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‘Inconvenient truth’: Man City case spotlights realities of UK-UAE ties

When Liverpool fans greeted Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday with jeers and banners demanding the Abu Dhabi-owned football club be relegated, they took aim at what critics have long dubbed “sportswashing” – the practice of using high-profile sports investments to launder a tarnished international reputation. Focusing solely on public relations, however, obscures a much deeper network of…

‘Inconvenient truth’: Man City case spotlights realities of UK-UAE ties

We haven't written up this one. South China Morning Post has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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