There is a growing feeling that technology is keeping fans at home, but even those present at live matches seem obsessed with recording their own minimal involvement in the actionAsked recently at a press conference why he thought attendances at National Collegiate Athletic Association football games were in decline, the Northwestern University coach Pat Fitzgerald posited an intriguing, if slightly odd, theory. Picking up his mobile and waving it in the air before reporters, he proceeded to lay the blame squarely at the door of technology. “I think phones,” he said. “I think technology has been the decline in attendance, No 1.”Fitzgerald went on to tell the story of being out with his wife for a meal and being irritated...
Reactions to the social-media boycott show the players’ union still has much to do to win over sceptics and persuade Twitter et al to actIt wasn’t easy at first to know what to make of the Professional Footballers’ Association’s #enough campaign. It was difficult to be sure if it was genuinely the work of its equalities team or an idea dreamt up by a PR agency. A suspicious mind might have wondered whether the relevant people needed some positive publicity after all that unfortunate business with Gordon Taylor and, even if you were willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, I couldn’t help but feel they were pushing their luck to think a 24-hour boycott of social media,...
The sort of abuse thrown at Karen Carney needs to be tackled by Instagram and co in the way that racist abuse at a game leads to a lifetime ban or a game behind closed doorsI was really disappointed to see the abuse directed at Karen Carney last week but I can’t say I was completely surprised. Unfortunately, it’s nothing new – the sad reality is if you’re on social media and are a recognisable individual you are potentially exposed to such abuse.I’ve experienced it, my brother has experienced it and so many other people I know who are in the game have experienced horrific online abuse. But I was more surprised that it happened to Karen. Nobody deserves that...
Chris Eubank Jr’s tweets, Conor McGregor’s Instagram posts and sparring YouTubers risk cheapening boxing but it is a sport that strips you bareChris Eubank Jr’s Twitter feed has been recuperating these past few days. Last week it pushed through the pain barrier to provide a stream of content before his title fight with George Groves. “Tomorrow night at 10pm,” read one punchy message, “we find out who’s the Real Deal & who’s the Fake Live on ITV Box Office.” Of the three messages posted since he lost the bout, none have included the answer.His fellow boxing professionals have delivered their own verdict on Eubank these past few days. Billy Joe Saunders, the only fighter to have beaten the super middleweight before...
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