The Regulators Arrive, and Nobody Has Told Them What Success Looks Like
Statutory oversight of professional sport is being legislated across several jurisdictions. The powers are broad; the objectives are not defined.
Opinion
Argument and analysis from Arena Journal columnists and contributors.
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20 DEC2022
A World Cup in December, and the Calendar It Broke
Moving the game’s largest event to midwinter was presented as a scheduling adjustment. It was a demonstration that the international calendar is set by whoever is paying.
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17 DEC2020
Sport Spent 2020 Discovering It Was a Media Business
The year removed the crowd and left the cameras. What remained still generated most of the money — and that fact will shape governance decisions for a decade.
