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On this week's edition of A Slight Tangent, Arthur, Joe, Mick, and Will discussed FIFA's fake news from the World Cup, the Irish obsession with Roy Keane, and commentary from matches. Football on OTB with Sky.

The second installment of a six-part series that explores the complexities and moral conundrums brought on by a World Cup hosted in Qatar. A collaboration between Men in Blazers and Crooked Media. In this episode, Rog and "Pod Save the World's" Tommy Vietor are joined by The New York Times' Tariq Panja to explore FIFA's evolution from quaint sporting organization to craven global behemoth. Plus, former Department of Justice official Matt Miller - a gent who witnessed the 2022 World Cup bidding first hand - calls it the most corrupt thing he's ever seen. And he worked in New Jersey politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Chapman & The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Andy Anson, CEO of the British Olympic Association to discuss what the future holds for the Winter & Summer Games. Andy tells us why FIFA’s plan to stage the men’s World Cup every two years will threaten the Olympics and be “terrible” for football. Also on the pod, Andrew Zimbalist, an author and economist whose research has led him to raise questions about the value to cities of hosting the Olympics — and influenced some cities to back away from bidding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Montague talks through the scandals exposed by the Football Leaks organisation, including the alleged cheating of Manchester City & PSG - and how FIFA are embroiled in an alleged plot to force Qatar to share the 2022 World Cup by means of an expansion. It's the greatest football story out there currently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.