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Irish MEP wades into basketball’s civil war
There was a surprising development in the conflict between Euroleague and FIBA last week as Irish MEP Seán Kelly, former president of the GAA in Ireland, was one of 31 signatories on a letter to the European Commission that sided heavily with FIBA. BiE’s Emmet Ryan spoke to both Kelly and Euroleague COO Eduard Scott […]
We really don’t need another civil war
The opening salvos have been fired with little dignity. It’s not going to get prettier. Everyone needs to grow up. That’s what Emmet Ryan thinks of the latest FIBA vs ULEB spat. Didn’t we already go through this around the turn of the century? ULEB and FIBA Europe fought for control of Europe’s top competition […]
What you need to know about the Basketball Champions League final
It all comes down to this, Virtus Bologna vs Tenerife for one of the biggest prizes in European basketball. Rather than just do a straight preview, Emmet Ryan has a primer for those unfamiliar with the Basketball Champions League (BCL) or indeed the teams After two lopsided encounters in the semi-finals on Friday, both Virtus […]
So you want to leave your national league
It was a week off for Euroleague, so a bunch of teams got very angry over domestic matters. Things got stupid fast, potentially earth shaking decisions were rashly put out there, and now it’s time to talk about the real motivations. Emmet Ryan on the teams that are hinting at leaving town The national […]
FIBA needs to develop the Netflix of basketball
With the new season only a few weeks away, working out how and where to watch games online is still way too much work. With LiveBasketball.TV far from drowning in content, Emmet Ryan on how giving the platform a reason to care more is in FIBA’s interests You may not have heard of Perform Group […]
The Euroleague 2017/18 mega preview
Our long nightmare is finally over, Euroleague is back. Grab your bag of cans, light up whatever you’re lighting up, and strap yourself in for 30 rounds of basketball that matters. Emmet Ryan breaks down the big storylines to watch and makes his predictions for the Final Four, the eventual champions, along with the major […]
The price of peace has never been lower
FIBA and Euroleague have been at loggerheads for a while. It serves no-one any good but the dispute shows little sign of resolution. Emmet Ryan is more than tired of the fighting and it’s time for both sides to end the animosity. The solution is obvious, all it takes is being willing to make the […]
For your consideration…BallinEurope
It’s awards season so BiE has put together a special blog post outlining its case to win two trophies at this year’s Blog Awards Ireland Greetings and salutations everybody. Right, where to start. Well this post is really for those new folk coming here wanting to see what we are all about while they judge […]
Did nobody check the calendar?
Bold, foolhardy, or just plain foolish? Emmet Ryan is perplexed by the decisions of leagues in Italy and Spain to go up against Euro 2016 with two of their biggest games of the season While Olimpia Milano claimed the Serie A title with a comeback win in Game 6 against Reggio Emilia, the Italian national […]
Let’s do more than lunch – How collaboration can spur European basketball
In part four of our long-form series on the civil war in European basketball, Emmet Ryan looks at the benefits real collaboration between FIBA and Euroleague would bring and examines the obstacles the war has created Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 It turns out 2 June was THE day in European […]
Podcast: Kamil Novak and Turgay Demirel speak to BiE’s new show
Our new podcast begins with a bang as two of European basketball’s biggest power brokers came to Dublin to speak with BiE BallinEurope enters the world of podcasting, or rather re-enters given our numerous collaborations over the years, with The Creatively Titled Basketball Show (CTBS). Hosted by BiE editor Emmet Ryan, the first episode has […]
Bowie, Berlin, Basketball
On the eve of the 2016 Euroleague Final Four, Emmet Ryan went for a walk around Berlin I, I can remember, standing, by the Wall. Too many times at this stage but Tuesday was the first since Bowie passed. His time in Berlin came while the city was still divided by the Mauer. Since it […]