Sam SmartWill the 2022 Qatar World Cup bring more fans to football?One of the positives of the Qatar World Cup is that a presents an opportunity to bring more fans and viewers to football. More…May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
Sam SmartQatar World Cup 2022: Financial AnalysisIn my previous two posts, I discussed how Jon Whiteaker used data in his analysis of the financial implications of the World Cup in Qatar…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Sam SmartHow do journalists analyze the Qatar 2022 World Cup? (Part 2)In my previous post, I discussed an article written by Jon Whiteaker for Investment Monitor (available from…May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Sam SmartHow do journalists analyze the Qatar 2022 World Cup? (Part 1)In this post and the next, I will briefly analyze an article written by Jon Whiteaker for Investment Monitor (available from…May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
Sam SmartWorld Cup 2022: Should host countries have to have pre-built stadiums?With reports of many migrant workers dying as the result of the construction of stadiums in Qatar for the World Cup later this year…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Sam SmartQatar 2022 World Cup: CorruptionThe graph shown above here represents how much the initial bid of each World Cup over the past 20 years has been worth. As you can see, the…Apr 26, 2022Apr 26, 2022
Sam SmartHow are the migrant workers in Qatar dying?Last week I discussed the issue of the number of migrant workers that are losing their lives in Qatar, which is preparing to host the 2022…Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
Sam SmartQatar World Cup: Who builds the stadiums, and how many die doing so?In the build-up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year, there have been multiple protests worldwide about how Qatar employs migrant…Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022