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26 public ChatShows on Sport, by sub-topic. Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

Football 3

• Should J.League managers get two review challenges per match? Factoring in Japan's J.League and the recent expansion of video review in its top division, should the league adopt a fixed limit of two referee challenges per team per match, and what would that do to fairness between big-city clubs and smaller regional sides like those in Niigata or Kagoshima? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.1
• Should the Bundesliga cap matchday ticket prices, and who should decide? Who should decide whether Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena-style matchday ticket prices are capped by the German league, the DFL, or the fans' own association, and at what maximum price per seat for the Bundesliga's 2026-27 season? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.4
• Who Should Pay to Upgrade Marvel and Optus Stadiums for Football Who should pay for upgrading Melbourne's Marvel Stadium and Perth's Optus Stadium for A-League and women's football, the state governments or the clubs, and by what date? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.3!

Rugby and cricket 2

• Lomu, McCaw or Meads: Which Criterion Settles New Zealand's Greatest Player As a New Zealand sports fan debating in Dunedin pubs, should the All Blacks' Jonah Lomu or Richie McCaw be ranked as the country's greatest ever player, and what single criterion should settle it? 3 heads · 20 min · 9.0
• Should Auckland Put Public Money Into a Second Stadium? Should Auckland Council and Eden Park trustees commit public money to a second rugby and cricket stadium in Tamaki Makaurau by 2030, given Eden Park's existing debt and attendance figures? 2 heads · 10 min · 6.7

American sports 2

• Should Glasgow Fund Hampden Upgrades for NFL Games Before 2027? If Glasgow's council were deciding whether to bid for an NFL franchise game series at Hampden Park, should it commit public money to upgrade the stadium before the 2027 season, and what turnover and attendance figures would justify that? 3 heads · 25 min · 7.9
• Should British councils fund NFL or NBA stadiums, and which city should host? Which UK city, if any, should host a franchise in the NFL or NBA by 2030, and should British councils fund the stadium or arena with public money? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.4!

Olympics and athletics 3

• Should Los Angeles Build a Permanent Athletics Stadium for the 2028 Games? Which American city hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics should spend public money on a permanent athletics stadium rather than temporary venues, and what should it commit to before the Games open? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.6
• Should South Africa spend R50 million on a high-altitude athletics camp? Where do South African athletics bodies and the Western Cape government stand on funding a permanent high-altitude training camp in Gqeberha ahead of the 2028 Olympic cycle, and should they commit R50 million over five years? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.9
• Should Manchester bid for 2040, and on what legacy terms? Should Manchester bid to host a future Olympic Games in 2040, and if so, what legacy guarantees should the city demand from the government and the International Olympic Committee before committing public money? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.5

Motorsport 3

• Should the State Fund a New Kildare Motor Circuit or Back Mondello Park? What happens if Ireland's Motorsport Ireland body pushes for a permanent circuit in County Kildare, and should the state fund it when the Mondello Park and Kirkistown tracks already struggle for crowds and sponsors? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.7
• Le Mans Hybrids, Sustainable Fuel and the Crowd's Carbon Footprint By when should the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and the city of Le Mans decide whether the 24 Hours of Le Mans should phase out hybrid prototypes in favour of fully sustainable fuels, and what noise and emissions limits should apply to the Circuit de la Sarthe? 3 heads · 15 min · 4.9
• Silverstone, the Grand Prix contract and what a rotating or fixed slot would cost As a Silverstone track operator weighing the 2027 British Grand Prix contract, should the owners accept a higher hosting fee to keep the race on a rotating calendar, or push for a fixed annual slot, and what would that do to local hotel prices in Northamptonshire? 2 heads · 10 min · 7.2

Rules and fairness 1

• Should Mexico ban youth boxing bouts after head-injury studies, or keep them safer? Would Mexico City's boxing commissions be right to ban amateur bouts for under-18s in Guadalajara and Monterrey after the 2024 head-injury studies, or should they keep youth boxing with mandatory headgear and medical checks? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.1

Tennis 2

• Should the US Open cap daily matches or just move the clock? Now that the US Open has added prize money and player wellness rules, should Flushing Meadows and the USTA cap how many matches a player can be scheduled to play on a single day in the night sessions to protect players' health? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.7
• Should Wimbledon Change Its Wildcard Policy for British Players? What happens if Wimbledon lets a British wildcard player with a tough ranking into the main draw, and should the All England Club change its wildcard policy for UK-based players in Manchester or Birmingham style regional events? 2 heads · 25 min · 7.3

Golf 1

• Should the Old Course open tee times without a handicap certificate? Which golf club in Scotland should cap its annual membership fees, and should the R&A make public-access courses like St Andrews' Old Course bookable without a handicap certificate for a fixed share of tee times? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.5

Combat sports 1

• Rest Rules or Gym Sparring: Where MMA Brain Damage Really Starts Which policy should Nevada's athletic commission adopt for mixed martial arts events in Las Vegas, requiring or banning mandatory brain-injury screening and a minimum gap between fights, given the cumulative head-impact data from the last decade? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.4

Money in sport 3

• Who Should Decide Transgender Women's Eligibility in US Athletics Who should decide whether transgender women compete in women's events at the Olympics and major athletics meets in the United States, and should USA Athletics adopt a fixed testosterone cutoff or case-by-case eligibility by 2028? 3 heads · 15 min · 4.8
• Should Dublin Bid for the Olympics? A Panel Weighs the Costs Given the rising costs of hosting, should Dublin bid for a future Summer Olympics, and if so, which existing venues and transport links should it rely on to keep the bill under 2 billion euro? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.3
• Fixed Cap Rises or Negotiated Corridors for the AFL's 2030 Salary Cap Consider the Australian Football League's salary cap and the Sydney Swans' exposure to it: should the AFL lift its player salary cap by a set percentage each year, and if so, what cap figure should it commit to for 2030? 2 heads · 25 min · 8.4

Women's sport 2

• Should New Zealand commit to a women's pro football league, and at what cost? By when should New Zealand Football, working with Wellington Phoenix and the Auckland and Christchurch councils, commit to a funded plan for a domestic women's professional league, and what share of the central budget should go to it? 3 heads · 20 min · 7.8
• Should a national levy fund a minimum wage for women's football players? Given the growing crowds for the Women's Super League in Manchester and Liverpool, should Premier League clubs in the North West be required to share their broadcast revenue equally with women's teams by 2028, and what minimum annual pay would that mean for a full-time player? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.7

Grassroots sport 2

• Should the KNVB force Dutch clubs to reinvest academy sale fees in youth coaching? As a Dutch football club in Eindhoven or Utrecht weighs selling its academy's best 16-year-olds to foreign clubs for seven-figure fees, should the KNVB require a fixed share of any such sale to be reinvested in local youth coaching by 2027, and what would that cost the clubs? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.0!
• Should Nigeria fund a Lagos cricket academy by 2027, or build the base first? Can we determine whether Nigeria should fund a national cricket academy in Lagos by 2027, given that the Nigerian Cricket Federation has few grounds and little rugby infrastructure to build on? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.4!

Sporting greats 1

• Should Championships Gate NBA Greatness? Panel Weighs Rings Against Individual Impact What happens if the NBA in the United States adopted a rule that only players who won a championship with at least two other all-time top-fifty players can be ranked among the greatest of all time, and should Boston and Los Angeles honour that standard in their retired-number ceremonies? 6 heads · 40 min · 7.9

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