“It may not have sunk in yet, but the Qatar World Cup was the kickoff rather than the finale. Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be this decade’s focal points of Asian Sports. By 2030, Egypt and Turkey could become part of the global sports-hosting mix. That doesn’t mean that Arab and Berber North Africa will be sidelined. On the contrary, barely two months after emerging as a World Cup superstar, Morocco will host the FIFA Club World Cup in February.”

James Dorsey, Qatar Was Just The Beginning As Middle East Eyes Asian Sports [Eurasia Review]