British Olympic chief Anson will fight biennial World Cups: Business of Sport

Published: Feb. 17, 2022, 5 a.m.

b"Mark Chapman & The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Andy Anson,\\xa0CEO of the British Olympic Association to discuss what the future holds for the Winter & Summer Games. Andy tells us why FIFA\\u2019s plan to stage the men\\u2019s World Cup every two years will threaten the Olympics and be \\u201cterrible\\u201d for football.\\nAlso on the pod, Andrew Zimbalist, an author and economist whose research has led him to raise questions about the value to cities of hosting the Olympics \\u2014 and influenced some cities to back away from bidding.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"