{"id":26,"date":"2021-12-07T10:31:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T10:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rgriffin\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-03-16T06:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:54:01","slug":"media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rgriffin\/media\/","title":{"rendered":"Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>February 2026: <\/strong>World Cup 2026 and cartel violence in Guadalajara (Television Interview), <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>August 2025: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/8\/8\/far-right-israeli-football-fans-set-off-pyrotechnics-in-latvias-capital\">Far-right Israeli football fans set off pyrotechnics in Latvia\u2019s capital<\/a> (Television\u00a0Interview). <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>June 2025: <\/strong>Paris Saint-Germain win the UEFA Champion\u2019s League. (Television Interview). <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>June 2025: <\/strong>Quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franceinfo.fr\/sports\/foot\/ligue-des-champions\/finale\/victoire-du-psg-en-ligue-des-champions-au-dela-du-triomphe-sportif-pourquoi-le-qatar-a-largement-reussi-son-paris_7277724.html#xtor=CS2-765-[autres]-\">Victoire du PSG en Ligue des champions : au-del\u00e0 du triomphe sportif, pourquoi le Qatar a largement r\u00e9ussi son Paris<\/a> by Pierre Godon. <em>FranceInfo<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>March 2023: <\/strong>Quoted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2023\/3\/23\/with-manchester-united-bid-qatar-signals-global-sporting-intent\">Analysis: The Man Utd bid and Qatar\u2019s global sporting intent<\/a>\u201d by Hafsa Adil. <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>December 2022:<\/strong> Quoted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-15\/qatar-heads-for-epic-comedown-after-argentina-v-france-world-cup-final\">Qatar\u2019s $300 Billion World Cup Is Headed for an Epic Comedown<\/a>\u201d by Giles Turner and David Hellier. <em>Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>December 2022:<\/strong> Quoted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/qatar-world-cup-stadium-974-final-whistle\">Qatar World Cup: Final whistle blows on pop-up Stadium 974<\/a>\u201d by AP Muhammed Afsal. <em>Middle East Eye<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>November 2022:<\/strong> Quoted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/28\/middleeast\/world-cup-catalyst-for-change-qatar-mime-intl\/index.html\">The World Cup has brought some change to Qatar. Will it last?<\/a>\u201d by Eoin McSweeney&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mohammed Abdelbary. <em>CNN<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>November 2022: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9bU9eOx9d84\">Crusaders banned from World Cup<\/a>. (Television Interview). <em>Al Jazeera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>November 2022: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8h6kCG3wDxo&amp;t=1s\">Are criticisms of Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup justified?<\/a> (Television Interview).<em> Inside Story, Al Jazeera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>November 2022:<\/strong> Quoted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2022\/11\/19\/the-unofficial-anthem-of-the-qatar-national-football-team\">Shoomilah, Shoomilah: Rise of Qatar\u2019s unofficial football anthem<\/a>\u201d by AP Muhammed Afsal. <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>November 2022:<\/strong> Quoted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/be11cbe1-34a6-4d23-aa13-7a457fd71fcc?shareType=nongift\">World Cup: how Qatar\u2019s footballers are helping to forge Gulf state\u2019s identity<\/a>\u201d by Josh Noble. <em>Financial Times<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>November 2022:<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Radio1Rai\/status\/1593150638484967424\">Qatar 2022, Mancano tre giorni all\u2019inizio dei Mondiali di calico<\/a> (Radio Interview). <em>RAI1.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>October 2022:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossGriffinQU\/status\/1584420309536755713\">Qatar World Cup 2022<\/a> (Television Interview). <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>December 2021: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/program\/inside-story\/2021\/12\/10\/what-will-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympics-achieve\">What will diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics achieve?<\/a> (Television Interview). <em>Inside Story, Al Jazeera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>August 2021: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/program\/inside-story\/2021\/8\/5\/how-much-is-politics-involved-in-the-olympics\">How much of politics is involved in the Olympics?<\/a> (Television Interview). <em>Inside Story,<\/em> <em>Al Jazeera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>August 2021: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1542532127\/episode\/eaeecd1e9388a8c1337bf9b44be519277fdd5e1c\/view\">Qatar, the 2022 World Cup and the country&#8217;s status as a footballing &#8216;other&#8217;<\/a>. (Interview). <em>The Football &amp; Society Podcast<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>July 2020:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossGriffinQU\/status\/1279078731110322177\">\u201cRace Issues in American Sports\u201d<\/a> (Television Interview). <em>Al Jazeera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>May 2020: <\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/opinion\/doha-vs-riyadh-who-will-win-bid-host-asian-games\">\u201cDoha vs Riyadh: Who will win bid to host the Asian Games?\u201d<\/a> (Op-Ed), <em>Middle East Eye<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>June 2018:<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/columns\/qatar-carves-out-its-own-niche-amid-saudi-led-blockade-267397379\">Qatar Carves National Identity out of Saudi-led Blockade<\/a>.\u201d (Op-Ed), <em>Middle East Eye<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>May 2018: <\/strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/making-qatar-2022-48-team-tournament-good-idea-180514104915271.html\">Making Qatar 2022 a 48-Team Tournament is Not a Good Idea<\/a>.\u201d (Op-Ed), <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2026: World Cup 2026 and cartel violence in Guadalajara (Television Interview), Al Jazeera. 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