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Sports are a potential bellwether of how Middle Eastern states manage their differences
Renewed controversy over Saudi ownership of English Premier League club Newcastle United suggests the kind of opposition the kingdom may encounter as it bids...
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 Qatar is not the...
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 Qatar. FIFA 2022 attracted...
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 been blown, we can confidently...
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 a monumental achievement by the...
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 LGBT rights are likely to...
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 to contribute to the first...
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 the Qatar World Cup was...
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 major political event but...
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 off-the-pitch success may ripple much...