New Amazon Prime series brings FIFA scandal to television


Argentine film director Armando Bo poses for a portrait during an interview with Reuters, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 3, 2020. Picture taken June 3. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BEUNOS AIRES (Reuters) - A new Amazon Prime Video series starting this week called "El Presidente" casts a satirical look at South American football’s dirty dealings through the eyes of deceased former Argentine football boss Julio Grondona.

Grondona was a larger than life figure who was known as "the Godfather" and ruled Argentine football for more than three decades.

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