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Sports and Saudi Arabia, part 2

Sports and Saudi Arabia, part 2

Soccer is pivotal to Saudi Arabia's sportswashing ambitions.

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Jun 14, 2023
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After discussing the LIV/PGA merger and the controversies surrounding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in my previous post (linked below), this post will dive deeper into Saudi Arabia’s forays into soccer (football for the non-Americans).1

Sports and Saudi Arabia, part 1

Sports and Saudi Arabia, part 1

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June 12, 2023
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Saudi Arabia and sportswashing

Since spending $50mn in 2019 to host the prize title-fight between Anthony…

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