{"product_id":"2940170326587","title":"The Big Fix: The Hunt for the Match-Fixers Bringing Down Soccer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGame of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/em\u003e in this revelatory true-to-life crime thriller and expose involving greed, corruption, an Asian crime syndicate, and the fixing of international soccer matches at the highest levels of the game, including the UEFA Champions League and the World Cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 2013, the director of Europol, the European Unionamp;#39;s law enforcement agency, made the shocking announcement that 700 international soccer matches had been fixed since 2008, including World Cup qualifying and exhibition matches, with a Chinese criminal syndicate pulling the strings. For the first time, investigative journalist Brett Forrest takes us inside the underworld of one of organized crimeamp;#39;s most profitable businessesamp;#8212;a $1 trillion annual international betting market, of which soccer comprises 70 percent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForrest uncovered a web of nefarious dealings across the world, even on U.S. soil. As he found, no match is safeamp;#8212;not even the World Cup tournamentamp;#8212;and law enforcement officials lack the resources to stop it. But one man has taken this criminal enterprise on: Chris Eaton, former head of security for FIFA. Now with the International Center for Sports Security in Qatar, this rough and tumble Australian and longtime Interpol cop has tracked down some of the biggest fixers and their financial backers and continues his mission to clean up the worldamp;#39;s most popular sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with headline making revelations, \u003cem\u003eThe Big Fix\u003c\/em\u003e is must reading for soccer fans and true crime aficionados.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150546026736,"sku":"2940170326587","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170326587_p0.jpg?v=1763796317","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170326587","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}