
Port, and a storm: sectarian violence in Lebanon
The Intelligence from The Economist
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Buying Success Is Impossible
Sports washing is the obvious accusation levelled against these regimes, with the hope that they are buying acceptance and normality. Teye are a couple of reasons. It surely helped russia's cause when they bid for the 20 18 world cup. The same goes for katar catar owns paris saint german,. which is the most high profile club in france. And what about the effect that it has on the game within the league? Poring in this kind of money, wherever it comes from, it is impossible to tobuy success here. I think one worry for english football is it's just going to become this sort of billionaire's circus.
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