¿Una expansión intercontinental de las competiciones de clubes europeos: una nueva realidad? El caso de Dubái y la Euroliga

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  • Xabier Mendizabal Leiñena Universidad de Deusto, España.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.626421
Palabras clave: Euroliga, Baloncesto Europeo, Expansión de la Liga, Países del Golfo, Diplomacia Deportiva

Resumen

La Euroliga es la segunda mejor liga de baloncesto a nivel mundial. Para impulsar el crecimiento de la competición, la Euroliga planea integrar un equipo de Dubái. El objetivo de este estudio fue contribuir de manera significativa al debate sobre la viabilidad de esta idea. A través de un estudio de caso, utilizando un análisis exhaustivo de fuentes primarias y secundarias, se analizó la naturaleza peculiar de la Euroliga, las consecuencias de esta expansión en el baloncesto europeo y la visión de los gobiernos de los países del Golfo respecto a las inversiones en deporte. Se encontró que Dubái cumple parcialmente con las condiciones para ser miembro de la Euroliga. Teóricamente, la Euroliga podría convertirse en una organización que marque un cambio de paradigma. En la práctica, podría generar interés por parte de otras ligas debido a esta iniciativa. Sin embargo, también podría afectar las interdependencias con otros actores y atraer críticas por el historial de derechos humanos en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos. Esto subraya la importancia de la participación de las partes interesadas en esta iniciativa para generar un cambio social duradero en Dubái, promoviendo el deporte como una fuerza positiva.

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Mendizabal Leiñena, X. (2025). ¿Una expansión intercontinental de las competiciones de clubes europeos: una nueva realidad? El caso de Dubái y la Euroliga. SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana De Ciencias Del Deporte, 14, 146. https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.626421
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