Christian Ronaldo has signed with Saudi soccer club, Al Nassr. It’s a shocking move in international soccer. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Simon Chadwick, a professor of sport and geopolitical economy at the SKEMA Business School in Paris, about whether or not this move counts as “sports-washing” for Saudi Arabia, which has a poor human rights record.
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