IF you're not quite sure about what the objection to Saudi influence in sport is, then you should familiarise yourself with Bryan Fogel's 2020 film The Dissident. The documentary is a shocking portrayal of life inside Saudi Arabia and what it is like for those critics who have no option but to leave the Kingdom. In it, we hear the testimony of dissidents who speak of intimidation to their families, the implicit threat of assassination and, the full gory details as the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi laugh while sawing up the 59-year-old's body inside the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul.
It is worth bearing in mind when debate about the LIV Golf series raises its head and you find yourself questioning whether it's really that big a deal.
