An article has been published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung - NZZ with the title "Wenn Turniere statt Stangen fallen" on 05.04.2002.

Der Weltcup, so sagen die einen, sei nicht mehr das, was er einst war. Als bestes Produkt im Springsport betiteln ihn derweil andere. Der deutsche Reiter Franke Sloothaak etwa und der Brasilianer Rodrigo Pessoa vertreten diese diametralen Standpunkte. Die skeptische Einschätzung des Deutschen teilt auch Markus Fuchs.

Max E. Ammann was Director of the World Cup Jumping from 1978 to 2003. With network4events (former Editions Hippiques) he was responsible for the rules and regulations; he did the contract negotiations with the organisers, the sponsors and the TV stations. He supervised the financial aspects of the project and took care of the relations to the World Cup sponsor Volvo. He was responsible for the media and public relations and was the contact to the Jumping riders.

> Article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (only in German - pdf)