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Money Talks: Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Bid Fits Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Strategy

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James M. Dorsey
Jan 13, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey

Money talks. That is the inescapable conclusion from a closer look at Qatar’s successful bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the relationship between sports investments by oil-rich nations and acquisitions by their sovereign wealth funds. The linkages do not constitute legal transgressions but raise moral and ethical questions, highlig…

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