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1. Qatari Soccer Empire Buys a Foothold in Europe.

Author

Borden, Sam, Eder, Steve, Williams, Jack, and Harress, Christopher

Subjects
*SOCCER teams, *TRAINING of soccer players, *SOCCER player recruiting, *SOCCER, *TWENTY-first century, *SOCIAL history, QATAR politics & government
Abstract

The article discusses the Qatari government's Aspire Football Dreams program, a soccer scouting and training initiative in which many African players were scouted to be trained at Qatari academies, highlighting Qatar's placement of its Aspire Academy players with the K.A.S. Eupen professional soccer team in Belgium after purchasing the team. Topics addressed include Qatar's efforts to improve its national reputation in soccer, as well as the reception of the African players amongst Eupen fans.

Published
2014

2. Seeking Soccer Respect, Qatar Looked Abroad.

Author

Eder, Steve, Borden, Sam, Harress, Christopher, and Williams, Jack

Subjects
*FIFA World Cup, *NATIONAL sports teams, *SCOUTING (Athletics), *TRAINING of soccer players, *SOCCER, *TWENTY-first century, *INTERNATIONAL relations, QATAR politics & government
Abstract

The article discusses Qatar's efforts to establish a respectable national soccer program leading up to the country's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. Topics addressed include Qatar's efforts to import and train talented young players from Africa, Qatari royal family member Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani's support of soccer, as well as Qatar's Aspire Africa (Aspire Football Dreams) international talent search initiative.

Published
2014

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