See No Evil

07/28/22 • 28 min

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In this episode, you’ll hear how the Lords of Soccer abused their positions to prop up and promote a violent dictatorship in Chile, all in the name of profit.

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In this episode, you’ll hear how the Lords of Soccer abused their positions to prop up and promote a violent dictatorship in Chile, all in the name of profit.

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The Era of Gold

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The slow march toward corruption continues... When Brazilian businessman João Havelange took control of FIFA in 1974 it was still a modest operation, with six permanent staff and virtually nothing in the bank. By the time he retired in 1998, the soccer organization had $4 billion in the bank. But the man who built FIFA into a multi-billion dollar marketing machine would also be implicated in a string of scandals involving millions in bribes and kickbacks. Worse, Havelange had a nasty habit of cozying up to gangsters and dictators, and choosing profit over human rights.

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Lords of Soccer - See No Evil

Transcript

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Santiago is the Stadio Nacional. It's normally a cauldron of sound, a NonStop, throbbing sea of red as Chileans cheer on their national team La Roja. When the Chilean national team is playing. I mean, it could be a World Cup match, it could be a Cope America match, it could be a friendly, an exhibition, and it is like a national holiday, a World Cup qualifying match in a soccer mad country like Chile. But even the most festive holidays to shame,