Dear Friends, The lectures will be controversial. The material will be accurate. There will be shocking videos. Please see below my thoughts on the upcoming Play the Game conference in Denmark. If you’re a conference participant I guarantee that you will not leave unshaken. Introduction It was a dramatic and surprising announcement. Ten years ago … Continue reading Match Fixing 301 Course
Monthly Archives: October 2015
7 Things to Know about the FIFA Scandal
Now that Sepp Blatter has been driven off into the sunset from FIFA, it is time to reflect on the long-sorry, scandal ridden years of his reign. Seven things then that we have learned: 1) The Watergate of Sports Stories: It was not ESPN, nor any of the other big sports channels or well-established sports … Continue reading 7 Things to Know about the FIFA Scandal
FIFA – What Should Happen Now
Get Richard Pound in there asap. The news today of Sepp Blatter’s suspension shows the power of the sponsors. Forget any police charges. Forget any bad publicity. The reason why he is being shown the door is that some of the rich sponsors – finally, finally – came forward last week and asked for him … Continue reading FIFA – What Should Happen Now
Kunduz, Cubans & They Do Not Want to Die
Why are the armies trained by the American military so bad? Taliban fighters with a capture Humvee outside Kunduz, Afghanistan It is one of the key questions of current-day foreign affairs and yet few people ask it. We have interminable media discussions of the military strength of IS or the Taliban: yet little of why … Continue reading Kunduz, Cubans & They Do Not Want to Die
