Last summer the president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, had come in for justified criticism after he kissed the forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s 1-0 victory over England in the final in Sydney at the end of the women’s World Cup. And for a while in the days and weeks […]
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Euro 2020 – Rich pickings for the few, not the many
For four weeks in June and July, Europe has been kept captive by the delayed Euro 2020 football competition: just-in-time in many countries bars and restaurants have been opening their doors again, allowing for public viewings. As you would expect at such a tournament, there have been some surprises: Switzerland sending the world champions France […]
The problem with money in sports
For once it isn’t a case of there not being enough of it, to the contrary, it’s rather the opposite – and it corrupts club officials’ minds and clouds their judgment. Two examples from earlier this year in the U.K. show once again the nefarious impact money can have on sports: in the rugby league […]
The grumpy older man 