Saudi Arabia’s Sports Investments Linked to Political Goals
Saudi Arabia’s Sports Investments Linked to Political Goals
Author(s): Sara Nowacka
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Sports Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Saudi Arabia; political goals; sports; investments;
Summary/Abstract: Football has joined the list of instruments used by Saudi Arabia to cover up the brutality of the ruling monarchy’s domestic politics and its controversial foreign interventions. This season, Saudi clubs have spent close to $490 million on player transfers to raise the prestige of the domestic league to promote an economic development strategy and build a positive image of the state. The sporting investments are part of the authorities’ increasingly assertive policy towards Western partners.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF