How To Invent a Fake Superstar
December 14, 2023
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December 14, 2023
How To Invent a Fake Superstar
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<p>As a teenage prankster crashing the football transfer window, Kieran Morris juiced the Wikipedia page for an obscure player across the globe, and word spread from London to the MLS of a legend in the making: The Honduran Maradona. Ten years later, our correspondent finds out what really happened to Alexander Lopez.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Adapted from an episode of <a href="https://wondery.com/shows/sports-explains-the-world/episode/13843-the-engineer/">Sports Explains the World</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-QzVmd8TEjw </p><p> </p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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