For those who philosophise about sport in general, and the role of regulation in sport and society, an economist's thoughts following England's unfortunate no-goal at the recent FIFA World Cup (soccer for those not up with it) are an interesting read.
Of course, Ultimate's approach of self-regulation works well in our sport, but its currently a bit of an anathema on the global financial stage. But then again, if global financial information was open and available to all (much like an individual's behaviour on an Ultimate field), rather than 'commercial in confidence' then things would be different.
And thinking about what a drastic change of outlook that would require that is perhaps evidence of just how radical self-refereeing is in sport.
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