Source: TheGuardian
Leap in the dark: 11 sporting questions raised by Scottish independence | Owen Gibson
While sport comes some way down the list of concerns facing an independent Scotland, the consequences could be profound. We look at the some of the possible repercussions• Sport’s winners and losers beyond the yes-no-battleThe wide-ranging consequences for sport of a vote for Scottish independence on Thursday have only become a matter for debate relatively late in the day.UK Sport, the body that distributes £125m a year in National Lottery and exchequer funding to Olympic sport, insists it will wait for the result before considering its plans. So does the British Olympic Association. And Fifa. And the International Olympic Committee. And the British Horseracing Authority. And so on. Continue reading......read full article
