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Professor of Afro-Eurasian Sport https://substack.com/@geosport200

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 11h

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Saudi sporting land grab is going into overdrive
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Saudi sporting land grab is going into overdrive

From football to darts, tennis to gaming, the kingdom’s ambitions are measured in billions

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Dubai Basketball club is ‘test case’ for global push
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Dubai Basketball club is ‘test case’ for global push

Dubai Basketball is the first Gulf team in the Euroleague, highlighting the region's sports investment and the league’s push beyond Europe

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 3d

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Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
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Submissions can be made until the end of November

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NBA bounces back into China six years after Hong Kong spat

Preseason games in Macao & rising star Yang Hansen set stage for recapturing lost revenue
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This is classic geopolitical economy: sport in the crosshairs of business & politics

NBA bounces back into China six years after Hong Kong spat

Preseason games in Macao and rising star Yang Hansen set stage for recapturing lost revenue

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 4d

Saudi Arabia doubles down on its efforts to become a global esports super power

A summer of spending and events has added fresh impetus to the country's strategic ambitions
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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 5d

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Qatar’s World Cup Legacy – Future Sport Strategy and the Creation of a Sustainable Sport Ecosystem

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

With co-authors Marko Begovic and Ross Griffin

Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 7d

The Geopolitical Economy of Esports
Coming early 2026

Provisional chapter running order now available

40 chapters, 5 sections:

- Geopolitical economy of esports
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Asia
- Europe & RoW

BIG thanks to everyone who has contributed to the book
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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 10d

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Business winners and losers of Singapore’s F1 race
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Business winners and losers of Singapore’s F1 race

Hotels are big winners but event can mean costly disruption for some local merchants. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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EA: What do Saudi Arabia and US get from video game deal?
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EA: What do Saudi Arabia and US get from video game deal? – DW – 10/02/2025

A consortium led by Saudi Arabia and a key figure in Donald Trump's circle have brokered a big money deal for video game publisher Electronic Arts. It looks to be something bigger than pure business.

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 10d

A new Chinese football boom is quietly unfolding, ten years after an era of chaos and excess

The increasingly popular Jiangsu Super League is setting a benchmark that other Chinese regions are now following
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A new Chinese football boom is quietly unfolding, ten years after an era of chaos and excess

The increasingly popular Jiangsu Super League is setting a benchmark that other Chinese regions are now following

https://substack.com/home/post/p-174907760…

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 11d

#EmptyOldTrafford

We've been tracking & analysing this hashtag using social media data

Paper coming soon:

"Global Fan Activism in Sports: Digital Collective Action & the Case of hashtag#EmptyOldTrafford"

Will appear in the International Journal of Organisational Analysis

Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 12d

Morocco's World Cup preparations are mired in issues of generational politics & regional division

Unrest amongst GenZ & victims of an earthquake in 2023 pose challenges for the country's government & its ambitious football plans
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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 14d

Will UEFA suspend Israel?

Pressure is mounting on the governing body to take action against one of its members, though movement towards this outcome is a complex matter
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