Racism in football has existed for a long time. The days of the National Front having a presence outside grounds and bananas thrown on the pitch may be behind us, but the experiences of England forward Raheem Sterling, for instance, suggest it still exists in pockets. Twenty years ago, England…

Every month we look at the best and worst communicators in the sports world from the last few weeks. HIT — THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION & THE ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY So much has been written in recent years about the risks of brain injury caused by head impacts in rugby and latterly…

Sports agents are facing challenges after a new FIFA exam was established to weed out the rogues with some reports suggesting that many of them will fail the new examinations. I’ve worked with, and got to know, many agents over the course of my working life — with a hat…

The outrage, which included condemnation from the home secretary for the analogy with 30s Germany and front page editorials criticising his apparent abuse of position, centred on whether Lineker should adhere to the BBC’s strict adherence to neutrality from its presenters. The outrage falls down because Lineker is a freelance…

This month, we’re combining our Hit and Miss to discuss the fallout to the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final following publication of an independent review which absolves fans of responsibility for the delays and problems ahead of the game in Paris. The events in Paris for the UEFA Champions League…

Attending the European Cross Country Championships in Turin late last year, it emerged that FitzGerald had travelled by train from her Exeter home because of a reluctance to fly. The leading British junior female endurance athlete, FitzGerald wrote to UK Athletics and asked not to be considered for the team…

We all understand the power of sport to bring people together. As Nelson Mandela put it at the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco: “ Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. …

Another year where sport could inspire and did in so many ways. Yet on so many levels, a lack of communication or a total failure to understand internal and external audiences has led to another catalogue of crises that damage reputations and potentially the bottom line. Regular communications audits, preparing…

Tuesday 22nd November 2022 In the run up to the 2022 Men’s World Cup, our inaugural CIPR Sports Network event heard from Adrian Bevington, former Club England MD and Head of Communications at the FA, and former England international Owen Hargreaves. …