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How Sports Clubs and Governing Bodies are Protecting Their Officials and Athletes

By Wayne Barnes, Grace King and Olivia Canessa Davies on Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Discipline, Discrimination, European Sport, Governance, Health & Wellbeing, Law, Rules and regulations, Social Media, Technology, Technology in Sport
Former Arsenal Manager, Arsène Wenger famously said “We have gone from a vertical society to a horizontal society where everybody has an opinion about every decision you make, and everybody has an opinion on the Internet straight away.”[1] In 2024, Wenger’s words could not be more relatable. The internet has many wonderful features. It allows … Continue Reading

All I Want for Christmas is Effective Sports Governance

By Molly McKenna, Andrew Bennett and Wayne Barnes on Posted in Case review, Data Protection, Discipline, Governance, Government, Law, Reputation Management, Rules and regulations, Sport England, Sports Policy, UK Sport, Uncategorized
At the start of this year, following his appointment as Chair of the UK’s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (“DCMS”), Damian Green MP put sports governance firmly on the agenda. This commitment came after the publication of the Whyte Review in June 2022 (the “Review“), which was an independent report into allegations of mistreatment … Continue Reading
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