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Egypt’s search for a fig leaf: It’s not the Handball World Championship
Hosting major sports tournaments can confer prestige on a country, but in the case of Egypt, the 2021 Handball World Championship will do little...
Cooperation in culture is a priority for the BRICS alliance: Interview with Alena Peryshkina
In this interview, Alena Peryshkina, Co-Chair of the BRICS Civil Forum, Director of the AIDS Infoshare Foundation, Co-Chair of the BRICS and G20 CSOs...
Can ‘sports diplomacy’ help the EU secure a ‘Green Deal’ alliance in the Middle East?
As the EU struggles to roll out its Green Deal across its 27 member states, it could be missing a trick: the potential to...
Bye Diego … (Geopolitics of Sports)
The news of Diego Maradona's death plunged the football world into grief and deprived football fans of the existence of a unique star. If...
Controversial Israeli soccer club may be litmus test for UAE soft power ploy
An Emirati offer to invest in Israel’s most controversial soccer club could serve as a figurative litmus test of hopes that Arab recognition of...
Covid-19 Sports Diplomacy: Soft power vs. populism
Sports diplomacy existed long before Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power”. It was supposed to peacefully “co-opt” political actors rather than threaten or...
Bundesliga: The Guide To Restart Football?
The first match-day proved encouraging for other leagues, planning to follow the Bundesliga.
Football is back in Germany — albeit without the fans. The Bundesliga...
Saudi Arabia rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rolled the dice with a US$ 374 million bid to acquire storied British soccer club Newcastle United.
If...
Gazprom and Europe
Football in the 21st Century is
not only a sport but a global brand in itself. Football allows others to feed
and profit off of it...
Why is Football making Huge Money?
Last year, European clubs amassed more than
9 bn euros from television rights, ticket sales and commercial businesses. FC
Barcelona earned the highest share amidst fierce...