After Charlie’s epic run through of the horse racing industry, the pressure is on to deliver this week. With F1 race cancellations and continued speculation on Iran’s World Cup participation, it feels like the right time to look at the impact of the war on the sporting calendar. We’re also at the crazy time of the season where manager hiring and firings dominate the headlines, so a look at the importance of managers on their teams and whether experience is overlooked for ‘fashionable’ alternatives delivers a bit of spice to the show. Add to that a dive into the US college sports competition that makes more money in a month than some football leagues in Europe make in a season, and we have ourselves a breakdown!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:59 Is F1 Ruining Itself?
10:51 Horse Racing’s Relevance
15:59 How War Is Disrupting the Global Sports Calendar
32:25 Are Football Managers Overrated?
59:13 The Billion-Dollar Machine of College Sp...