Sportswashing Archives - Page 7 of 8

Middle Eastern Investment: It’s Not About Sportswashing

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July 17, 2023

Via Yahoo! Sports, commentary that the influx of Middle Eastern investment in sports isn't about image cleansing. It's about building a new economy. Only a few minutes after he began laying out his vision for how to grow [...]

Hearing on Pro Golf’s Mega-Marriage Spoke To The Power of Sportswashing

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July 12, 2023

Courtesy of The Washington Post, commentary on how defense of the PGA’s partnership with LIV Golf aligns with the long-standing American trend of bowing to Saudi power: Say what you will about the PGA Tour’s partnership [...]

Will D.C. Lead The League In Sportswashing?

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July 9, 2023

Courtesy of The Washington Post, commentary on the possibility that the owner of Washington's Wizards, Capitals and Mystics may sell a stake to the Qatar Investment Fund: Washington sports mogul Ted Leonsis cultivates a [...]

Saudi Arabia’s High-Profile Sports Blitz: Off To A Mixed Start

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July 6, 2023

Via The Turbulent World, commentary on Saudi Arabia’s high-profile sports blitz: Since arriving in Saudi Arabia five months ago, soccer superstar Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in 16 games for his new club, Al Nassr. Yet, more [...]

Sports and Politics In Ukraine and Russia

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July 6, 2023

Via Spotify, an interesting discussion about the Russian and Ukrainian sports communities’ responses to the invasion, how athletes and fans might turn the tide of sportwashing and the ways sports can both reveal and and mask [...]

FIFA Gets Red Card On Greenwashing In Qatar World Cup

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June 10, 2023

Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how the International Football Association failed to provide ‘credible evidence’ of how all emissions generated by the event could be offset: The Swiss advertising regulator [...]

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