The Fall of the House of FIFA: The Multimillion-Dollar Corruption at the Heart of Global Soccer
Autor David Connen Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 iun 2017
In
2015,
FIFA-the
multibillion
dollar
governing
body
of
the
world's
most-loved
sport-was
brought
down
by
allegations
of
industrial-scale
bribes,
kickbacks,
money
laundering,
racketeering
and
tax
evasion.
Beginning
with
early
morning
raids
in
Zurich
and
the
indictment
of
twenty-seven
executives
by
the
US
Department
of
Justice,
the
rottenness
at
the
core
of
FIFA
seemed
to
extend
throughout
all
of
soccer,
from
the
decision
to
send
the
2018
and
2022
World
Cups
to
Russia
and
Qatar
to
lesser
known
cases
of
embezzlement
from
Trinidad
to
South
Africa.
David
Conn
writes
the
definitive
account
of
FIFA's
rise
and
fall,
covering
in
great
detail
the
corruption
allegations
and
the
series
of
scandals
that
continued
to
shake
the
public's
trust
in
the
organization.The
Fall
of
the
House
of
FIFAsituates
FIFA's
unraveling
amidst
revealing
human
portraits
of
soccer
legends
such
as
Michel
Platini
and
Franz
Beckenbauer
and
features
an
exclusive
interview
with
former
president
Sepp
Blatter.
Even
as
he
chronicles
the
biggest
sport
scandal
of
all
time,
Conn
infuses
the
book
with
a
passionate
love
of
the
game,
delivering
an
irresistible
read.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781568585963
ISBN-10: 1568585969
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 159 x 241 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
ISBN-10: 1568585969
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 159 x 241 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
Notă biografică
David
Connis
the
author
ofThe
Beautiful
Gameand
an
award-winning
journalist
for
theGuardianwhere
he
has
been
a
key
part
of
the
coverage
of
the
FIFA
crisis.
Recenzii
"[Conn's]
study
of
Sepp
Blatter
and
other
football
officials
is
full
of
startling
material
and
has
cumulative
power."—The
Guardian
"Conn left no stone unturned, skillfully re-creating a time line of the corruption that threatened the very integrity of the game. His meticulous research and smooth writing style bring this unseemly chapter in FIFA history to a close, with realistic hope for the future of the most popular sport on earth....This is the conclusive account of the recent international FIFA scandal. As we look ahead to the 2018 World Cup, this is also a timely reminder that money and power are always a threat to high ideals in sports."—Library Journal
"When an award-winning journalist like David Conn speaks, you listen. When Conn writes a book, you read it. That's certainly the case withThe Fall of the House of FIFA....It's easily the most comprehensive text ever written with regards to the history of FIFA and the recent corruption scandal that rocked the world's most popular sport.....This book is incredibly enjoyable, an experience you won't soon forget. It's a must-read for any soccer fan or even those interested in sports business or old-fashioned investigative journalism. You can't go wrong with this one!"—International Soccer Network
"[Conn's] book showsthat the saga of world soccer's governing body since the 1970s has foreshadowedgeopolitical shifts, notable the waning of the political and economic dominanceof the West."—The New York Review of Books
"Conn left no stone unturned, skillfully re-creating a time line of the corruption that threatened the very integrity of the game. His meticulous research and smooth writing style bring this unseemly chapter in FIFA history to a close, with realistic hope for the future of the most popular sport on earth....This is the conclusive account of the recent international FIFA scandal. As we look ahead to the 2018 World Cup, this is also a timely reminder that money and power are always a threat to high ideals in sports."—Library Journal
"When an award-winning journalist like David Conn speaks, you listen. When Conn writes a book, you read it. That's certainly the case withThe Fall of the House of FIFA....It's easily the most comprehensive text ever written with regards to the history of FIFA and the recent corruption scandal that rocked the world's most popular sport.....This book is incredibly enjoyable, an experience you won't soon forget. It's a must-read for any soccer fan or even those interested in sports business or old-fashioned investigative journalism. You can't go wrong with this one!"—International Soccer Network
"[Conn's] book showsthat the saga of world soccer's governing body since the 1970s has foreshadowedgeopolitical shifts, notable the waning of the political and economic dominanceof the West."—The New York Review of Books