403: Saudi Arabia: The New Home of Global Football: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 3

403: Saudi Arabia: The New Home of Global Football: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 3

In episode three of this four part series, Rog and Tommy explore the rise of Saudi Arabia’s domestic football league and why superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are flocking there. iNews’s chief football writer Daniel Storey joins the show to tell the tale of one of those players, former Liverpool captain and one-time “moral center” of English football Jordan Henderson, whose move to the Saudi pro-league led to one of the starkest falls from grace in recent sporting history. Plus, Saudi Arabia has all but secured hosting rights for the 2034 Men’s World Cup....but did football’s global governing body FIFA rig the bidding process years in advance? And with Saudi Arabia also eyeing hosting duties for the 2035 Women's World Cup, former US Women’s National Team legend Megan Rapinoe gives her thoughts on what it would mean to play football's crown jewel tournament in a country where women are assigned a male guardian and homosexuality is illegal. All of this and more on the latest episode of World Corrupt.

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393: Breaking: Putin Kills Alexei Navalny

393: Breaking: Putin Kills Alexei Navalny

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391: Trump Tells Putin to Invade NATO Nations

391: Trump Tells Putin to Invade NATO Nations

Tommy and Max Fisher talk about the disastrous humanitarian implications of Israel’s impending offensive in Rafah, the Biden administration’s shifting tone towards Israel, and efforts to reach out to ...

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390: Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 6: The Great Moving Right Show

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Almost one year after arriving in the US, the New York Post publishes a story suggesting NYU is trying to sever ties with Guangcheng. Guangcheng alleges the university is bowing to pressure from the C...

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389: Tucker Carlson Goes to Moscow

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Tommy and Ben talk about US strikes against facilities in Iraq and Syria used by Iran-backed militia groups, White House denials that the conflict in Gaza has drawn America into a regional war, haunti...

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388: Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 5: Guangcheng’s Year of Living Famously

388: Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 5: Guangcheng’s Year of Living Famously

Following a tense negotiation between the US and China, Guangcheng arrives in the United States. He is greeted with a hero’s welcome. He gives speeches. He wins awards. And he tries to adjust to life ...

3 Feb 202450min

387: Will Biden Bomb Iran?

387: Will Biden Bomb Iran?

Tommy and Ben talk about the drone strike by an Iranian-backed group on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, the pressure on Biden to retaliate against Iran directly, and the mudd...

31 Jan 20241h 27min

386: Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 4: Coming To America

386: Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 4: Coming To America

Guangcheng escapes house arrest, but he’s not free yet. Without a real plan or a place to hide, he turns to the US embassy in Beijing. His moves set in motion a diplomatic maelstrom, where top officia...

27 Jan 202447min

385: Netanyahu Rejects a Two-State Solution (again)

385: Netanyahu Rejects a Two-State Solution (again)

Tommy and Ben discuss the latest news out of Gaza, including a potential ceasefire deal that would include a two month stop in fighting in exchange for hostages, a look back at Bibi’s rejection of a t...

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