Sport's Strangest Crimes Podcast
When sport collides with true crime.
Episodes to download
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Coming soon to Sport's Strange Crimes... The Trillion Dollar Conman—The Trillion Dollar Conman
Sat 12 Feb 2022
How a fraudster used a football club in a con which stretched around the world.
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1. Lord's—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Lord's 2008, Allen arrives by helicopter with $20 million and a plan to change cricket.
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2. The Wild West—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Bankrupt and his gym business in tatters Allen spies a new opportunity in Montserrat.
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3. Antigua—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Allen moves to Antigua and soon discovers the pull of cricket in the Caribbean.
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5. Whistleblowers—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Allen faces a challenge from within his organisation that could have huge ramifications.
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6. Hurricane Season—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
The net begins to close in on Stanford, but unsurprisingly all is not what it seems.
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7. Hell—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Mon 27 Sep 2021
The shocking truth about Sir Allen Stanford and his business empire is finally revealed.
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4. The Match—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Sun 26 Sep 2021
The waiting is over. One match for $20 million. Winner takes all. The losers get nothing.
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Coming soon to Sport's Strange Crimes...—Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Money laundering, the FBI, drug cartels, off shore banks and of course some cricket.
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7. The Final Furlong—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 1 Jul 2021
A supergrass emerges claiming he knows the identity of the masked men. Is this the end?
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5. The Decoy—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Questions emerge about the validity of the calls outside Belfast.
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6. Proof of Life—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 24 Jun 2021
This episode focuses on one shareholder that had a lot to lose. Stan Cosgrove. The Vet.
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3. A Kidnap is Announced—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Gossip, rumours, lies, confusion - the papers get tip offs, leads that sound legitimate.
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4. Send in the Cavalry—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 17 Jun 2021
The Europa 3, unsuspecting sports journalists get flown to Belfast, negotiations continue
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2. Thieves in the Night—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 10 Jun 2021
A stormy night in Ireland made even more terrifying by the presence of masked gun men.
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1. And They're Off!—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Fascinated by the story of kidnapped super horse Shergar, Vanilla Ice sets the scene...
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Coming soon with Vanilla Ice...—The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Money, sex, glamour, accusations of terrorist links and the kidnap of a super horse.
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Introducing... Confessions of a Match Fixer—Confessions of a Match Fixer
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Moses Swaibu reveals how he risked it all for a fortune fixing in the English league.
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Introducing: A French Football Scandal—A French Football Scandal
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Maisie Adam with the story of an attack on a PSG star that turned team-mates into enemies
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Introducing... Friday Night Heists—Friday Night Heists
Mon 25 Sep 2023
A high school football star attempts one of the most daring heists in US history.
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Bonus Episode: F1's Technological Evolution—Spygate
Mon 27 Feb 2023
11/9 Tracing the technological evolution of F1 from the Spygate scandal to the present day.
