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Saudi sports diplomacy: A train barrelling towards an abyss

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James M. Dorsey
Aug 04, 2020
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By James M. Dorsey

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Saudi efforts to position the kingdom as a key player in global soccer resembles a train crashing multiple times with the locomotive continuing to barrel ever closer to an…

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