Gavin Price
@gavinmprice.bsky.social
💡 Expert in #sportsdiplomacy, #internationalrelations, #culturalrelations & #trade. Director, Europe @ Sports Diplomacy Alliance. Assoc. Consultant, Counsel Ltd.
🌐 Visit my website, Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped: https://sportsdiplomacy.substack.com
🌐 Visit my website, Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped: https://sportsdiplomacy.substack.com
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📢 Check out my new article on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped:
🏟️ A Capital Stage for Sports Diplomacy: Why Canberra Needs a New Stadium
👉 Read it here for free: open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💬 Over to you: should Canberra have a new city-centre, lakefront national stadium — and why (or why not)?
🏟️ A Capital Stage for Sports Diplomacy: Why Canberra Needs a New Stadium
👉 Read it here for free: open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💬 Over to you: should Canberra have a new city-centre, lakefront national stadium — and why (or why not)?
I can remember playing in Cwmffrwdoer 1 v Maesglas Utd 19 in the Gwent County league under 16s - luckily I was on the winning side that day 😂👍
Given Exeter City incurred their record defeat yesterday, what's the biggest beating that a team you've played in has been on the wrong end of?
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I can remember playing in Cwmffrwdoer 1 v Maesglas Utd 19 in the Gwent County league under 16s - luckily I was on the winning side that day 😂👍
❤️🤍𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐨!🧡🖤
Proud to see the official engagement betwn @Newport County ❤️ @Athletic Club Bilbao this week in Bilbao celebrating our football shirt collab project & Cymru-Euskadi ties, Neal Heard 👏👍
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Proud to see the official engagement betwn @Newport County ❤️ @Athletic Club Bilbao this week in Bilbao celebrating our football shirt collab project & Cymru-Euskadi ties, Neal Heard 👏👍
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinp...
January 10, 2026 at 6:33 AM
❤️🤍𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 - 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐨!🧡🖤
Proud to see the official engagement betwn @Newport County ❤️ @Athletic Club Bilbao this week in Bilbao celebrating our football shirt collab project & Cymru-Euskadi ties, Neal Heard 👏👍
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinp...
Proud to see the official engagement betwn @Newport County ❤️ @Athletic Club Bilbao this week in Bilbao celebrating our football shirt collab project & Cymru-Euskadi ties, Neal Heard 👏👍
www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinp...
📢 Check out my new article on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped:
🏟️ A Capital Stage for Sports Diplomacy: Why Canberra Needs a New Stadium
👉 Read it here for free: open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💬 Over to you: should Canberra have a new city-centre, lakefront national stadium — and why (or why not)?
🏟️ A Capital Stage for Sports Diplomacy: Why Canberra Needs a New Stadium
👉 Read it here for free: open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💬 Over to you: should Canberra have a new city-centre, lakefront national stadium — and why (or why not)?
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
📢 Check out my new article on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped:
🏟️ A Capital Stage for Sports Diplomacy: Why Canberra Needs a New Stadium
👉 Read it here for free: open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💬 Over to you: should Canberra have a new city-centre, lakefront national stadium — and why (or why not)?
🏟️ A Capital Stage for Sports Diplomacy: Why Canberra Needs a New Stadium
👉 Read it here for free: open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💬 Over to you: should Canberra have a new city-centre, lakefront national stadium — and why (or why not)?
🏀 South Sudan’s 🇸🇸 national Basketball Team - the Bright Stars - are redefining what #SportsDiplomacy looks like.
🏀 Check out this powerful story of pride, resilience, identity, and nation-building through sport.
🏀 Read the new article here:
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/from-refug...
🏀 Check out this powerful story of pride, resilience, identity, and nation-building through sport.
🏀 Read the new article here:
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/from-refug...
From Refugees to Olympians: South Sudan’s Basketball Diplomacy is on the Rise
Guest author Stratos Chiotis poses a striking question: What if the road to international legitimacy doesn’t run through embassies or treaty rooms, but via a dusty outdoor basketball court in Juba?
sportsdiplomacy.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
🏀 South Sudan’s 🇸🇸 national Basketball Team - the Bright Stars - are redefining what #SportsDiplomacy looks like.
🏀 Check out this powerful story of pride, resilience, identity, and nation-building through sport.
🏀 Read the new article here:
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/from-refug...
🏀 Check out this powerful story of pride, resilience, identity, and nation-building through sport.
🏀 Read the new article here:
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/from-refug...
Reposted by Gavin Price
Just a reminder so hopefully I’m not just talking to myself! I’m doing a talk about the Basque children refugees in Caerleon & my book ‘Los Leones: The Unique Story of Athletic Club Bilbao’ at the Cwtsh Arts Centre on 5th December. Come along! 🏴 #Newport #Euskadi #AthleticClub #RefugeesWelcome
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just a reminder so hopefully I’m not just talking to myself! I’m doing a talk about the Basque children refugees in Caerleon & my book ‘Los Leones: The Unique Story of Athletic Club Bilbao’ at the Cwtsh Arts Centre on 5th December. Come along! 🏴 #Newport #Euskadi #AthleticClub #RefugeesWelcome
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social @forwalesseewales.bsky.social - Bore da, Will and co - hope all is well. Love the pod 👍👏. How about a special on Welsh politics and the intersection with sports and cultural (diplomacy) in the future? See 🔽
🥇 Should Wales–Cymru 🏴 have its own Olympic or cricket teams?
💁🏽♂️ Could full sporting + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition than diluted UK 🇬🇧 sporting representation?
Read my latest article: Dragons Beyond Borders ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💁🏽♂️ Could full sporting + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition than diluted UK 🇬🇧 sporting representation?
Read my latest article: Dragons Beyond Borders ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social @forwalesseewales.bsky.social - Bore da, Will and co - hope all is well. Love the pod 👍👏. How about a special on Welsh politics and the intersection with sports and cultural (diplomacy) in the future? See 🔽
Reposted by Gavin Price
How the 'Cult of the Entrepreneur' and the 'God in a box' are distorting long term investment and climate solutions
polqat.ghost.io/how-the-cult...
polqat.ghost.io/how-the-cult...
How the 'Cult of the Entrepreneur' and the 'God in a box' are distorting long term investment and climate solutions
I listened to a bonus episode of the podcast Drilled this week, "The 'Carbon Dominance' Strategy Driving Trump's Anti-Renewable Spree". The link to the podcast is included in its accompanying article,...
polqat.ghost.io
September 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
How the 'Cult of the Entrepreneur' and the 'God in a box' are distorting long term investment and climate solutions
polqat.ghost.io/how-the-cult...
polqat.ghost.io/how-the-cult...
🥇 Should Wales–Cymru 🏴 have its own Olympic or cricket teams?
💁🏽♂️ Could full sporting + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition than diluted UK 🇬🇧 sporting representation?
Read my latest article: Dragons Beyond Borders ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💁🏽♂️ Could full sporting + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition than diluted UK 🇬🇧 sporting representation?
Read my latest article: Dragons Beyond Borders ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
October 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
🥇 Should Wales–Cymru 🏴 have its own Olympic or cricket teams?
💁🏽♂️ Could full sporting + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition than diluted UK 🇬🇧 sporting representation?
Read my latest article: Dragons Beyond Borders ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
💁🏽♂️ Could full sporting + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition than diluted UK 🇬🇧 sporting representation?
Read my latest article: Dragons Beyond Borders ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
🥇 Should Wales–Cymru 🏴 have its own Olympic or cricket team?
Could full sports + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition for 🏴?
Dragons Beyond Borders: Could full Creative and Sporting Sovereignty Redefine Wales–Cymru on the Global Stage?
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/dragons-be...
Could full sports + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition for 🏴?
Dragons Beyond Borders: Could full Creative and Sporting Sovereignty Redefine Wales–Cymru on the Global Stage?
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/dragons-be...
Dragons Beyond Borders: Could full Creative and Sporting Sovereignty Redefine Wales-Cymru on the Global Stage?
Is Wales–Cymru missing its greatest chance to be seen - and to shape influence - on the world stage? Gavin Price unpacks the sporting sovereignty debate from the Olympics to international cricket.
sportsdiplomacy.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🥇 Should Wales–Cymru 🏴 have its own Olympic or cricket team?
Could full sports + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition for 🏴?
Dragons Beyond Borders: Could full Creative and Sporting Sovereignty Redefine Wales–Cymru on the Global Stage?
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/dragons-be...
Could full sports + creative sovereignty bring more global recognition for 🏴?
Dragons Beyond Borders: Could full Creative and Sporting Sovereignty Redefine Wales–Cymru on the Global Stage?
👉 sportsdiplomacy.substack.com/p/dragons-be...
Reposted by Gavin Price
🏉⚽️Ep241: The WRU's decision 🏟️🍻
What would the disappearance of the Dragons mean for Rodney Parade, Newport County and the city centre?
LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE
🟢 Spotify: tinyurl.com/1912exilessp...
🍎 Apple: tinyurl.com/1912exilesap...
💻 Online: shows.acast.com/1912exiles
#ncafc 🧡🖤
What would the disappearance of the Dragons mean for Rodney Parade, Newport County and the city centre?
LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE
🟢 Spotify: tinyurl.com/1912exilessp...
🍎 Apple: tinyurl.com/1912exilesap...
💻 Online: shows.acast.com/1912exiles
#ncafc 🧡🖤
September 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🏉⚽️Ep241: The WRU's decision 🏟️🍻
What would the disappearance of the Dragons mean for Rodney Parade, Newport County and the city centre?
LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE
🟢 Spotify: tinyurl.com/1912exilessp...
🍎 Apple: tinyurl.com/1912exilesap...
💻 Online: shows.acast.com/1912exiles
#ncafc 🧡🖤
What would the disappearance of the Dragons mean for Rodney Parade, Newport County and the city centre?
LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE
🟢 Spotify: tinyurl.com/1912exilessp...
🍎 Apple: tinyurl.com/1912exilesap...
💻 Online: shows.acast.com/1912exiles
#ncafc 🧡🖤
Love this Chris - Aupa County, Ymlaen Athletic 😉👍❤️🧡🖤🤍👏⚽
Following on from last night about the speaker of Herri Harmalian wearing the #AthleticClub inspired Newport County shirt - look at these photos. The kit and San Mamés in all their glory 👌🏻. Aupa Athletic! 🔴⚪️
August 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Love this Chris - Aupa County, Ymlaen Athletic 😉👍❤️🧡🖤🤍👏⚽
⚽✨ Newport County’s new away kit, inspired by Athletic Club #Bilbao + the #Basque refugee children welcomed to #Wales in 1937, shows football as diplomacy — fans, history + place building international friendship
#SportsDiplomacy #FootballDiplomacy #Newport #Bilbao #Cymru #Euskadi #Casnewydd 🧡🖤❤️🤍🤝⚽
#SportsDiplomacy #FootballDiplomacy #Newport #Bilbao #Cymru #Euskadi #Casnewydd 🧡🖤❤️🤍🤝⚽
Why the Newport County-Athletic Bilbao shirt fusion launch offers a compelling model for Place-Based and Fan-Driven Football Diplomacy
Gavin Price explains why the launch of the Newport County–Athletic Bilbao fusion kit goes beyond football, serving as a powerful catalyst for positive, people-centred international cultural relations.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
⚽✨ Newport County’s new away kit, inspired by Athletic Club #Bilbao + the #Basque refugee children welcomed to #Wales in 1937, shows football as diplomacy — fans, history + place building international friendship
#SportsDiplomacy #FootballDiplomacy #Newport #Bilbao #Cymru #Euskadi #Casnewydd 🧡🖤❤️🤍🤝⚽
#SportsDiplomacy #FootballDiplomacy #Newport #Bilbao #Cymru #Euskadi #Casnewydd 🧡🖤❤️🤍🤝⚽
Great listen and that Le Coq Sportif Uruguay strip in the pics is a thing of historical beauty! ❤️👍🇺🇾👍
Little Uruguay, Olympic - and de facto world champions - in 1924 and 28; then the first official world champions in 1930
And been punching above their weight ever since. Great listen
And been punching above their weight ever since. Great listen
NEW PODCAST 🎙️
Football and national identity in #Uruguay with Will Huddleston
Have a listen ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/3Ouf...
Football and national identity in #Uruguay with Will Huddleston
Have a listen ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/3Ouf...
July 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Great listen and that Le Coq Sportif Uruguay strip in the pics is a thing of historical beauty! ❤️👍🇺🇾👍
🌐 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝! 🇽🇰
“𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞”
Read it for free here ⏩ open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
👏 Thank you, Σας ευχαριστώ to guest author on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped: Stratos Chiotis 🙏
“𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞”
Read it for free here ⏩ open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
👏 Thank you, Σας ευχαριστώ to guest author on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped: Stratos Chiotis 🙏
July 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🌐 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝! 🇽🇰
“𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞”
Read it for free here ⏩ open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
👏 Thank you, Σας ευχαριστώ to guest author on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped: Stratos Chiotis 🙏
“𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞”
Read it for free here ⏩ open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
👏 Thank you, Σας ευχαριστώ to guest author on Sports Diplomacy Unwrapped: Stratos Chiotis 🙏
⚽ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 - 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐄𝐅𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎 2025 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
🏆 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇫🇷, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏴, 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 🇳🇱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐦𝐫𝐮 🏴 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐃 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡!
#FootballDiplomacy #WomensSportsDiplomacy
🏆 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇫🇷, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏴, 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 🇳🇱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐦𝐫𝐮 🏴 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐃 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡!
#FootballDiplomacy #WomensSportsDiplomacy
Beyond Swiss Touchlines: The Soft Power Stakes in UEFA Women's EURO 2025's Group of Influence
Four nations, one group, global stakes. Gavin Price unpacks how Group D at WEURO25 could reshape sports diplomacy and boost national global profiles at Europe’s premier women’s football tournament.
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
⚽ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 - 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐄𝐅𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎 2025 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
🏆 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇫🇷, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏴, 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 🇳🇱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐦𝐫𝐮 🏴 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐃 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡!
#FootballDiplomacy #WomensSportsDiplomacy
🏆 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇫🇷, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏴, 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 🇳🇱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐦𝐫𝐮 🏴 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐃 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡!
#FootballDiplomacy #WomensSportsDiplomacy
If anyone is after a prime seat in the Canton red wall end for the Lichtenstein game drop me a line as I have a ticket going 👍. Face value / ono. 👍🏴⚽
Liechtenstein are currently 205th in the Fifa rankings
Nestled between The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos
A trio of tax havens
Nestled between The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos
A trio of tax havens
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
If anyone is after a prime seat in the Canton red wall end for the Lichtenstein game drop me a line as I have a ticket going 👍. Face value / ono. 👍🏴⚽
Current Socceroo and former Wales youth international at Bolton, Gethin Jones, is an option. It's a similar story for Rhys Williams, who is now retired. Good read though!
@leonbarton.bsky.social for @nation.cymru
The best Welsh XI to never play for Wales
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The best Welsh XI to never play for Wales
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The best Welsh XI to never play for Wales
Leon Barton With two former Welsh under 21 international goalkeepers having retired in the past couple of weeks in Chris Maxwell and Connor Roberts, I thought it an opportune time to look at some of t...
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June 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Current Socceroo and former Wales youth international at Bolton, Gethin Jones, is an option. It's a similar story for Rhys Williams, who is now retired. Good read though!
Cracking game and atmosphere at GIO stadium in Canberra this eve for the Matildas 🇦🇺 v Argentina 🇦🇷 - the Welsh Aussie diaspora (Waussies!) was out in full force too! 🏴🇦🇺⚽🤝❤️
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Cracking game and atmosphere at GIO stadium in Canberra this eve for the Matildas 🇦🇺 v Argentina 🇦🇷 - the Welsh Aussie diaspora (Waussies!) was out in full force too! 🏴🇦🇺⚽🤝❤️
💡 Wondering about what the field of Sports Diplomacy involves?
❓Keen to find out what skills, knowledge and experience you need to become a Sports Diplomat?
#SportsDiplomacy #SportsDiplomat
⏬Then this article is for you⏬
❓Keen to find out what skills, knowledge and experience you need to become a Sports Diplomat?
#SportsDiplomacy #SportsDiplomat
⏬Then this article is for you⏬
Becoming a Sports Diplomat: Skills, Knowledge & Experience for a Growing Global Profession
Gavin Price draws on leadership experience in sports diplomacy and human resources to propose a foundational competency framework for the fast-evolving role of the sports diplomat.
open.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
💡 Wondering about what the field of Sports Diplomacy involves?
❓Keen to find out what skills, knowledge and experience you need to become a Sports Diplomat?
#SportsDiplomacy #SportsDiplomat
⏬Then this article is for you⏬
❓Keen to find out what skills, knowledge and experience you need to become a Sports Diplomat?
#SportsDiplomacy #SportsDiplomat
⏬Then this article is for you⏬
⭐ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 ⭐
📈 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩-𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 📉
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
📈 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩-𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 📉
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
Sport as Strategy: How Australia Can Navigate Trump-Era Trade Tariffs through Sports Paradiplomacy
Gavin Price explores how sports paradiplomacy could provide Australia with a strategic, values-driven approach to enabling trade and diplomatic ties with U.S. substate actors amid federal tensions.
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
⭐ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 ⭐
📈 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩-𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 📉
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
📈 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩-𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 📉
open.substack.com/pub/sportsdi...
Exactly this mate re BD 👍👏. Good to see you guys got some Wal Goch festival £s via the WG WEURO25 round of funding 👍. Pob lwc with it all and take care out there 👏👍
agree. He's ended up captaining Cymru more often than not anyway!
April 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Exactly this mate re BD 👍👏. Good to see you guys got some Wal Goch festival £s via the WG WEURO25 round of funding 👍. Pob lwc with it all and take care out there 👏👍
Should’ve been permanently appointed Cymru capt months ago for these reasons and the fact he is fit for most games (fingers crossed this continues) - time for CB to make this tough decision imho. AR can still be part of a leadership group of course 👍. BD rarely plays a poor game and a true leader 👏🏴
Reminder on his birthday
We have 10 internationals scheduled for 2025. Ben Davies needs to play in 8 of them to reach his century of caps
If he plays in the next 8 straight he'll win his 100th at home to Belgium in October, 13 years and a day since his debut
If he plays in the next 8 straight he'll win his 100th at home to Belgium in October, 13 years and a day since his debut
April 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Should’ve been permanently appointed Cymru capt months ago for these reasons and the fact he is fit for most games (fingers crossed this continues) - time for CB to make this tough decision imho. AR can still be part of a leadership group of course 👍. BD rarely plays a poor game and a true leader 👏🏴
🎥 In a wide-ranging interview for YouTube channel ‘Beyond the Playbook’, I explore how sports (diplomacy) has helped Wales-Cymru 🏴 carve out a distinct voice and profile internationally.
🌐 Interview also traverses broader themes in global sports diplomacy from 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸🇫🇷🇿🇦 and beyond!
#sportsdiplomacy
🌐 Interview also traverses broader themes in global sports diplomacy from 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸🇫🇷🇿🇦 and beyond!
#sportsdiplomacy
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬-𝐂𝐲𝐦𝐫𝐮, 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐨, 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧?
They all highlight the growing power of sport as a tool for paradiplomacy by substate nations — shaping identity, amplifying influence, driving tourism and trade and fostering global conversations.
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🎥 In a wide-ranging interview for YouTube channel ‘Beyond the Playbook’, I explore how sports (diplomacy) has helped Wales-Cymru 🏴 carve out a distinct voice and profile internationally.
🌐 Interview also traverses broader themes in global sports diplomacy from 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸🇫🇷🇿🇦 and beyond!
#sportsdiplomacy
🌐 Interview also traverses broader themes in global sports diplomacy from 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸🇫🇷🇿🇦 and beyond!
#sportsdiplomacy
That’s a huge result Cymru 🏴 v Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 live on my Etihad flight! 👏❤️
March 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
That’s a huge result Cymru 🏴 v Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 live on my Etihad flight! 👏❤️
Gridlocked in traffic M4 J18/19 closed! Trying to get to Heathrow for a flight already delayed over a day it highlights the madness of having only truly major airport in London that paralyses the UK when it goes wrong! Extra runway is madness. Extend a regional airport & spread wealth / opportunity!
March 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Gridlocked in traffic M4 J18/19 closed! Trying to get to Heathrow for a flight already delayed over a day it highlights the madness of having only truly major airport in London that paralyses the UK when it goes wrong! Extra runway is madness. Extend a regional airport & spread wealth / opportunity!