Sport, the European Union and the Lisbon Treaty

Following the European Union's White Paper on sport, sport has become one of the competences the EU is seeking to achieve through the (currently) unratified Lisbon Treaty. In the Treaty, a model is advocated that is intended to capture the distinctiveness of European sport. Is this an accurate depiction? Is more needed, or is the proposed competence too much? If the Lisbon Treaty is eventually ratified, what will this mean for sport in the EU? Will some nations benefit more than others? If the Treaty is not ratified, will this be an opportunity missed or a lucky escape?