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The nostalgic (de)legitimation of sportswashing: Social media and legacy media reactions to the Saudi Arabian state takeover of Newcastle United Cover

The nostalgic (de)legitimation of sportswashing: Social media and legacy media reactions to the Saudi Arabian state takeover of Newcastle United

Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Volume 8 (2026): Issue 1 (March 2026)
By: David Farrell-Banks and  Samuel Merrill  
Open Access
|Apr 2026

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Figure 1

Frequency of “sportswashing” and “nostalgia” tweets across the sample period
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2026-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2003-184X
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Language: English
Page range: 81 - 98
Published on: Apr 1, 2026
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
sportswashing,
football,
legitimation,
memory,
nostalgia
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Communication science,
Mass communication,
Public and political communication,
Visual communication

© 2026 David Farrell-Banks, Samuel Merrill, published by University of Gothenburg Nordicom
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