On the pod today: Mauro Icardi’s gruesome origin story, the club legend who conned his pals out of thousands, and we meet the man refusing to cut his hair until Man Utd win five games in a row.

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Links from the pod:

Bottom set maths player names video: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdgamingofficial1/video/7416666341656087841 

Rasmus Højlund Manc accent: https://www.facebook.com/100063540582139/videos/that-accent-from-rasmus-h%C3%B8jlund-/1151192073466604/ 

Ibiza final boss dwarf:  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36233306/jack-kay-ibiza-party-bikini-girls/ 

Tom Brady’s brainwave to improve the US national team: https://x.com/FCBFanatic_/status/1952152796423242189

LA politician talking to Son: https://x.com/JoserNunez91/status/1953232504485294567 

DJ Carey with an iPhone charger up his nose: https://images.app.goo.gl/5kNsV23wJ6EqdWB99 

Kevin Stewart on hayfever: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMdd-NxoWvy/

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