Introducing鈥� Powerplay: The House of Sepp Blatter
David Morrissey introduces a new series from 5 Live, telling the true story behind the man who ran FIFA and the corruption scandals that surrounded him.
Over ten thrilling episodes, David Morrissey tells the story of the man who ran world football, and led FIFA in an era of endemic corruption and controversy, from cash in brown envelopes at a Caribbean hotel to the awarding of the Qatar World Cup, mired in allegations of impropriety and vote buying. From his meteoric rise to his stunning and sudden downfall after an FBI and IRS investigation of senior FIFA figures, insiders and whistleblowers tell the story of the world's most popular sport becoming synonymous with scandal, and of the unlikely figure of the Swiss functionary at the heart of it all.
Listen to the full boxset on 大象传媒 Sounds from 19th November.
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Powerplay: The House of Don King
Lennox Lewis and Steve Bunce tell the story of Don King, boxing's biggest promoter.
