World Cup in Qatar: a week of intense debate

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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 fans, sponsors and the building of the Qatari nation. Let’s hear him.

Given the buzz generated from the start of the World Cup, one wonders why Qatar has organised it?

One of the main criticisms of the award of the World Cup to Qatar was that there was no football culture in this country. Is this a valid criticism?

Why do companies sponsor the World Cup in Qatar?

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Nicolas Servel

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Director of the MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the MSc Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Design and the MSc Entrepreneurship, Technology & Startup...

Dhafer Saidane

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Professor of Finance, Centre for Global Risks, SKEMA Business School - University Côte d'Azur, France

Jeremy Levin

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Jeremy Levin, Professor of English, SKEMA Business School

Marcos Lima

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Marcos Lima, Professeur de Marketing, SKEMA Centre for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI), SKEMA Business School - Université Côte d'Azur, GREDEG

Pierre-Xavier Meschi

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Pierre-Xavier Meschi - Professor of International Strategy at IAE Aix- Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université - Afiliated Professor at SKEMA Business School

Saverio Favaron

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Professeur assistant en Stratégie et chercheur, SKEMA Business School.

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