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The umpire's decision is not final
This could be bigger than the Supreme Court's ruling in 2000 that stopped the counting in Bush v Gore. FIFA have ordered a game between Uzbekistan and Bahrain to be ... -
So how many people did go to the World Cup?
One way in which the economic cost of hosting major sporting events is justified is that it will produce a significant stimulus to the tourist industry. Already the South African ... -
Caveat venditor
Quite a few people have been suggesting that cricket is the sport of the future thanks to the obsessive interest of the 1 billion plus population of the Indian subcontintent. ... -
The revival in Detroit's fortunes
The Lex column of the Financial Times today carried a cute comparison of the resurgence of the Tigers and the restructuring going on at GM and Ford. It raised the ... -
Which is more balanced- NFL or Champions League?
Even a competitive balance sceptic like myself would grudgingly admit that the NFL is more balanced, so I thought I would check what the market was saying by looking at ... -
Football Season Begins!...well, not quite yet
Last week the Argentine Football Association delayed the start of the season because most of the clubs are bankrupt- they owe wages to the players and taxes to the government. ... -
Is this the biggest prize in sport for a single game?
The Financial Times reported today that promotion to the Premier League is worth £60 million (just under $120 million today)- this consists of an extra £30 million in TV rights, ... -
The European Parliament’s vision for football
The European Parliament has now adopted a resolution on the future of football in Europe. The underlying text is worth a read, if you are interested in how sport and ... -
It’s not cricket, it’s murder
The Jamaican Police revealed today that Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan cricket coach who died on Sunday, was strangled in his hotel room. There is no evidence that an entrance to ... -
Soccer financials
A couple of years ago I had lunch with Roger Noll in London on one of his visits to the LSE and we talked about the availability of financial data ... -
Real Madrid and Sports Econ 101
So what do professional sports teams sell? Rivalry of course, and to have rivalry you have to have a rival. Real Madrid have broken the bank (how did they manage ... -
World Cup Tourist Numbers
The South African Tourism and Migration Report for June 2010 was published today, and facinating reading it makes. Table 3 shows that 721,311 tourists entered South Africa in June 2010, ...