A successful Saudi sports blitz takes more than money
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
Getting it Right: A Post-Qatar Roadmap for Activists
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 21, 2022
- 7 min
Qatar was just the beginning as Middle East eyes Asian sports
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 7, 2019
- 7 min
Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 12, 2018
- 5 min
Middle Eastern rivalry spills onto Asian soccer pitches
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s bitter rivalry with Iran has spilled onto Asian soccer pitches with the newly created South West Asian...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 10, 2015
- 4 min
Syrian soccer: Succeeding against the odds (JMD on Aljazeera America)
Syrian soccer: Succeeding against the odds Despite civil war, Syria’s tightly-controlled national team remains on course to qualify for...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 10, 2015
- 5 min
Asian Cup Politics: more than just a game
By James M. Dorsey Kuwait may have scored the first goal against Australia in the opening match of the Asian Cup but when the match ended...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 2, 2015
- 4 min
Setting benchmark in battle for statehood: Palestine plays in Asian Cup
By James M. Dorsey Palestine has set a new benchmark for nations like the Kurds and the Kosovars who see soccer as a key part of their...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 27, 2014
- 4 min
Gulf-Iranian proxy war spills onto the soccer pitch
By James M. Dorsey A Saudi-led proxy war against Iran playing out in Syria and Iraq has expanded onto the soccer pitch with a last...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 8, 2011
- 4 min
Ex-Real Madrid Coach Queiroz May Tread in Iranian Political Minefield
February 08, 2011 Iran hopes to this week sign Portuguese trainer Carlos Queiroz as its national soccer coach following the Islamic...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 4, 2011
- 3 min
Qatar Fires Coach in Politically Motivated Move
February 04, 2011 Qatar has fired its charismatic French football coach Bruno Metsu because of the failure of its national team to...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 4, 2011
- 3 min
Qatar Reaps PR Flop Not PR Boon from Asian Cup
February 04, 2011 Two major sports events in the past two months were intended to anchor Qatar’s image as a global sports hub and...
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