Impact of football tournaments on the environment is getting worse, not better: Irish research
A team of researchers – led by University College Cork’s Conor McCarthy – found that the impact of high-profile international football tournaments on the environment is getting worse, not better, despite commitments to ‘zero emissions’ strategies.
The findings came from a 34 year study which involved 895 football matches.
It was conducted from the Italia 90 World Cup finals in Italy through to the 2024 qualifiers for the next European Championships.
Critically, the findings were published as FIFA, world football’s governing body, made the controversial decision to allocate the 2034 World Cup finals to Saudi Arabia – and with the 2026 World Cup finals set to be spread over three countries, the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 2030 FIFA World Cup finals will be jointly hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco – the first time the tournament has ever been staged in North Africa.
The study found that, despite a greater awareness of emissions and global warming, not to mention the roll-out…
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