From The Times yesterday – click on link above for more…
The countdown goes on. We are getting into the meat of our 2010 Power 100 list, a compendium of the big-hitters of British sport. For a second year, we have launched our search for the 100 most influential people who play a crucial part in determining what we watch, when we watch it, how often, where, how much we pay — and, crucially, whether we enjoy it.
We started with more than 300 names and, using an expert panel, whittled them down to our century of sporting power. It was not easy nor was it scientific, but a combination of judgment and emotional attachment helped us gauge the importance of those people who will be in the sporting maelstrom in 2010.
We published our first snapshot of sporting history last year to widespread acclaim and considerable interest as The Times sparked those water-cooler moments in offices, dressing rooms and conference halls around the country with each daily update being sifted through and names examined in detail.
We have given you our first ten names and now we move on to the next 20 — that includes new entries in Jessica Ennis and Hope Powell — counting down from 90 to 71. Read, enjoy, discuss — even disagree with our decisions — as we present the next stage of our list of The Times Power 100.
90 Tim Clark President, Emirates Airlines (New entry)
Even if we discount the huge deal for naming rights and shirts sponsorship at Arsenal (worth a reported £100 million until 2021), the Emirates name and logo have become ubiquitous in sport. Football, rugby union and even the America’s Cup have found the airline ploughing money into raising its profile, making Clark, an economics graduate from the University of London, one of the most powerful figures in world sport along the way.
89 Hope Powell Manager, England women’s football team (New entry)
The most intriguing football manager in Britain today, mainly for what she might do rather than her achievement in taking England to the final of Euro 2009 last summer, where they lost to Germany. Can Powell transfer her undoubted skills to the top of the game, managing a men’s team? Powell, 43, has played down the idea, but a woman who is already a role model would make an astonishing impact if she could take her international success into club football…
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