Red Card, 9781781256725
Paperback
FIFA’s dark underbelly: Corruption, power, and betrayal exposed in a thrilling takedown.

Red Card

fifa and the fall of the most powerful men in sports

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    19 July 2021

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Summary

Red Card: FIFA’s Fall from Grace - A Thrilling Tale of Corruption and Betrayal

‘Gripping…Bensinger’s impeccably sourced account serves as a sharp reminder of the gargantuan levels of largesse and excess during Fifa’s bad, bad days - as well as a warning that not enough has been done to prevent them returning.’ - Sean Ingle, Guardian

‘Bensinger deftly deploys novelistic devices to turn it into a real-life detective thriller…[it] resembles John Grisham’ - Private …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781781256725
ISBN-10:1781256721
Author:Ken Bensinger
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:Profile Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:19 July 2021
Weight:324g
Dimensions:194mm x 124mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

Spellbinding. A gripping account of how the beautiful game got grotesquely ugly. Highly recommended – Gary LinekerA gripping white-collar crime thriller that, in its scope and human drama, ranks with some of the best investigative business books of the past 30 years. * Wall Street Journal *Red Card is the meeting of American investigative reporting and real-life cop show. – Simon Kuper * FT *Gripping…Bensinger’s impeccably sourced account serves as a sharp reminder of the gargantuan levels of largesse and excess during Fifa’s bad, bad days - as well as a warning that not enough has been done to prevent them returning. – Sean Ingle * Guardian *

About The Author

Ken Bensinger

Ken Bensinger is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an award-winning investigative reporter for Buzzfeed News. He is based in Los Angeles.

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