My Dad said, Football is for those who have guts. Pelé, Netflix 2021
1970: This is Pelé’s fourth World Cup. ibid. commentary
1940: Brazil was a very new country. Not very well known. ibid. Pelé
He showed amazing talent in his first training session. ibid. Pepe at Santos
1958 Sweden: Brazil 1 v 0 Wales: Some reporters would write that I was too young. ibid. Pelé
Pelé was the man of the hour. ibid. teammate
England 1966 World Cup: I thought Brazil could win for the third time. And then I would retire. ibid.
A really sad sight. The world’s greatest footballer off the pitch. ibid. Coleman commentary
Getting knocked out of the World Cup in England was the saddest moment of my life … I was going to quit. ibid. Pelé
An oasis of beauty and hope … the 1970 World Cup. ibid. teammate
I just wanted to be remembered. ibid. Pelé
It was the return of the superman. ibid. teammate
Fifa, the multi-Billion-dollar organisation that governs soccer, is under fire. Fifa Uncovered I, US news, Netflix 2022
In May 2015 the House of Fifa started crumbling. ibid. journalist
Bribery and corruption … Racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy … ibid. US attorney general
Corruption was endemic in Fifa for decades. ibid. journalist
Fifa became toxic. Fifa became a criminal organisation. ibid. present head of FIFA
By far the biggest sports corruption story we’ve ever had. ibid. journalist
Fifa? I jumped into Fifa. I met Havelange … ibid. Blatter
There’s moments of original sin … after the World Cup in Argentina. ibid. journalist
Joao Havelange, the president of Fifa, takes money for those [Adidas] marketing rights. ibid.
At the time Blatter had the full trust of Havelange. ibid. man in the know
Havelange was the emperor of Fifa. ibid. journalist
Later on he [Blatter] started to disclose his ambitions. ibid. man in the know
Blatter’s story is one of betrayal. ibid.
He [Blatter] has this insatiable desire to be the centre of attention. ibid.
The World Cup is the number one way for Fifa to make money. Sepp Blatter elected Fifa president 8th June 1998. Fifa Uncovered II, Fifa man
Blatter was seriously challenged again in 2002. ibid. journalist
President of Fifa, king of all he surveys. ibid.
A family business that they can make money at. ibid.
Russia & Qatar: I said to Sepp we are in trouble here. Fifa Uncovered III, delegate
My immediate reaction was that they had bought this. ibid. US camp
Fifa is the system. The system is Fifa. ibid. delegate
Why would they care about working conditions? It wasn’t an issue. ibid. critic
World Cup Votes for Sale. ibid. Sunday Time front page
Most of them took the money. But there were three or four who reported it. ibid. journalist
Blatter has to be stopped. ibid. Jack Warner
Are you a fit and proper person to control world football? ibid. investigator Jennings to Blatter
The FBI investigation of Fifa began before the infamous vote in 2010 … Chuck Blazer, he’s the one they needed. Fifa Uncovered IV, journalist
This is a non-profit organisation. Where’s the accountability? ibid. critic
The excess around Fifa continued to startle me all the way through. ibid. integrity advisor
Sepp Blatter started getting consumed by his own greed, his own ambition to stay in power … He started hallucinating … ibid. African delegate
Having a life [Blatter] as if nothing has happened … People were just not able to stop him. ibid. Fifa insider
The FBI going after Fifa. Arrests going on right now. ibid. US news
The football associations around the world went ahead and re-elected Sepp Blatter as if nothing had happened. ibid. journalist
Sepp Blatter was the Godfather of Football. ibid.
The best action. The biggest names. And the greatest stories. Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments I, Netflix 2017
Pele: A player who many consider to be the greatest of all time. In 1958 in Sweden he announced himself in the quarter finals against Wales. ibid.
Italy 4 Germany 3. ibid.
Just after half-time Diego Maradona made perhaps his most controversial mark on football history … And then three minutes later … ibid. II
Miroslav Klose’s killer eye for goal and longevity gave him top spot: 16. ibid. III
There are a bunch of nefarious characters. There’s always something going on: power, politics, money, corruption in the darker recesses of the game. A Game of Secrets, dude, Netflix 2022
He just found the weakest point … 18 million documents, emails, contracts, spreadsheets ... A window on society that was not meant to be opened … Who is the puppet-master behind these revelations? ibid. comments
Someone was posting confidential documents they had obtained. ibid.
Welcome to Football Leaks: This project aims to disclose the hidden part of football. It’s time to say enough it enough. ibid. caption
We were facing colossal fraud. I knew that the material we had was explosive. ibid. journalist
Referees who were at the service of Benfica. ibid. on TV
An element of tax evasion linked to some of the world’s best players. ibid.
Ronaldo agrees to pay 19 million Euros fine to settle tax fraud case. ibid. Guardian online
FIFA Probe Pogba Deal: Following Sportsmail revelation of shocking £41m payment to his agent. ibid. headline
Doyen Sports: Illegal activities … ‘It was the Wolf of Wall Street invading football.’ ibid. headline 15th December 2015
Football Leaks paints Manchester City as money grubbing cheaters. ibid. ESPN online
The Superleague project did materialise. ibid. man
Free Rui Pinto. ibid. protest banner
Good morning. Just gone six o’clock. Sunday the 11th of July, a date that will go down in history as the day that England took on Italy in the final of the European Championship. The Final: Attack on Wembley, news, Netflix 2024
They’re climbing up on lamp-posts, they’re climbing up on traffic-lights, and it’s escalating … Broken glass everywhere; it’s like War of the Worlds … ibid. comments
The was an England team that was reflective of the country. ibid. Darren Lewis
I wanna stay here, drink all the beer, please don’t take me home. ibid. morning party song
Let’s go fucking mental nah-nah-nah-nah … ibid.
If we think the behaviour is bad now, it’s only going in one direction. ibid. journalist
I have never seen anything like this, Darren … ibid.
When I came out of Wembley Park itself, the scene was a scene of devastation … and it felt really scary. ibid. five-foot lady
I could see this crowd punching their way through. ibid. security
Scuffles and fights and all sorts breaking out. ibid.
The basis of any story, any adventure, be it sporting or human, is respect. Mbappé ***** BBC 2024
He was a kid with a head full of dreams. ibid. friend
He takes your breath away when you watch. ibid. Gary Lineker
The story of Kylian Mbappé starts in Bondy, which is a town north of Paris. ibid. journalist
I tried to convince him to come to Arsenal. ibid. Arsene Wenger
2018 World Cup: He was trusted by Deschamps from the opening game. ibid.
More than just hype, more than just talent. ibid. Gary Lineker
European Championships 2020/2021: Kylian misses and hardly no French players come and console him. And I think he feels really lonely there. He had failed. And for the first time in his life this was a setback. ibid. journalist
2022: Mbappé! A hat-trick in the biggest game of all! ibid. UK TV commentary