American sports fans know about Deflategate and Lance Armstrong, but the international sports scene has faced several major controversies over the past decade as well.
Maurice Fitzgerald of Ireland wrote in a letter to the Guardian, "It is difficult to see how international sport has any credibility any longer, given the litany of doping scandals that continue to hit the headlines."
In light of the ongoing FIFA scandal and recent cheating allegations in Russian athletics, perhaps some additional background information on that quote is warranted.
The following, listed chronologically, were (and some continue to be) major controversies in the global sports landscape over the past 10 years.