Ben Affleck to give FIFA scandal the Hollywood movie treatment

Actor-director Ben Affleck is to help produce a feature film about the corruption scandal that has rocked world soccer and its governing body FIFA, the author of an upcoming book said on Friday. Affleck and his friend since childhood, actor Matt Damon, will be among the producers of the as-yet-untitled movie for Hollywood studio Warner Bros., the author, U.S. reporter Ken Bensinger said.

I think this story has amazing potential to capture the interest of a wide range of people and not just soccer fans, because it touches on fundamental human themes of power, greed, corruption and justice.

Ken Bensinger, Buzz Feed investigative reporter

The movie is to be based on Bensinger’s proposed book “Houses of Deceit”, which went to a bidding war between Hollywood studios after the FIFA scandal broke in May The film is expected to focus on the role of American Chuck Blazer, a former FIFA official. Bensinger said that actor John Goodman had been mentioned as a possible option to portray the 70-year-old Blazer. A spokeswoman for Goodman I am not aware of any discussions about the part.

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