ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the leading philosophical arguments for freedom of expression. Certain arguments are too localised or limited, thus not fit for an activity that is produced and consumed globally, while others suffer from theoretical shortcomings. The chapter concludes that subject to expansions and clarifications for this book, the rights-based approach, which has universalistic tendencies, should be considered the more apt argument for freedom of expression in sport. Sport associations’ powers, as well as production and consumption processes within the transnational sport, necessitate an argument that does not hinder the freedom of expression of individuals.
