34 min
Episode 55: Here comes the R.I.C.O. Rabona Boys
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- Soccer
In continuation from last weeks' episode, the Rabona Boys continue to address the effect billionaires are having on the game. Manchester City have been hit with over 100 charges from the Premier League for financial violations ranging between 2008 and 2017, compiled over a four-year period. If you're a fan of Rap or the American Mafia, then you'll recognize this style of prosecution, and that City are about to get hit with the Prem's version of the R.I.C.O. Our hosts recognize that the timing of this indictment is more than a little odd, but its importance cannot be understated. Our beloved sport has already become the plaything of plutocrats and nation-states, but this may be the last chance that 'pure' football may have to protect itself from the relentless, all-consuming, inevitable machine that is billionaire wealth.
In continuation from last weeks' episode, the Rabona Boys continue to address the effect billionaires are having on the game. Manchester City have been hit with over 100 charges from the Premier League for financial violations ranging between 2008 and 2017, compiled over a four-year period. If you're a fan of Rap or the American Mafia, then you'll recognize this style of prosecution, and that City are about to get hit with the Prem's version of the R.I.C.O. Our hosts recognize that the timing of this indictment is more than a little odd, but its importance cannot be understated. Our beloved sport has already become the plaything of plutocrats and nation-states, but this may be the last chance that 'pure' football may have to protect itself from the relentless, all-consuming, inevitable machine that is billionaire wealth.
34 min