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Sep 2021
56m 21s

The Brief Rise and Miraculous Fall of FC...

BLUE WIRE
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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!

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