El SalvadorтАЩs authoritarian leader Nayib Bukele met with Real Madrid and Bar├зa Legends last week. ItтАЩs a classic soft power move: using global sports icons to burnish a leaderтАЩs international image while consolidating control at home. (DiarioElSalvador)
2/ Inviting legendary players to El Salvador fits a familiar authoritarian strategy: using spectacle and sports diplomacy to legitimize power and distract from democratic backsliding. (LeMonde)
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