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53 Minutes - This new pod from comedians Josh Widdicombe and Dara O’Briain sets out to cover the 53 minute career of Ali Dia. A chancer who worked his way into Southampton’s Premier League squad by pretending to be the cousin of genuine superstar George Weah, Dia’s singular appearance is dubbed “football’s biggest mystery” by the show.

Over the course of six episodes, Widdicombe and O’Brien are due to spend significantly longer pondering Dia’s career than he ever spent on a Premier League pitch.

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