The Ballon d’Or hero who shagged a spy

On the show today:

- The Ballon d’Or hero who shagged a communist spy

- Jim Ratcliffe’s meddling in the Old Trafford kitchens

- China turns on Kylian Mbappe 

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Links from the show:

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Children’s hospital joke - https://x.com/MagpieJoe_/status/1871811440937709874 

Banbury United - https://x.com/FlynnPB69/status/2113670922607436098 

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