Part One: The Worst Team Owner in FIFA History: Uday Hussein
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Who is Uday Hussein and why is he infamous in FIFA history?
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Oh, I didn't see you there. Welcome to Behind the Bastards. You've stepped into our living room, podcast house. I don't know. It's a podcast about bad people. I struggle through the introduction every week. But then we get to the terrible person. One of the worst people in all of history that we're talking about. And everybody has a good time learning about things that make them feel bad. Because we're all damaged people. Speaking of... Oh, shit. That's a bad way to... Speaking of talented podcast hosts, my guest this week, Molly Conger. Molly, welcome to the show. You've got a podcast. I'm thrilled to be here. Yeah, I also have a podcast about guys who suck. Minor, weirder, and littler. It's weird little guys.
Yes, yes. There's a strict height requirement, much like the Prussian heavy infantry. in order to be on your podcast, but in the reverse way. Anyway, Molly, how do you feel about soccer, football, as it's called by most of the people who like it?
So I don't know anything about it, but I've been watching the World Cup with my husband, and I love hollering at the TV.
Oh, good, good, good. I feel like this happens periodically where the World Cup's in the United States. So a lot of Americans who normally aren't so much into football, we'll call it football, suddenly find themselves intrigued by it for the first time or the first time in a while. And right now, the whole freedom-loving world is captured by a new and often performative love of the sport. And as I think most people are aware, the organization that governs how football or soccer works is FIFA. And they are more corrupt than a barrel full of Iraqi generals marinated in oil. Marinated in the oil. Like, huh? Is it Gianni Infantino? Are we doing? Are you doing Gianni, baby? Much worse. Much worse. Much worse, Molly.
Much worse. Because if you're not aware.
If you were that excited.
excited about that because he's evil we will we will we will have to cover him at some point but like fifa is so corrupt that if you google fifa corruption scandals you have to specify the year in order to get any kind of useful result because there's just way too many otherwise like you're just gonna get like chronological news stories from the latest one um And any infamously corrupt and abusive institution is only as good as its most corrupt and sadistically violent team managers. And in the case of professional soccer, the most abusive manager slash team owner in the history of the sport. Do you want to have a guess to who's the most abusive team owner in the history of football? I couldn't even begin to guess.
But as I've been watching the World Cup, I have noticed that whenever they cut to the sidelines, it's the most sinister looking man you've ever seen in your fucking life. Molly? And that's how it is now?
What role did Uday Hussein play in Iraq's national football team?
Now, I'll give you one hint, Molly. One hint. The character we're talking about today is the son of a widely beloved romance novelist.
Okay.
Although someone who's better known for their other work. Is it one of the Hussein sons? It's Uday Hussein. That's right. That's right. He owned a soccer team. He was like the manager of a FIFA team. He was a big deal in the world of soccer for a while. And for a long time, actually.
And I imagine he treated the players fairly and with respect.
Yeah.
That's right. This is a story about a man who treated his players respectfully and didn't, for example, keep a torture dungeon underneath the team workout area for members of the team. Highly motivational. Controversial tactic. That's right. That's right. I've told Sophie we want to try something like that for the network, but she says apparently it's hard to expense torture dungeons anymore unless you're Amazon.
Yeah. I think I could bring in twice as many downloads if I was recording above a torture dungeon.
If there was a torture dungeon. Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
Yeah. This is an I heart podcast guaranteed human.
There was no anything inside those eyes. They turned black. It scared the hell out of me.
Evil, wake up. I'm the one that saw the murder take place by Krivak and DePippo.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Uday Hussein and why is he infamous in FIFA history?
0:00–3:07
2
What role did Uday Hussein play in Iraq's national football team?
3:07–5:26
3
How did Uday's upbringing influence his behavior and actions?
5:26–8:56
4
What controversies surrounded Uday's management of the Iraqi football team?
8:56–11:58
5
How did Uday's actions impact the Iraqi football team's performance?
11:58–14:56
6
What were the consequences of Uday's leadership during the World Cup?
14:56–18:12
7
What legacy did Uday Hussein leave behind in Iraqi football?
18:12–21:37
8
How does Uday's story reflect the broader issues of power and corruption in sports?
21:37–1:00:08