Surely you've heard all about the FIFA corruption scandal rocking the world of football this week.
What you might have missed is that The Simpsons predicted such a scandal more than a year ago.
For background purposes, seven FIFA officials were arrested in Switzerland earlier this week over corruption allegations.
Meanwhile, a US district court has indicted nine officials and five corporate executives on charges of wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to Sepp Blatter's election and how exactly Russia and Qatar won the next two World Cup tournaments.
This was all foretold in last year's Simpsons episode 'You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee', in which a representative for the 'World Football Federation' tried to con Homer into refereeing a World Cup match.
The episode even included a scene where the corrupt official was led away in handcuffs by officers.
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As an investigation continues into how exactly Russia and Qatar were awarded the next two World Cup tournaments, one has to wonder whether the official from the World Football Federation will pop up again in Springfield?
The always-outspoken BBC commentator Guy Mowbray appeared furious over the FIFA scandal, telling Digital Spy that he'd like to see national teams withdraw from the World Cup.
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