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Bangladesh-Argentina: A soft power opening the door of opportunities for Bangladesh
Last year, the Messi-led Argentina football team won the 2022 world cup and became the world champion among the 32 countries. Undoubtedly, it was...
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...
African-American Diaspora Engagement at the Core of U.S.-African Relations in Multipolar World
The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington has placed African-American diaspora at the core for strengthening multifaceted relations with Africa. The White House and...
Saudi Arabia milks Ronaldo, for what it’s worth
Saudi Arabia isn't wasting time to milk for what it’s worth soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to the kingdom. Neither are others in the...
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...
Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia: A game of one-upmanship
One-upmanship in Middle Eastern sports just wretched up a notch as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo joins state-owned Saudi football club Al Nassr FC for reportedly...
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...
Qatar punctures FIFA’s political fantasy
If the Qatar World Cup proved anything, it’s that sports and politics are inseparable Siamese twins joined at the hip.
Politics popped up at every...