Professor Simon Chadwick
@professorchadwick.bsky.social
Professor of Afro-Eurasian Sport
https://substack.com/@geosport200
https://substack.com/@geosport200
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-...
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The African Cup of Nations is back, this time more geopolitically charged than ever substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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
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
The African Cup of Nations is back, this time more geopolitically charged than ever
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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
The African Cup of Nations is back, this time more geopolitically charged than ever
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Now published...
Global fan activism in sports: digital collective action and the case of #EmptyOldTrafford
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Global fan activism in sports: digital collective action and the case of #EmptyOldTrafford
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November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Now published...
Global fan activism in sports: digital collective action and the case of #EmptyOldTrafford
www.emerald.com/ijoa/article...
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
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
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
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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
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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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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Comments in:
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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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
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
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Stuck in the past and without a plan for the future, Italy and its sport face some big challenges
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@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
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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
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
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Globalisation and tradition go head-to-head as sport’s turf wars intensify
A controversial Villareal vs. Barcelona football match in Miami saw money and growth pitted against community and identity
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
A controversial Villareal vs. Barcelona football match in Miami saw money and growth pitted against community and identity
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
October 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Globalisation and tradition go head-to-head as sport’s turf wars intensify
A controversial Villareal vs. Barcelona football match in Miami saw money and growth pitted against community and identity
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
A controversial Villareal vs. Barcelona football match in Miami saw money and growth pitted against community and identity
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
The global dohyō: Sport entertainment and the performance of power
As sports battle for market share, sumo wrestling recently headed to London
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
As sports battle for market share, sumo wrestling recently headed to London
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
October 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The global dohyō: Sport entertainment and the performance of power
As sports battle for market share, sumo wrestling recently headed to London
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
As sports battle for market share, sumo wrestling recently headed to London
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Chinese sport reaches its 2025 growth target, now government wants economic sustainability and efficiency
Mass participation and infrastructural developments are top of the country's 2030 agenda
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Mass participation and infrastructural developments are top of the country's 2030 agenda
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Chinese sport reaches its 2025 growth target, now government wants economic sustainability and efficiency
Mass participation and infrastructural developments are top of the country's 2030 agenda
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Mass participation and infrastructural developments are top of the country's 2030 agenda
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Open access...
Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Submissions can be made until the end of November
Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Submissions can be made until the end of November
October 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Open access...
Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Submissions can be made until the end of November
Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Submissions can be made until the end of November
Saudi Arabia doubles down on its efforts to become a global esports super power
A summer of spending and events has added fresh impetus to the country's strategic ambitions
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
A summer of spending and events has added fresh impetus to the country's strategic ambitions
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Saudi Arabia doubles down on its efforts to become a global esports super power
A summer of spending and events has added fresh impetus to the country's strategic ambitions
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
A summer of spending and events has added fresh impetus to the country's strategic ambitions
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Coming soon...
Qatar’s World Cup Legacy – Future Sport Strategy and the Creation of a Sustainable Sport Ecosystem
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
With co-authors Marko Begovic and Ross Griffin
Qatar’s World Cup Legacy – Future Sport Strategy and the Creation of a Sustainable Sport Ecosystem
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
With co-authors Marko Begovic and Ross Griffin
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Coming soon...
Qatar’s World Cup Legacy – Future Sport Strategy and the Creation of a Sustainable Sport Ecosystem
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
With co-authors Marko Begovic and Ross Griffin
Qatar’s World Cup Legacy – Future Sport Strategy and the Creation of a Sustainable Sport Ecosystem
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
With co-authors Marko Begovic and Ross Griffin
The Geopolitical Economy of Esports
Coming early 2026
Provisional chapter running order now available
40 chapters, 5 sections:
- Geopolitical economy of esports
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Asia
- Europe & RoW
BIG thanks to everyone who has contributed to the book
@paulwiddop.bsky.social
Coming early 2026
Provisional chapter running order now available
40 chapters, 5 sections:
- Geopolitical economy of esports
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Asia
- Europe & RoW
BIG thanks to everyone who has contributed to the book
@paulwiddop.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The Geopolitical Economy of Esports
Coming early 2026
Provisional chapter running order now available
40 chapters, 5 sections:
- Geopolitical economy of esports
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Asia
- Europe & RoW
BIG thanks to everyone who has contributed to the book
@paulwiddop.bsky.social
Coming early 2026
Provisional chapter running order now available
40 chapters, 5 sections:
- Geopolitical economy of esports
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Asia
- Europe & RoW
BIG thanks to everyone who has contributed to the book
@paulwiddop.bsky.social
#EmptyOldTrafford
We've been tracking & analysing this hashtag using social media data
Paper coming soon:
"Global Fan Activism in Sports: Digital Collective Action & the Case of hashtag#EmptyOldTrafford"
Will appear in the International Journal of Organisational Analysis
We've been tracking & analysing this hashtag using social media data
Paper coming soon:
"Global Fan Activism in Sports: Digital Collective Action & the Case of hashtag#EmptyOldTrafford"
Will appear in the International Journal of Organisational Analysis
October 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#EmptyOldTrafford
We've been tracking & analysing this hashtag using social media data
Paper coming soon:
"Global Fan Activism in Sports: Digital Collective Action & the Case of hashtag#EmptyOldTrafford"
Will appear in the International Journal of Organisational Analysis
We've been tracking & analysing this hashtag using social media data
Paper coming soon:
"Global Fan Activism in Sports: Digital Collective Action & the Case of hashtag#EmptyOldTrafford"
Will appear in the International Journal of Organisational Analysis
Morocco's World Cup preparations are mired in issues of generational politics & regional division
Unrest amongst GenZ & victims of an earthquake in 2023 pose challenges for the country's government & its ambitious football plans
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Unrest amongst GenZ & victims of an earthquake in 2023 pose challenges for the country's government & its ambitious football plans
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Morocco's World Cup preparations are mired in issues of generational politics & regional division
Unrest amongst GenZ & victims of an earthquake in 2023 pose challenges for the country's government & its ambitious football plans
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Unrest amongst GenZ & victims of an earthquake in 2023 pose challenges for the country's government & its ambitious football plans
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Will UEFA suspend Israel?
Pressure is mounting on the governing body to take action against one of its members, though movement towards this outcome is a complex matter
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Pressure is mounting on the governing body to take action against one of its members, though movement towards this outcome is a complex matter
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
September 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Will UEFA suspend Israel?
Pressure is mounting on the governing body to take action against one of its members, though movement towards this outcome is a complex matter
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Pressure is mounting on the governing body to take action against one of its members, though movement towards this outcome is a complex matter
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Spanish sport finds itself caught in the eye of a geopolitical storm
The cancellation of stages during cycling's La Vuelta could have implications for where the 2030 FIFA men's World Cup final takes place
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
The cancellation of stages during cycling's La Vuelta could have implications for where the 2030 FIFA men's World Cup final takes place
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Spanish sport finds itself caught in the eye of a geopolitical storm
The cancellation of stages during cycling's La Vuelta could have implications for where the 2030 FIFA men's World Cup final takes place
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
The cancellation of stages during cycling's La Vuelta could have implications for where the 2030 FIFA men's World Cup final takes place
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
'Canelo Trap' is the outcome of boxing's pursuit of attention economy dollars
The Terence Crawford / Saul “Canelo” Álvarez bout in Las Vegas served to highlight the stark realities of contemporary sport
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
The Terence Crawford / Saul “Canelo” Álvarez bout in Las Vegas served to highlight the stark realities of contemporary sport
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
September 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
'Canelo Trap' is the outcome of boxing's pursuit of attention economy dollars
The Terence Crawford / Saul “Canelo” Álvarez bout in Las Vegas served to highlight the stark realities of contemporary sport
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
The Terence Crawford / Saul “Canelo” Álvarez bout in Las Vegas served to highlight the stark realities of contemporary sport
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Sport loves nostalgia
During these times of economic and political uncertainty, memories of the past are especially alluring
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
During these times of economic and political uncertainty, memories of the past are especially alluring
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
September 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Sport loves nostalgia
During these times of economic and political uncertainty, memories of the past are especially alluring
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
During these times of economic and political uncertainty, memories of the past are especially alluring
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
That’s entertainment: The transfer window as global drama
Isak to Liverpool has been more a case of soap opera than football, but that's nowadays the nature of elite professional sport
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Isak to Liverpool has been more a case of soap opera than football, but that's nowadays the nature of elite professional sport
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
September 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
That’s entertainment: The transfer window as global drama
Isak to Liverpool has been more a case of soap opera than football, but that's nowadays the nature of elite professional sport
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Isak to Liverpool has been more a case of soap opera than football, but that's nowadays the nature of elite professional sport
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Semi-conductors, healthcare, financials and Nick Woltemade
Saudi Arabia's strategic orientation is changing, football's not the focus of it
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Saudi Arabia's strategic orientation is changing, football's not the focus of it
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
August 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Semi-conductors, healthcare, financials and Nick Woltemade
Saudi Arabia's strategic orientation is changing, football's not the focus of it
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Saudi Arabia's strategic orientation is changing, football's not the focus of it
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
What an LED board sponsorship tells us about the geopolitical economy of sport
Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal has just partnered with China's Unilumin; big news, even if it doesn't seem like it
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal has just partnered with China's Unilumin; big news, even if it doesn't seem like it
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
August 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What an LED board sponsorship tells us about the geopolitical economy of sport
Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal has just partnered with China's Unilumin; big news, even if it doesn't seem like it
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal has just partnered with China's Unilumin; big news, even if it doesn't seem like it
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
Indonesia - the awakening of global sport's next giant
A 2036 Olympic Games bid is coming, hosting the FIFA men's World Cup during the 2040s could follow
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@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
A 2036 Olympic Games bid is coming, hosting the FIFA men's World Cup during the 2040s could follow
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
August 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Indonesia - the awakening of global sport's next giant
A 2036 Olympic Games bid is coming, hosting the FIFA men's World Cup during the 2040s could follow
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport
A 2036 Olympic Games bid is coming, hosting the FIFA men's World Cup during the 2040s could follow
substack.com/home/post/p-...
@paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport