FIFA

Organization in Soccer

FIFA has come up in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including Pod Save America, The Bill Simmons Podcast, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Gary LinekerFormer England striker, broadcaster, co-founder of Goalhanger and host of The Rest Is Football

  • Lineker questions whether FIFA's revenues really return to the game, citing secrecy in its finances.

    “yes, it goes back into the game, but does it? Does it? We don't really know. It's all a little bit secretive in the Swiss banks”

    Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 23:35

  • Lineker argues FIFA's ticket prices are outrageous and that profit should not outweigh the fan experience.

    “I don't think it's right that fans should have to take out a mortgage or sell their car to get a ticket to go and watch a football match”

    Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 5:19

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Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview

  • Vietor characterizes FIFA as essentially a criminal organization motivated by money, with Infantino deferring to whoever is most powerful.

    “the way to ultimately understand FIFA is it's basically a criminal organization that just cares about money”

    Pod Save America: Trump Works the FIFA Refs (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 9:20

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