By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw In my Post of 21 June 2021, I posed the question: ‘Is the European Super League Dead?’ According to the latest developments, it would appear not! In fact, on 1 July 2021, the Madrid Commercial … Continue reading
By Iacovos Iacovides, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus On 21June 2021, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled (9-0) in favour of Division I college athletes that the limits on education-related benefits, championed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), could … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The furore over lighting the Munich Stadium, on 23 June 2021, for the Hungary/Germany match in the rainbow colours of the LGBTQ movement has gone beyond football and sparked widespread controversy, including claims by the … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Another milestone has been reached for women in traditionally male-dominated sports! Sue Redfern has been appointed, on 22 June 2021, by the England and Wales Cricket Board as a referee (umpire) in the men’s international … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Carl Nassib, who is 28 years old and plays for Las Vegas Raiders, has announced that he is gay. He announced this on his Instagram account as follows: “Just wanted to take a quick moment … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The first ever transgender athlete has been selected to compete in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, which, it has just been announced, will take place with up to 10,000 domestic spectators at venues, provided they … Continue reading
The 66th CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report studies the changes occurred during the past five years in ten of the principal women’s leagues worldwide from the aspect of the players’ age, the percentage of expatriate footballers, as well as that … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Is the European Super League (ESL), which was killed off by football fans and the media alike at the end of April of this year, dead? According to a report in ‘The Sunday Times’ of … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Instead of his trademark waistcoats, which he wore for the 2018 World Cup and other international tournaments, which became a talking point, Gareth Southgate, the England Manager, is now sporting a so-called ‘shacket’ for the … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Football ‘stars’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba have hit the headlines for non-sporting reasons. The day after Ronaldo removed two bottles of Coca-Cola on display at a news conference and replaced them with a bottle … Continue reading