The Ferocious Few(Photographer: Markus Pettersson) I am in San Francisco right now, visiting sweet Ellen for two weeks. Thus far, I am fascinated by the city. It really is like no other place in so many aspects. San Francisco is all about the content, and not so much about the surface. I guess SF is to LA, what Göteborg is
Ferrari, Toyota, Red Bull and Renault went to court to stop FIA’s new cap. Today, they were rejected in a Paris court after the judge ruled that the teams had their chance to issue a veto at the World Motor Sport Council this spring, but failed to do so and thus forfeited their chance to legally stop the cap. Superstar
The SHL and CHL saga continues. If the CHL is cancelled, teams will also be hurt financially. Reigning Swedish champion Färjestad have signed players under the condition they would play in the CHL, which would render them around $500 000. Still sure about turning down the SHL broadcast deal with Canal Plus? Earlier this week, IIHF announced that the Champions
Ferrari (again) threatens to leave F1. Why? Because of plans for a voluntary £40 million cap. They claim they are afraid of a two-tier circuit with some teams going by the cap and some not. In October 2008, Ferrari also threatened to leave because of the proposed standard engine. Seems like the Italian powerhouse is afraid they will not be
About two weeks ago, five Swedish hockey clubs deemed a record contract with Canal Plus too small and thus withdrew from the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) to look at international alternatives starting 2010/11. Today, rumours has it there might not even be a Champions Hockey League (CHL) this fall. Time to crawl back to the SHL? During the first year
Sports clubs constantly complain about fewer kids wanting to partake in sports activities than ever before. It definitely is a problem. On the other hand, how many youth clubs has adopted to modern communication? I’m guessing ‘web 2.0′, ‘social media’ and ‘online gaming’ say about us much as ‘quantum physics’ does to most sports clubs. We have to change with
The past two days I have had the chance to listen to living legend Dr Jane Goodall and world renowned photographer Mattias Klum here in Gothenburg. Both preached environmental sustainability and for me personally, it was two experiences extra-ordinaire. Both dr Goodall and Klum are famous for their work with animals. The former for studying chimpanzees and fighting for the
According to Swedish news paper Expressen, the new broadcast deal with Canal Plus would have paid the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) US$150 million over four years (37.5 mill per year). A 50% increase from the previous deal. And they want us to believe that was a bad offer? In the United States, Comcast pays $70 per year for the cable