Professor Simon Chadwick
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Professor Simon Chadwick
@professorchadwick.bsky.social

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

Sociology 26%
Political science 26%

Earthquakes, techno authoritarianism and border disputes - welcome to AFCON 2025

The African Cup of Nations is back, this time more geopolitically charged than ever substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

Earthquakes, techno authoritarianism and border disputes - welcome to AFCON 2025

The African Cup of Nations is back, this time more geopolitically charged than ever
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

New programme, for which I'll be serving as one of the directors
HELEGS

Law, Economics & Geopolitics of Professional Sports

Recruiting, via www.helegs.com/en/?referrer...

Modules include: The Finance of Football; The Geopolitical Economy of Sport; Agents and/or Sportwomen/Sportmen Lawyers
Online Sports Law, Economics & Geopolitics Executive Program
Master the legal, economic and geopolitical rules of professional sports in 12 weeks. 100% online, taught by world-leading experts.
www.helegs.com

How cultural assemblage has become central to sport's new authenticity

Stadium developments are no longer just places to watch sport, they are nowadays entertainment destinations that draw on the past as they look to the future
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How cultural assemblage has become central to sport's new authenticity
Stadium developments are no longer just places to watch sport, they are nowadays entertainment destinations that draw on the past as they look to the future
substack.com

Now published...

Global fan activism in sports: digital collective action and the case of #EmptyOldTrafford
www.emerald.com/ijoa/article...

How cultural assemblage has become central to sport's new authenticity

Stadium developments are no longer just places to watch sport, they are nowadays entertainment destinations that draw on the past as they look to the future
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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No 2026 World Cup spot but China is experiencing a grassroots soccer revival
www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

See also:
A new Chinese football boom is quietly unfolding, ten years after an era of chaos and excess
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Gulf sports have the money, but not the sponsors

Middle East properties may simply fail to deliver the value that global brands expect
www.agbi.com/opinion/busi...
Gulf sports have the money, but not the sponsors
Western brands' caution means Gulf nations are looking further afield for sports sponsorship opportunities, but challenges remain
www.agbi.com

From football to Ferrari, Italian sport is undermining the country's soft power

Stuck in the past and without a plan for the future, Italy and its sport face some big challenges
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

Global Gen Z protests highlight an inconvenient truth for sport

The drive to engage with this socio-demographic group ignores the fact that many people see sport as being out of touch and unacceptably expensive
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport