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The outlook for professional football in China.
Since the sudden end of the three-and-a-half-year ‘Quartet’ boycott in January, Doha has stepped up efforts to normalise relations with formerly hostile Arab countries. It is also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260087
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Sportswashing, once the domain of pariah states hosting large sports events, has evolved to include sovereign investment in European and US sports. As these investments become…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280617
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In retaliation, Moscow has imposed economic sanctions on Ankara, yesterday halting the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project. Russia says it has proof that Turkish…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207105
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Compared with clubs in Brazil and Europe, Argentine ones are heavily reliant on income from gate receipts. Argentine football was already suffering from outdated structures, lack…
Ratcliffe, who already controls clubs in the top French and Swiss leagues, will be an enthusiastic advocate for the fast-spreading multi-club business model pursued primarily by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284253
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As money continues to flow into the sport, raising transfer fees and salaries, off the pitch clubs and leagues face a challenging governance environment, together with the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281158
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The case, before a court in Madrid, derives from an aborted attempt in 2021 by a dozen of Europe's top football clubs, several with US ownership, to form a breakaway super league…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274719
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In June, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), took over four domestic football clubs, including Al Hilal. The PIF is aggressively targeting European…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280832
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The deal links two key sectors in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ efforts to diversify their hydrocarbon-dependent economies, connecting transportation and…