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Developing a reputation as an “earner” Blatter, unwittingly, has made himself a target for those who are using public diplomacy assets to play the “ethics card” in an effort to link geopolitical issues with football and disrupt ... ... corruption and bribery.
Petro Poroshenko, the pro-Washington president of Ukraine, is calling for a boycott of the FIFA 2018 Russia World Cup. The move is reminiscent of U.S. President Jimmy Carter's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,...
... its reputation. One recent incident involves Aaron Hernandez, a former player on the Super Bowl winning New England Patriots.
The owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft, who is also owner of a famous Super Bowl ring that became a sensationalist U.S. public diplomacy vehicle for Russia bashing, was interviewed recently by authorities regarding former player Hernandez, who is accused of committing a double murder that is connected to his use of illegal drugs.
Protracted conflict between players and league
While the DEA investigation ...
... considered by some public diplomacy poobahs operating in academia to be the godfather of public diplomacy. Ironically, Elmer Davis, who had also worked for Paley at CBS, was... ... winner being the defense industries of both nuclear superpowers. Neither hockey or sports diplomacy friendly FIFA football (soccer)or even soft power has changed that... ... acquire the rights to televise the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Today, Russians, Czechs and Finns are stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Vladislav...
