Cigarettes and Samba

The Irish soccer team’s 1982 tour of South America during the Falklands War was a farcical episode in Irish sport. 4 games, 3 defeats, 2 cancellations. But how did half the squad end up being detained by armed police? And how did a carpet salesman from Limerick end up sitting in the cigarette smoke and samba of Brazil’s 1982 World Cup Squad? (2019)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from Documentary on One Podcast

  1. 44:18The Year Franco Stole the EurovisionMay 10, 2024
  2. 41:17One May dayMay 03, 2024
  3. 39:57Cairo CellmatesApr 26, 2024
  4. 39:44Perfume Island's Fatal LureApr 19, 2024
  5. 41:14The Tattooed IrishmanApr 12, 2024
  6. 39:37The LoopholeApr 05, 2024
  7. 45:46Runaway Joe: 09 - Within SightMar 15, 2024
  8. 35:09Runaway Joe: 08 - Land of ReinventionMar 08, 2024
  9. 35:43Runaway Joe: 07 - JailbreakMar 01, 2024
  10. 35:15Runaway Joe: 06 - Closing The NetFeb 23, 2024