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4. Fool’s Gold

4. Fool’s Gold

FromSport's Strangest Crimes


4. Fool’s Gold

FromSport's Strangest Crimes

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Revelations about Russell King’s criminal past have done nothing to dampen the spirits at Notts County football club. The team and the fans are on roll, dreaming again, their sights set on promotion.

Meanwhile, in one of the most bizarre episodes yet, the club’s director of football, Sven Goran Eriksson finds himself in North Korea – a guest of one of the most notorious regimes in the world.

He’s with the man pulling the strings behind the scenes at Meadow Lane – Russell King , a convicted fraudster with the police on his tail.

King has a plan – a trillion dollar con worthy of a chess grand master. It’s convoluted, multi-layered and audacious but could net him his biggest pay day yet. But can he convince the North Koreans to play their part?

Sound designer: Paul Lewis
Producer: Nick Southall
Series Producer: Ben Robinson
Editor and Executive Producer: Carl Johnston
Released:
Feb 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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