MEPs and experts debated the growing levels of debt among sports clubs, recent corruption cases and possible remedies at Tuesday's Culture and Education Committee public hearing on "Playing by the rules: financial fair play and the fight against corruption in sport".
The experts unanimously agreed that EU institutions should take the lead in promoting transparency and stepping up the fight against corruption, match fixing and betting, which are now serious problems not just in Europe, but worldwide.
You can watch the hearing at the link to the right.
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