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Adam decides to delve back into Russian soccer and politics in a place that isn't technically Russia at all! Welcome to Transnistria and the world of Sheriff Tiraspol, Champions League darlings formed in the power vacuum of the Soviet Union's collapse. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew brings us a story of modern football and how, sometimes, that whole "shady billionaire buys a struggling team and brings them to glory" thing doesn't always work out. Billionaires! So relatable! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew a story that spans continents, oceans, and centuries. Oh, and poetry. There's a lot of poetry. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew comes forward with one of the more infamous transfer debacles to ever occur, including a vicious rivalry, a third-party hijacking, and plenty of animosity to go around! Fun! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew about some of the strangest criminal behavior the game's ever seen: the mascot craze of the late 90s and early 2000s, when mascots fought, drank, and a certain long-necked bird ruled over them all. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew goes over the life and times of Gareth Southgate, the infamous penalty miss, and how a player of his consistency deserves more than his historical legacy suggests. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of Adel Taarabt, the former golden boy who crashed out at Fulham and landed at QPR, a talented but perhaps misunderstood player. This was especially evident one day in 2011, when Fulham thrashed his QPR side, while Taarabt himself decided to go take in some sights. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Euro season! And while we've talked about other Euros and plenty of underdogs before, Drew tells us the story of one of the most infamous underdog stories from the tournament: Greece, 2004. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of a king, long may he reign: Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest player to ever score a goal in a professional match, and an icon of the sport. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tis the season for relegation battles, and Drew brings forth a doozy of one this week. Four teams enter with a chance at safety, and only one will make it out alive. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam finishes the story of Silvio Berlusconi, as much as it can be. There's... there's just a lot of court cases to cover, you know? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew rattle on about one of the most infamous soccer owners ever: Silvio Berlusconi, and the marks he left on the game, Italian politics, and the club he rescued from mediocrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew gives us the long and winding story of FC Köln's crest, a tale which includes cathedrals that took several hundred years to build and a traveling circus. Like most of our episodes, this one gets weird. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew just how those famous yellow and green kits Brazil wears came into being, including a national trauma and a teenager armed with colored pencils. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew runs through some of the most successful teams in the history of the Copa Del Ray, and one minnow in particular: Real Zaragoza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! And we're right back into the wild and weird of soccer history, with Vinnie Jones and the infamous Crazy Gang of Wimbledon FC. As it turns out, all those acting roles weren't that far off from real life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the finale of the Twelve Days of Dead Ball, Adam and Drew take on the most famous holiday soccer story of them all. The Christmas Day ceasefire of 1914, where English and German soldiers, for a brief moment, stopped fighting, started celebrating Christmas, and of course, got into some soccer. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dead Ball Brothers get MLS-y with the coldest game in league history. Snow! Orange ball! Frozen eyebrows! Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think no big tournaments are decided on the holidays? Think again? Adam digs up the dirt on the 1925 South American championship, whose final just so happened to be on Christmas Day. The participants, however, weren't really feeling the spirit of the holiday. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew tells us the tale of a team whose generosity knew no bounds: Swindon Town, who holds the unfortunate record for most goals conceded in a Premier League season. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices