Should the game of football adopt FIFA’s six-plus-five plan for a maximum of five foreign players in a club side? Should the European Union change its rules to allow this? All the Yes points: Limiting the number of overseas players will be good for home-grown sportsmen. At present only a ti… Reducing the number of … Read more
‘Champions of England’ or ‘Champions of Europe’ – to an outsider the decision as to which title is more preferable would appear to be obvious, but just how valid is this assumption? All the Yes points: Being the best in Europe beats being the best in England European champions are remembered far more than their … Read more
‘Olympism’ is the embodiment of a Eurocentric, racist ideology upon which various Olympic hosts draw to produce a public image addressed to the rest of the world. This has been true from the first modern Olympics to the current day. Should we let this continue? All the Yes points: Historically, the Olympic Games are the … Read more
Should the state financially support elite athletes or should it leave them to compete for a limited pot of funding from charities and sponsorship? All the Yes points: There exists a current problem that many talented athletes cannot devote themselves full time to the… The funding squeeze unfairly affects sports that are not considered commercially … Read more
Is sport really good for us? All the Yes points: Sport is a great way to stay fit and healthy. This is very important today as few people have jobs … Sport teaches us big lessons for life. Most sports involve teamwork and teach us how to get along w… Sport is competitive because life … Read more
Should boxing be banned? All the Yes points: Boxing is a very dangerous sport. Every year both amateur and professional boxers die in matches. Boxing is unlike any other sport. The aim of boxing is to hurt the other man. Boxing exploits young men (and sometimes women now). Boxing has to have stricter rules than … Read more
