# The Big World Cup Corruption Episode

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Podcast: [The TPM Social Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tpm-social-club-7798132)
Published: 2026-05-29T14:00:00+00:00
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Josh and Joe are joined by Tom Kludt, special correspondent at Vanity Fair and a former TPMer. They discuss the World Cup, FIFA, corruption, doping, and more, including why Sepp Blatter, as corrupt as he was, may have been better for soccer as a sport than FIFA's current head, Gianni Infantino. We also talk about why America may have hit its ceiling on how good it can get at soccer, and whether that will ever change. To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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