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World sports filled with crises in 2015
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The heads of world football and international athletics are under criminal investigation
Accusations of bribery, drug taking, cheating and cover ups have become all too common
CNN
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Top level sport has been beset by scandal in 2015 with accusations of corruption, bribery and systemic doping all being made against prominent figures and organizations.
While cheating athletes and corrupt administrators are nothing new, has it ever been this big or this bad before?
Don Riddell explores the allegations that go to the very top of the world’s favorite sporting events and the administrators that oversee them.