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Remember a time when football was less slick and cash-driven? Dara Ó Briain and Josh Widdicombe do, and in their new podcast they tell the story of Ali Dia, who made one appearance for Southampton back in 1996. Was Dia a hustler or a dreamer? Did he trick his way into a Premier League game? It’s an incredible tale of a “scallywag” who came from nowhere and returned to obscurity, told with humour and understanding. Hannah Verdier
