Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports

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Overview

An expedition to the dirty abyss of professional sports. The award winning investigative journalist Benjamin Best (CNN Journalist of the Year 2011) takes a global look behind the scenes at the colourful world of sports and exposes the bitter taste behind the multi-billion sports business.

Cast: Tim Donaghy, Charles Farrell, Bonita Mersiades, Christopher Gaffney, Senol Guenes

Director: Benjamin Best

Genres: Documentary

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