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Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Don King

Episode 2: Free at Last

Duration: 32 minutes

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Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis and Steve Bunce examine the early days of Don King, Boxing Promoter, as he prepares to take on the fight game. Show more

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Don King

Episode 1: The Death of Sam Garrett, The Birth of Don King

Duration: 35 minutes

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Veteran fight aficionado Steve Bunce is alongside Heavyweight Champion of the World, Lennox Lewis, to examine the early life and crimes of notorious Boxing promoter Don King

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter: 2. The Trade Off

Duration: 33 minutes

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With Sepp Blatter newly installed as FIFA President, he builds links with Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, important executives with reputations for corruption.

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The House of Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter: 3. The FIFA Lie

Duration: 34 minutes

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Sepp feels untouchable, but journalists begin to ratchet up the pressure after a key company affiliated to FIFA goes bankrupt, and its secrets spill out.

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The House of Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter: 4. The Underdog

Duration: 35 minutes

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When two World Cups come up for grabs in 2010, the bidding contest reveals questionable practices and a power struggle that threatens to bring Sepp Blatter down.

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The House of Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter: 7. The Raid

Duration: 33 minutes

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FBI and IRS agents co-ordinate a raid that shocks FIFA, with senior executives suddenly in handcuffs. Sepp Blatter is clinging to power by a thread.

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The House of Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter: 8. The Bad Idea

Duration: 37 minutes

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While police raids hit the headlines, an ill fated film, paid for by FIFA, reveals the truth of FIFA’s hubris as Sepp Blatter faces his downfall.

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter: 9. Hello Sepp, Goodbye Sepp

Duration: 35 minutes

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Sepp Blatter resigns dramatically, ending a 17 year run as FIFA President. And we hear from the man himself as he sits down with us for a defiant interview.

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Don King

Episode 3: King Makes The Rumble Happen

Duration: 31 minutes

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In October 1974 Muhammad Ali and George Foreman had a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, a fight that has become one of the most famous events in sports history, and Don King made it happen

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Sepp Blatter

Introducing… Powerplay: The House of Sepp Blatter

Duration: 2 minutes

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David Morrissey introduces a new series from 5 Live, telling the true story behind the man who ran FIFA and the corruption scandals that surrounded him. Show more

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Don King

Episode 5: The End of Muhammad Ali and The Birth of The Lost Generation

Duration: 35 minutes

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Featuring Heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon, Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis on the so-called ‘Lost Generation’ as Don King was attracting the attention of the FBI.

Powerplay: The House of Don King

The House of Don King

Episode 6: Breaking Hearts and Minds, How King Got Tyson

Duration: 27 minutes

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With contributions from Boxing insiders and former fighters, we hear about King’s relentless pursuit of power and money, with Mike Tyson at the helm of his stable of boxers.