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Feb 2026
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SLIDING DOORS: How Argentine 1978 World ...

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Welcome to a time-travel podcast diving into football’s greatest almost moments — the transfers that came within touching distance of reality, Richie McCormack's Sliding Doors.

Sliding Doors goes beyond rumours and gossip to uncover deals that were genuinely on the table

Each episode explores how one decision could have reshaped clubs, careers, and the entire football landscape

From whispered negotiations to official bids, this is the anatomy of football’s biggest “what ifs”

Think Michael Laudrup to Liverpool, Robert Lewandowski to Blackburn… and yes, Ronaldo to Rangers

This episode takes us back to when Argentina's World Cup star of 1978, Mario Kempes, nearly swapped the beaches of Valencia for the streets of North London.

What would, or could, have happened if Kempes had joined his compatriots in Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa at Tottenham in the early part of the 1980s?

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