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Max and the pod discuss Saudi Arabia becoming the latest Gulf state to get involved in football ownership. They also ask: what is soft power? Does it work? Should anybody be allowed to own a football club? Should clubs be held to a higher moral account than other businesses? And do fans have any power in any of this?
Max and Philippe also speak to Lina al-Hathloul, whose sister Loujain was one of several activists who, following arrest in 2018, was reportedly subject to abuse at the hands of the Saudi prison system.
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