Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia sports
Will Gulf Sports Diplomacy Hit Choppy Waters?
Storm clouds may be gathering, potentially casting a shadow over Saudi Arabia's shock-and-awe sports buying spree, and complicating the geopolitical and geoeconomic sports strategies of...
Mideast Sports Go Global, But Politics Follow
A potential sale of storied soccer club Manchester United to a member of Qatar's ruling family could take the Manchester derby to new heights. The sale...
Saudi Soccer Is a Game of Geopolitics and Religion, Not Just Sports
Saudi Arabia's soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom's economy. It’s also about geopolitics and religion for...
Saudi Sports Initiative Will Take More Than Money
For the second time in a month, Saudi Arabia has discovered that money buys a lot -- but not everything. First, there was Argentinian soccer superstar...
Saudi Sports Blitz Is Off to a Mixed Start
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,...
Sports Show How Middle East Countries Can Balance Their Differences
Renewed controversy over Saudi ownership of English Premier League club Newcastle United suggests the kind of opposition the kingdom may encounter as it bids for...
Saudi Sports Bids Are Unlikely to Lead to Meaningful Change
Even before it officially launched, Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2030 World Cup is on thin ice. The bid suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
Saudi Arabia Ups Its Mideast Sports Gamble
One-upmanship in Middle Eastern sports just went up a notch as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will join state-owned Saudi football club Al Nassr FC for a...
Saudi Arabia Plans Winter Sports Destination — and Massive Surveillance State
Temperatures in north-western Saudi Arabia seldom, if ever, drop below eight degrees Celsius. However, that hasn't prevented Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) from envisioning...
