Football Banning Orders: Analysing Their Use in Court

In the months prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the government funded a number of targeted policing operations aimed at securing Football Banning Orders against known or suspected football hooligans. This article is based on court observations and associated interviews carried out in early 2006 in and around Manchester. It evaluates the application process, the legal tests applied and the quality of the evidence relied on by courts when determining whether the imposition of a Football Banning Order is necessary to prevent future football-related disorder being committed by the respondent. In particular, the analysis focuses on whether the use of a civil procedure can continue to be justified in the light of the punitive length of and conditions attached to these Orders, whether the correct standard of proof is being applied by the court at all stages of the application and whether policing tactics are focused too narrowly on the securing of Football Banning Orders.

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Declaration of War Against Christians and Western Education

The Boko Haram Reader ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190908300.003.0026 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 215-220

Author(s):

Abubakar Shekau

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

World Cup ◽

Boko Haram ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

Western Education ◽

The World ◽

The Government

(c. JULY 2010) [Trans.: Abdulbasit Kassim] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okrm2ZryK90 This video is undated, but judging from its quality of production and contents, restating some of the themes in texts 7 and 14, the extra-judicial killing of Boko Haram members, allegation of the collaboration between the Izala scholars and the government—a common early theme in the aftermath of the 2009 conflict—and mentioning the arrests of Muslims because of the World Cup event (which presumably is the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa), it should be dated to July 2010. In this video, Shekau reiterated the ideology of the group and its declaration of war against the Christians, Western education and secular constitution as well as the goal of establishing...

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IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF EXPECTED CYBERSECURITY THREATS DURING 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP IN QATAR

Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development ◽

10.47604/jpid.1135 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 49-84

Author(s):

Nasser AL-Dosari Khalifa

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Principal Component ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Learning Technologies ◽

Future Research ◽

World Cup ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Fifa World Cup

Purpose: This research aimed to identify cybersecurity threats expected at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 and assess how they can be prevented. Methodology: This was done by adopting a quantitative research design and survey strategy with 167 respondents from Qatar. The respondents were purposively sampled from the event industry, and a Likert scale was used to quantify the responses for further statistical analysis. The quantitative data collected was analysed using the SPSS version 25 for data analysis. A hypothesis was tested as to whether the perceived expected cybersecurity threats are significantly associated with the perceived quality of measures to tackle these threats. The testing was done using multiple methods, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and cross-sectional linear regression analysis. Further analysis was done using One-way ANOVA and correlation analysis, as well as, independent samples t-test. Descriptive statistics, such as percentages and frequencies were used, with tables and charts used in presenting the findings. Findings: The results revealed high loadings of potential cyberattacks on sponsors, fans, online ticket sales, government and the FIFA website based on the PCA. The regression analysis revealed a statistically significant association between the perception of the cybersecurity risks and perceived quality of measures undertaken to address the cyber threats. The research was limited, however, by not covering technical issues of cybersecurity, including the development of improvements to current security systems, which presents an area for future research with the implementation of machine learning technologies, big data and AI training. Contribution: The study provided recommendations for policymakers to invest in technologies for the protection of sensitive data, including online databases and hiring competent specialists in the field of cybersecurity. To address the risks for fans, policymakers are recommended to start a campaign aimed at increasing the awareness of cyberattacks on personal and financial information at large events.

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Expectations vs. experience

Interpreting ◽

10.1075/intp.00030.see ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 270-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kilian G. Seeber ◽

Laura Keller ◽

Rhona Amos ◽

Sophie Hengl

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

World Cup ◽

Technical Feasibility ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Conference Room ◽

Before And After

Abstract The attitudes of interpreters providing video remote conference interpreting during the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ was analyzed using a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative and qualitative data pertaining to six deductive categories (general and specific attitudes towards remote interpreting, attitudes towards the work environment and the workspace, psychological and physiological wellbeing) were collected. Online questionnaires were completed both before and after the event and structured interviews were conducted on site during the event. Triangulation of results corroborates the technical feasibility of video remote interpreting, whilst highlighting aspects with a high potential to shape interpreters’ attitudes towards it. The quality of the technical team on site along with the availability of visual input in the entire conference room (including all speakers taking the floor) is key to offsetting the feeling of alienation or lack of immersion experienced by interpreters working with this technical setup. Suggestions for the improvement of key parameters are provided.

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Hospital Preparedness in Advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x1400065x ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 409-412 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Kimberley Shoaf ◽

Claudia G.S. Osorio de Castro ◽

Elaine Silva Miranda

Keyword(s):

Health Sector ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Government Officials ◽

World Cup ◽

Surge Capacity ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

Key Informant ◽

The World ◽

Hospital Preparedness ◽

The Government

AbstractIntroductionRegardless of the capacity of the health care system of the host nation, mass gatherings require special planning and preparedness efforts within the health system. Brazil will host the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. This paper represents the first results from Project “Prepara Brasil,” which is investigating the preparedness of the health sector and pharmaceutical services for these events.Hypothesis/ProblemThis study was designed to identify the efforts engaged in to prepare the health sector in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup 2014 event, as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics.MethodsKey informant interviews were conducted with representatives of both the municipality and hospital sectors in each of the 12 host cities where matches will be played. A semi-structured key informant interview guide was developed, with sections for each type of participant. One of each municipality's reference hospitals was identified and seven additional general hospitals were randomly selected from all of the inpatient facilities in each municipality. The interviewers were instructed to contact a reference hospital, and two of the other hospitals, in the jurisdiction for participation in the study. Questions were asked about plans for mass-gathering events, the interaction between hospitals and government officials in preparation for the World Cup, and their perceptions of their surge capacity to meet the potential demands generated by the presence of the World Cup events in their municipalities.ResultsIn all, 11 representatives of the sampled reference hospitals, and 24 representatives of other general private and public hospitals in the municipalities, were interviewed. Most of the hospitals had some interaction with government officials in preparation for the World Cup 2014. Approximately one-third (34%) received training activities from the government. Fifty-four percent (54%) of hospitals had no specific plans for communicating with the government or other agencies during the World Cup. Approximately half (51%) had plans for surge capacity during the event, but only 27% had any surge capacity for isolation of potentially infectious patients.ConclusionOverall, although there has been mention of a great deal of planning on the part of the government officials for the World Cup 2014, hospital surge to meet the potential increase in demand still falls short.ShoafK, Osorio de CastroCGS, MirandaES. Hospital preparedness in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(4):1-4.

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ON THE ENSURING OF SURVEILLANCE ON ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES, SPORTS FACILITIES AND LIVING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS DURING THE PREPARATION AND HOSTING THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP IN MOSCOW

ЗДОРОВЬЕ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ И СРЕДА ОБИТАНИЯ - ЗНиСО / PUBLIC HEALTH AND LIFE ENVIRONMENT ◽

10.35627/2219-5238/2019-313-4-8-13 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 8-13

Author(s):

E.E. Andreeva ◽

A.I. Khudoborodov ◽

T.V. Kosycheva ◽

A.R. Latypov ◽

K.M. Zabolotneva

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

Work Experience ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Sports Facilities ◽

World Cup ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

State Of Water ◽

The World ◽

Temporary Accommodation

The paper shows the work experience of the surveillance on accommodation facilities, sports facilities and living environmental factors in Moscow: the state of water and sewage supply city, level of air pollution, water quality of surface water bodies, including water bodies allowed for swimming, soil on the epidemiological important territories and areas of sports facilities. We presented the results of activity to control the sanitary and hygienic condition of sports facilities, temporary accommodation of guests and participants of the World Cup, food quality and environmental facilities.

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Mega events and the restoration of urban land

ZARCH ◽

10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2019133955 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 34-49

Author(s):

Mark Wilson

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Land Use ◽

Urban Land ◽

World Cup ◽

Careful Planning ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

Industrial Land ◽

Mega Events ◽

Residential Use

One of the most productive uses of ephemeral events like the Olympics, Expos and FIFA World Cup is to use them to produce a better city. These events often require considerable changes in land use and investments in infrastructure that need to serve not only the event but also future needs as well. One valuable urban application is to reuse polluted or aging industrial land and turn it into a city asset. Brownfield development as part of mega events can lead to reclamation of beaches and waterfronts, and the use of industrial land for commercial and residential use. Examples drawn from recent mega events illustrate how careful planning can leave an event legacy of improved land use and quality of life.

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Creating Football Diplomacy in the French Third Republic, 1914–1939

Soccer Diplomacy ◽

10.5810/kentucky/9780813179513.003.0003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 30-47

Author(s):

Paul Dietschy

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

Interwar Period ◽

Special Section ◽

Third Republic ◽

Foreign Affairs ◽

World Cup ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

The Government ◽

Tourism Service ◽

Foreign Ministry

In 1920, the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs created a special section within its propaganda services in the aims of fighting the image of a postwar exhausted France, utilizing soccer within its efforts. This section created a soccer diplomacy and contributed to spreading French influence despite the weakness of French football and French decline in the 1930s. This chapter exposes and explains the contradiction and the paradox of this kind of soccer diplomacy. French diplomats began to understand that soccer matches and competitions were a new and sometimes efficient way to spread propaganda or to analyze the evolution of international relations in the interwar period. Yet, despite the dynamism of the sport and tourism service at its beginning, the government gave little financial help to the French Football Federation, especially when France organized the World Cup in 1938. The French state’s support of football within international relations in the 1930s demonstrates the challenges of soccer diplomacy. Even with the creation of a specific branch of the foreign ministry that focused on sport, international matches and major events such as the 1938 FIFA World Cup reveal the limits of the ambitions of this kind of soccer diplomacy.

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Inventing Traditions

Changing Qatar ◽

10.18574/nyu/9781479889075.003.0004 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 93-123

Author(s):

Geoff Harkness

Keyword(s):

Migrant Workers ◽

Nation Building ◽

Athletic Participation ◽

Family Values ◽

Female Empowerment ◽

Sporting Events ◽

World Cup ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

The Social ◽

The Government

Mega sporting events, including the 2022 FIFA World Cup, align perfectly with Qatar’s economic agenda, which uses athletics as part of its nation-building ambitions. This chapter journeys through several sports worlds in Doha, where low-wage migrant workers are bused to soccer stadiums for televised games, so that it appears that the stands are filled with ardent fans, and where Kenyan runners are granted temporary Qatari citizenship in order to compete as natives. The government has spent a fortune to erect state-of-the-art facilities, host international sporting events, and send athletes to compete globally. Sports are also a primary platform for modern traditionalism’s motif of female empowerment. Despite these efforts, however, rates of women’s athletic participation remain in the single digits. Interviews with players, coaches, and spectators reveal the social processes underlying these dynamics. Finally, the chapter demonstrates how sportswomen overcome barriers to athletic participation by dynamically engaging with modern traditionalism, aligning their sports-related activities with empowerment, Islam, and family values.

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Developing a National Elite Sport Policy in an Arab Country

Sport, Politics and Society in the Middle East ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190065218.003.0009 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 147-164

Author(s):

Nadim Nassif

Keyword(s):

Olympic Games ◽

Arab Country ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Elite Sport ◽

World Cup ◽

Fifa World Cup ◽

Sport Policy ◽

The Government ◽

Political Economic ◽

International Sport

Lebanon has never qualified to the FIFA World Cup, and has only won four medals at the Olympic Games since it started participating in 1948. This chapter investigates why Lebanon is failing in international sport and argues that the promotion of elite sport has never been a priority for the Lebanese government. It also reviews the academic literature on elite sport success, and discusses political, economic, demographic, and cultural factors that contribute to Lebanon’s failure in international sport. It is argued that the meagre annual budget allocated to the Ministry of Sport by the Lebanese government is a necessary but insufficient explanation for Lebanon’s failure in international sport. The Ministry of Youth and Sport issued their “Sport Strategy 2010–2020,” but never implemented the policies proposed. Beyond the government there is the problem that corruption is prevalent in the national sport federations. This chapter highlights how administrators are occupying key positions based on their political affiliations, rather than on their skills and capacities.

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