, ▁France ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁FIFA ▁wanted ▁the ▁film ▁finished ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁script ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁four ▁months . ▁FIFA ' s ▁original ▁title ▁suggestions ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁Men ▁of ▁Leg end ▁and ▁The ▁Dream m akers . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ' s ▁United ▁States ▁release ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁FIFA ▁cor ruption ▁case , ▁in ▁which ▁several ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁FIFA ' s ▁executive ▁committee ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁charges ▁of ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁cor ruption ▁investigation ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁FIFA ' s ▁president , ▁Se pp ▁Bl atter , ▁following ▁dec ades ▁of ▁spec ulation ▁and ▁accus ations ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁at ▁FIFA ▁under ▁his ▁leadership . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁ign oring ▁these ▁long - running ▁claims . ▁Roth ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁asked ▁the ▁film m akers : ▁" Where ' s ▁all ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁script ? ▁Where ▁is ▁all ▁the ▁back - st abb ing , ▁the ▁de als ?" ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁convey ▁these ▁elements ▁through ▁his ▁performance , ▁saying : ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁t ough ▁one . ▁I ▁tried ▁to ▁slide ▁in ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁it , ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁I ▁could ▁get ▁in ▁there ." ▁The ▁film ' s ▁director , ▁Fr éd éric ▁A ub urt in , ▁claimed ▁he ▁inserted