{"product_id":"9781568585970","title":"The Fall of the House of FIFA: The Multimillion-Dollar Corruption at the Heart of Global Soccer","description":"In 2015, FIFA--the multibillion dollar governing body of the  world's most-loved sport--was brought down by allegations of  industrial-scale bribes, kickbacks, money laundering, racketeering, and  tax evasion. Beginning with early morning raids in Zurich and the  indictment of twenty-seven executives by the US Department of Justice,  the rottenness at the core of FIFA seemed to extend throughout all of  soccer, from the decision to send the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia  and Qatar to lesser-known cases of embezzlement from Trinidad to South  Africa.\u003cbr\u003eDavid Conn writes the definitive  account of FIFA's rise and fall, covering in great detail the corruption  allegations and the series of scandals that continued to shake the  public's trust in the organization. \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of FIFA\u003c\/i\u003e situates  FIFA's unraveling amidst revealing human portraits of soccer legends  such as Michel Platini and Franz Beckenbauer and features an exclusive  interview with former president Sepp Blatter. Even as he chronicles the  biggest sport scandal of all time, Conn infuses the book with a  passionate love of the game, delivering an irresistible read.","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173706285296,"sku":"9781568585970","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781568585970_p0.jpg?v=1763792788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781568585970","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}