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over the world to see the staging of the biblical story. and this time, it's more up to date than ever. obama go. a village and it's passion. letters starts july, 3rd on d, w. o, o, o. a blue with vladimir putin masterpiece, the 2018 well cut hosted by russia. it was a small coverage change as well. the perception towards russia

war has returned to europe. if your medical remains a major battle 15th well, some people in arrested for protesting the war. the world cup final stadium. 14000000 now hosting war rallies, infants either and free for more general, like really, you know, didn't understand how serious play play with this is the story of how football health putin to start to walk. how russian sports washing fooled the football community through only got money and state own companies like gus from the wood. i use pretty nice pretty nice football. the football institutions leads to like a really long hold. look about how committed to mrs. but

let's start here. fair to say putin has an obsession with sports fishing horse riding, judo and hockey. all these images play a big role and how put in portrays himself to the world. but even more importantly, to his own people. started teaching in the future. since 2007 on 2007 now that was the year when the so to speak. well, why did it russia he has yet? which marked transformation of contain whoever he was at the time is the full. he has gone crazy as a strong leader, capable of leading russia to victory, differing no wonder putin was interested in hosting major sporting events. the

2014 winter olympics. and so she was 1st personal mega project. after the collapse of the soviet union, russia could show that they were back in the him as a global power. and it was too, since crown jewel doesn't improve the range before getting east. deborah, just 54. by the end of via a mistake in the low runs, 80 percent only days out of the olympic flame was put out. guten sent his troops to ukraine for the 1st time. alex crimea, russian president vladimir putin casts his shadow across the boundary of europe and russia to night. his troops are holding firm in a corner of ukraine, known as crimea. rushing dealership was much more interested in getting noisy booty on his leadership. on the actually the 60, quite a during the so chilling piece and what else killed the 2018 feet

5 o'clock later agenda monday will be organized in after so cheap booty landed the greatest show on earth. the football will come together, lead us to make sure that food boat promotes fair play. tolerance owner is not interested in too, but he's very interested in and as a consequence, you know, football is played a really significant role over his now what 22 years at a school has actually been a very important instrument of politics as the regime when russia was awarded the well cup in 2010 that black was still in charge. a fee for that puts in quickly formed a strong bond with lack of successive jenny infant tino the fee for president of all people became pollutants close allied in 2019 infant. you

know, even received the russian order friendship, a gift for a loyal friend. there was several issue surrounding the well cup in russia, from reports of bribery and the bidding process to corruption and the abuse of migrant workers from north korea. but fever and infant ino looked away because they shared a common goal with putin to make the world cup a success with. and that's what they did when the 1st whistle blew. it was one big party all over russian. everyone was excited about football. amazed by the hospitality in the host country. so people might label what happened in 2018. this is me. p lation. some people would also need to call it soft our i funds going to, to russian thinking, you know, history and i see i like this country. and what's, what's the problem with russia? i see no issues. and that is the essence of so, ah, but the well

a cup to scratch the surface. hooton's influence went beyond people. he infiltrated other parts of football to might you mean by the 32 lines? i should, you know, the ownership of food clubs and the running oh um the from association is completely dormant id account irish to check all of the big fuku clubs in russia. all here are either owned or controlled by a major state institutions or upstate companies, all of which are bound to the regime. take gas prom, for example. a private natural gas company, but the majority is owned by the russian government. guys prom tucker was in at st . petersburg in 2005 and made the club a major force in brush and football with gas bronze backings and it won that 1st everly title in the russian premier league. they could now make big money transfers and low international stars from the top leaks to russia.

guys from also had long sponsorship deals with red star belgrade for sabby. and since 2006 was chalka, one of the most popular clubs in germany with a working class mining background, the russian government and gasoline particularly used that. i think they used h in one sense to build legitimacy to build credibility. it was a form of energy politics or energy diplomacy, ready to coin football as a means through which to, to cover all to distract from what you really doing. which is, you know, obviously try create gas dependency. germany upon russian sol. system by sponsoring shall cup polluted and gas from were able to whitewash their image. while popular figures like former german chancellor got food,

a lobby for the company to opening the door for huge profits from oil and gas. germany has traditionally been gas prices, largest customer using gas for electricity and heating in january 2022 alone. germany paid russia $2600000000.00 euros for oil and gas, and not only germany, the whole of europe has become dependent on natural gas imports over the years. 40 percent coming from russia in 2021. all this helped indirectly finance the russian army and putins war. after the russian invasion of ukraine shock ended the sponsorship deal, an intense public pressure. but gas prom didn't only target clubs. they also went for the big one. the u wafer champions leave the most prestigious club competition and football, orchestrated by gas pro green light of the football guest room, official partner of the wafer champions league. it's reported that god promised

paid you if at least 40000000 euros every seasons in 2012. the deal included multiple partnerships with the governing body. it took a war to question and then terminate them. but the damage had already been done. gas from became the brand in european football. people that my question was just kasparov was army champions league night. there was a premier and various other episodes that was also the ongoing conflict in east of ukraine. usaa still signed that rather than asking questions and just to put money . and i think the teaching and the grant lane on this new e 3 east to buy a way to the heart of european school. and for that matter, woo shapell. and that's what the dates when it comes to money, influence and power. no one beats the oligarchs in russia. the rich businessman not only fond russian football, they also heavily invest in the european gain. some

of them have close ties to vladimir putin. that there was one who changed the modern game for ever by buying chelsea in 2003 lawyers is, you know, i think that was very much a part of a brand, which is strategy. who's obviously made his money in the various ways either the previous decade. and he appears like like a normal football fan. and he did you see jack in his little small and i just am for the war brown of each. i think the naval himself to do, but i think also enables russia and whoever he represents within russia is to be legitimized. politics is and always will be part of football. the question is, what kind of politics do we want? we're actually talking nation. i mean, cats are saudi arabia in the u i. e z, in best visa, not me all ago. ok. so independent business people these,

these are purchases and policies that are absolutely central to a nation states foreign policy. you know, if you look at hungary, for example, talkie west, the state of the corporations and site life business, people have come to dominate the ownership for who clubs. a company don't wanna be running of the football association on west stadium building programs using site money has been a y funnelling money to plant oligarchs, where fine groups often shapes in tracy by the regime. and mobilized in support, for example, in hungary and on sort of anti milligram us at a 5 big protest. um, so i would say the sort of techniques that the preaching regime was used to control when years i've definitely been replicated elsewhere. ah,

the beautiful game is at a crossroads. rushes war force people into action for what were the future look like? will football continue to look away when it finally listen to his conscience? i sounds very paula. i'm sure he will not get the chance t ignacio in here she does a favor is we're done. european will say that because it's now asking very, very difficult question could envisaging a program that would massively restrict the power of government and political agencies to i'm wrong, ah, ah,

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