Global Soccer’s Backslapping, Backstabbing Backroom Deal-making Politics
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah
By James M. Dorsey
Presidential elections and tournament hosting in the world of soccer appear to be seldom won on the merits of a candidate or bidder’s proposition. Instead, the outcome of polls and bids are frequently the result of backslapping, backstabbing backroom politicking between global soccer managers and political…
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