World Cup Spangles

The World Cup is supposed to be the greatest show on earth. In reality, it has always involved a surprising amount of absolute rubbish.This week, we revisit the footballers’ records nobody asked for, England failing to qualify and forcing the country to pretend to support Scotland, sticker albums abandoned after two packets, and those cheap Woolies footballs that could be launched into orbit by the final breath of a 100-year-old man.There is also the misery of staying up until three in the morning to watch two teams you had never heard of grind out a nil-nil draw, plus Joe Lycett, Gaza and the peculiar way football tournaments now become tangled up with every argument going.A nostalgic, occasionally ill-advised and painfully accurate look back at the World Cup moments nobody puts in the official highlights reel.Who Remembers Spangles? is hosted by 'Comedy Buoys' promoter Paul Dunn (Pablo) and Lowestoft-born comedian Scott Adams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.