An intercontinental expansion of European club competitions: a new reality?: the case of Dubai and EuroLeague

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dc.contributor.authorMendizabal LeiƱena, Xabier
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-13T11:01:48Z
dc.date.available2026-01-13T11:01:48Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-19
dc.date.updated2026-01-13T11:01:48Z
dc.description.abstractEuroleague is the second-best basketball league worldwide. To grow the competition, Euroleague plans to integrate a team from Dubai. The aim of this study was to meaningfully contribute to the discussion about the feasibility of this idea. Through a case study, using an exhaustive analysis of primary and secondary sources, we analyzed the peculiar nature of Euroleague, the consequences of this expansion on European basketball and the vision of Gulf countries governments regarding sport investments. We found that Dubai fits partially the conditions for Euroleague membership. Theoretically, Euroleague could become a paradigm-changing organization. Practically, it could attract interest from leagues due to this idea. However, it could affect interdependencies with other stakeholders and attract criticism due to the human rights record in Emirates. This underscores the importance of stakeholder engagement in this initiative to create lasting social change in Dubai, promoting sport as a positive force.en
dc.identifier.citationMendizabal LeiƱena, X. (2025). An intercontinental expansion of European club competitions: a new reality?: the case of Dubai and EuroLeague. Sport TK: revista euroamericana de ciencias del deporte, 14, 146. https://doi.org/10.6018/SPORTK.626421
dc.identifier.doi10.6018/SPORTK.626421
dc.identifier.eissn2340-8812
dc.identifier.issn2254-4070
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4686
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
dc.rightsĀ© Copyright 2025: Publication Service of the University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
dc.subject.otherEuroleague
dc.subject.otherEuropean basketball
dc.subject.otherLeague expansion
dc.subject.otherGulf countries
dc.subject.otherSport diplomacy
dc.titleAn intercontinental expansion of European club competitions: a new reality?: the case of Dubai and EuroLeagueen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.startPage146
oaire.citation.titleSport TK: revista euroamericana de ciencias del deporte
oaire.citation.volume14
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
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