The World Cup Story, Part 3: ‘FIFA, What Have You Become?'

The stage is set: Spain takes on Argentina (wsj.com/sports/soccer/messis-mission-vs-spanis…) in the World Cup final this coming Sunday. WSJ’s Joshua Robinson (wsj.com/news/author/joshua-robinson?mod=WSJ_TJ…) and Jonathan Clegg (wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-clegg?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) discuss the highs, lows and controversies of this year’s tournament, and explain how political interference (wsj.com/sports/soccer/white-house-fifa-balogun…) as well as FIFA’s drive to make as much money as possible have changed the World Cup forever. Ryan Knutson (wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) hosts.

Further Listening:

- The World Cup Story Part 1: Soccer and Scandal (wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-world-cup-sto…)

- The World Cup Story Part 2: Too Big To Fail (wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-world-cup-sto…)

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