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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

Too Much International Sport?

Playing for your country is the pinnacle in most sports. It is an honour and a privilege, and something that once achieved can never be take away. In some countries it is still a treasured moment every time a player

Kamikaze Hokkē

As much as the Tokyo Games were a success, in that they went ahead at all and the athletes managed to complete their events, the way that they have been portrayed outside of Japan has been very different to how

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

Podcast #86 – We Touch On The Ornery Topic Of Racism in Sport, and Also Sport Evolving Into Becoming Work.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

There are any number of “Days” created across a number of sports dedicated to try and raise awareness of social issues. Yet are they working? In this show, after having many organisations whose role is to help integration or to