From the archive:‘I feel like I’m selling my soul’: inside the crisis at Juventus

About this episode

This episode explores the financial scandals at Juventus and their implications for world football.

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2023: a series of financial scandals have rocked Italy’s most glamorous club. But is the trouble at Juventus symptomatic of a deeper rot in world football? By Tobias Jones. Read by Daniel Alexander. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Alexander

Guest: Tobias Jones

Topics covered

• financial scandals
• Juventus
• world football
• sports culture
• Italy

Keywords

• Juventus
• financial scandals
• Tobias Jones
• Daniel Alexander
• world football
• sports
• Italy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Juventus, The Guardian

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