The massive cost of the World Cup
On this episode of The Cost of Everything we take a closer look at the global sports industry and how specific tournaments like the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup are intended to be money makers for the host country...but are they really? Host Christy Ai explores with economist Victor Matheson the lengths to which countries are willing to go to host these massive sporting events.
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