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The sports press: the “active mirror”

13 July 2010

Are the media giving racist supporters an additional and wider stage by offering them exposure? Or are the media merely reporting facts and mirroring society? Rosarita Cuccoli, Secretary General of the International Association...




The bloody mess in rugby

02 September 2009

In August it was announced that rugby would be up for election as an Olympic sport at the Olympic Congress in October. But the joy this announcement caused in the world of rugby has been replaced with worries as a series of...




Hockey Culture in Canada: Same Old same Old

05 November 2008

In 2004 North Americans a bizarre story began to unfold when police arrested NHL player Mike Danton after a play-off game on conspiracy to murder charges.

What we heard became nearly theatre of the absurd in a tale that...




EFJ condemns Romanian Football Federation for ignoring violence against journalists

17 September 2008

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is backing a formal complaint to UEFA against the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and its president Mircea Sandu, after the football federation allegedly encouraged footballers to...




Argentina bans visiting supporters amid escalating football violence

10 August 2007

Football is unsafe in the FIFA senior vice-president’s country. Violence seems unstoppable in Argentina’s most popular sport and the latest fight took a victim outside a stadium, when a local supporter killed a visiting fan,...




Why I Didn't Say Anything: The Sheldon Kennedy Story

14 July 2006

Laura Robinson wrote Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada’s National Sport and Black Tights: Women, Sport and Sexuality. In this article and book review, she writes a personal and open letter to Sheldon...




Risking Your Life for a Sports Story

30 June 2006

Greek journalist, Fillipos Syrigos, survived a brutal assasination attempt in October 2004. He was stabbed 4 times and severely beaten.

Syrigos had made himself very unpopular for exposing a scam revolving around the Greek...




Sexual abuse in Canadian junior hockey

30 November 2005

Laura Robinson is the author of the book " Crossing the Line - Violence and sexual assaults in Canada's national sport". Her vital research on sexual abuse in Canadian junior hockey was met with a deep and intellectual...




Gods and Monsters - More Disturbing Stories about Hockey Violence against Women

29 August 2005

In an assessment of women's role in hockey, Laura Robinson revisits some of the cases of sexual abuse from her book "Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada's National Sport". She also adds some very...