Episode 306: The PGA's deal with Saudi Arabia and corruption in professional sport
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The Importance of Hydrocarbons in Sport
Qatar has a domestic population of 300,000 at most. It is in a relatively difficult neighborhood there in the Persian Gulf. And I think Qatar is actually even more interesting in one sense than the others. They are able to buy whatever they like and whoever they like often. So it's not washing the money. It's washing in some sense. Different countries have different needs. There's a reputational element to it as well. If you want to have a platform or a megaphone sport offers you that. Also makes you look more of a benign force. Let's talk about all these football players and this tournament we've got. But why do these countries want the sport
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