5 min listen
Ep 722: Saudi Arabia’s World Cup coup
FromSensemaker
ratings:
Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The oil-rich Gulf kingdom will host the 2034 men’s football World Cup. How did it win the bid, why is it controversial and what does it tell us about the shift happening in the world’s most popular sport?For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Where is Jack Ma?: One of the richest men in the world seems to have disappeared. What's going on? by Sensemaker