Countries Accused Of Human Rights Abuses Are Pouring Money Into Soccer
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🗓️ 7 January 2022
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Former Manchester City player Nedum Onuoha describes what it was like when a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family took charge of his club.
Plus, New York Times reporter Tariq Panja explains why complaints about where money is coming from does little to change this growing trend, as evidenced by the recent purchase of Newcastle United by a Saudi-led investment group.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's also Chang here with a few quick announcements. |
| 0:02.5 | The first, the most important is we want to let you know |
| 0:05.9 | that our colleague, my dear friend, |
| 0:07.8 | Adi Cornish, who you have heard hosting this podcast |
| 0:10.6 | for the last year and a half is leaving NPR this week. |
| 0:15.8 | I know, I know we feel the exact same way here. |
| 0:18.6 | Adi, though, she is off to start a grand new adventure |
| 0:22.0 | in the audio world and we can't be more thrilled for her. |
| 0:24.8 | She didn't just host this podcast, of course. |
| 0:26.9 | Adi was also like me a host on NPR's radio show, |
| 0:29.8 | all things considered for many, many years. |
| 0:32.6 | But for all of Adi's talents on both platforms, |
| 0:35.5 | she was also so incredible off mic, too, as like a friend |
| 0:39.3 | and a colleague. |
| 0:40.1 | She has meant so much to this organization |
| 0:41.9 | on so many levels. |
| 0:43.4 | And there are just countless people inside NPR and outside NPR |
| 0:47.8 | who are going to mishearing her and having her be part of NPR. |
| 0:52.6 | All things considered is working on a special tribute to Adi. |
| 0:55.7 | There's a link to it in today's episode notes |
| 0:57.6 | for this podcast. |
| 0:59.3 | Also, speaking of this podcast, here's the second announcement. |
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