The "good faith" and "whattaboutery" accusations just because people don't align with you 100% are kind of cheap.
You mischaracterizing what good faith is about is on-par and very much the problem. Nowhere do I mention or expect 100% alignment. But I do have issues with posters making some contrarian throw-away posts tangential to the discussion and without basic due diligence in engaging with the response or following up. Your intent is not to learn or debate - but to make dubious comments and disengage without backing them up.
You are accusing people of not engaging in good faith on an issue that you say is "fairly obvious" and then say this in the first line of your post: "Nor is it a binary checkbox, but rather one part of a multi-dimensional spectrum that all countries exist on (this 'spectrum' itself is up for larger discussion)." So is it fairly obvious? Or kind of involved and complicated?
Point in case. What is fairly obvious is the opinion that Manchester City have gained unfair and illegal advantage on the pitch thanks to the Abu Dhabi Group flexing their financial muscle and manipulating socio-economic conditions - there is enough evidence to that. The multi-dimensional spectrum is about the image that a country projects of itself - which is a larger discussion on its own. They are two separate points, and I find it hard to believe that you can confuse the both if you truly read the post.
You then home in on the actions of nation states as would-be sports washers and then cite the Premier League, a private association of member clubs, as an erstwhile example of the UK engaging sportswashing.
Another point in case. Perhaps you genuinely do not know which country taxes the billions made in the PL, or the effect of football on the UK's economy, or the soft power that UK wields across the world by being the home of such a globally loved event, or how this soft power leads to socio-economic and strategic gains. Or - the more likely opinion - you know it, intentionally feign ignorance, and cherry-pick a point tangential to the point of that post where you think you can score a point to deflect away from the rest of the content.
You probably shouldn't lead with accusations and self righteousness if you actually want serious engagement. If you want to pontificate, carry on.
Pot. Kettle. Black. Don't start posts with 'Give it a read and report back' if you want serious engagement.