Sport Unlocked

174 Episodes

1. Saudi golf cash splits; BT-Discovery sports TV partnership; Barcelona financial investigation; Beijing Olympics; Players forced to freeze in US World Cup qualifier; Transgender swimming policies

   Published: 05/02/2022
2. AFCON deadly stadium crush; Infantino offends w/African migrants comments; FIFA sexual harassment case; Staveley's Newcastle funding scrutinised; China latest before Olympics; PL clampdown on NFTs

   Published: 29/01/2022
3. Qatar World Cup tickets prices revealed as ballot opens; Curious FIFA Best decisions; Infantino's player talks on workload; UEFA €5bn rights sale; Newcastle to Saudi; Beijing Olympics right issues

   Published: 22/01/2022
4. From Australia, Andy Murray's agent on Novak Djokovic's damaging visa case & why Murray won't take Saudi cash; Man City finances; AFCON refereeing; US Olympics doping probe; Andrew Jennings remembered

   Published: 14/01/2022
5. Djokovic Australia deportation saga; Man United leadership change as Woodward's replaced by Arnold; Barca finances; UK-Ireland out of World Cup bidding; $550M takeover by NYT of The Athletic

   Published: 08/01/2022
6. 2021 analysed - FIFA, Super League & Olympics. Plus Chelsea financial results; Qatar hotel shortage; Chinese football tattoo ban; NFL great John Madden dies; No NHL players at Winter Olympics

   Published: 31/12/2021
7. FIFA’s $180bn claims pushing biennial World Cups - do the numbers add up?; African football chief on AFCON attacks; Arsenal crypto adverts banned; Inter Milan raided; Slow vaccine uptake in PL

   Published: 24/12/2021
8. F1 season-ending chaos; Omicron disruption; UEFA Euros bidding; LaLiga bumper TV rights; FIFA changes women's football sales; Investment in Australian leagues; New policies for transgender swimmers

   Published: 17/12/2021
9. Diplomatic boycotts of Beijing Winter Olympics; Concerns about gambling firms; La Liga's contentious private equity investment; New coronavirus concerns for European football; Chess world championship

   Published: 11/12/2021
10. Euros final violence review - who's to blame?; WTA events suspended in China over Peng Shuai; Moya Dodd on future of women's leagues; Ex-athletics chief Diack dies; TV pundit's homophobia; FIFA update

    Published: 04/12/2021
11. Regulator for English football?; Qatar 1 year to World Cup; Peng Shuai latest; Cryptocurrency sponsorship concerns; Vote buying for Rio 2016 Olympics; New IOC transgender guidelines

    Published: 26/11/2021
12. Welfare in football after suicide of a released Man City prospect; Aaron Rodgers NFL vaccination row; Staveley on Saudi-owned Newcastle with new PL sponsor rules; Yorkshire racism update; Wenger film

    Published: 14/11/2021
13. English cricket racism scandal: Interviews & analysis on the failures of accountability & how Azeem Rafiq was let down. Premier League American TV rights sale latest & changes to an Olympic sport

    Published: 06/11/2021
14. UEFA action on competitive balance issues in women's qualifiers; IFAB decisions; Taking a knee & racism in cricket; $1.6bn IPL franchises sale; Goodell $128M NFL pay; Saudi golf; + F1, rugby, Olympics

    Published: 29/10/2021
15. FIFA's biennial World Cup plans dying?; Hear from Gianni Infantino; African football leadership analysed; New PL sponsorship rules target Newcastle; NBA China-Tibet row

    Published: 23/10/2021
16. English FA international & diversity chief interviewed; FIFA losing EA game?; Week of Saudis at Newcastle; Commonwealth Games changes; Olympic medals for swimmers cheated by dopers?; Vaccine mandates

    Published: 15/10/2021
17. NFL global & Newcastle takeover: Realties of Saudi control of Newcastle despite Premier League claims. Big interview with NFL exec VP on international expansion as the London games return

    Published: 11/10/2021
18. Live from Leaders: Saudi Newcastle takeover & Gulf states buying clubs; Olympics challenges & ethics, impact of FIFA's plans on the Games & technological changes in sport

    Published: 07/10/2021
19. Corruption buster on exposing Olympic boxing fixing; US women's football abuse; Europe v SAmerica matches; Europa League racism; Ex-stars slam FIFA World Cup push; Super League update; F1 to Qatar

    Published: 02/10/2021
20. Behind origins of FIFA-UEFA spat & how world football should be regulated; Insight from Premier League owners' meeting; Juventus turmoil; Derby administration; DAZN's bid for BT & streaming sport

    Published: 25/09/2021