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FOUL!: The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals Paperback – 16 April 2007

by Andrew Jennings (Author)
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Andrew Jennings, an award-winning investigative sports reporter, spent four years delving into the dark side of 'the beautiful game'. The result is this explosive and damning exposé of the officials that run football's world governing body, FIFA .

No individual has managed to penetrate the sanctified domain of FIFA and probed successfully into its often criticized yet unproven corruption of the world game. Until now.

Author Andrew Jennings argues how FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his associates have misappropriated their position at the head of the world game in their desire for power, control, and a lucrative pay-off. How did these bizarre characters manage to take such control? Foul! is the explosive story.

Jennings has undertaken unprecedented research in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, interviewing hundreds of officials and amassing an extraordinary library of damning documents.

He tells how Blatter and his cronies built an invincible electoral machine to keep him in power forever. He revisits the 1970s and the privatization of international sport and its revenues by a close-knit group of officials and marketing agents working for their own self-interest.

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'Award-winning reporter Andrew Jennings has led the way investigating corruption in world football' Daily Mail

‘A meticulously researched and detailed dossier into the inner workings of FIFA’ Sunday Business Post

‘In Foul!, Jennings has turned his unerring attention to the bun fight that masquerades as the global governance of football’ Independent

'The appalling Sepp Blatter and his cronies' activities are laid bare in a mind-boggling web of deceit. Essential reading for cynical football fans.' Evening Herald Dublin

About the Author

Andrew Jennings is an internationally respected journalist, writer and film-maker. His seminal book exposing Olympic corruption ‘The Lords of the Rings’ was an international bestseller in 1992. He has written for The Times, Daily Mail, Sunday Times and New Statesman as well as for publications all over Europe. For many years he produced and reported for Granada TV's World in Action and also for BBC radio and television.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperSport (16 April 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007208693
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007208692
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.05 x 12.7 x 19.56 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 84 ratings

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Customers find the book an easy and entertaining read that provides a revealing expose of FIFA's transgressions. They appreciate the well-researched and well-written content, with a strong background of facts and statistics. The writing style is described as easy to follow, though some readers feel it creates too much glossiness.

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Customers find the book easy to read and follow. They describe it as an entertaining and informative look at FIFA's transgressions.

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Customers find the book an eye-opening expose of FIFA. They appreciate the well-researched and well-written content, with a strong background of facts and statistics. The book covers topics beyond football, including politics, human rights, and criminality.

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  • Bryzo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb journalism, great writing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2015
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    I read this just before the latest shenanigans at FIFA and I'm so glad I did.
    It's one of those books that I knew about and had heard a lot about, but never got round to actually reading until now.
    If you are interested in football, this remains a must read. If you aren't interested in football...this is a must read. I' ve heard a few folk saying 'oh, I don't care about football, why would I be interested?'. This book encompasses so much more than football; politics, human rights, criminality, it isn't a history of the beautiful game.

    Andrew Jennings has been undervalued and derided by some people over the last few years. I hope he is taking some satisfaction from what the FBI have finally taken upon themselves to do, when no-one else seemed to bother.
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  • DOPPLEGANGER
    5.0 out of 5 stars DOGGED JOURNALISM
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2019
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    The author Andrew Jennings showed more desire and determination to expose the unusual financial arrangements and transactions permeating throughout FIFA than did it's President in keeping everything under cover and away from the public gaze. As a result, this book exposes a multitude of attempts, mainly successful to line the pockets of FIFA officials and others, as opposed to benefiting the noble game of association football in its many forms all the way down to the 'grass' roots.

    As a consequence we are regaled with a wondrous yarn of financial and powerplay intrigue and manipulation where FIFA uses its Swiss domicility and local secrecy laws as a firescreen for its activities.

    This book was published in 2007 since when an awful lot more information is now in the public domain to substantiate Mr. Jennings excellent investigative work. This is a very good, easy to read and follow account whether you are interested in Football or not.
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  • Mr. D Burin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and informed look at FIFA's transgressions
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2010
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    The most recent work of investigative journalist Andrew Jennings sees him return to his role of detailing the misdemeanours, and attempting to tackle the culprits, of some of Sport's most corrupt and self-serving activities at the highest level of authority. In a similar vein to his previous 'The Great Olympic Swindle', Jennings attempts with gusto to give the reader the background of FIFA, from its earliest days as a largely practical authority for organizing international football, to its current status as an overblown corporation filled with major figures working against each other, copious bribes being doled out to authorities within the game, and an incredible nepotism in positions being given within FIFA - all topics in which Jennings informs the reader with a strong backlogue of facts and statistics. Indeed, it's hard to imagine a more detailed dossier on the underhanded activities within an institution which has gone the same way as Jennings' previous subject, the IOC (International Olympic Committee).

    The factual basis of the work is highly impressive and hard to fault, with Jennings clearly having dug deep within the company for many of the facts. The style of the book, however, is more open to criticism, though it will appeal to some. Jenning's narrative flow is reminiscent of a popular crime thriller, with blockbuster openings, and an abundance of descriptions of flash operators, stylish locations and cosy Swiss offices; along with the repeated image of the time bomb ticking over a suspicious payment received at FIFA. The style makes the book easy reading, but tends to create a little too much glossiness and unnecessary bulk for a tale which is hugely entertaining and often shocking, on its own merits. Equally, though there is no doubt of the corruption within FIFA, Jennings' character assassination of Blatter, which looks suspiciously at even his more acceptable decisions, and paints his battle for FIFA presidency against the admittedly likeable Lennart Johannson as a battle of Good vs. Evil, simplifies the hugely complex issues of both FIFA, and of Blatter himself. For any fan of football, or for those interested in business corruption in general, this is a superb read, but one that, a little simplified in its outlook, and a little over-stylised in its technique, is not without its few flaws.
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  • Steve Wanstead
    5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you suspected
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2019
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    Andrew Jennings exposes the systematic corruption within FIFA. This book end c2006 and sets up nicely the further crooked dealings of Blatter . If you have ever wondered how Qatar won the right to host the World Cup , how small federations had a huge sway within FIFA and why the organisation is under investigation by the FBI , then this book is worth a read and I’d recommended
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  • Jamie Whitehand
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2019
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    Eye opening and more info than any TV show.
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  • Mrs. SM Wood
    5.0 out of 5 stars So brilliant.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2016
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    This more or less follows on from the David Yallop 'They stole the game' I have read a couple of times. So brilliant.
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  • Carlo Miller
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well researched, and well written
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2014
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    Book exposes the corrupt culture within FIFA, and clearly points the finger at the man at the top - Joseph Blatter. It is such a shame that the beautiful game has such dodgy administrators.
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  • LFC
    5.0 out of 5 stars FIFA Scandals
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2019
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    Very good book.
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  • Praveen James
    4.0 out of 5 stars AN EXPLOSIVE EXPOSURE...
    Reviewed in India on 22 September 2019
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    Really shocking that, apart from rigging of matches by criminals, the beautiful game is being murdered by the organizers...
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  • Stan Ewing
    5.0 out of 5 stars we've always known these FIFA guys were a bunch of ...
    Reviewed in Canada on 30 July 2015
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    we've always known these FIFA guys were a bunch of crooks. Jennings shines the light of truth on them in a detailed expose` of their secret deals. Most enlightening and enjoyable. Even though it's packed with a lot of facts and figures, it holds one's attention throughout.
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  • Alfons Kifmann
    5.0 out of 5 stars One feels like taking part on discussion in inner circles of FIFA
    Reviewed in Germany on 9 November 2015
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    Very intrigueing and comprehensive. A true inside Story. One feels like taking part on discussions in inner circles.Only sometimes boring.
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  • Tigardelnorte
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's all come out now in 2012
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 July 2012
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    This book is what I see as an almost continuation of another book called "Badfellas" FIFA Family at War. It take over where it left off with the election of Blatter and a continuation of the research done discovering all the atrocities of soccer's governing body. Only now in July of 2012 does most of this information come to public light as the Swiss courts just exposed Blatters mentor Havelange & his step son Texeira of Brazil. It was eye opening then and sort of funny to see it all come to fruition as those who made Blatter in the last decade or more are the ones he is turning on and burying to save his own skin.
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  • Carlos Vidal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on 30 September 2018
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    Really interesting to see how corrupt fifa was!
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