Craig Foster + we love Isaac Humphries + what car racing are we going to watch now?
There were all kinds of amazing sports feats this week, but the things that caught our attention the most were typically ‘off field’.
Isaac Humphries had us glued to our screens when he publicly announced that he was gay and used it as an opportunity to inspire others. What a delight it was to see not only his team but the broader basketball league and other notable Australian athletes throw their support around him.
We have 2 new world cup champions in the world of rugby league - the Australian women and men’s teams won both cups over the weekend and while the sport was great, the fact that they played as a double header and came together as a united team at the end was pretty magical.
The FIFA World Cup (soccer/football is the brand of sportsball that’s relevant here) has started with…some very interesting comments from the President, Gianni Infantino. We called up Australia’s pre-eminent expert in the tricky intersection of soccer, human rights and politics, Craig Foster, to explain everything we need to know and think about when it comes to Qatar.
There’s been a dinner party for F1 and we’d like to understand the seating plan.
Georgie watched a brilliant documentary called “Ride (a brutal fairytale)” on ABC iView, about Australia’s Sam Willoughby and the USA’s Alise Willoughby (nee Post) and their incredible life pre and post a training accident. Lib’s been triggered by the FIFA Uncovered documentary and is now going through her back catalogue of corrupt sports practices documentaries…which brings her to Icarus. Must watch viewing.
Show Notes:
Car crash FIFA moments: https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12750789/gianni-infantinos-bizarre-speech-on-world-cup-eve-today-i-feel-qatari-i-feel-gay-i-feel-disabled?fbclid=IwAR1jyOva-FxuQI56n6CWYIakZSKoqSwAJRTfQi_kBO8_33gy8LdWczrYsoA
You can find Craig Foster @craigfosterfootball
No2nd Place: @no2ndplace
Ride (A brutal fairytale) featuring Sam & Alise Willoughby, is currently available on ABC iView and find out more about it here: https://ridethefilm.com/
Icarus is currently available on Netflix
Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett
Instagram: @thesportsocialpodcast
Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com