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NTFS#124 – The Medal Ceremony for an Upgraded Medallist, Two World Cups and Not Wanting To Succeed.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

A slightly longer show than normal as plenty to discuss with two World Cups coming to an end. Imagine training hard for an Olympic, Paralympic, or Commonwealth Games and just being pipped for a medal, that must be soul destroying.

Do These Nations Have a Point, or Points?

On the 6th of June the Executive Board of the International Hockey federation met in Lausanne and a number of key decisions were made regarding the future of the sport. One decision was that world rankings would be introduced for

Election Learnings

A week ago the International Hockey Federation held its Congress where it elected a new President and new Executive Board members. The election for President of the world body was expected to be a close run thing, after Europe’s Marc

Remember, Remember…

November the 5th is a night of celebration in England. Many know it as ‘Bonfire Night,’ or even ‘Guy Fawkes night.’ The reason that bonfires are still lit on this day dates back to 1605 when Londoners were encouraged to

An Opportunity For Change

Yesterday the President of the FIH Narinder Dhruv Batra resigned from his position as head of the world sport. He did the honourable thing. Faced with yet another court case in India, and having the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)