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Last week we examined the multi-billion pound broadcasting bubble.

This week we're going to turn our attention to something a little bit different to look at

the mother of all football tournaments, the FIFA World Cup.

With the next tournament being held in winter and the one after that featuring 48 teams is the World

Cup as we know it going to struggle. After fresh allegations of corruption and bribery

surface this week, can anyone still take it seriously as the pinnacle of the sport? Has it

actually been overhyped for a long time now? Don't we all just look back at the tournaments

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