Sport and the law in 2019 — a case of back to the future

The influence of law and politics on sport will continue to deepen in 2019. In the first of a two-part series, Jack Anderson looks at some landmark sporting anniversaries that fall this year.

Sport and the law in 2019 — a case of back to the future

The influence of law and politics on sport will continue to deepen in 2019. In the first of a two-part series, Jack Anderson looks at some landmark sporting anniversaries that fall this year.

Match fixing and illegal gambling; political indecision and economic instability; hurling’s continuing appeal and fragility; Irish identity in English life and football; women having to prove themselves eligible to compete in sport are all issues to watch out for in 2019, but which we have, in part, heard plenty about before.

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