A particularly insightful presentation on the use of mediation in sports was offered at last month’s World Mediation Forum in Prague. Ozlem Susler from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia (whom Forum co-President Colin Wall called “Oz from Oz”) moderated the presentation. She noted that sports is a substantial economic driver on a global scale. Soccer alone represents 43% of the global sports economic activity.
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