🎙️“FIFA and Qatar tried to break me"
That line from Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais has stayed with me!
In the opening episode of our new podcast, we talk about prison, pressure, media control, migrant workers, Qatar, and FIFA.
Have you listened yet?
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🎙️“FIFA and Qatar tried to break me"
That line from Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais has stayed with me!
In the opening episode of our new podcast, we talk about prison, pressure, media control, migrant workers, Qatar, and FIFA.
Have you listened yet?
👉 play-the-game-podcast.captivate.fm
🎙️ There's a new podcast, Play the Game — @playthegame-org.bsky.social — about "the people, powers, and politics shaping sport." The latest episode is with guest @julesboykoff.bsky.social on sportswashing x the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Check it out!
🚨 Exclusive 🚨
On the day it finally went live, regulators in several countries immediately moved to block ADI Predictstreet, Fifa’s $150m prediction market sponsor, for operating illegally. (Free to read for 24 hours, then paywalled.)
josimarfootball.com/2026/06/08/f...
“FIFA and Qatar tried to break me”
Abdullah Ibhais on our opening episode of Play the Game Podcast!
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“FIFA and Qatar tried to break me”
Abdullah Ibhais on our opening episode of Play the Game Podcast!
👉 play-the-game-podcast.captivate.fm
🎧New episode about:
⚽ FIFA’s growing ties to betting and prediction markets
🌍 Offshore betting and weak regulation
💻 FIFA+ used on betting websites
🚨 Match-fixing concerns in low-level football
🏆 Integrity risks ahead of the 2026 World Cup
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🎙️ First week of the Play the Game Podcast!
Three episodes are now out – and I am very grateful for the kind feedback and warm reception the podcast has received so far.
Listen👉 play-the-game-podcast.captivate.fm
@stevemenary.bsky.social @julesboykoff.bsky.social @playthegame-org.bsky.social
🎙️ New episode of the Play the Game Podcast!
Jules Boykoff on sportswashing, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Donald Trump, and the 2028 Olympics.
🎧 Listen now 👉 play-the-game-podcast.captivate.fm
For everyone interested in the people, power, and politics shaping sport.
@julesboykoff.bsky.social
This is the home page of this new podcast. Congratulations to @staniselsborg.bsky.social and his team at @playthegame-org.bsky.social for getting this project across the line!
On the day it finally went live, regulators in several countries immediately moved to block ADI Predictstreet, Fifa’s new prediction market sponsor, for operating illegally.
Play the Game Podcast - a podcast about the people, powers, and politics shaping sport. With this podcast, we want to share important stories from the world of sport - and invite more people into the ...
