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Middle Eastern buying spree changes European soccer landscape

13 April 2012

Alongside their successful bids for high profiled sports events, Qatar and other Gulf states are gaining an increasing influence in European football through their acquisition of European soccer clubs, broadcasting rights and...[more]




Athletes protest against Dow Chemical’s Olympic sponsorship

05 March 2012

A long line of former and current Olympic athletes have joined forces to protest against Dow Chemical as an Olympic sponsor. The campaign ‘Athletes Against Dow Chemical’s Olympic Sponsorship’ argues that the selection of Dow...[more]




Mega-event politics: Ukraine stops killing of stray dogs before EURO 2012

06 December 2011

Stray dogs in the streets of Ukraine's major cities have caused unexpected problems for UEFA in the run up to the 2012 European Championship. Local authorities have been killing the dogs in an effort to clean the streets before...[more]




Sports sponsors overwhelmingly favour men over women

08 November 2011

Despite increasing interest in women's sport, almost all sponsor deals still go to men. New research from the United Kingdom reveals a deep gulf between male and female athletes when it comes to sponsorship.[more]




Big sponsor worries that FIFA has hurt its long term brand

03 November 2011

One of FIFA's biggest sponsors, Emirates Airlines, is concerned that the sponsorship deal with the world governing body of football has caused long term damage to its brand. The company has now commissioned research into its...[more]




Conceptualising corruption in sport: Implications for sponsorship programmes

02 November 2010

The issue of corruption in sport is becoming ever more important and controversial, especially given the global reach sport has and the millions of dollars invested in sport by companies.[more]




Conceptualising corruption in sport: Implications for sponsorship programmes

02 November 2010

The issue of corruption in sport is becoming ever more important and controversial, especially given the global reach sport has and the millions of dollars invested in sport by companies. The aim of this article is to define and...[more]




Oil spill of Olympic dimensions

28 July 2010

The disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has left its clear mark on David Cameron's visit to Washington. The biggest oil disaster of our time overshadows the war in Afghanistan and the financial crisis that the two...[more]




The sportswear company World Cup

06 July 2010

The pensioner was talking himself into a rage. “Football is becoming too commercialized”, he scolded. “The young people today are too focused on money”. In his time, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira argues, everything was better. Back...[more]




Saint FIFA

24 June 2010

The one time I tried to get into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, I was stopped because I wore shorts. Bare knees are not appropriate for the Pope and his patrons. This day, at least, they missed the opportunity to save a lost soul....[more]




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