Episode 306: The PGA's deal with Saudi Arabia and corruption in professional sport
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The Importance of Sporting Investments
Kuwait faced a very similar situation in 2017, this Saudi-led group that included the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt as well. They decided to launch an air land and sea blockade of Qatar. There was even talk that Saudi may even invade Qatar. But I think another reason why there wouldn't might have been is it's so well known by that point. You know, there's the US base there. And if you ask them or the others, they say, well, you know, we have a domestic audience that also likes sports. So why shouldn't we invest some of our money? The Saudis and the Emiratis as well, they talk about obesity, crisis and having sport -
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