Lessons learnt from the top sports crises of 2023

Planning and transparency can alleviate many of the crises we have seen in sport during 2023, but again it has been a year where foolhardy responses have done more harm than good.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – Burnley FC & Golf Breakaway (& ESL)

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport as Burnley give away free tickets to home fans while golfers are tempted with a big-money breakaway league and ESL clubs remain defiant.

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