The Men Who Sell Football: Part 1

In this episode, master dealmaker, Christopher Samuelson, schools our undercover reporters in the dark arts of offshore finance. The I-Unit digs into his past as a money manager to some of Russia’s most powerful oligarchs. Plus, he reveals shocking new details about his role as a ...  Show more

Desperate to do a deal, Christopher Samuelson enlists the help of a former cop who’s prepared to push the limits of the law. This ‘dirty trickster’ claims he can get us phone records, private emails and even a new identity – all in the name of deceiving the football authorities a ...  Show more

A consortium called Munto Finance has taken over Notts County – the oldest professional football club in the world. Supposedly backed by millions of pounds from the Middle East, the club are promised riches beyond their wildest dreams. Sven Goran Eriksson is hired as director of ...  Show more

Chuck Blazer was one of the most powerful men in international soccer - or football, as most of the world knows it. As a member of FIFA’s executive committee, he was among an elite few who managed the World Cup, the globe’s ultimate sporting competition. To his fellow Lords of So ...  Show more

From Nottingham to North Korea - how conman Russell King took the oldest club in the football league to the brink of oblivion with promises beyond their wildest dreams. All episodes will be available on Monday 21st February 2022 on BBC Sounds. 

Why plans for a European Super League won't go away. Ed Butler speaks to James Montague, author of the book The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-rich Owners, about why creating a Europe-wide league of the richest clubs made so much sense to football clu ...  Show more