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Jonathan Clegg

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119 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Kept an apartment in Trump Tower.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Yep.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Two apartments.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

There was a second one.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Right.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

And they were looking at sort of, they were looking at the awarding of the World Cups to Russia and Qatar, but they were also looking at the awarding of sort of marketing and merchandising rights that had happened in America and the meetings that happened in America for those things to take place, right?

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Yes.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

And broadcast rights throughout South America and Latin America.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

And the answer was invariably, yes, that is exactly how they were awarded.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

The evidence that they got from Chuck Blazer really sort of threw open the case.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

You know, I think for a lot of people it marked vindication because, like you said, the stench of shadiness and corruption had been around FIFA for so long.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

And yet they seemed completely impervious to any sort of punishment or being called to account.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

And so I think that for a lot of people it was, yeah, it really was a sort of decade of vindication delivered upon them.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

I mean, at this point, it's clear that Sepp has to go.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

I mean, you know, it's remarkable for a guy who was elected five times, whatever it was, as FIFA president.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

But the whole sort of Jenga tower is collapsing at this point.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

And it's clear that he's going to go.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Yes, absolutely.

The Journal.
The World Cup Story, Part 1: Soccer and Scandal

Because every single candidate who was vying to replace him said that this would be a turning point and that FIFA would be completely different under a new president.

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