How To Invent a Fake Superstar | PTFO

As a teenage prankster crashing the football transfer window, Kieran Morris juiced the Wikipedia page for an obscure player across the globe, and word spread from London to MLS of a legend in the making: The Honduran Maradona. Ten years later, our correspondent finds out what really happened to Alexander Lopez.
Adapted from an episode of Sports Explains the World:
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[@offscreenlongo]

Best intro music in the pod game, shit slaps

[@bloodofdepanta]

The heliocentric opening>

[@AdventureOrBust]

Came here from TikTok, what an epic story, this deserves so much more attention than it has picked up

[@DaleNole]

This is the kind of deep dives we need

[@kevinoneill2170]

Another fun story. Well done, team!

[@DaHomieRoach]

Ballsack Sports before Ballsack Sports

[@anardi7112]

I need to know if Kieran ever bought himself an Alex Dynamo shirt.

[@anardi7112]

(I'm only halfway thru, maybe I'll find out...)

[@marjoe32]

22:45 NOOOOO he wore 10 too, man this is about to turn

[@yoonit78]

Best thing about Lee Jung-Hoo (hard J btw), elite elite nickname: Grandson of the Wind. Thusly named b/c his father is a former KBO MVP and legend Lee Jong-Beom was nicknamed Son of the Wind b/c of his speed.

[@jasondecker7636]

I am disappointed in Pablo and Cortes. You guys are talking about the (random country) version of (random superstar), and don't talk about the fact that cortes is wearing the Korean Ronaldo's jersey. There's still a lot of EPL fans that call Heung Min Son "Son-aldo." How did you not mention they?

[@genesandoval300]

How very Spursy of you Cortez😂

[@IslandGoMTG]

I need Pablo to find out everything he can about The Mandela Effect!!!!

[@mauricioordonez9971]

Alexander López next Honduran star. Lol dam that’s messed up

[@Joey_Headset]

The couch is new?

[@fexcab]

Another great one👏🏼

[@patrickx3539]

nah bro, kit is the full uniform, shirt is the top

[@alvacovington9711]

What up Milwaukee bro

[@MenTaLisKing]

Amazing story haha, came from Tik Tok

[@tristamiller3760]

The sentence ‘blank Maradona’ should be illegal, use any other soccer player not D10s.