Professor Simon Chadwick@Prof_Chadwick

Professor of Afro-Eurasian Sport. GeoSport Substack substack.com/@geosport200 Instagram instagram.com/prof_simonchad…

 Paris
Based in United Kingdom
Joined February 2009
How the relocation of this year’s Esports World Cup created a diplomatic opportunity The event was supposed to take place in Riyadh but instead was staged in Paris substack.com/home/post/p-216… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Coming soon... Sports Diplomacy - An Introduction routledge.com/Sports-Diploma…
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Since 2019, private equity investors have spent US$55 billion on sport - why? From Snoop Dogg at Swansea to Ryan and Rob at Wrexham, investors are on the hunt for prize assets substack.com/home/post/p-216… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Since 2019, private equity investors have spent US$55 billion on sport - why? From Snoop Dogg at Swansea to Ryan and Rob at Wrexham, investors are on the hunt for prize assets substack.com/home/post/p-216… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Latest for @Forbes Paris Plays Pivotal Role As Mbappé And Henry Hook Up With On And Nike Fights Back forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
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Latest for @Forbes Paris' Pivotal Role As Mbappé And Henry Hook Up With On And Nike Fights Back forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
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The geopolitical symbiosis of sport, sponsorship and airlines - networks within networks Why national airlines carry more than just passengers substack.com/home/post/p-216… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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The geopolitical symbiosis of sport, sponsorship and airlines - networks within networks Why national airlines carry more than just passengers substack.com/home/post/p-216… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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The geopolitical symbiosis of sport, sponsorship and airlines - networks within networks Why national airlines carry more than just passengers substack.com/home/post/p-216… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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As Kylian Mbappé switches from Nike to ON... LVMH executive Alexandre Arnault joins Nike’s board of directors Part of the Arnault family (France's richest), which owns fashion brands including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Kenzo, Givenchy, etc.
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The disruptor looks set to continue disrupting On Is Set to Launch Its Football Category Mbappé Announcement Imminent sportsverse.substack.com/p/b…
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On tease the launch of their football division.
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My latest for @ElsevierConnect The growth of private equity investment in sport – why now and what are the implications? sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Why “Glamscaping” is taking over sport substack.com/home/post/p-215… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Comments for @agbinews GCC back in limelight as F1 Grand Prix returns in 2027 agbi.com/business-of-sport/2…
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Why “Glamscaping” is taking over sport substack.com/home/post/p-215… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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New sponsors in sport - financially imperative though socially undesirable? Prediction markets, cryptocurrencies, and high-carbon emitters join gambling as a source of concern substack.com/home/post/p-215… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Latest for @Forbes Liverpool’s New Turkish Airlines Sponsorship - A Strategic Power Play Amid Middle Eastern Turbulence forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
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New sponsors in sport - financially imperative though socially undesirable? Prediction markets, cryptocurrencies, and high-carbon emitters join gambling as a source of concern substack.com/home/post/p-215… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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But changes are afoot @OliverKay @TheAthleticFC Greg Maffei, former president & CEO of Liberty Media and the chairman of QVC Group, SiriusXM & Tripadvisor was sat alongside Steve Gibson in the director's box for last weekend's Middlesbrough v Norwich game
The Athletic | Football
@TheAthleticFC
Sep 15
Teesside has long experience of being talked down. The place once stood for steel, iron, coal — industry. Over 40 years that status has disappeared with the industries themselves. Teesside instead saw itself as half-forgotten by government, then the butt of jokes and disparaging coverage. Recent events have only reinforced an impression of a beaten, wild area. But as a name with national recognition, what has endured is Middlesbrough FC. There was a palpable sense on Saturday that, but for Boro’s late winner against Norwich, the mood across the region would have plummeted. It can sound overblown, but what you saw with Ashley Phillips’ 91st-minute winner was just how much Teesside hope, self-esteem and identity are invested in the football club. There are no claims that football means more on Teesside, just that, as @mwalker2771 writes, at a time like this its presence is enhanced. 🔗 nyti.ms/4yI3gnE
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Latest for @Forbes Liverpool’s New Turkish Airlines Sponsorship - A Strategic Power Play Amid Middle Eastern Turbulence forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
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Worn in the USA... ...but born in China: how Fujian province is beginning to dominate the global sports apparel industry Steph Curry is nowadays wearing Li Ning, plenty of other athletes are following suit substack.com/home/post/p-215… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Worn in the USA - but born in China: how Fujian province is beginning to dominate the global sports apparel industry Steph Curry is nowadays wearing Li Ning, plenty of other athletes are following suit substack.com/home/post/p-215… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Now in production, coming soon... Sports Diplomacy - An Introduction lnkd.in/ePA_REgU Thank you, Ivan Tomić routledge.com/Sports-Diploma…
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Football shirts – national colours, complex apparel Garments laden with socio-cultural and political meaning nowadays also serve as marketable commodities substack.com/home/post/p-214… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Possibly, a decision was made some months ago.... Morocco in pole position to stage 2030 World Cup final as Spanish nervousness grows African nation's relationships with Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino are playing to its advantage profchadwick.substack.com/p/…
The New Arab
@The_NewArab
Sep 10
FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest event in soccer newarab.com/news/morocco-spa…
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Comments for @espn The Premier League belongs to Erling Haaland after summer transfer window espn.co.uk/football/story/_/…
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Geopolitical economy Fans commemorating genocide at club playing in league sponsored by Serbian online gambling platform (Africa's biggest); competing in Swiss-based European competition; wearing Italian brand shirts made in Asia; sponsored by Russian state-owned gas corporation
Professor Simon Chadwick@Prof_Chadwick
Sep 10
This intersection of football & geopolitics, initially examined so well in 1994 by @KuperSimon is what got me thinking about the impact on policy, strategy, commercial developments & what it all means for sport. And here we are, 32 years later, in an even more dangerous world...
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This intersection of football & geopolitics, initially examined so well in 1994 by @KuperSimon is what got me thinking about the impact on policy, strategy, commercial developments & what it all means for sport. And here we are, 32 years later, in an even more dangerous world...
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@ajplus
Sep 10
The fans of this Serbian football club honored the “butcher of Bosnia” with a banner and a minute of silence.
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When teams become commodities or data sets, what meaning do they have? substack.com/home/post/p-214… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Comments for @agbinews Turkish Airlines taps football’s reach with record Liverpool deal agbi.com/analysis/business-o…
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When teams become commodities or data sets, what meaning do they have? substack.com/home/post/p-214… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Turkish Airlines’ new Liverpool shirt sponsorship deal - a geopolitical power play amid Arabian Gulf turbulence Government-owned carrier aiming to take advantage of the conflict affecting its rivals substack.com/home/post/p-214… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Turkish Airlines’ new Liverpool shirt sponsorship deal - a geopolitical power play amid Arabian Gulf turbulence Government-owned carrier aiming to take advantage of the conflict affecting its rivals substack.com/home/post/p-214… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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@goetheuni is hosting an online teaser lecture to mark the launch of its new MBA in Sport Management From Dragon Ball to Gianni Infantino: Why the Geopolitical Economy of Sport Matters Thursday, September 17, 2026 12.00 - 13.00 PM (CET) Registration via my.goethe-business-school.de…
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Comments for @AlMonitor Iran war tests Gulf's theme park ambitions Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with multibillion-dollar projects as the conflict disrupts regional tourism and exposes weaknesses in the Gulf states' entertainment strategies al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Saudi Arabia postpones its Esports Nations Cup amid concerns about ongoing Gulf conflict Esports World Cup was also moved from Riyadh to Paris earlier this year substack.com/home/post/p-214… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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My latest for @agbinews Saudi Arabia levels up with Paris theme park push Riyadh’s move into French theme parks shows pop culture becoming a potent tool of economic statecraft agbi.com/opinion/leisure-hos…
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Was great working on this with @NorritoAlessio @Fire_and_Skill Now published... Diaspora marketing in sport: football shirts, belonging and nostalgia across borders emerald.com/ijsms/article-ab…
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FIFA crisis shines a spotlight on differences between the Global North and the Global South Gianni Infantino’s plans for the World Cup have brought different reactions in different territories around the world substack.com/home/post/p-212… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Saudi Arabia & France just reached an agreement to open a Dragon Ball Z theme park in Paris My insights for Le Nouvel Obs Derrière le parc Dragon Ball près de Cergy, la puissance démesurée du soft power saoudien nouvelobs.com/monde/20260825…
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Following Gulf tensions, Esports World Cup was moved to Paris. Saudi Arabia/France turned it into a diplomatic opportunity. An outcome will be a new PIF-funded Dragon Ball theme park in Paris. Infantino was also present, helping shore up political support aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed…
Professor Simon Chadwick@Prof_Chadwick
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My latest for @Forbes Postponement Of Saudi Arabia’s Esports Nations Cup Heightens Concerns About Gulf Sport forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
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FIFA crisis shines a spotlight on differences between the Global North and the Global South Gianni Infantino’s plans for the World Cup have brought different reactions in different territories around the world substack.com/home/post/p-212… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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My latest for @Forbes Postponement Of Saudi Arabia’s Esports Nations Cup Heightens Concerns About Gulf Sport forbes.com/sites/simonchadwi…
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The Geopolitical Economy of Esports routledge.com/The-Geopolitic… Thanks to The Asian Journal of Sport History and Culture for the review
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New Aston Martin shareholder’s ties to Trump and the Middle East highlight links between money, power and sport The New York Jets and Crystal Palace owner is a former US ambassador to the UK substack.com/home/post/p-212… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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Comments for @LEXPRESS Fifa contre UEFA, les secrets d'une diplomatie européenne qui réussit : "Ils passent pour les chevaliers blancs du foot" lexpress.fr/monde/europe/fif…
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From 2000...
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Pivotal in resolving this issue will be UK PM Andy Burnham In 2000, he championed fan ownership of football clubs tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1… By 2019, he was accused of having sold out Manchester to Abu Dhabi thetimes.com/business/articl… There's presumably a middle way @Dr_Ulrichsen
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@business
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Manchester City's legal saga is casting a shadow over the UK's improving relationship with the UAE bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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New Aston Martin shareholder’s ties to Trump and the Middle East highlight links between money, power and sport New York Jets and Crystal Palace owner is a former US ambassador to the UK substack.com/home/post/p-212… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport
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