The politics and profit of a World Cup in Trump’s America

About this episode

Samantha Lewis discusses the complexities and controversies surrounding the upcoming Fifa World Cup in America.

Kick-off is just hours away in what is already shaping up to be one of the most controversial and complex Fifa World Cups as geopolitical disputes and allegations of corporate greed cast a shadow over the tournament. Football journalist Samantha Lewis speaks to Nour Haydar about why she is more nervous than ever on the eve of the cup about the impact the many problems could have on the world’s most-watched sporting event

People in this episode

Guest: Samantha Lewis

Topics covered

• World Cup
• geopolitical disputes
• corporate greed
• sports journalism
• controversy

Keywords

• World Cup
• Fifa
• Samantha Lewis
• Nour Haydar
• corporate greed
• geopolitical disputes
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fifa

Places: America

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