Was England's 1970 World Cup dream brought down by the CIA? | Audible - The Guardian
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England's 1970 World Cup exit is now being linked to CIA interference — but is there any real evidence, or is football just too dramatic not to blame someone?
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Theory Briefing
- England's 1970 World Cup campaign is the subject of a new theory claiming CIA involvement in their elimination.
- The podcast explores why football tournaments — with their high stakes and sudden upsets — are unusually fertile ground for conspiracy theories.
- Investigators pursue the question of whether any real evidence supports the CIA claim, or whether the story fills a gap left by a painful loss.