{"id":1384,"date":"2019-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/podcasts\/publish-54\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:58:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:58:25","slug":"leaders-sport-business-podcast-abu-dhabis-sports-investment-strategy","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/podcasts\/leaders-sport-business-podcast-abu-dhabis-sports-investment-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Sport Business Podcast: Abu Dhabi’s sports investment strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Meet the power-brokers behind Abu Dhabi’s sports strategy | Andy Murray’s retirement announcement | Champions League weekend rumours | the AFC Cup and Gulf politics in sport.<\/h4>\n

Episode 49 of the Leaders Sport Business Podcast sees David Cushnan and James Emmett reflect on Andy Murray’s retirement announcement, assess the impact of a potential move by Uefa and TEAM Marketing to shift Champions League matches to weekend slots; gauge the political environment at the AFC Cup in the UAE, and introduce a series of conversations with key figures from across Abu Dhabi’s sporting landscape.<\/p>\n

On the agenda:<\/p>\n

– What next for Andy Murray, and what next for tennis, after Britain’s greatest ever tennis player announced his retirement;<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Uefa Champions League games on weekends: could it happen, why, when, and how?<\/strong><\/p>\n

– The AFC Cup: a platform for politics beyond football in the Middle East;<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Abu Dhabi Sports Council General Secretary HE Aref Al Awani (14.20) on the city’s sporting strategy;<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Acting Abu Dhabi Cricket CEO Matt Boucher (25.18) on the changing objectives for Abu Dhabi’s involvement in sport;<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Special Olympics World Games 2019 Chief Strategy Officer Tala Al Ramahi (36.56) on building a legacy of inclusion;<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Abu Dhabi Golf Club GM Ed Edwards (42.51) on the development of golf in the region and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n