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Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics

James M. Dorsey Iran recently scored not one but two soccer successes. Fans celebrated after the country’s national team qualified for...

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Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance

James M. Dorsey

Apr 13, 2021
4 min

Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance

By James M. Dorsey Sports governance worldwide has had the legs knocked out from under it. Yet, national and international sports...

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JMD on NBN: Nicholas Blincoe, More Nobel Than War

James M. Dorsey

Feb 20, 2020
2 min

JMD on NBN: Nicholas Blincoe, More Nobel Than War

NICHOLAS BLINCOE More Noble Than War A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine BOLD TYPE BOOKS 2019 February 19, 2020 James M. Dorsey Nicholas...

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Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change

James M. Dorsey

Dec 24, 2019
4 min

Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change

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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Death of female Iranian soccer fans puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock

James M. Dorsey

Sep 11, 2019
4 min

Death of female Iranian soccer fans puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock

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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Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker

James M. Dorsey

Jun 6, 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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The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities

James M. Dorsey

Mar 22, 2019
4 min

The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities

By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at Brookings seminar in Doha: Lessons from the 2019 Asian Cup: Sports, Globalization, and Politics in...

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A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage

James M. Dorsey

Feb 1, 2019
5 min

A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Mounting...

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Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

James M. Dorsey

Dec 16, 2018
12 min

Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. With the 2018 World Cup in...

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Saudi sports diplomacy: A mirror image of the kingdom’s already challenged policies

James M. Dorsey

Nov 16, 2018
6 min

Saudi sports diplomacy: A mirror image of the kingdom’s already challenged policies

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Saudi sports diplomacy is...

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Trouble in Sport Paradise: Can Qatar Overcome the Diplomatic Crisis?

James M. Dorsey

Aug 5, 2018
1 min

Trouble in Sport Paradise: Can Qatar Overcome the Diplomatic Crisis?

By James M. Dorsey The crisis in the Gulf pitting a United Arab Emirates -Saudi -led alliance against Qatar is the least of the country’s...

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Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic-speaking Middle East

James M. Dorsey

Jul 20, 2018
5 min

Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic-speaking Middle East

By James M. Dorsey Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television...

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Israel scores painful own goal in run-up to the World Cup

James M. Dorsey

Jun 5, 2018
5 min

Israel scores painful own goal in run-up to the World Cup

By James M. Dorsey Argentina’s cancellation of a friendly against Israel because of Israeli attempts to exploit the match politically is...

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2018 World Cup potentially set to become latest Middle Eastern battlefield

James M. Dorsey

Jun 2, 2018
5 min

2018 World Cup potentially set to become latest Middle Eastern battlefield

By James M. Dorsey A possible Saudi-Iranian clash on the soccer pitch promises to be a highlight of this month’s World Cup in Russia. It...

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Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics

James M. Dorsey

May 6, 2018
4 min

Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics

Saudi sports czar Turki Al-Sheikh By James M. Dorsey A Saudi Moroccan soccer spat speaks volumes about the depth of change in the Arab...

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James M. Dorsey

Mar 29, 2018
5 min

Egyptian ultras: Down but not out

Photo by Karim Abdel Aziz/Egypt Today By James M. Dorsey Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second term...

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International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election

James M. Dorsey

Mar 6, 2018
4 min

International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election

By James M. Dorsey International soccer bodies, in violation of their own bylaws, have ignored the blatant mixing of sports and politics...

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Gulf crisis upends fiction of a separation of sports and politics

James M. Dorsey

Feb 25, 2018
5 min

Gulf crisis upends fiction of a separation of sports and politics

By James M. Dorsey The Gulf crisis that has pitted World Cup host Qatar against a United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia-led alliance for the...

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Trade unions challenge FIFA and Qatar World Cup in Swiss Court

James M. Dorsey

Dec 7, 2017
4 min

Trade unions challenge FIFA and Qatar World Cup in Swiss Court

By James M. Dorsey Two Bangladeshi and a Dutch trade union have sued FIFA in a Swiss court in legal proceedings that challenge the world...

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Qatar 2022 – are the hosts getting a fair hearing? (JMD quoted on Play the Game)

James M. Dorsey

Nov 26, 2017
3 min

Qatar 2022 – are the hosts getting a fair hearing? (JMD quoted on Play the Game)

Qatar 2022 – are the hosts getting a fair hearing? Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy,...

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Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics

Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance

JMD on NBN: Nicholas Blincoe, More Nobel Than War

Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change

Death of female Iranian soccer fans puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock

Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker

The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities

A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage

Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

Saudi sports diplomacy: A mirror image of the kingdom’s already challenged policies

Trouble in Sport Paradise: Can Qatar Overcome the Diplomatic Crisis?

Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic-speaking Middle East

Israel scores painful own goal in run-up to the World Cup

2018 World Cup potentially set to become latest Middle Eastern battlefield

Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics

Egyptian ultras: Down but not out

International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election

Gulf crisis upends fiction of a separation of sports and politics

Trade unions challenge FIFA and Qatar World Cup in Swiss Court

Qatar 2022 – are the hosts getting a fair hearing? (JMD quoted on Play the Game)

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