John Oliver Took Down FIFA...Again
By Ty Duffy
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Last summer before the World Cup, John Oliver took a tire iron to FIFA, terming it a “comically grotesque organization.” A couple weeks ago, he likened Sepp Blatter to Roger Goodell’s asshole. Last week’s events necessitated another revisiting. Normally, Oliver deploys an impressive depth of research to highlight a latent absurdity. With FIFA, that requires just a quick perusal of the headlines.