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 additional
shares under the Company's 1996 Equity Incentive Plan of our report dated March
23, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Global Sports, Inc. for
the year ended December 30, 2000.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 20, 2001