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The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

Update: 2018-06-2210
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The 2018 World Cup is now underway in Russia. The story of how it ended up there involves some names you might recognize: James Comey, Robert Mueller and Christopher Steele. Guest: Ken Bensinger, author of “Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World’s Biggest Sports Scandal,” who has written about this story for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.


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The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

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