<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;World Cup Series Ep. 3 - FIFA's Corruption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FIFA would claim that it is individuals that are corrupt, not the organisation itself. Well, our counter to that would be that an organisation that sets itself up with such a concentration of power amid a sea of wealth, with little oversight and so much money to be made cannot deflect blame when corruption becomes endemic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Russia and Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in late 2010, a domino was pushed over. Rumours of corruption made it to the FBI, and a group of agents - some soccer mad, some veterans of mob takedowns - began to investigate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, we discuss how those dominos fell, from Chuck Blazer to Jack Warner to Sepp Blatter himself, and how the house of cards came tumbling down - only to go on under Gianni Infantino with a few cosmetic changes and a promise of more oversight. Criminal organisations always find a way of going on with a new generation, after all.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Sporting Almanac Podcast

Jack Senior and Ben Davies

World Cup Series Ep. 3 - FIFA's Corruption

JUN 11, 202657 MIN
The Sporting Almanac Podcast

World Cup Series Ep. 3 - FIFA's Corruption

JUN 11, 202657 MIN

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<p><strong>World Cup Series Ep. 3 - FIFA's Corruption</strong></p><p>FIFA would claim that it is individuals that are corrupt, not the organisation itself. Well, our counter to that would be that an organisation that sets itself up with such a concentration of power amid a sea of wealth, with little oversight and so much money to be made cannot deflect blame when corruption becomes endemic.</p><p>When Russia and Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in late 2010, a domino was pushed over. Rumours of corruption made it to the FBI, and a group of agents - some soccer mad, some veterans of mob takedowns - began to investigate.</p><p>Today, we discuss how those dominos fell, from Chuck Blazer to Jack Warner to Sepp Blatter himself, and how the house of cards came tumbling down - only to go on under Gianni Infantino with a few cosmetic changes and a promise of more oversight. Criminal organisations always find a way of going on with a new generation, after all.</p>