This is a long and difficult but inevitable journey, as the Saudi League Organization, overseen by the PIF under the leadership of MBS, has designed a vision for $120 million in revenue for the upcoming Premier League season, which is
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In July 2008, a month after Qatar was announced as a candidate for the 2022 World Cup at the FIFA Congress in Sydney, Qatar’s rulers unveiled their country’s major development project, the “Qatar National Vision 2030".
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Paying special attention to sports, and particularly to football, is important and vital, and it should not be overlooked. But are the special opportunities promised as rewards also available to other societal and economic actors?
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Losing is always bitter. But it’s possible to lose without being a loser. And now, Iranian football has a team that embodies “not being a loser,” regardless of the match result or the surrounding noise. This is the greatest achievement
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Without direct or indirect government support in facilitating and funding the Federation’s expenses, which president or administrative body of the Federation could generate revenue and cover costs given the country’s current conditions and the existing structures of this public institution?
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With a new, structured, and organized approach, the social phenomenon of football can serve as a platform to alleviate the burdens of daily life’s myriad problems while generating greater, more purposeful revenue—a win-win deal!
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He had sent the stubborn, ill-tempered giant within him home on the night of victory, so the man who sat before the cameras at the press conference after qualifying for Russia, setting a historic record, was the composed and respectable
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Now that the dust of the election campaigns and candidates’ slogans has settled, and thanks to pressure from the International Volleyball Federation, as well as efforts by the national federation, the Ministry of Sport, parliament members, and the media, the
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We try to be good boys and avoid even thinking about the painful rumors of dirty hands behind the scenes in Iranian football and its top-tier refereeing. But let’s be fair: we can’t find any place in our hearts to
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What justification remains for these same people to defend him against his staunch opponents? For those of us who have supported the repeated renewals of “Mr. Resignation’s” contract with Iran, what part of Queiroz’s record should we take pride in?
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Queiroz and Branco are both foreign advisors. Their duties are clear, and their scope of authority should naturally be defined. Yet, it seems each enjoys a kind of immunity that allows them to wreak havoc on “Iranian football” without a
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Where there is abundant money, corruption takes root. We’ve heard this saying time and again. In organizations as vast and sprawling as FIFA, where the executive structure has remained unchanged for over 25 years, this corruption becomes more organized and
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