May 27th, 2015. An FBI sting operation took place in a small hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland. Nine FIFA officials were arrested and indicted on corruption charges. Just a few weeks later, on June 5th, the FIFA biography United Passions graced ten lucky theaters in the United States. After earning under $169,000 at the box office off of it's $32 million dollar budget, FIFA faced not just box office disaster but legal turmoil. Under the iron fist of Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA at the time, the soccer organization was as well know for bribery and corruption as it was for soccer and the World Cup. Unfortunately, none of that is discussed and explained in FIFA's self produced biography film United Passions.
This week, freelance writer, stand up comic and avid fan of "The Footie" Kevin Hall joins Liam in what could only be described as "one of the worst films either of them has ever seen." The two sit down and discuss everything FIFA is too scared to talk about. The bribes, the investigations, the slave labor, the sexual harassment allegations, Sepp Blatter's terrible tenure as FIFA president, Gerard Depardieu being the absolute worst and so much more. Lace up those cleats and score some penalty goals. It's United Passions here... on BOMBED! ... WHO MAKES A SPORTS MOVIE ABOUT EXECUTIVES?!?!
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