In 1966 England won the World Cup with a 4-2 win against West Germany...they even won it on home soil.

With players such as Gascoigne, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane it remains a mystery as to how they haven't won it again...but they haven't even hosted the tournament again.

It may seem strange, but there are reasons as to why. Join Mark and Paul as they chart the history of the World Cup, from its inception to modern day, exploring the politics behind why the England men's team have failed ever again to be the host nation of the most coveted prize in football, and why the FA are now more focussed on winning the competition than staging it.

From doomed bids, bribes, conspiracy theories and hatred from other nations, this episode of How It All Played Out peels back the curtain to answer: Why do England never stage the men's World Cup?

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This week, Johnny shares King Charles' proposal of a pointless scheme, there's some shocking news from Cannes, and a scaffolder sets foot somewhere surprising.

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This week, find out why Johnny is only eating cereal and toast, how female solo travellers are the fastest growing group of people and the team techno the pigeon sound. 

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This week, Johnny shares a story of a cat licking food, a Bishop sleeps through a very important announcement, and we have a new high-ranking Lazy Susan. 

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This week, Johnny reports back after a trip to Marrakech, there’s some shocking news about prawns, and Producer John aka Jackie Shepherd aka The Golden Cherub of British radio aka The GC takes us on a trip around our pet town.

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No 4 Til 7 Thang this week as The Gang were on holiday, but that doesn’t stop us giving you a podcast.

In these best bits that never made the podcast before, expect youthful lying, office-based sedentary geography, and porcupine hunting.

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Find out what happened when Sunta and Johnny went to Porto for the weekend. Plus, standby for pillow talk, ear-itches and an eagle called Jim.

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This week, we go heavy on Italy, Gav gets stuck in quick sand and Little Si does something sickeningly orthodox.

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