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Manchester City case
Infantino & private equity investment
Cancellation of sports events in the Arabian Gulf
Steph Curry wearing Li Ning
AI, VR, esports
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Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport
The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
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@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport
The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
substack.com/home/post/p-22
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport
The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
substack.com/home/post/p-221…
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
Sports Diplomacy
An Introduction
Publication now imminent
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Professor Simon Chadwick retweeted
A big simplification around City and PSG's ownerships has been people lumping them together as "oil money". The vast differences between Abu Dhabi and Qatar's approaches to diplomacy are playing out around tonight's match
With thanks to @Prof_Chadwick
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Sagen om Manchester City tvinger premierminister til svær balancegang
Manchester Citys økonomiske regelbrud besværliggør ikke blot tilværelsen i fodboldklubben. Sagen tvinger også premierministeren ud i et vanskeligt dilemma stiften.dk/sport/sagen-om-ma…
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Man City vs. PSG: How Qatar's European champions view Abu Dhabi's Premier League woes
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Diasporas in football – growing significance, proliferating issues
Navigating the delicate balance between international performance, cultural identity, and domestic sports development is an important task facing the sport
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Qatar pins bid for 2036 Olympics on its World Cup pedigree
agbi.com/business-of-sport/2…
Diasporas in football – growing significance, proliferating issues
Navigating the delicate balance between international performance, cultural identity, and domestic sports development is an important task facing the sport
substack.com/home/post/p-220…
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
Rwanda's F1 circuit is being built adjacent to the new Kigali Airport. Qatar has taken a majority stake in the airport's redevelopment. Meanwhile, Qatar Airways is still trying to acquire a 49% stake in Rwandair. The official airline partner of F1 is Qatar Airways.
Formula 1 set for Africa return after 40 years with Rwanda race bit.ly/4B31hfv
From October 2024
Rwanda in pole position as F1 seeks return to Africa
The likelihood of a Grand Prix taking place in Kigali is increasing
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Some in Global North will see this as sports washing. Many in Global South will see things differently, despite regional conflicts. Africa deserves & needs this. Challenge will be to ensure race makes tangible economic/social contribution rather than serving merely as a trophy
Rwanda will host a Formula One race from the early 2030s in a 10-year deal, F1 said in a statement on Tuesday. Formula One has not raced in Africa since the last South African Grand Prix was held at Kyalami, north of Johannesburg, in 1993.
Read the full story here: cnbcafrica.pulse.ly/use6ilhf…
#CNBCAfrica #DSTV410
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‘Inconvenient truth’: Man City case spotlights realities of UK-UAE ties
Analysts point to a much deeper network of high-stakes diplomacy and geopolitical economics between London and Abu Dhabi
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Strait of Hormuz?
Bab el Mandab?
How about Strait of Malacca?
25% of global trade passes through it
Vietnam produces 1bn pairs of sports shoes each year, many shipped West
50% of Nike's footwear output comes from Vietnam
At narrowest, only 2km wide
forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
Strait of Hormuz?
Bab el Mandab?
How about Strait of Malacca?
25% of global trade passes through it
Vietnam produces 1bn pairs of sports shoes each year, many shipped West
50% of Nike's footwear output comes from Vietnam
At narrowest, only 2km wide
forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
Africa’s Formula 1 race: Three countries, one dream, and a growing sibling rivalry
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Written by Nnamdi O. Madichie, Professor of Marketing, Nova Business School Africa
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Africa’s Formula 1 race: Three countries, one dream, and a growing sibling rivalry
substack.com/home/post/p-219…
Written by Nnamdi O. Madichie, Professor of Marketing, Nova Business School Africa
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
My latest for @Forbes
F1 Highlights The Realities Of Global Sport’s Chokepoint Problems
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Africa’s Formula 1 race: Three countries, one dream, and a growing sibling rivalry
substack.com/home/post/p-219…
Written by Nnamdi O. Madichie, Professor of Marketing, Nova Business School Africa
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
Zheng Qinwen has just become the first Chinese woman to win the China Open
She's an important figure in the East Asian country, here's why:
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