Preface, xiii
1 Blatter’s ticking time-bomb, 1
a kickback lands on sepp’s desk
2 Goodbye sir Stan, 8
hello to a new world of sport
3 Sepp Blatter, made by Adidas, 19
a new leader rolls off dassler’s production line
4 Sepp makes his move on Havelange, 32
. . . and lives to tell the tale
5 Havelange wants to get seriously rich, 39
can he turn FIFA into a bookie’s shop?
6 Dassler’s boys lose the Olympics, 48
. . . and need football more than ever
7 A strange fight for the World Cup, 54
referee: Sepp Blatter
8 Exit Havelange, foot in mouth, 61
Blatter moves into position
9 The king is dead, long live the king, 74
Blatter delivers the money
10 Daylight robbery again, 86
How they stole the vote in Paris
11 President Blatter and the golden goose, 95
Leafing through sepp’s expenses
12 ‘Mr president, how much does FIFA, 105
pay you?’
‘er . . .’
13 From carrots and sticks. . . 112
Blatter builds his citadel
14 Divide and rule, 122
FIFA’s civil war
15 A messiah for Trinidad, 131
the rise and rise of jack warner
16 Behold! I send my messenger, 140
chuck the baptist
17 Hurray for youth sport, 150
. . . and the warner family piggybank
18 Bigger, bigger and bigger. . . 164
weber puffs up the isl bubble
19 Weber’s ship is sinking, 171
will sepp come to the rescue?
20 Greenhorns to the rescue, 180
FIFA family therapy, mckinsey-style
21 Own goal! 188
sleeping dogs wake up and bark
22 The FIFA house is burning, 200
who struck the match?
23 Blatter for transparency, 212
‘every question can be asked and answered!’
24 A warm welcome for Mr Sepp. . . 231
boos all round
25 The empire strikes back, 249
revolution in the caribbean
26 Sepp Blatter breaks Mandela’s heart, 267
twice!
27 Poisoning, drug-bust and kidnap, 286
meet blatter’s new pr man
28 Charm and destabilise, 294
hargitay brings the press into line
29 Some questions for Mr Blatter, 301
. . . some answers from his lawyer
30 FIFA fairy tales, 317
clawing back the money
31 Psst, want a ticket for the World Cup? 336
jack warner’s got thousands to sell
32 Chasing those bribes, 352
please, someone, speak to us!
33 Lies, adultery and fabrication, 360
how sepp plays fair
Postscript, 379
Appendix, 381
Index, 421
