Fifa ‘to allow GB football team’
The BBC has suggested that FIFA, the international body of football (soccer, for those American readers), is close to granting Great Britain permission to play as Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics (to be hosted in the UK). In the past, British teams have not been allowed to compete in the Olympics because under FIFA [...]
Realities of the NHL in Nashville and the South
I have previously spoken of the growing internationalism of profesional sports wherein the ellusion was made to the difficult positions of national hockey league franchises in the southern United States. Nashville, Tennessee is an illustration of the difficulties and errors in southern expansion; as are the teams located Tampa Bay, Florida (Lightning); Sunrise, Florida (Panthers); [...]
The Growing Internationalism of Professional Sports
The NFL recently played in Wembley Stadium, the home of the English national football (soccer) team. The NHL has played games in England, Czech Republic, Sweden, and has talked about putting franchises in Europe. English Premiership teams tour abroad annually as part of their pre-season training, and the growth of Major League Soccer in North [...]
