Gulf states capitalize on soccer investments
By James M. Dorsey
Spain is rapidly emerging as a model for the offsets Qatar, Dubai and other energy-rich Gulf states hope to reap from their massive investments in professional sports in a bid to position themselves as global players.
Qatar may not be able to recover the billions of dollars it is pouring into the hosting of the 2022 soccer World Cup, th…
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