Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, 7 July.
Sheikh Jassim, sportswashing and the Manchester United impact amid takeover ambitions
18.06.2023 - 14:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United could be used as an exercise in sportswashing should Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani take over the club, according to a leading academic expert.
Throughout the takeover process, Sheikh Jassim has vehemently denied links to the Qatari government and has made efforts to distance himself from similarities being drawn between his bid and PSG's ownership. The Parisians are owned by the Qatar Sports Investment group which is overseen by the emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
But concerns over sportswashing would persist, just as they did with the winter World Cup in Qatar. For many, the December tournament won by Argentina was an example of sportswashing as the drama on the pitch washed over human rights abuses concerning the migrant workers who helped build the stadiums.
Associate professor at Rhode Island College and author of Changing Qatar: Culture, Citizenship, and Rapid Modernization Geoff Harkness explained the sportswashing concept amid a potential takeover of United by Sheikh Jassim.
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"Sportswashing occurs when nations, corporations, or other entities use the posited sheen of mega-sporting events to whitewash human rights abuses, crimes, and other reputational ills," he said, speaking to MEN Sport.
"Qatar has faced global criticism for its sponsorship labour system, the low wages it pays to blue-collar migrant workers, and treatment of women and members of the LGBTQ community. Qatar has used its immense wealth to bring in mega-sporting events, such as the FIFA World Cup, and bolster its image.
"People associate sports with esteemed values such as fairness, democracy, and equality — all of which are in short supply for most of the
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