Djokovic Australia deportation saga; Man United leadership change as Woodward’s replaced by Arnold; Barca finances; UK-Ireland out of World Cup bidding; $550M takeover by NYT of The Athletic

Episode 50 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues with interviews and insight from Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja, joined by Jacquelin Magnay. Vote for us in the Sports Podcast Awards via https://www.sportspodcastawards.com/categories/10

On the agenda on January 7, 2022:

The Novak Djokovic saga. The first 25 minutes of the pod discuss whether he should be allowed to stay in Melbourne or be deported before The Australian Open. The inside track comes from Jacquelin Magnay of The Australian newspaper who talks about the pandemic experience there and quarantine hotels. Plus hear from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Rafael Nadal on Djokovic.

In the second half of the pod: The Manchester United leadership change and the reign of Ed Woodward analysed as he is replaced by new CEO Richard Arnold; Barcelona finances; UK-Ireland look to be out of 2030 World Cup bidding; $550M takeover by NYT of The Athletic; Another breach of English rugby's salary cap?

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