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#370 | FIFA: The Most Corrupt Name in Sport

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The Pros and Cons of Bribing FIFA Committee Members

Russia and Qatar were both surprise winners of the World Cup vote. According to a BBC investigation, three senior FIFA officials who voted on the 2018 tournament had taken bribes back in the 1990s. At least five members of FIFA's top committee accepted bribes ahead of the 2010 vote to choose Russia and Qatar as hosts. These included three South American officials from Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.

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