The most powerful American, and the most hateful fan group, in world soccer




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Summary: How did a Columbia econ professor become the most powerful American in world soccer? Noah Davis discusses his profile of Sunil Gulati from the new issue of Howler. Then, La Familia is possibly the most hateful and violent ultras group in the world. They have been known to attack fans and even members of their own club, Beitar Jerusalem, and they are proud to call their team Israel’s “most racist.” And in July of last year, 64 members were arrested in a massive sting operation by Israeli police. Sam Patters joins to discuss his feature on La Familia. Please consider supporting the magazine by becoming a subscriber. Right now, save 15% on a subscription with the code PODSUB15 at fifa.wtf/gethowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices