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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Africa’s Formula 1 race: Three countries, one dream, and a growing sibling rivalry substack.com/home/post/p-... Written by Nnamdi O. Madichie, Professor of Marketing, Nova Business School Africa @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

All roads lead to Paris as sport apparel’s global battle for market share intensifies On’s signing of Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry opens up a new front in an industry where Adidas and Nike have previously dominated profchadwick.substack.com/p/all-roads-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Manchester City case Infantino & private equity investment Cancellation of sports events in the Arabian Gulf Steph Curry wearing Li Ning AI, VR, esports There are reasons why they are happening now; it's a complicated world, which a community of scholars examines in these books

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A timely book, to which I have made what is hopefully a timely contribution: "Sport in the 21st century: the journey from authoritarianism to liberalism and back again"

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Manchester City case might appear close to a conclusion, but it isn’t Ultimate outcome of high-stakes geopolitical game could be determined by international diplomacy, with British PM Andy Burnham potentially playing pivotal role substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Networks, Strategy & Sport: the Case of City Football Group emerald.com/jsma/article... This article was double-blind peer-reviewed and published, but then challenged Who challenged it, how they did so, and the threatened action should there be failure to comply were interesting

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sport in the 21st century: the journey from authoritarianism to liberalism and back again From fascism and the Cold War to the world in 2026, sport appears to have turned full circle substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Coming soon... Sports Diplomacy - An Introduction www.routledge.com/Sports-Diplo...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Latest for @forbes.com Paris' Pivotal Role As Mbappé And Henry Hook Up With On And Nike Fights Back www.forbes.com/sites/simonc...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The geopolitical symbiosis of sport, sponsorship and airlines - networks within networks Why national airlines carry more than just passengers substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My latest for @elsevierconnect.bsky.social The growth of private equity investment in sport – why now and what are the implications? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why “Glamscaping” is taking over sport substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When teams become commodities or data sets, what meaning do they have? substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Was great working on this with Alessio Norrito and @paulwiddop.bsky.social Now published... Diaspora marketing in sport: football shirts, belonging and nostalgia across borders www.emerald.com/ijsms/articl...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Important reading for excitable followers of sport and its established institutions

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thanks to @elconfidencial.bsky.social for interviewing me at length about this matter... Un Mundial troceado con la asistencia de Trump: "Infantino basa su reelección en enriquecer a los miembros de la FIFA" www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/fut...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My latest for Elsevier: Diasporas in football – growing significance, proliferating issues www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Journal of Football Studies | Journal of Team Studies | Journal of Basketball Studies

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Is football cannibalising itself? Some words from me for World Football Summit worldfootballsummit.com/resources/in...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Gianni Infantino: "meditate, pray or watch a football match" When this previously happened, we published a paper... “I Feel Qatari Today […] I Feel Disabled Today, […] I Feel Like a Migrant Worker Today…”: On Sport, Leadership, and Moral Legitimacy researchgate.net/publication/...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Disneyfication and geopolitics have taken the World Cup into territory from which there may be no return This year's tournament was a tipping point that has established a precedent for future editions substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The enshittification of sport For many people, things aren't how they used to be & are becoming even worse substack.com/home/post/p-... Late-stage capitalism & the future of sport Why hot dogs and cola have become more important than history and tradition substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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 substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

From Viking celebrations to a tearful goalkeeper, the World Cup had some clear soft power winners Tournament was an opportunity for countries to project attractiveness to global audiences substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Neither soft nor hard: did meso power just make its World Cup debut? Trump's Balogun intervention opened up a new front in the projection of power in sport substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Who won the World Cup's city soft power battle? New York and Los Angeles went head-to-head, but lost out to an unlikely rival substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Latest from @forbes.com Which Team Has Won The Soft Power World Cup? forbes.com/sites/simonc... Latest from #Geosport Who have been the World Cup’s soft power losers? substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Why Asian Nations Struggled At The 2026 World Cup Japan went furthest but hit a glass ceiling, Saudi Arabia stumbled at the first hurdle, whilst Iran didn't even stand a chance substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Business of the FIFA World Cup (2nd edition) is now available to buy www.routledge.com/The-Business...

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Geosport shorts: Donald Trump has broken his soccer silence, what does it mean? U.S president said very little during the World Cup's early stages, but now he's back and seemingly more bellicose than ever substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Brazil fails to deliver the promised brand — again! Much-loved country's World Cup exit betrays the national and international challenges it faces substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

From ambushers to sportswashers, this has been a World Cup full of distractions How the tournament has been used to influence your thoughts and behaviours substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Folarin Balogun, MAGA and the neoliberalisation of football At a World Cup of dynamic ticket pricing and hydration breaks, deals not rules also now govern red card decisions substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Morocco and the World Cup: "Football's coming home" National team success is no accident, as government seeks to project the country's power and influence substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

What World Cup teams, fans and sponsors reveal about nation branding How people feel about countries is being shaped by an array of strategies substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Geosport shorts: Where did all the activists go? How the World Cup has become a tournament of silent football substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

How a safe bet football tournament became a seismic geopolitical event Back in 2010, when the U.S. failed to win its 2022 World Cup bid, things were very different substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Geosport shorts: The geopolitical economy of Lionel Messi How Argentina's star player embodies the changes that his country and football are going through substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The World Cup's AI Divide: Who Gets “Smart Football” — and on Whose Terms? substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social @sufiya.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Is China still on course to be a leading FIFA nation by 2050? On-field performances are not the only measure of success substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Geosport shorts: Oasis versus Viking boats - the messages and meaning of post-match celebrations What happens after World Cup matches reveals how countries see themselves substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The Weaponisation of Everything - how geopolitics took over the World Cup From fashion collaborations to visa exclusions, the tournament has become a highly charged environment substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Geosport shorts: At the World Cup, everything from football and BTS to Palestine and Mexican mines is connected Our densely networked 21st-century world means that power, complexity and sensitivity surround us substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Under the wings of FIFA 2026: the Pamoja AFCON gets ready for its 2027 tournament hosting substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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Professor Simon Chadwick @professorchadwick.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Geosport shorts: How the World Cup has become part of a sport-military convergence Industry stakeholders are increasingly engaged in sponsorships, partner deals and other types of relationships with sport substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

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