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  • That the English Premier League should adopt the 50+1 rule.

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    Within the Bundesliga, the 50+1 rule means that clubs – and, by extension, the fans - hold a majority of their own voting rights. Under German Football League [DFL] rules, football clubs will not be allowed to play in the Bundesliga if commercial investors have more than a 49 percent stake.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-10-29

  • This House would ban teenagers from playing contact sports

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    Contact sports are sports that emphasize or require physical contact between players. Some sports, such as mixed martial arts, are scored on impacting an opponent, while others, including rugby football, gridiron football and Australian rules football, require tackling of players. These sports are often known as full-contact, as the sport cannot be undertaken without contact.

    Taiwan Schools Debate Challenge 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-10-05

  • This house believes that match officials should be required to have post-match press conferences.

    Officer's Cup 2022 · Round 7 · 2022-09-17

  • This house would eliminate time period restrictions on player transfers in professional sports.

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    In many professional sports leagues, players can only be transferred (bought and sold) between teams during certain time periods set by the league’s governing body.

    Officer's Cup 2022 · Round 7 · 2022-09-17

  • With hindsight, This House as Daniel Ricciardo would have re-signed with Redbull Racing

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    Daniel Ricciardo is a formula one driver, who currently races for McLaren Racing. McLaren has bought out his contract early after 2 subpar seasons with the team, which could potentially leave him without an F1 seat next season. In 2018, Ricciardo was one of the hottest prospects in the sport with Redbull Racing and opted not to re-sign with the team after noticing the team had begun to put focus on then-teammate Max Verstappen. This meant he would be less favored in strategy calls, and the car would be made more to suit Verstappen's style of driving as opposed to his own. He opted to move to Renault Racing with the hopes that they would challenge for the world title but were eventually not able to push past the upper midfield, which prompted a second move to McLaren, with similar hopes of a world title win.

    Habib Worlds Schools Debating Championship 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-09-09

  • That we regret the culture of sports team managers and coaches being sacked after a short run of poor form.

    Auckland Schools' Debating Impromptu Cup 2022 · Round 4 · 2022-08-19

  • This House Prefers the Franchise Model to the Qualifier Model for E-Sports leagues

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    There are two dominant models of E-Sports Leagues: The Franchise Model sets up regional leagues, where private groups buy teams which cannot be relegated from the league. Each league is overseen by their own central authority and the league is owned by the teams and game developer. Teams compete in matches throughout a season, at the end of which an eventual champion is named for that league. Prominent examples of E-Sports using this system are League of Legends, Valorant, Overwatch etc. The Qualifier Model involves a set of independently run tournaments ranging from smaller regional events to major tournaments that require qualification or invitation based on success at previous tournaments. All of the tournaments are run by different organizations or actors, which can have different criteria for inviting or allowing teams to participate. Prominent examples of E-Sports using this system are CS:GO, Dota 2 etc.

    WUDC Belgrade 2022 · 2 · 2022-07-20

  • Resolved: On balance, public subsidies for professional athletic organizations in the United States benefit their local communities.

    September/October · N/A · 2022-07-01

  • This house, as the English Premier League, would not allow foreign ownership of teams.

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    The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) is the majority shareholder of Newcastle United, an English Premier League team. Another team in the league, Chelsea, is owned by Russian oligarch and Putin confidant Roman Abramovich.

    Joynt Scroll 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-04-15

  • This house would Ban ownership of football clubs from individuals and entities who come from countries with human rights violations.

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    N/A

    Zimbabwe Easters Debating Championships 2022 · 5 · 2022-03-31

  • This house would ban child Muay Thai competitions.

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    Muay Thai is considered the national sport of Thailand and is culturally significant. It is a widely competed sport in Thailand across all age groups. In rural parts of Thailand child muay thai competitions are commonplace and the prize money is significant enough for some child athletes to be the sole breadwinner of the family.

    Kanto Debate Open 2022 (3.5-6) · 1 · 2022-03-05