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Professor Simon Chadwick
@professorchadwick.bsky.social

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

Sociology 26%
Political science 26%

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Globalisation and tradition go head-to-head as sport’s turf wars intensify

A controversial Villareal vs. Barcelona football match in Miami saw money and growth pitted against community and identity
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The global dohyō: Sport entertainment and the performance of power

As sports battle for market share, sumo wrestling recently headed to London
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Chinese sport reaches its 2025 growth target, now government wants economic sustainability and efficiency

Mass participation and infrastructural developments are top of the country's 2030 agenda
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Saudi sporting land grab is going into overdrive
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Saudi sporting land grab is going into overdrive
From football to darts, tennis to gaming, the kingdom’s ambitions are measured in billions
observer.co.uk

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Dubai Basketball club is ‘test case’ for global push
www.agbi.com/analysis/bus...
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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Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
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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
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/sp...

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
asia.nikkei.com