Winter Olympics

Podcast #101 – The Coach Who Is Changing Lives for Free, Have Athlete Protests Ever Worked, and Whose Job Is It Today to Market Sport To Fans and Viewers?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

In today’s world there are few people who will give up their time for nothing. That is what makes our guest on this show so special. Heidi Scheunemann originally comes from Germany but moved to Papua, Indonesia with her husband

Crossing The Line – Politics and Sport

“It used to be all about winning,” those were the words uttered by a top athlete from the United States about sport in his era, the 1980’s. “Now it’s about entertainment,” he added with a tone of regret. Few would

A History Of Hard Decisions Not Made

“The show must go on” is a phrase that is believed to have originated in the circus. So it is an appropriate phrase to use when referring to the five ring circus that is the modern Olympic Games. The phrase

Time to Restore the Trust With Transparency

It was in December 2015 that the sporting world woke up to hear that law enforcement authorities had swooped and arrested many of the top officials in FIFA. Charges were laid against 18 individuals from 12 different countries. Those arrested

The Decline of The Sports Report

The newspaper industry was without doubt one of the slowest to react to the dawn of the digital age. While some have now caught up and have a business model that not only works and is bringing in money, many