Splash Biography

The most popular sport in the world not only commands the attention of fans on television and in stadia, but of lawmakers and cultural theorists as well. The rising corporate influence in the world of top-class football has invited greater oversight on behalf of individual states leading to the establishment of a multi-tiered organizations to govern the game. Think of how much work individual legislatures do in national governments and the United Nations; imagine the same structures governing the rules of soccer/football. Add examples of human trafficking and immigration and football translates to a lot more than what is done on the pitch.

Considering the recent Miss USA's comments regarding homosexuality, or President Obama's recent speech at Notre Dame about abortion, each was entitled to their own view. However, the backlash of these events invites the question of what freedom of speech allows for in the public forum. Is discourse the most important?