Professor Simon Chadwick

Professor of Afro-Eurasian Sport.
GeoSport Substack

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

FIFA’s 2026 Men’s World Cup was lucrative, but it was also complex, sensitive and may have changed football forever

No way back from a summer of big money and commercial extravagance?
https://t.co/MWXOidKGl4
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Comments for @espn

Harry Kane, the Ballon d'Or and England's history of heartbreak: Can Bayern Munich star buck the trend?

“There is a global opinion that whilst the Premier League is fast and exciting, British players are artisans rather than artists”
https://t.co/3fGMrXaV3m

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Comments for @agbinews

Saudi football privatisation faces commercial reality check
https://t.co/Aj21cbn58H

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

FIFA’s 2026 Men’s World Cup was lucrative, but it was also complex, sensitive and may have changed football forever

No way back from a summer of big money and commercial extravagance?
https://t.co/MWXOidKGl4
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Comments for @espn

Harry Kane, the Ballon d'Or and England's history of heartbreak: Can Bayern Munich star buck the trend?

“There is a global opinion that whilst the Premier League is fast and exciting, British players are artisans rather than artists”
https://t.co/3fGMrXaV3m

[Tom Hamilton @tomhamiltonespn]

“There is a global opinion that whilst the Premier League is fast and exciting, British players are artisans rather than artists.” On England’s poor record in the Ballon d’Or but why Kane should win despite this. With @Prof_Chadwick

https://t.co/vnXwCM98a0

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

The CEO brand: from the Premier League to AFCON — a tale of halo effects
https://t.co/VHSDyw3uyu
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport Nnamdi Madichie

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Thanks to South Korea's Prosview for publishing my review of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup, which can be read in both South Korean and English here https://t.co/VrZrpcvzXo

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

The CEO brand: from the Premier League to AFCON — a tale of halo effects
https://t.co/VHSDyw3uyu
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport Nnamdi Madichie

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Article for Capital Insights

[Gulf] Regional turbulence: Pivot to Sports Investments

Full text available via https://t.co/nPyffISn99

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Thanks to South Korea's Prosview for publishing my review of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup, which can be read in both South Korean and English here https://t.co/VrZrpcvzXo

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Comments for @AP

What F1’s return to Africa means for a continent long overlooked by global sports
https://t.co/SKs3R3Fqpd

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport

The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
https://t.co/PbWQsTPTMJ
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport

The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
https://t.co/PbWQsTPTMJ
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport

The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
https://t.co/hFg4bVSkqO
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Chokepoints - the maritime waterways that have the power to upend global sport

The stability of everything from football boots to the oil and gas revenues driving some sports is dependent upon very narrow stretches of sea
https://t.co/hFg4bVSkqO
@Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Sports Diplomacy
An Introduction

Publication now imminent
https://t.co/zJQkO0HYbQ

[Dom Farrell @DomFarrell1986]

A big simplification around City and PSG's ownerships has been people lumping them together as "oil money". The vast differences between Abu Dhabi and Qatar's approaches to diplomacy are playing out around tonight's match

With thanks to @Prof_Chadwick

https://t.co/6LJE3saVas

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Sagen om Manchester City tvinger premierminister til svær balancegang

Manchester Citys økonomiske regelbrud besværliggør ikke blot tilværelsen i fodboldklubben. Sagen tvinger også premierministeren ud i et vanskeligt dilemma https://t.co/YGQti535CI

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Comments for @sportingnews

Man City vs. PSG: How Qatar's European champions view Abu Dhabi's Premier League woes
https://t.co/diEtc87wzZ