World Corrupt: Episode 1 - Football in the House of Saud
Men In Blazers
Men In Blazers
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Roger Bennet and Tommy Vietor are back for Season 2 of World Corrupt! And this time, Rog and Tommy are diving into how Saudi Arabia, the biggest exporter of oil in the world and a nation in the news for human rights abuses, became the latest geopolitical powerplayer sweeping global soccer. The Saudis have poured billions of dollars into the world’s most popular sport, including signing superstar players like Cristiano Ronaldo to eye-popping contracts. But the crown jewel in the Saudi investment portfolio? That would be the take over of one of England’s most historic football clubs, Newcastle United. A team with a rich history from an impoverished corner of the country, Newcastle had fallen upon hard times…and they welcomed the Saudis with open arms. But at what cost? Listen to the first episode of this four part series to find out.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of World Corrupt is brought to you by Zebiotics, pre-alcohol probiotic. |
| 0:05.2 | Your first drink, for a better tomorrow. |
| 0:08.4 | You're listening ad free on Wundery plus. Yo, Trey. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, Kevin, what's up, man? |
| 0:15.0 | I was just thinking what would have happened if Drew Grease didn't fail his physical with the Dolphins |
| 0:19.1 | and ended up playing under Nick Sabin in Miami. |
| 0:21.6 | There's a good shot the Finn's established a dynasty. |
| 0:24.0 | Tom Brady and Bill Bellicick probably don't become goats |
| 0:27.0 | and Tuscaloosa doesn't become the center of the college football |
| 0:29.6 | universe. |
| 0:30.6 | That's the butterfly fact for real. |
| 0:31.9 | Hey, I'm Trevor. |
| 0:33.0 | And I'm Kevin Frazier. |
| 0:34.0 | We're teaming up on a new weekly sports podcast |
| 0:36.0 | from Wondery alternate routes. |
| 0:38.0 | As former sports center anchors and current sports obsessives, |
| 0:41.0 | we're consumed by all the what-if questions that make being a sports fan so excruciatingly fun. |
| 0:46.0 | If you're like us, then you also live and die on the fallout from every drop pass or play call. |
| 0:51.0 | Intercepted at the goal line by Malcolm Butler. |
| 0:55.0 | Sorry, Marshaon, still too soon. |
| 0:57.0 | Each week on alternate routes will take a flashpoint in sports, break down what actually happened |
| 1:02.0 | that explore every ultimate scenario and the ripple effects it would have caused. |
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