"LIV was less evil, as a geopolitical project, than many people claimed, and more soulless, as a sport, than I thought possible."
"The Saudi Public Investment Fund has been pumping about a hundred million dollars a month into LIV since the league's launch, in 2022, and will be pulling its funding at the end of the year."
"Starting an expensive professional golf league was a roundabout way to launder the reputation of a violent autocrat."
"LIV was one element of Vision 2030, M.B.S.'s effort to transform and diversify Saudi Arabia into a post-oil economy."
The LIV Golf League, backed by Saudi Arabia, faces potential funding cuts from the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which has invested heavily since its launch. The league's players, who received lucrative contracts, may find themselves banned from returning to the P.G.A. Tour. LIV has been criticized for its role in sportswashing, aimed at improving the image of Saudi Arabia's crown prince. Despite its ambitious goals as part of Vision 2030, the league appears to be more soulless than anticipated, raising doubts about its long-term viability.
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