Analysis reveals corruption accusations shape the narrative of Gulf football, suggesting a Eurocentric portrayal in global discussions.
Despite having existed on the periphery of the game for over half a century, Gulf football underwent a seismic change when it was announced that Qatar had won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. However, accusations of corruption and sportswashing soon followed, and the subsequent narrative of football in the region is nearly always presented along these lines. In this article I examine the literary devices used to depict Qatar society in the tournament narrative to argue that Qatar 2022, and Gulf football in general, is represented in a Eurocentric manner in a global football discourse.
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