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Apr 2022
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UP242 FIFA+ WTF?

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Dave Roberts is one the primary architects of FIFA+, the football governing body’s newly launched global streaming service. It’s an opportunity to peak below the surface, at what the initial plan was; how it works and how that’s evolved; who’ll watch it and what they’ll watch; how and when it will be commercially viable; and what it says about how sports go ... Show More
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