Kathryn Henne (ANU): Reforming Global Sport: Hybridity and the Challenges of Pursuing Transparency. Thomas Margoni (Stirling): The Protection of Sports Events in the European Union: Property, Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition and Special Forms of Protection. Dick Pound on sports arbitration: How it works and why it works. Warren S. Grimes (Southwestern): The FIFA World Cup and Dysfunctional Television Distribution in the United States. Bruce W. Bean (Michigan State): FIFA Has Made the “Beautiful Game” Ugly. Tariq Panja, Andrew Martin, and Vernon Silver on how Sepp Blatter controls soccer. FIFA suspends president Sepp Blatter and two other top executives. This is why the Women’s World Cup winners got paid so much less. Travis Waldron on how Brazil’s most expensive World Cup stadium is now a parking lot. James M. Dorsey on stadium construction: A political barometer. James Srodes reviews Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup by Andrew Zimbalist. Why would any city want to host the Olympics? Mike Pearl wonders. We should host the Olympics in the same place every time.
