FITS FORUM BEGINS TODAY
Geneva, Switzerland; 03 September 2015: Following the conclusion of another remarkable players’ transfer window, the pioneering Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport (FITS) project – an initiative of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) – has revealed new financial figures on the size of the global sport market. Unveiled at the FITS FORUM taking... Read More
Haass and Rice confirmed as speakers for Securing Sport 2015
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) announced that Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations and Condoleezza Rice, 66th U.S. Secretary of State, will speak at Securing Sport – the leading annual international sport security and integrity conference. In its fifth year, Securing Sport will make its debut in the United States, taking place... Read More
US Experts Join Strong International Field for FITS FORUM
Geneva, Switzerland; 12 August 2015: A leading team of US law enforcement and anti-corruption experts will join a strong international field of more than 40 high-level speakers for the Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport (FITS) FORUM taking place in Geneva next month. The FITS FORUM, being held on 3-4 September 2015, will act as... Read More
ICSS on the Silk Road to promote and protect sport
The International Centre for Sport Security has joined forces with two major foundations from China and Italy to strengthen socio-economic development and inter-cultural dialogue through sport across cities along the historical Silk Road. Grounded on the cultural and geopolitical relevance of the Silk Road, a 6,347 km trade route which connects China and India with... Read More
Stadio della Roma partners with the ICSS
With the ambition of operating one the world’s most safe and secure sports and entertainment venues, Stadio della Roma has appointed the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) to provide the Security Strategy and Design. Recognising that a secure experience for the football fans of AS Roma and visitors to the 365 day-a-year entertainment precinct... Read More
Spanish Football Legends Join Save the Dream
Washington, D.C. 26th June 2015: Spanish football greats Fernando Hierro and Fernando Sanz have been appointed Save the Dream Ambassadors at a ceremony in America this week. The retired Spanish footballers will join an elite group of sporting icons to help promote the positive values of sport to young people around the world. The appointments... Read More
ICSS and OAS launch joint Centre of Excellence
Washington, D.C. 25 June 2015: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and the Organization of American States (OAS) has announced today plans to establish a joint Centre of Excellence for Major Sporting Events and Sustainable Development to assist countries across the Americas maximise the economic impact and legacy of major sporting events taking place... Read More
ICSS – OAS Regional Conference
MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS THE CROSSROADS OF SECURITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Sports and sporting events are a positive force in society for socioeconomic development at the national, regional, and international levels. Sporting events often bring together diverse communities and offer a cost-effective, high-impact tool for responding to many development challenges. Furthermore, major sporting events generate legacy... Read More
Feature Standards Needed for Education & Training
Applying an international standard for educating and training safety and security staff is vital to avoid repeating past incidents, argues Helmut Spahn. In March, the current inquest into the Hillsborough football stadium disaster of 1989 heard from the police match commander on the day, former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield. He told the inquest jury that... Read More
ASPIRE ACADEMY joins with the ICSS to empower children and young athletes through sport
Aspire Academy and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have signed an agreement to empower young athletes through the values of sport and to improve access to sport for young people. The new partnership, which was signed at the ASPIRE4SPORT Congress & Exhibition 2015 in Berlin by Mohammed Hanzab, ICSS President, and Iván Bravo,... Read More