Tag: Brazil

Rogge oversaw changes in the Olympics Programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezS8FJzJGhI Jacques Rogge, the one-time president of the International Olympic Committee, passed away earlier this week at the age...

Salt Lake City officials also want the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYJRLx9VjzA There are some politicians and business leaders who think planning for a 2030 Winter Olympics as the...

Let the offers start.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRYGqLPduQ The United States Women’s National Soccer Team will defend its 2019 World Cup title in one of five countries in 2023....

The NFL is still a regional sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giyxsa03NEI For more than a decade, the National Football League has been trying to stage a pre-season game in China....

There is money to be made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyInL4Yz67Q The governing body of soccer, FIFA, sees a cash cow down the road. The 2023 Women’s World Cup event....

It is not a nation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpwt-lDSjU8 For some reason, known only to G-20 members, the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach addressed...

In search of global markets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI-dV7bPYkQ The National Football League international committee, the people in charge of finding venues around the world so that...

I want money.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP1NmpJCfbQ   The National Basketball Association wants to schedule more games outside of the United States and Canada. The league has played its 2018-19...

Sports diplomacy?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_OKLR-XIs   The International Olympic Committee may have a new entry into what is getting to be a crowded field of areas vying for the...

It seems the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is comfortable going after the news media and blaming the fourth estate for the problems that the IOC is encountering finding host cities that will gladly invest billions of dollars, euros and yen, into a two week sports pageantry that is at best a loss leader.