January 2024 - More Than A Game

Saudi Takeover of European Football: About Power, Not Sportswashing

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January 26, 2024

Via The Guardian, reflections on how Saudi investors buying up the Italian and Spanish Super Cups has legitimized the nation’s regime, at home and around the world: In early 2019, a rising [...]

Nashville Stars: A Look At Efforts To Become First MLB Team with Majority Black Ownership

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January 26, 2024

Via USAToday, a look at efforts by a group in Nashville to bring a new - and diverse - Major League Baseball expansion team to Nashville: Dave Stewart is behind the wheel, old-school, soul town hits are filling the air, and [...]

The Palestinian Soccer team Just Made history, Sparking Moment of Joy amid War

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January 26, 2024

Via NPR, a report on a rare moment of joy as Palestinians celebrate their national soccer team's win at the Asian Cup, which sends them to the knockout stage: The Palestinian soccer team made history this week. For the first [...]

Women’s Tennis Was Not “Built For It To Be Exploited by Saudi Arabia”

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January 26, 2024

Via the Washington Post, impassioned commentary from Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the potential for the WTA Finals to be held in Saudi Arabia: Lately, we seem to be so inseparable that you might as well [...]

Soccer Attracts Saudi Investment to Englands Northeast

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January 23, 2024

Via The Economist, an article on Saudi Arabia's investment in Newcastle soccer: These days Saudi Arabian flags often fly among football fans in Newcastle, a city in the north-east of England. That has been happening [...]

Sports Emerges as New Front in Israel-Hamas War

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January 22, 2024

Via Real Clear Politics, a look at how sport has come into play - and been impacted - by the Israel / Hamas war: It was billed as a way to protect the security of Israeli hockey players amid fallout over the Israeli-Hamas [...]

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