Nation Branding and Sports Diplomacy

Introduction.- Chapter 1 - Sports, Country Image, Nation Branding, and Public Diplomacy: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks.- Chapter 2 - Nation branding and sports-washing in international football: Exploring the roles of country image through the evolution of the FIFA World Cup.- Chapter 3 -Sports, Nation Branding, and Public Diplomacy in a changing World: A Global Review.- Chapter 4 - The Olympic Games, Nation Branding, and Public Diplomacy in a Post-Pandemic World: Reflections on Tokyo 2020 and Beyond.- Chapter 5 - Title IX and the Land of Opportunity: Six Lessons on Brand America and U.S. Sports Diplomacy amid the 50 Years Anniversary of the anti-sex discrimination Education Amendment of 1972.- Chapter 6 - International Football as a Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy Battlefield: The Case of the European Super League.- Chapter 7 - Sports-Washing.- Chapter 8 - Place branding and sports: From 'Track Town USA' to Oregon22 World Athletics Championships.- Chapter 9 - Sport-Tech Diplomacy: An Innovative Soft Power Tool for Nation Branding.- Chapter 10 - Where is the World headed to? A Glimpse to the Future of Sports, Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy.