Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining episode. This week we will discuss those cities/countries who took hold of and snatched events away from other cities/countries. We will discuss in detail how Melbourne as a city have taken hold of most of the major sporting events in Australia and is regarded as the “Sports capital of the country”. In this episode we will also discuss some of the following:
- The history of a well-known motor racing event and how one city who was doing a great job in staging had it taken away in a shifty manner.
- The corruption involved in World Cup bids, especially with Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
- Major Sporting events going interstate during the COVID period eg, AFL and NRL Grand Finals.
- Corruption in Olympic bids.
- Cities taking hold of sporting franchises, especially in America.
- Sporting teams in Australia eg, NRL taking some of their home games interstate.
- A well-known American professional baseball team which had a series of nicknames and were based in New York, then in a shock move, were relocated to the other side of the country leaving many fans devastated.
- Who sporting teams decide to relocate
- Why Melbourne is regarded as the sports capital of Australia.
We have our Claps and Slaps for the week. We also have our Quiz and What Am I? and Where Are They Now? segments and Glenn finishes off the show with another cracking joke.
Cities/Counties who stole teams/events sources
1. Clio and the contemporary.com the past and the present. ‘Sports, not politics? Contextualizing Qatar in the history of controversial sporting events’ by rohail salman, 7/12/2022,
2. New York Times.com ‘US says fifa officials were bribed to award world cups to russia and qatar’, published in 2020.
3. skynews.com.au ‘NSW government’s bold move to steal formula 1 australian GP from melbourne’, 22/10/2021.
4. quora.com ‘how did melbourne develop such a rich sporting culture compared to sydney?’, by harley vague, n.d.
5. yardbarker.com ‘cities that have infamously lost sports franchises’, by sam robinson. March, 2024.
6. wikipedia.com ‘relocation of professional sports teams in australian and new zealand’, april, 2022.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers
8. 10play.com.au ‘NSW attempts stealing Melbourne Sporting events’, 13/7/2020
9. amp.nine.com.au nine wide world of sports. ‘Melbourne announce desire to steal state of origin for a decade on eve of blockbuster’, by patrick effeney, 31/5/2017.
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Grand_Prix
11. The guardian.com ‘saudi arabia has spent at least $1.5 on sportswahsing report reveals’, by ruth michaelson, 29/3/2021.
12. Fox sports.com ‘uncontested world cup bid a giant win in saudi’s rise from pariah to trusted sporting nation’, from AFP, 1/11/23.
13. Herald sun.com ‘melbourne steals australian open golf from sydney’, peter rolfe, 9/10/2017.
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open_(golf)
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Island
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brabham
17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_5000
18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jane
19. grandprix.com.au ‘rewind : hill’s 1996 win and villeneuve’s warning shot’, 21/3/23.
20. abc.net.au ‘melbourne grand prix; south australia has itself to blame for losing race 20 years ago’, by loretta florance and mark doman, 13/3/2015.
21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Street_Circuit
22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Australian_Grand_Prix
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Australian_Grand_Prix
24. Formula one.com ‘sainz storms to victory amid drama in australia as verstappen retires and russell crashes out’, 24/3/24.
25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kennett
26. https://www.livgolf.com/events/adelaide?season=2024&tournamentId=28
