ICSS President calls for collective action
Speaking at the opening session of Securing Sport 2015 today, ICSS President, Mohammed Hanzab, urged organisations around the world to take serious and significant collective action to address the growing threat to sport from organised crime and called on governments and law enforcement agencies to be more accountable in protecting sport integrity. With some of... Read More
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS GATHER AND CALL FOR SPORT INTEGRITY ALLIANCE
During Securing Sport 2015 in New York, key stakeholders in the fight for good governance and integrity in sport, met to discuss the current crisis. The meeting was facilitated by the ICSS. Following a constructive discussion, the meeting ended with an overall consensus advocating for an international private-public partnership to be established to tackle the... Read More
ICSS President calls on Governments to show more Leadership to Protect Integrity of Sport
Speaking to UNESCO member states at the Fifth Session of the Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport in Paris, ICSS President, Mohammed Hanzab, called on governments to show greater leadership in the fight to protect the integrity of sport and highlighted the growing relationship between sport and organised crime. President... Read More
François Carrard, FIFA Reform Committee Chairman, to speak at Securing Sport 2015
Dr François Carrard, chair of the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee, has been announced as a speaker for Securing Sport 2015 and will take part in an exclusive on-stage interview with Alan Abrahamson, best-selling author and renowned sports columnist. Following his role as Director General of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for over 14 years between... Read More
Amsterdam ArenA International and ICSS collaborate to enhance sport safety and security
Amsterdam ArenA International, the consultancy branch of the iconic ‘state-of-the-art’ multifunctional stadium and home of AFC Ajax, and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have signed a new agreement to enhance safety and security in sport. In line with Amsterdam ArenA International and its partners’ objectives to develop and enhance new stadia and venues,... Read More
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati to speak at Securing Sport 2015
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has announced today that Sunil Gulati, President of the U.S. Soccer Federation and member of the FIFA Executive Committee, will give an exclusive, on-stage interview at Securing Sport – the leading international sport safety, security and integrity conference. As one of the most prominent figures in U.S. Soccer... Read More
ICSS Europe CEO Renews Calls For Independent Alliance to Regulate Sport
BEYOND SPORT SUMMIT London, 19 October 2015 INSPIRING SOLUTIONS: REPUTATION BUILDING THROUGH GOOD GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRITY by Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros CEO of ICSS EUROPE & LATIN AMERICA Ladies and gentlemen Good morning. Before I begin, I want to thank the organisers of Beyond Sport. Thank you for hosting such a great event and thank... Read More
Former U.S. Attorney General to Speak at Securing Sport
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) announced today that Eric H. Holder Jr., 82nd Attorney General of the United States, will address Securing Sport 2015 as a keynote speaker. Following his tenure as the third-longest-serving Attorney General in United States history, Holder has rejoined the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.,... Read More
ICSS statement on Canadian Soccer League
Following media reports concerning the integrity of a national Canadian Soccer league known as the “Canadian soccer league” or CSL, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has released the following statement: “The information uncovered within the media, which was written for law-enforcement and sport investigators, is the result of investigations undertaken by the International... Read More
The big picture of security planning for major sporting events: A holistic approach
Andrew Cooke – Director Security Operations More than 135 major sporting events have been held over the past 100 years, equating to an approximate total of 400 years’ of security planning, yet there is no known standard security planning model available to base such security planning on. Read full article