Tag: Sports policy
Gambling addiction: Why Germany should ban the advertising of sports betting
Because almost all football clubs put money before player protection, politicians must intervene and radically limit advertising for sports betting or even ban it altogether. Politicians would have the majority…
Khedira does not go to the DFB: Wait a minute – he is criticizing! – Sports
The core accusation that the DFB, under President Bernd Neuendorf, made against the failed candidate Sami Khedira is: The world champion of 2014 is too expensive and otherwise unsuitable for…
DFB: Regional court imposes a fine of 150,000 euros – sport
The German Football Association and the judiciary: Great friendship will no longer come of it. On Thursday, the district court of Dortmund added another chapter to this tense long-term relationship.…
Doping: The epo case Mario Vuskovic is becoming more and more questionable – sport
At the beginning of the week, Mario Vuskovic was at the Hamburg public prosecutor’s office. The occasion was encouraging. The Hamburger SV defender, who has been banned since autumn 2022…
Commentary on Mesut Özil and the Gray Wolves: Deeply regrettable – Sport
With a new tattoo, Mesut Özil apparently supports the right-wing extremist “Grey Wolves”. In doing so, he finally turns his back on his home country – and on a lot…
New York Times Disbands Sports Office – Athletic Takes Over – Media
As the New York Times a staggering $550 million for the site in January 2022 The Athletic paid, the members of the newspaper’s sports department must have guessed what that…
Money from the Gulf: The Sport Surrenders to the Oil Billions – Economy
Saudi Arabia buys club after club, league after league – as if it were a sale. But football clubs are not big banks. In order to save the sport, the…
Sports betting: Provider Tipster fights for his license – economy
After a raid on the sports betting provider, the gambling authority revoked the company’s license and more than 350 betting shops had to close. The preliminary insolvency administrator has now…
DFB: All of a sudden it’s 39 games
Why did the DFB miscalculate the number of its international matches in the tax – and how many were there anyway? The association now brings a new number into play.…
New trouble at the DFB: The puzzle of the two additional international matches – sport
40 or 42 games? So how many were there? The DFB has trouble again with tax issues, this time it’s about international match income between 2018 and 2022. The association…