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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 23 MIN

Has sports betting hijacked the beautiful game?

from The Sunday Magazine

The FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America this week. And whatever happens on the field, Darragh McGee says you can bet this tournament will shatter records as the biggest gambling event in history. The author, sociologist and former University of Toronto soccer team captain joins Piya Chattopadhyay to lay out why he believes legal online betting is "hijacking" sports, and why he thinks there's still time to save the beautiful game.

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