World Cup in Qatar is about Football, and Geopolitics. Every week, Simon Chadwick analyses the main aspects of the tournament. Today, the Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy at SKEMA Business School tells us about soft power, sportswashing and transnationalism. Let’s hear him.
Is the World Cup in Qatar an example of sportswashing or of soft power projection?
Is Qatar the only country to project its soft power during this World Cup?
In what ways has it been a transnational World Cup?
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