Freelance journalist

Marcus Hoy

Publications

Articles

Sports federations urged to do more to safeguard athletes

Male footballers could have twice the risk of dying from cardiac issues compared to men of similar age

Betting is a growing problem among the young populations in Africa

In-play bets and live data collection make new sports vulnerable to match-fixing

Could voice analytics be anti-doping’s new weapon?

The German Bundesliga cut its sustainability requirements by half from 2022 to 2023

Investigative sports journalism is struggling on many fronts at the same time

Pay gaps, representation, or even being allowed to play - the struggle for women in football is far from over

Ukrainian deputy minister urges greater scrutiny of the neutrality of Russian athletes

Meet the speakers: "Ice hockey fans expect to see fights at games, but the fights are well-controlled"

Meet the speakers: "Ideally, safeguarding should be integrated into all phases of mega sporting events"

Meet the speakers: " We found that some athletes who experienced online abuse ten years ago had still not recovered"

Meet the speakers: "International sports governing bodies should ask the Iranian federations why their athletes are imprisoned"

Meet the speakers: “I can't see sports journalism having a healthy future”

Climate expert: Sports’ own carbon footprint is limited

Many nations lack will and resources to implement governance

Athletes & commercial interests on European Sports Model

Without performance data, principles guide the discussions

Reports of abuse of athletes continue to emerge across globe

Investigative journalism in the post-Jennings era

Marcus Hoy, Andy Brown

Children’s elite training meets definition of child labour

Russian sanctions unlikely to herald a new era of accountabi

Saudi Arabia is filling the vacuum after Russia in a year of

Athlete activism: defending the right to protest

What it means to blow the whistle

The role of team doctors in professional sport

Whistleblowing: Minimising the risks

Doping decisions: In pursuit of uniform sentencing

Good Governance: Just another buzz phrase?

Sport: A safe haven for athletes?

Athletes' voices: breakthrough or breakdown?

Match-fixing: Understanding the motivations?

Finance in football: Fair play or foul?

Weak links in the sports business

Human rights, soft power and the legacy of mega-events

Sports reform – a need for outside intervention?

International sports federations – breaking the monopolies

Qatar 2022 – are the hosts getting a fair hearing?

Is WADA fit for purpose?

What now for investigative sports journalism?

Agenda 2020: Solid commitment or PR exercise?

Mega-events: Bad for cities, bad for the planet?

The “Wild West” of the anti-match-fixing industry

How can governments improve sports governance?

Azerbaijan’s rise to prominence – nation building or sportswashing?

Sports federations: Still acting as doping facilitators?

Hit dubious organisations where it hurts - the wallet

Charting the shift in Olympic power and sport’s future challenges

Søren Bang, Marcus Hoy

Social Media – the realm of ghost agents

Sochi 2014: Press freedom under threat?

The legal cost of hosting a mega-event

FIFA Reform – is it producing results?

The Kangaroo that felt swindled by FIFA

Declan Hill’s bullshit detector

Match-fixing: Small risks, enormous rewards

Target fixers ahead of players, investigator says

Loopholes still exist, doping expert says

Pound points to lack of incentives to catch drug cheats

The Armstrong Case – What lessons can be learned?

Movies about football: The road to riches, disappointment or reconciliation

Sports writer: FIFA bidding process was a charade

A welcome home for sports bodies or a haven for the corrupt?

Doping: Dispatches from the frontline

Former Olympic swimmer questions use of funds in FINA

Who needs anti-terrorist technology in stadiums?

How football fuelled the Arab Spring

London's 2012 Olympic stadium likely to become the next 'White Elephant'

Warning: “Anyone Can Fix”

Oscar Pistorius – changing our perception of disabled sport

Doping enforcement: has it gone too far?

Goijman detained at airport

Olympic host bidding – has the IOC cleaned up its act?

World handball: charges of ingrained corruption

A level playing field? Don’t bet on it.

“The worst things happen in cycling”

Football’s finances – a model of resilience or a sector on the brink?

Match fixing: coming to a stadium near you

Ugandan sports editor denied visa

Maintaining interest without interviews

EU Sports Policy at the Crossroads

Changing the Rules of the Game

Not quite Nelson - but almost

FIFA - unfit to manage football?

Expanding the anti-doping arsenal?

World records - a return to year zero?

Sport's supreme court - the case for the defence

From shame to standard practice?

An excess of riches and a lack of good sense