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American Huckster: How Chuck Blazer Got Rich From—and Sold Out—the Most Powerful Cabal in World Sports
By Papenfuss, Mary & Teri Thompson
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- 9780062449672 9780062449702
- Publisher
- Harper
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Reviewed on May 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
In 2015, Swiss and U.S. authorities arrested 18 members of the executive committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the global governing body of soccer, on charges of fraud, bribery, and embezzlement—notably the buying and selling of votes to base the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. These treacheries were discovered with the help of Chuck Blazer, the former general secretary of CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Carib...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
