The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

<p>The 2018 World Cup is now underway in Russia. The story of how it ended up there involves some names you might recognize: James Comey, Robert Mueller and Christopher Steele. Guest: Ken Bensinger, author of “<a href="http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Red-Card/Ken-Bensinger/9781501133909" target="_blank">Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World’s Biggest Sports Scandal</a>,” who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/opinion/sunday/world-cup-fifa-corruption-russia.html" target="_blank">has written about this story</a> for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.</p>