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World Corrupt Episode 3: Qatar’s path to the World Cup

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A Katori Billionaire, a Katori Billionaire, and the World Cup

Katori billionaire Mohammed bin Hamam is banned for life from football. He reportedly paid out a cool 5 million to get the support for Qatar's World Cup campaign. The British paper the Sunday Times then said it had obtained millions of emails and other documents that showed bin Hamam made payments of up to $200,000 each into accounts controlled by 30 African football associations.

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