This Sporting Planet: global sport and global capitalism

18/02/2010 1h 30min
This Sporting Planet: global sport and global capitalism

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Contributor(s): Professor David Goldblatt | Globalisation has seen sport achieve a hitherto unequalled global cultural significance, but it has also left it in thrall to capitalism. Will economic forces continue to shape sport? David Goldblatt is a writer, broadcaster and teacher. He is author of The Ball is Round: a global history of football.

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