
World Corrupt Episode 3: Qatar’s path to the World Cup
from Pod Save the World
by Crooked Media
Published: Sat Oct 22 2022
Show Notes
Tommy and Roger look at how a country roughly the size of Connecticut with documented human rights violations was awarded the World Cup bid. They’re joined by Tariq Panja of the New York Times to discuss FIFA’s corrupt history, and global sports expert Simon Chadwick to explain the concept of sportswashing and why Qatar would want hosting duties in the first place.