{"id":122176,"date":"2023-12-08T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/saudi-arabia-sports-minister-calls-sportswashing-claims-very-shallow-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:00:11","slug":"saudi-arabia-sports-minister-calls-sportswashing-claims-very-shallow-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/saudi-arabia-sports-minister-calls-sportswashing-claims-very-shallow-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia sports minister calls \u2018sportswashing&#8217; claims &#8216;very shallow&#8217; &#8211; BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0TloNP2_f-0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi Arabia sports minister calls \u2018sportswashing' claims 'very shallow' - BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0TloNP2_f-0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Arabia sports minister says claims of &#8216;sportswashing&#8217; against the country are &quot;very shallow&quot;, as he defended its right to host the men&#8217;s football World Cup in 2034.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal told the BBC &quot;A lot of the people that accuse us of that haven&#8217;t been to Saudi, or seen what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gulf kingdom has been accused of investing in sport and using high-profile events to improve its international reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#SaudiArabia #WorldCup #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saudi Arabia sports minister says claims of &#8216;sportswashing&#8217; against the country are &quot;very shallow&quot;, as he defended its right to host the men&#8217;s football World Cup in 2034. 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