"When I heard about the latest accusations of corruption against FIFA, the global governing body of soccer, my initial reaction was to think of Captain Renault’s disingenuous response to gambling at Rick’s Café in the movie 'Casablanca.' Like many other long-suffering soccer fans, I was 'shocked, shocked!' to learn that the U.S. Justice Department had charged nine FIFA officials with conspiring to enrich themselves through such practices as selling their services to the highest bidder, siphoning off millions of dollars in 'sports marketing contracts,' funnelling money through offshore shell companies, and, in some cases, receiving suitcases full of cash."
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