Having fun or growing funds? The dual rise of high net worth individuals and private equity firms in football club investment

Investment in football teams is changing. Ownership was once reserved as ‘passion’ or even ‘vanity’ projects for rich local individuals,… Read more Having fun or growing funds? The dual rise of high net worth individuals and private equity firms in football club investment

‘United As One’? The collision of European, US, and Centralised sport models at the 2026 World Cup

Introduction Over the past few decades, two primary models of sport governance have emerged in the world: European and US.… Read more ‘United As One’? The collision of European, US, and Centralised sport models at the 2026 World Cup

Perhaps one day we will look back on 10th September 2025 as the day that everything changed in the Olympic… Read more Ben Proud joins the Enhanced Games – a dark day for clean sport

British tennis player Tara Moore has received a 4-year suspension, the latest twist in a long-running saga since she tested… Read more The Tara Moore case – some brief thoughts

The last 18 months have been a busy time for the anti-doping system in athletics. 117 different athletes are currently… Read more Trends in athletics anti-doping – Summer 2025

This article was originally published in Issue 1 of ‘Read the Game’, a newsletter written by members of the University… Read more Contaminated supplements and strict liability: the minefield of non-deliberate doping

Two-time World Athletics Championship medallist Mo Katir has been provisionally suspended today after missing three drug tests within a twelve-month… Read more Mo Katir missed three tests – does that make him a cheat?

The big story in the anti-doping world over the last couple of weeks has been the allegations of a systemic… Read more NADO and IF non-compliance: What powers do WADA have?

The allegations An investigation by the Spanish Ministry for Culture into the country’s anti-doping agency (CELAD, run and funded by… Read more Spanish Anti-Doping Agency Controversy: Positive test inaction, TUE misuse, and a NADO unfit for purpose?

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in 1999, following the International Olympic Committee’s World Conference on Doping in Sport.… Read more How do WADA and its related organisations work?