An intriguing brand partnership explores whether there is truth behind a conspiracy into goalkeeper Gordon Banks’s mysterious illness at the 1970 World Cup
With England coming into Mexico 1970 as reigning champions, all eyes were on the Three Lions to see if they could repeat the feat two tournaments in succession.
However, with legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks ruled out of a crucial quarter-final match against 1966 finalists West Germany, England crashed out. But was that the end of the story?
Promoting the new Audible podcast ‘Foul Play’, the partnership asks whether the CIA poisoned Banks to bolster a friendly regime in eventual 1970 champions Brazil.
The content, part of a wider multiplatform partnership with The Guardian advertising Audible’s true crime content, encourages readers to scan the QR code for more information.
