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cover of episode Scammers, Traffickers and Bribes: The Dirty, Criminal Secrets Plaguing FIFA’s World Cup in Qatar - featuring Philippe AuclairDraft Episode for Nov 29, 2022

Scammers, Traffickers and Bribes: The Dirty, Criminal Secrets Plaguing FIFA’s World Cup in Qatar - featuring Philippe AuclairDraft Episode for Nov 29, 2022

2022/11/29
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Sean Williams和Danny Gold讨论了卡塔尔世界杯相关的各种犯罪活动，并采访了足球记者Philippe Auclair。Auclair详细阐述了卡塔尔世界杯申办过程中的腐败问题，包括贿赂、洗钱等，以及国际足联对此的失职。他还揭露了卡塔尔对大量外来务工人员的剥削和压迫，以及由此造成的巨大死亡人数。Auclair认为，对卡塔尔世界杯的报道应该客观平衡，既要关注足球比赛本身，也要揭露其背后的问题，不能因为批判而放弃报道。 Philippe Auclair详细介绍了卡塔尔世界杯申办过程中的腐败细节，指出贿赂行为并非简单的现金交易，而是通过复杂的公司结构和转播权交易进行的，这使得调查取证变得异常困难。他还分析了国际足联的结构性问题，例如缺乏透明度、问责制和良好的治理，这些都为腐败提供了温床。Auclair还批评了国际劳工组织（ILO）和国际工会联合会（ITUC）等机构对卡塔尔人权问题的态度转变，认为这些机构已经沦为卡塔尔政府的宣传工具。 Sean Williams和Danny Gold与Philippe Auclair讨论了卡塔尔世界杯的工人权利问题，指出大量外来务工人员在卡塔尔世界杯的建设过程中遭受了非人道的待遇，死亡人数远超官方报告。他们还讨论了卡塔尔政府利用金钱来维持统治，以及对批评声音的压制。

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The discussion delves into the controversial awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, highlighting the corruption and bribery involved in the process, as confirmed by US Justice Department officials.

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As things heat up in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Sean meets soccer journalist Philippe Auclair in a London pub (of course) to talk about the many crimes stalking the Beautiful Game—from bribery and fraud within FIFA, to the covered-up deaths of workers in Doha, and crypto and betting scams that have slipped into the sport’s top tiers.

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