Here’s a brutal, must-read article from Brian Phillips detailing the bizarre, globalized game of soccer-match-rigging, which launders its influence, money and bets through countries all over the world, in what sounds like an intense, sport-themed LARP of a William Gibson Sprawl novel.
Best part? Pro soccer is so corrupt that they don’t give a damn, despite the fact that there is no game there, just a network of frauds that may exceed $1B.
via Boing Boing
Image: FIFA visita as obras da Arena Fonte Nova, a Creative Commons
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