Sportswashing Archives - Page 6 of 8

PIF Chairman ‘Doesn’t Care’ About ‘Sportswashing’ Accusations

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September 22, 2023

Courtesy of The Athletic, commentary on PIF chairman Mohammed bin Salman's feelings about ‘sportswashing’ accusations: Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and chairman of the country’s Public Investment [...]

Scoring Political Goals

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August 27, 2023

Via The Economist, a look at Saudi Arabia's recent spending of a fortune on sport: On August 11th Saudi Arabia’s biggest football competition, the Saudi Pro League, will kick off for the 2023-24 season. Last season’s [...]

‘It’s Not a Fad’: The Truth Behind Saudi Arabia’s Dizzying Investment In Sport

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August 13, 2023

Via The Guardian, a detailed look at Saudi Arabia's sports investment strategy which - from the star-studded Pro League to golf, F1 and cricket - is as cynically ambitious as it is controversial: The scope of Saudi Arabian [...]

The Sportswashing Blame Game is not Always Fair

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August 10, 2023

Via Asia Global Online, commentary on the tendency for sportswashing to be a form of “othering” used by people in the Global North – it is what other people in other countries do, not something we ourselves engage [...]

Saudi Soccer: A Game of Geopolitics and Religion, Not Just Sports

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August 6, 2023

Via James Dorsey's Turbulent World, commentary on Saudi Arabia's soccer investment strategy and purpose: Saudi Arabia's soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom's [...]

Saudi Arabia’s $6bn Spend on ‘Sportswashing’

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July 26, 2023

Via The Guardian, commentary on Saudi Arabia’s $6bn spend on ‘sportswashing’,a move some critics say is an attempt to distract from its human rights record: Saudi Arabia has spent at least $6.3bn (£4.9bn) in sports [...]

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