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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Natascha Barbosa

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Etudiante double diplôme PGE, SKEMA Business School / Master Droit des Affaires, ULCO

Julie Vittecoq

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Etudiante du Programme Grande Ecole (PGE) et du Mastère Spécialisé Manager des Projets et Programmes (MS MPP) à SKEMA Business...

Jahid Elgarni

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Diplômé double cursus, PGE et Master Droit des Affaires, SKEMA Business School et Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale

Nathan Dubois

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Student at SKEMA Business School, MSc Financial Markets and Investments

Duyen Le

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Student of the MSc Project Management for Business Development at SKEMA Business School. 

Marine Hadengue

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Professor of Innovation Management, KTO Research Centre, SKEMA Business School - University Côte d'Azur, France, GREDEG

Jean-Luc Gaffard

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Jean-Luc Gaffard, Professeur émérite des Universités et membre du GREDEG (CNRS- Université Côte d’Azur), Chercheur associé OFCE-SciencesPo, Professeur émérite, SKEMA...

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