British Olympic chief Anson will fight biennial World Cups: Business of Sport
Podcast: The Athletic FC PodcastPublished On: Thu Feb 17 2022
Description: Mark Chapman & The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Andy Anson, CEO of the British Olympic Association to discuss what the future holds for the Winter & Summer Games. Andy tells us why FIFA’s plan to stage the men’s World Cup every two years will threaten the Olympics and be “terrible” for football. Also on the pod, Andrew Zimbalist, an author and economist whose research has led him to raise questions about the value to cities of hosting the Olympics — and influenced some cities to back away from bidding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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