Podcasts about world's biggest sports scandal

If you love soccer, you know that FIFA is at the center of it all, and recently it was at the center of the biggest sports scandal in history. Ken Bensinger, an award winning journalist for Buzzfeed put together the most explosive expose on what was actually happening behind the scenes at FIFA and why Russia and others were getting the go ahead to host the greatest event in sports, The World Cup. He joins us to talk about his book, "Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike chats with BuzzFeed Investigative reporter Ken Bensinger about his book Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal. 1. Survival Pool 2. EatMyGoal

Ken Bensinger, BuzzFeed Investiagive Reporter, joins hosts George Perry and Michelle Young to discuss his book Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal," documenting the history of corruption in FIFA and how the arrests have affected the game moving forward on The Wharton Sports Business Show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A few years ago, a chance encounter between Christopher Steele, of the now-famous Steele Dossier, and an FBI agent who was working on a gambling case at Trump Tower, opened the door to a multi-year investigation into the massive corruption taking place at FIFA, the soccer federation. Ken Bensinger, author of the new book, “Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal,” joins us to tell a wild and crazy story that involves the mob, British spies, a 450-pound informant who gets around on a mobility scooter with a parrot on his shoulder, Vladimir Putin, Robert Mueller, a soccer-obsessed IRS agent in Orange County, and tangentially, none other than Donald Trump. We also discuss if Putin might have already fixed who will win this year’s World Cup. Hint: Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Bensinger is an award-winning reporter with the BuzzFeed News investigations team. He is the author of "Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal." The book takes readers inside the investigations into the FIFA corruption scandal. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.

On The Gist, some fun facts about U.S. Senate candidate Corey Stewart. In 2010, a certain Christopher Steele was hired to look into Russia’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018. What he found ultimately led to a U.S. investigation into FIFA’s thoroughgoing sleaziness. There are, around the world, multiple criminal probes around FIFA, and BuzzFeed’s Ken Bensinger says “more shoes will fall.” Bensinger is the author of Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal. In the Spiel, Macedonians, Greeks, and irredentism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, some fun facts about U.S. Senate candidate Corey Stewart. In 2010, a certain Christopher Steele was hired to look into Russia’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018. What he found ultimately led to a U.S. investigation into FIFA’s thoroughgoing sleaziness. There are, around the world, multiple criminal probes around FIFA, and BuzzFeed’s Ken Bensinger says “more shoes will fall.” Bensinger is the author of Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal. In the Spiel, Macedonians, Greeks, and irredentism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riley sat down with Ken Bensinger about his new book "Red Card. How the US Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal," Chuck Blazer, being an actual journalist (not the crap we do), and about books being released on Thursdays. Twitters: @MLSAces @RileyJamesIAC