#  Global Sports Seminar 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 2, 2024** 

 04:00PM - 06:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050)**  



 

 



 

##  "Sport's Real Game: How Public Attention Influences Governments and Means More than Making Money"

###  Speaker:

 **Layne Vandenberg**, *Advisor to the FIFA 2026 World Cup Host City of Boston; Political Economist, Lau China Institute, King's College London.*

###  Contact:

 **Steve Ortega**  
[stephen\_ortega@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:stephen_ortega@fas.harvard.edu)

 Please [visit the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History website](https://wigh.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/global-sports-seminar-sports-politics-and-culture-new-way-understand-power) for more information about this event.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ 2024–2025 ](/academic-year/2024%E2%80%932025)
- [ Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History ](/event-categories/weatherhead-initiative-global-history)
 
 

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