“From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization’s checkered history — and what it takes to host a World Cup,” is how Netflix bills its documentary series, “FIFA Uncovered,” which airs on Nov. 9 — 11 days before the kickoff of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 14 high-ranking soccer officials on charges involving bribery, racketeering, fraud and money laundering.)

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...