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A 'remarkable' autobiography: Lord Triesman reviews 'Delivering London’s Olympic Dream'
Books & culture
By Lord Triesman
A 'remarkable' autobiography: Lord Triesman reviews 'Delivering London’s Olympic Dream'
From delivering the 2012 Olympics to tackling the state-sponsored doping of athletes, Craig Reedie has produced a fascinating account of his life and career
Extra Time: sport must be clean and fair or it is nothing
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: sport must be clean and fair or it is nothing
A good friend, S, a Yorkshireman who loves his sport, told me a while ago he would never again watch athletics.
Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue
Many sports federations do painfully little to advance to protect women's sport.
Extra Time: How Tracey Crouch can save football
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: How Tracey Crouch can save football
The tripwires for Tracey Crouch’s excellent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance were the vain-glorious announcement of the “European Super League”, the collapse of Bury FC and near-insolvency of 45 other clubs, the pandemic and, of course, a Conservative manifesto commitment likely to figure in the Queen’s Speech.
Authoritarian states are 'sportswashing' their reputations with beloved UK clubs
Foreign affairs
By Lord Triesman
Authoritarian states are 'sportswashing' their reputations with beloved UK clubs
China and the Summer and Winter Olympics; Qatar and the 2022 Fifa World Cup; the United Arab Emirates and Manchester City: all, to my way of thinking, examples of authoritarian states seeking to photoshop their grim human rights records and wriggle towards international legitimacy without facing consequences for their actions. 
Following the disastrous performance of the Europeans in the Ryder Cup, Lord Triesman discusses golf’s new handicap
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Following the disastrous performance of the Europeans in the Ryder Cup, Lord Triesman discusses golf’s new handicap
The fury accompanying the announcement of the football “Super League” was predictable. Hubris, greed and powerful interests were always likely to push the sport toward the interests of JP Morgan, the Glazers and their colleagues. In the eye of the storm, the English contingent backed out and JP Morgan acknowledged it had “clearly misjudged” how the football community would receive revelations of the multi-billion dollar scheme.
Extra Time: the not-so-super Super League
Social affairs
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: the not-so-super Super League
In a new occasional series, Lord Triesman tackles the important matters facing sport – both on and off the field. First up, the not-so-super European Super League