EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Global Sports, Inc. on Form S-8 for the purpose of registering the Fogdog, Inc.
1999 Stock Incentive Plan of our report dated March 22, 2000, appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Global Sports, Inc. for the year ended January 1,
2000.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 17, 2001