It will be watched by billions across the globe but the wealthy host nation’s poor human rights record is likely to deter many female and LGBTQ+ fans from attending. A more considered one comes courtesy of Fifa Uncovered, a Netflix docu-series featuring contributions from investigative journalists, lawyers, and former Fifa grandees (including disgraced four-term president Sepp Blatter). Over four episodes, the show provides a fascinating, thorough and dispiriting account of the corruption that has beset world football’s governing body for decades, culminating in a 2015 FBI-led criminal indictment of 14 Fifa officials. Read More...
It will be watched by billions across the globe but the wealthy host nation’s poor human rights record is likely to deter many female and LGBTQ+ fans from attending. A more considered one comes courtesy of Fifa Uncovered, a Netflix docu-series featuring contributions from investigative journalists, lawyers, and former Fifa grandees (including disgraced four-term president Sepp Blatter). Over four episodes, the show provides a fascinating, thorough and dispiriting account of the corruption that has beset world football’s governing body for decades, culminating in a 2015 FBI-led criminal indictment of 14 Fifa officials.
