How to fix football

Blame the Internet for football’s ever-widening match-fixing problems. So do you ban online betting or better regulate it? François Picard’s panel suggests cutting out spot betting and stiffer sentences for footballers caught in the act of taking bribes.

DEBATE

By Anelise Borges

Declan HILL. Investigative journalist. Author, "The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime" (from Toronto);
Andreas EVAGORA. Deputy Head of News, Eurosport;
Michel KOUTOUZIS. Criminologist. Consultant for the UN and EU institutions;
Mark OWEN. France 24.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the second part here.

Presenter

François Picard

29/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Bin Laden’s threats to France

The French government has authenticated a video message which shows the Al Qaeda chief issuing his first direct warning to the French telling them to “get their troops out of Afghanistan” and “stop oppressing Muslims at home with policies such as banning the burqa”. Does France have to take the threat seriously?

27/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Simmering Fury in the French Suburbs - Part 2

Five years ago, the deaths of two teenage boys sparked three weeks of violent riots in the French city suburbs. Thousands of people were wrested and 200 millions euros worth of damage was caused. Has anything changed? Or are France’s urban areas still a ticking time bomb waiting to explode?

27/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Simmering Fury in the French Suburbs

26/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

US - Midterm elections: can Obama bounce back? - part 2

Polls point to major losses for the Democratic Party just one week before America votes in mid terms. Hundreds of senators, congressmen and governors are battling it out for a seat. The Republicans, who lost out badly two years ago, are seeking to restore their influence but find some of their veteran candidates being ousted by members of the Tea Party.