Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
Description |
xv, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : photographs (black and white) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-336) and index. |
Contents |
Berryman -- Tickling the wire -- "Have you ever taken a bribe?" -- A guy from Queens -- The vote -- Jack vs. Chuck -- Port of Spain -- A made man -- RICO -- Blazer's money -- The flip -- The crown jewel -- Queen for a day -- The king is dead, long live the king -- Faster, higher, stronger -- My way -- The pact -- The Warner brothers -- "A sad and sorry tale" -- "Leave us out of this" -- I am not your friend -- One is silver, the other is gold -- Trust and betrayal -- "All of us go to prison" -- Payback -- Things fall apart -- Takedown -- "A great day for football" -- A zealous advocate -- Plus ça change... -- The trial. |
Summary |
Presents an account of the FIFA corruption scandal that implicated nearly every aspect of international soccer, sharing insights into the roles of key personalities while tracing the efforts of law enforcement officials to expose the truth. |
Audience |
1330L Lexile |
Reading Level |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.7 21 198038. |
Subject |
Fédération internationale de football association.
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Subject(S) |
Soccer -- Corrupt practices.
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Added Title |
Red card : how the United States blew the whistle on the world's biggest sports scandal |
ISBN |
9781501133909 (hardcover) |
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