When Soccer Became Stranger Than Fiction

Ebbs of History · Jun 25, 2026 · 32m · transcript

Dive into this week’s bizarre soccer saga where the unexpected twists on the field will leave you laughing, gasping, and questioning everything you thought you knew about the beautiful game—plus a surprise that ties it all together!

Sources:

Wikipedia: Sam Bartram — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bartram

Snopes: Is This Soccer Goalkeeper 'Lost in the Fog'? — https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/goalkeeper-lost-in-fog/

Associated Press, "London's Fog Is Deceiving to Goalkeeper," December 27, 1937

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