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#sportswashing

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I have nothing but the deepest contempt for wealthy individuals who allow themselves to be used by despotic regimes to sports wash their reputations. Magnus Carlsen is just the latest example. Don't these people have enough?

#SaudiArabia #sportswashing #chess "#magnuscarslen

theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul

The Guardian · Magnus Carlsen shows how Saudi Arabia gobbles up global sports starsBy Karim Zidan

Ognjen Janković – „Golden Boy“ (2021)

Im TV-Sport dominieren Bilder von Toren, Jubel, Sieger:innen und Verlierer:innen. Und immer auch von jungen Menschen. Doch wer hinterfragt die Bedingungen, unter denen diese Talente geformt und vermarktet werden? Wer spricht über üppige Berater:innenprovisionen, über Fernsehgeld, Sportswashing und Vertragsklauseln, die schon Minderjährige international zur Handelsware machen? Wer spricht über den Preis, den die Sportler:innen dafür bezahlen? Hier ist mal eine wirklich sehenswerte europäische Serie, die es versucht. (ARD, Wh)

NexxtPress · Ognjen Janković - "Golden Boy" (2021)
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Rogers closes deal with BCE to become majority owner of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment | CBC Sports

Loyal supporter of a professional sports team?

Then you're probably also a loyal supporter of a large corporation.

#sportsWashing

cbc.ca/sports/rogers-communica

> Rogers Communications Inc. has closed its deal to buy BCE Inc.'s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to become the majority owner of the company.

CBCRogers closes deal with BCE to become majority owner of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment | CBC SportsRogers Communications Inc. has closed its deal to buy BCE Inc.'s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to become the majority owner of the company.

"A compra de direitos do #mundialdeclubes por parte da #DAZN e a lei da mordaça tem uma inequívoca digital: o Fundo de Investimento Público (#PIF), o fundo de investimentos árabe controlado pelo príncipe herdeiro #mohammedbinsalman, um dos maiores do mundo, com estimados ativos US$ 925 bilhões e investimento em setores diversificados. Com expectativa de chegar a US$ 3 trilhões na próxima década. O que explica toda a censura e mantém o silêncio e a cumplicidade do mundo do futebol e detentores de direitos de transmissão com violações aos direitos humanos ao redor do mundo e com os problemas dos grandes eventos.

A compra de eventos esportivos é parte central da “Visão 2030”, estratégia desenhada para estabelecer a vinculação do nome da #ArábiaSaudita para melhoria da imagem do país no exterior. Um caso típico de #sportswashing, a lavagem de imagem pelo esporte. E o PIF é o grande agente desse planejamento."
#futbol #futebol #clubsworldcup
iclnoticias.com.br/a-lei-da-mo

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#Sportswashing:

"At least 35 U.S. pro basketball, football, hockey and soccer teams have similar sponsorship deals that afford companies a range of promotional perks, from billboards and jersey logos to community outreach projects and facility naming rights.

U.S. sports leagues and teams also partner with banks and insurance companies that invest billions of dollars annually in coal, #OilAndGas companies, all to the detriment of public health and the environment."

themoneytrail.substack.com/p/m

themoneytrail.substack.comMLB Should Stop Playing Ball with Big OilMore than half of the teams have commercial tie-ins with oil companies, utilities, and financial institutions that are fueling the climate crisis

#Sportswashing happens when fossil fuel companies seek to launder their tarnished reputations through tactics such as the million-dollar sponsorship that some say has turned #LosAngeles #Dodger Stadium, a beloved community institution that's home to world champions, into a billboard for #BigOil.

The #SierraClub is hosting a free webinar, moderated by #LosAngelesTimes climate columnist #SammyRoth with speakers #BillMcKibben and #NaomiOreskes.

act.sierraclub.org/events/deta

Sierra ClubSportswashing: Propaganda at PlayNationally renowned thought leaders discuss the impacts of sportswashing, a practice wherein fossil fuel and other companies seek to launder their tarnished reputations through tactics such as the million-dollar sponsorship that some say has turned Dodger

ÄH!

#GlennKamara jatkaa uraansa Saudi-Arabiassa.

#Urheilupesu ei tuota siis eettisesti liki* poikkeuksellisten huuhkajienkaan riveissä ongelmaa. Valitettavasti.

*Viitekehyksenä, niin, se urheilu.

EDIT: Lisätty linkki, jonka näemmä olin unohtanut, heh.

yle.fi/a/74-20140672

Yle Urheilu · Nyt se on varmaa – Glen Kamarasta ensimmäinen suomalaispelaaja Saudi-Arabian liigaanRanskalaisseura Rennes ja saudiliigan Al Shabab sopivat lainasiirrosta osto-optiolla.

Despite female partners of Spanish club players being harassed at the Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia, the RFEF is trying to take the women’s Supercopa there too.
Despite women not having anything close to equal rights 😓

relevo.com/futbol/supercopa/lo

Relevo · Louzán anuncia otras negociaciones sorprendentes con Arabia Saudí: «¿Por qué no una Supercopa femenina allí?»By Jonás Pérez