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Foul PlayAuthor: Audible Gabriel Gatehouse
Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for England. But Eds heard a rumour: that in 1970, while defending the title, his granddad, his hero, was poisoned by the CIA. All part of a Cold War plot to bolster a military dictatorship in Latin America, supposedly. Could this possibly be true? Banks did get ill in Mexico in 1970 with food poisoning. And England crashed out, marking the start of decades of hurt. Ed enlists the help of investigative journalist Gabriel Gatehouse. Together they embark on a journey into the bewildering world of Cold War espionage, a journey that threatens to unravel 60 years of sporting history; or possibly to knock Eds granddad off his pedestal. Episodes 1 & 2 out May 28th, then released weekly. Want to skip the wait between episodes? Subscribe to Audible from launch to binge the entire series in one go - completely ad-free.Foul Play is an Audible Original, produced for Audible by Grayhouse Productions. Language: en Genres: Sports, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 5
Wednesday, 17 June, 2026
Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now.This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence. Please take care when listening. This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence. Please take care when listening. Gabriel is nursing suspicions that wayward behaviour by the players might have been the actual cause of Gordon Banks’ illness. So, Ed brings him to meet his granddad’s old teammates in Stoke on Trent, in the English Midlands. But Ed’s mum, Wendy, has an unexpected story that casts a different light on… everything. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
