• Should Ultimate Team be banned? Naomi Osaka French Open and Mental Health Struggles

  • Jun 3 2021
  • Length: 42 mins
  • Podcast

Should Ultimate Team be banned? Naomi Osaka French Open and Mental Health Struggles

  • Summary

  • Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open this week after she refused to speak to the media to help improve her own mental health. There has been a lot of support, criticism and discussion around the way the whole situation was handled by Naomi, The French Open and the Media.

    We discuss whether the media are the ones to blame? The 23-year-old had earlier been fined $15,000 (£10,600) by the tournament referee and threatened with exclusion from Roland Garros and future majors for declining to face the media after her first-round match on Sunday.

    There have been many players that have come out and backed her, Serena Williams and other sporting stars such as Steph Curry, together with her main sponsor NIKE. Some people may enjoy the interviews because of their personality; others may not and may feel anxious at how they’ll answer questions or maybe probed by the press. Do the media cause huge amounts of unnecessary stress and mental health to sports stars? Was Naomi Osaka right to withdrawal from the tournament?

    We also discuss EA Sports and Ultimate Team in FIFA and Madden, is it gambling? Should Ultimate Team be banned? Is Ultimate Team creating bad habits for people and getting them used to the thrill and chase the buzz in gambling?

    We also make our predictions for the Euro 2020 tournament and who we feel will win, whilst also discussing England's chances at the tournament, can football finally come home?!

    In the quick news, we discuss Brentford's rise and promotion to the Premier League. Tyron Woodley vs Jake Paul the boxing fight scheduled to take place in August, Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather for this weekend and Sperm Whales which have made fishermen RICH in Yemen!

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