The story of Saddam Hussein’s psychopath son

Summary by Krater

This video details the brutal reign of Uday Hussein, Saddam Hussein's eldest son, focusing on his control over Iraqi football, torture of players and journalists, and the discovery of a torture chamber beneath the Iraqi Olympic headquarters following the 2003 US invasion.

From the video

Answers: Who was Uday Hussein and what did he do to Iraqi sports?

• Uday Hussein
• Iraqi football
• Torture chambers
• Fedayeen Saddam
• Al Rasheed SC

What it concludes

• Uday Hussein brutally controlled Iraqi sports, kidnapping, torturing, and forcing players and journalists to undergo extreme punishments for underperforming.
• Uday formed Al Rasheed into Iraq's most successful club using ruthless techniques and forced signings.
• The US military discovered a medieval torture chamber beneath the Iraqi Olympic headquarters in Baghdad in April 2003.
• Despite complaints and evidence of torture related to football qualifiers, FIFA and international sports bodies largely failed to act or claimed they received no complaints until shortly before the 2003 invasion.