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World Corrupt Episode 3: Qatar’s path to the World Cup

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Why Sports Washing?

Simon Chadwick is professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Schema Business School in Paris. Gazprom, the Russian Gas Corporation first signed a shirt sponsorship deal with the Bundesliga's Shalka back in 2006. He says what Gazprom was doing was to cleanse its image and legitimize its position. "A lot of bad people launder their reputations through charitable giving"

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