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The Big Fix audiobook
- By: Brett Forrest
- Narrator: Alexander Cendese
- Category: Gambling, Games, Sports
- Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 06, 2014
- Language: English
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The Big Fix Audiobook Summary
Game of Shadows meets Among the Thugs in this revelatory true-to-life crime thriller and expose involving greed, corruption, an Asian crime syndicate, and the fixing of international soccer matches at the highest levels of the game, including the UEFA Champions League and the World Cup.
In February 2013, the director of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, made the shocking announcement that 700 international soccer matches had been fixed since 2008, including World Cup qualifying and exhibition matches, with a Chinese criminal syndicate pulling the strings. For the first time, investigative journalist Brett Forrest takes us inside the underworld of one of organized crime’s most profitable businesses–a $1 trillion annual international betting market, of which soccer comprises 70 percent.
Forrest uncovered a web of nefarious dealings across the world, even on U.S. soil. As he found, no match is safe–not even the World Cup tournament–and law enforcement officials lack the resources to stop it. But one man has taken this criminal enterprise on: Chris Eaton, former head of security for FIFA. Now with the International Center for Sports Security in Qatar, this rough and tumble Australian and longtime Interpol cop has tracked down some of the biggest fixers and their financial backers and continues his mission to clean up the world’s most popular sport.
Filled with headline making revelations, The Big Fix is must reading for soccer fans and true crime aficionados.
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The Big Fix Audiobook Narrator
Alexander Cendese is the narrator of The Big Fix audiobook that was written by Brett Forrest
Brett Forrest is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and has written for Vanity Fair, National Geographic, The Atlantic, and the New York Times Magazine. He has lived in Russia, Ukraine, and Brazil.
About the Author(s) of The Big Fix
Brett Forrest is the author of The Big Fix
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The Big Fix Full Details
| Narrator | Alexander Cendese |
| Length | 6 hours 39 minutes |
| Author | Brett Forrest |
| Category | |
| Publisher | HarperAudio |
| Release date | May 06, 2014 |
| ISBN | 9780062359520 |
Additional info
The publisher of the The Big Fix is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062359520.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Goodreads Reviews
Steven
September 24, 2015
Difficult to swallow, but equally difficult to put down, Brett Forrest narrates the plot between criminal and pursuer while simultaneously intertwining facts with seemingly fantastical realities in a way that feels unbelievable and too dramatic to have actually happened.For those that love sports, it's a sobering read that can take bits of innocence and naivety, but is ultimately necessary to be reminded of the underworld that can tear down the foundations that hold organized leagues together.
Jennifer
October 18, 2014
I'm branching out on my fiscal malfeasance reading to cover sports. So for those who were wondering if the NFL--or US sports in general--has a corner on bad behavior, this book would suggest no. And it also makes clear that international soccer could maybe use a good housecleaning. But then, with the ease and prevalence of online gambling, and the billions or even trillions of dollars that entails, pretty much any sport today risks the kind of corruption Brett Forrest discusses here. (The World Cup? In Qatar? In the summer? No, there's nothing fishy there.)
Paul
September 07, 2016
This expose into the world of soccer match-fixing reads briskly, like a feature magazine piece. Everything is presented in such a matter-of-fact manner that the illegal acts are simultaneously difficult to believe and confoundingly simple. The book is two years old, and plenty of similar articles have been published since then, but Brett Forrest's work still represents the most comprehensive picture of soccer match-fixing and the people investigating it.
Ioan
August 03, 2016
If you're into football, this will definitely appeal to you. And if you're into betting as well, then even more. Some impressive fixes, outcomes and ways of doing it. Worth a read. Nonetheless, the ending left me a bit...up in the air. Dear Author, what happened next?
Dieter
October 07, 2014
An engrossing and enlightening book on the seedy underbelly of match fixing in the world's most popular game. Forrest did a wonderful job of taking a highly-complex situation and finding both enchanting characters and strong narrative. A must-read for any FIFA-hating soccer fan.
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