The name of Spanish businessman Jorge Segovia Bonet may not ring any bells in Ireland. But the president-elect and vice president of the Chilean football association has chosen the High Court in Dublin to take on Amazon Prime over one of its shows. Segovia Bonet claims he has been defamed by El Presidente, the hugely popular Chilean drama series that charts events surrounding the 2015 US federal case against FIFA. The series is available for streaming in Ireland and the rest of Europe. Yesterday Segovia Bonet’s lawyers lodged legal proceedings against Amazon Digital UK, Amazon Media, Amazon Data Services, and…

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