{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#370 | FIFA: The Most Corrupt Name in Sport","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d735ac49\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1309,"description":"It's the official body responsible for regulating the world's most popular sport, but it is regularly accused of corruption. \n\nIn this episode, we'll look at why this is, some of the biggest scandals in FIFA history, and see what the organisation is doing to clean itself up. \n\nSepp Blatter & North Korea \nThe early history of football\nThe founding of FIFA\nCulture of corruption\nFIFA scandals\nHow does FIFA choose what country hosts a World Cup?\nAccepting bribes to give South Africa the World Cup\nThe 2010 decision to award the World Cup to Russia and Qatar\nThe man at the top: Sepp Blatter\n\n Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/fifa-corruption","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}