Debating in English

Week 11: Parliamentary - 11. 5. 2021


European Super League - for/against:

The house raises a petition to support the establishment of the European Super League. We will debate the pros and cons of this new competition and how we can deal with UEFA. 

Debate format:

Supporting materials:


Additional recommended reading on the politics of sports:

Sports & human rights:

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2018/11/25/amnesty-warns-fifa-against-expanding-qatar-2022-world-cup/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/sports/transgender-sports-mcdermott-leonard.html?action=click&algo=lda_agg_mean&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=95957773&impression_id=b2acf050-88ad-11eb-a941-ef8f0d552c9f&index=0&pgtype=Article®ion=ccolumn&req_id=5938307&surface=home-featured&variant=4_lda_agg_mean&action=click&module=editorContent&pgtype=Article®ion=CompanionColumn&contentCollection=Trending

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/29/magazine/megan-rapinoe-sports-politics.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR0yL9WZgn9eaFBXk0yihv_u4l02ciY0zHWezzAZrCqGgt-GrV84UwO2ioI

Sports & international conflict:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/chelsea-vs-arsenal-europa-league-final-henrikh-mkhitaryan-baku-politics-a8929576.html

Sports & corruption:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/sports/soccer/leaks-dos-santos-rui-pinto.html

Penalty shoot-outs & Game Theory: