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Aug 2021
27m 45s

The Men Who Sell Football: Part 3

Al Jazeera
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Desperate to do a deal, Christopher Samuelson enlists the help of a former cop who’s prepared to push the limits of the law. This ‘dirty trickster’ claims he can get us phone records, private emails and even a new identity – all in the name of deceiving the football authorities and getting a deal done.

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