SOCIETY, SPORT AND ITS CONTRADICTIONS:

“THE PARADOXES OF CURRENT SPORT”

NAME AND SURNAMES: Ramón María Díaz-Cacho Díaz-Albo

GROUP: 4ºA

TOPIC TO WORK: Policy and sports

CONCRETE TOPIC CHOSEN : Policy and Sports

Newspaper or website: Third Information

Publication date: 23-12-1013

HEADLINE: The policy in sport: a field of contradictions

ABSTRACT:

Enric Rodrigo, in this opinion article, tells that as different

governments spend money on sports facilities for the celebration

of great sporting events such as Olympic Games, World Soccer…

while this government order people that they not to spend money.

Moreover, this author tells that the big businessmen are

benefiting from these events due to the advertising,

construction, marketing…

To finish this article, Enric tells the specific case that happen in

Brazil due to the World Soccer where the government spend

money in sport facilities while the people living in extreme

poverty.

PERSONAL OPINION:

In my opinion, I agree with this author because the governments

tell us that all these sports facilities, sports events will improve

the economy but the reality is not that, because the benefits are

for the big companies while the society has to pay the costs of

this events in the future.

Moreover these sports events are a way to divert attention from

the big problems that have the country, as the ancient Romans

said: “Bread and Circuses”.

Also, this sports events causes arising in people sexists,

homophobic and racist attitudes.

For finish my opinion, I want to tell you a thing:

“The sports have the power to transform the world. It has the

power to inspire, to unite people as few other things… It has

more capacity than governments in breaking down social

barriers.”

Nelson Mandela.

Society and Sport

Physical Education Department