Managerial Capitalism has killed of the relevance of sport to most people, outside any other relevance than sports bet.

The virtuous sportsman also dead, along with the death of the spirit of man in his quest against nature to win. Drugs will succeed as usual, and as they usually do, by giving the “edge” to advantage; very helpful on Wall Street!

And as the crowds gathered around the betting ring sucked on their vaping pipes, swilled alcohol and drew deeply on the “funny” cigarettes and other apparatus, it is estimated $35b was waged on the World Cup.

Where will the legitimacy of sport turn to from here?

I believe we need to avoid these drugs which may yet produce negative health issues years down the track. Instead, we need to focus on genetics and natural if assisted drug free superiority. I mean why is an ant so strong and a cheetah so fast?

Apart from that, why don't we put more emphasis onto intellectual excellence and achievement. sport after all is the opiate of the masses and stops them from examining government decisions/spending to critically.

Setting a world record in pole vaulting may give personal satisfaction and the adoration of the masses but will never pole vault mankind to the stars and where we need to go now that we've phucked mother earth.
Alan B.

If I am watching TV news and the announcer says, "And now to sport" I turn the set off or switch channels.

david f

I am pleased to learn that we have something in common.

Sports, particularly those in Olympic competition were destroyed once they went professional. It was obvious what was happening with professionalism when the Ozzie success disappeared at the same time.

The switch from local enthusiasts clubs to franchisees also reduced the sport in sport. It was a much better world when the bloke who was a brilliant half back on Sunday in the local team, was the bloke serving behind the counter at the grocery store on Monday.

I don't bother changing channels, I just go & make a coffee.

Yes Hasbeen. Not only the professionalism of it, with massive salaries to play games, but also the politics. I used to take a passing interest in test cricket when I was really bored, but not since the Australian idiot captain went Woke and political. I hope the Poms thrash them every time.

There is no Sport in Australia in the true sense of the word. It's about making as much money as possible & adulation !

You will still find some true sport Indyvidual, at places like pony clubs & little athletics, but all too often professional organisations ruin it for the kids.

We had a thriving socker club here. 5 kids teams, & an occasional adult team. Then the professional organisation took over the kids game, & decided to expand the area of their organisation. Suddenly we found our teams scheduled to play at Murwillumbah, just on 100 kilometers away at 4.30PM on a school day. Hell our school buses are still bring kids home until 4.15.

We now have no socker, the little athletics moved to a different township as our parent organisers aged, & the oval is full of a cross country jumping course, as the pony club is the only one still active. Even the net ball died.

Our district has many more residents, but no one organising for kids any more. Perhaps the younger ones are too busy earning the repayments on huge mortgages to have time, & we older ones were worn out.