With special guest Paul Watson.

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With its vapid commercialism and unhinged fans, it’s easy to lose faith in modern football.

But venture beyond the major leagues, and you’ll find the freewheeling chaos that once made it great.

They pick drug lords in midfield, blame ghosts for their sex scandals and sell stars for sausage meat.

Dig out your passport for the weirdest stories in world football…

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Links from the pod:

Harry Redknapp Jordan interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8BQxC8_ok

Man blocks camera during Uganda v Mali: https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/tuesday/pojw8adi0wbax961372c9a50862.jpg

Zamalek fans make sad face: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FslIguBWYAIpq-Q.jpg

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