By now, most people understand that we are in the midst of a global pandemic the likes of which we have not seen in many years. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the highly infectious virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that many people are now becoming familiar with. While I… Read More »
El síndrome respiratorio agudo grave (SARS, por sus siglas en inglés) es una enfermedad respiratoria viral causada por un coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Originalmente, un brote de SARS-CoV-2 surgió en la ciudad de Wuhan en China y actualmente está afectando a todo el mundo – existe una pandemia. Hasta hoy, el 22 de marzo del 2020, se… Read More »
When I introduce myself as a Manchester City supporter, I am often met with dirty looks. Perhaps due to the dominance of Manchester City over the last decade, I am accused of being a bandwagon fan. I will reluctantly admit that while there is some truth to this claim, I do not only root for… Read More »
El fútbol es uno de los únicos deportes comunes que pueden depender tanto de un gol marcado debido a los bajos resultados de los partidos. Por lo tanto, un penal, una patada libre entre un jugador y el portero, puede poner el resultado de un partido o de un Mundial entero en las espaldas de… Read More »
Lionel Messi will forever be remembered as one of the world’s greatest soccer players to grace this planet. He has been cited as 2018’s highest-paid footballer, earning $111 million. $84 million of that was from salary and winnings, and the other $27 million came from his various endorsements. To put that in perspective, FC Barcelona… Read More »
Last Spring, I wrote a research paper for Professor Ed Tiryakian’s Business of Sport class here at Duke that focused on the source and implications of rampant managerial turnover in the English Premier League. I had become passionate about the topic after Leicester’s February 2017 sacking of prolific Italian manager Claudio Ranieri, who had defied all… Read More »
The 2015 FIFA Corruption Case Extends to North and South America? Yes, in fact it did. When the United States Department of Justice turned on the lights in 2015 for the international rooms of soccer and corporate executives, these execs were caught with their hands in multiple cookie jars. The price for the extra sweets,… Read More »
On March 30th, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo, filed a federal complaint by means of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing U.S. Soccer of wage discrimination. As a result of the collective bargaining agreement long ago negotiated between members of the U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer, they… Read More »
Have you ever wondered why the bidding process for hosting the World Cup is so competitive and intense? FIFA has a pretty sophisticated process for compiling bids and ultimately deciding on a destination. The process begins with a simple request form that is sent out, and made available to every member association (MA). The MAs… Read More »
Catorce mil millones de dólares estadounidenses. Éste es que costó a Brasil (enlace en portugués) a albergar el Mundial de 2014, la cantidad más alta de la historia de la competencia. Para comparar, los juegos olímpicos de Beijing de 2008, un espectáculo de 28 deportes y 302 eventos, costaron US$8 mil millones. ¿Y que resultó… Read More »
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