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Gabriel Gatehouse discusses the claim that the CIA poisoned England goalkeeper Gordon Banks before the 1970 World Cup quarter-final.

- Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse returns to Mission Implausible with the strange premise behind his podcast Foul Play: the claim that the CIA poisoned England goalkeeper Gordon Banks before the 1970 World Cup quarter-final in Mexico in order to help the  Brazil to support Brazil’s government. It turns out that international sporting events are hotbeds of attempted  subterfuge and quasi-governmental manipulation. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod

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Guest: Gabriel Gatehouse

Topics covered

• CIA
• sports manipulation
• Gordon Banks
• 1970 World Cup
• international events
• journalism
• subterfuge

Keywords

• CIA
• Gordon Banks
• 1970 World Cup
• Gabriel Gatehouse
• sports manipulation
• subterfuge
• international events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, Brazil

Places: Mexico

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