32; and be ranked as an absolute failure i ...[+++]n the eyes of Sport Canada.