nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20221203-001707-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 221202s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20221203-001707-0 doi eng 342 23 Koncewicz, Tomasz Tadeusz Author aut The Autonomy of Sport and the Degeneration of an Ideal Koncewicz, Tomasz Tadeusz Verfassungsblog 2022-12-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Football World Cup in Qatar is but the tip of the iceberg of the mounting problems for UEFA/FIFA. Scandals. Corruption. Cozying up to the autocrats and feeling right at home in their company. Arrogance bordering on ignorance coming from the very top of the governing bodies. The list of serious ailments that beset the system of football governance goes on. As a result, one might argue that not much of substance can be added to the topic. Yet, as will be argued here, there is still a constitutional and discursive potential to push forward the discourse on the broken system of football governance. There is important space for constitutionalists to fill by offering a voice of critical reflection, insights and by pointing out signposts for the future. CC BY-SA 4.0 FIFA Qatar UEFA World Cup Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-autonomy-of-sport-and-the-degeneration-of-an-ideal/ raw object