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The Rest Is Classified — 165. Why England Didn't Win the 1970 World Cup (Ep 2)
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165. Why England Didn't Win the 1970 World Cup (Ep 2)

The Rest Is Classified · 165

Could England have won the 1970 World Cup if their star goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, hadn't contracted food poisoning the day before the quarter-final? And could the CIA have had anything to do with England's 60 years of hurt? David and Gordon are joined by journalist Gabriel Gatehouse to get to the bottom of whether the…

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