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The Ugly Game

the Corruption of FIFA and the Qatari Plot to Buy the World Cup
Aug 26, 2016rpavlacic rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The shocking story of how one oil rich country, with no soccer history and one of the highest terrorist risks on the planet, literally bought the 2022 World Cup of Soccer. Match fixing is par for the course for domestic leagues in Europe but that pales in comparison to one of the greatest injustices in the history of sports. The authors, two reporters with the Sunday edition of the Times of London, risked their lives and reputations to tell this story. Thankfully, after the book was printed, Sepp Blatter, the crooked President of FIFA, was forced out of office - which is a start, but only a start.