Part One: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein

Behind the Bastards

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History, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 7 July 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In honor of the World Cup, Robert tells our guest, Molly Conger the wild story of the worst team owner in FIFA History, who also happened to be Saddam Hussein's oldest son.

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0:00.0	Quarzone Media
0:02.8	Oh, I didn't see you there.
0:07.7	Welcome to Behind the Bastards.
0:10.0	You've stepped into our living room, podcast, house.
0:14.9	I don't know.
0:15.4	It's a podcast about bad people.
0:17.6	I struggle through the introduction every week, but then we get to the terrible person,
0:21.9	one of the worst people in all of history that we're talking about. And everybody has a good
0:26.3	time learning about things that make them feel bad because we're all damaged people.
0:31.9	Speaking of, oh, shit, that's a bad way to... Speaking of talented podcast hosts...
0:38.4	Thank you.
0:39.4	My guest this week, Molly Conger.
0:41.8	Molly, welcome to the show.
0:43.8	You've got a podcast.
0:45.1	I'm thrilled to be here.
0:46.5	Yeah, I also have a podcast about guys who suck.
0:50.1	Minor, weirder, and littler.
0:52.0	It's weird little guys.
0:53.6	Yes, yes. There's a strict height requirement,
0:55.9	much like the Prussian heavy infantry in order to be on your podcast, but in the reverse way.
1:03.7	Anyway, Molly, how do you feel about soccer, football, as it's called by most of the people who like it.
1:12.0	So I don't know anything about it, but I've been watching the World Cup with my husband, and I love hollering at the TV.
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