The horrifying human cost of big sporting events
With the Copa América, the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic Games all taking place over a few months, summer 2024 is shaping up to be a celebration of sport.
With the Copa América, the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic Games all taking place over a few months, summer 2024 is shaping up to be a celebration of sport.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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As a scholar of urban governance and data policy, I viewed the responses to protests on U.S. campuses as about more than threats to academic freedom and freedom of speech.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2024
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Gambling features such as loot boxes in video games and sports betting are the most popular forms of online gambling among young adults in the ACT, with many introduced to it before the age of 18, according to a new report ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2024
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University of Queensland scientists have developed a model that gives soccer players their best chance of kicking a penalty goal.
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Dec 12, 2022
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As with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the players will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most important piece of equipment in the most important tournament in the world's ...
General Physics
Dec 5, 2022
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Winning the FIFA World Cup significantly increases GDP growth in the two quarters following the competition by up to 0.25 percentage points, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Economics & Business
Nov 21, 2022
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A new study shows a systematic connection between major sporting events in autocracies and the persecution of political opponents.
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2022
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The World Cycling Championships in Bergen in 2017 had budgeted slightly more than €16.5 million in both revenues and costs. They missed the mark on both counts, and the event incurred a € 5.8 million deficit.
Economics & Business
May 10, 2022
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It's estimated that more than 15,000 children are trafficked into Europe every year with false hopes of making it as professional footballers. In the UK alone, there are more than 2,000 minors who have been trafficked to ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2019
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The result of football instant replay video reviews can alter a consumer's perception of a brand, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2019
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