In 1987, Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona was on top of the world. He’d just handed his nation a World Cup, and his club side Napoli its first league title in over 60 years.
But Maradona’s hard-partying lifestyle and underworld friends would soon take their toll - and before long, the world’s greatest sportsman was in a tangled web of vice, drugs and ma ... Show More
Aug 19
Fidel Castro: Cuba’s Cocaine Trafficker-in-Chief?
In 1959, when Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries toppled Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, they wasted no time booting out American business owners, casinos and drug kingpins — much to the delight of US law enforcers. But as time passed, and Castro’s socialist regime sought ever-tric ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 12
The Dixie Mafia's Texas Millionaire Murders
When Bill Richardson, a troubled oilman and pro pigeon shooter, was gunned down on his Corpus Christi doorstep in 1971, everybody assumed it was an open-and-shut organized crime hit. But when Richardson’s supposed killers walked free from court, and another body showed up in the ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 5
Mexico's New Ultraviolent Narco-Terrorists: The CDN
From the ashes of Los Zetas rose the Cartel del Noreste or Northeast Cartel, a brutal splinter group led by the infamous Treviño Morales family and headquartered in the blood-soaked border city of Nuevo Laredo. Known for their military tactics, narco-tanks, and paramilitary wing ... Show More
54m 56s
Nov 2020
Maradona, pourquoi on l'a tant aimé
Le plus grand numéro 10 de l’histoire nous a quittés et ravivé les beaux souvenirs d’une époque extraordinaire. Diego Maradona était un génie, L'Équipe lui consacre un podcast hommage.
« Dieu est mort ». La citation nietzschéenne qui s’affiche en Une de L’Équipe, ce jeudi 26 nove ... Show More
34m 42s
Dec 2024
The Brazilian Ronaldo and the 1998 World Cup Mystery
12 July 1998, Paris. It’s the FIFA World Cup – France vs. Brazil. Brazil has the unstoppable Ronaldo (O Fenômeno – the Phenomenon) on their side, and crowds are expecting a Brazilian win. Suddenly before the match, it’s announced Ronaldo isn’t going to play. Then, suddenly, he is ... Show More
1h 23m
Mar 2018
“Cocaine Godmother” - Griselda Blanco
Griselda Blanco was born in Colombia on February 15, 1943. By age 11, Griselda committed her first of many murders. We follow her rise to becoming one of the first infamous leaders of the 1970’s drug trade. Between cold-blooded killing and drug overdoses, many died at the hands o ... Show More
45m 57s
Nov 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo: The alcoholic's son who became a workaholic
Vain, disciplined, consistent: Cristiano Ronaldo is a football legend like no other. How did this hyper-athletic, prone-to-cry Portuguese player become such a dominant force—not only in football but on the world stage? This episode is the first of two on the legendary football pl ... Show More
1h 1m
Jul 9
The (Faked?) Death of an Argentine Tycoon
“Power is having impunity.” In January 1997, a photojournalist is found murdered on the side of the road in General Madariaga, Argentina. The investigation into his death becomes a cultural flashpoint, exposing a sprawling conspiracy with ties to some of the most powerful forces ... Show More
43m 57s
Apr 2025
Saudi’s Football Ambitions, Sir Alex’s Aura, Ronaldo, Setting Up "Curate" & The Winning Mindset | Rio Ferdinand 145
Rio Ferdinand is a former professional footballer, television pundit, and entrepreneur, widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his generation.Over a stellar career spanning nearly two decades, he rose to prominence at Manchester United, where he won six Premier Leagu ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2025
'COCAINE KATE' The SAD Life of Kate Moss: Modeling at 14 Years Old, CREEPY Photoshoots, & Addiction
Kate became one of the biggest supermodels in history, but behind the glamorous photoshoots was a much darker reality. She was discovered at just 14 years old, thrown into the fashion world, and subjected to disturbing photoshoots that raised serious questions. Her career skyrock ... Show More
49m 15s