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Massive corruption within the walls of the European Parliament

Transparency experts have urged MEPs to push for tougher internal reforms in the wake of the Qatargate scandal, noting that…

1 month ago

China’s role to make FIFA 2022 Successful

Argentina won the World cup in FIFA Football World Cup held on 20 November – 18 December 2022, in Doha…

2 months ago

The Legacy of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Can We Have a Score Now?

Authors: Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos and Dr. Kamilla Swart* Now that the final whistle of the FIFA World Cup 2022 has…

3 months ago

The Business of the FIFA World Cup (Part II): The World Witnesses Qatar’s Efforts to Balance Culture and Identity

Authors : Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos and Dr. Mahfoud Amara* The hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022 has certainly been…

3 months ago

Getting it Right: A Post-Qatar Roadmap for Activists

Qatar 2022 put the myth of a separation of sports and politics to bed. Like in Qatar, human, worker, and…

3 months ago

The Business of the FIFA World Cup (Part I): Qatar: Towards Becoming a New Global Sports Hub

Authors: Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos and Professor Simon Chadwick* Two years ago, four academics convinced some of the world’s leading scholars…

3 months ago

Qatar was just the beginning as Middle East eyes Asian sports

This decade and beyond could be the era of Middle Eastern sports. It may not have sunk in yet, but…

3 months ago

The World Cup and its Stars

The world's attention has been focused on the tiny Gulf State of Qatar these last two weeks not for some…

3 months ago

Off the pitch, Morocco emerges a winner in the World Cup

France defeated Morocco 2:0 on the pitch, but off the pitch Morocco is up 4:0. Ultimately, the effects of Morocco’s…

3 months ago

Qatar World Cup: Controversy, Racism, and Our Orientalism

This mid-November air felt like an autumn season after a long bleak pandemic tarnished the globe and a world enraged…

3 months ago