About this episode

The episode discusses Sepp Blatter's tumultuous year as FIFA President and his controversial actions to maintain power.

This week, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has his Annus horribilis, as he manages to offend all sorts of people, and faces a serious threat to his position. His answer? Unleash the FIFA Ethics Committee on his rivals. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mick Molloy, Titus O’Reily

Topics covered

• FIFA history
• Sepp Blatter
• sports ethics
• sports governance
• controversies in sports

Keywords

• FIFA
• Sepp Blatter
• ethics committee
• sports controversies
• sports governance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, FIFA Ethics Committee

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