Tag: Greece

The NBA might be open to getting Saudi money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A9iSTkXyQw A United States Congressional committee may have to start looking into more Saudi Arabian money flowing...

In FIFA's world, money talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sm6xyLN7Qo One-time National Football League Dallas Cowboys running back Duane Thomas was asked a question during the lead up to the...

The country has the money to land both events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJcoaeXuVkI Somebody invented the term “sportswashing” which describes someone or some country using sports to improve a...

A failed political strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04pwJ7iVgAg&t=2s The United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum is opening in Colorado Springs, Colorado soon and there will be a tribute to...

A sports failure.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoWeuLbDQHs It was 40 years ago today that United States President Jimmy Carter ordered the American Olympic Team to boycott the 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union...

Arrogance at its worst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM9bBto0ppM&t=9s   Barry Maister is no fan of the Calgary voters who voted against having the 2026 Winter Olympics in their town. Who...

What is it about the Olympics that drives politicians and business leaders of various countries into denial when it comes to actually figuring out what hosting an Olympics really costs and how much of that debt is shoved onto taxpayers?

Time for the charm offensive.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdExMUeR1lY   The International Olympic Committee should consider hiring some political consultants for their endless campaign of finding cities and countries who...