The FIFA Family: A Love Story

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The FIFA Family: A Love Story

2017

0h 59m

5.5(5 votes)

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A mixture of romantic comedy and investigative journalism, this film reveals how Qatar got to host the football World Cup, and how that brought down football's world governing body, FIFA.

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Mary Lynn Blanks

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Sepp Blatter

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