When sport collides with true crime.
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Introducing... Confessions of a Match Fixer
Moses Swaibu reveals how he risked it all for a fortune fixing in the English league.
1. Sleep with the Money
Moses Swaibu has the makings of a top-flight footballer – until temptation comes his way.
2. By Any Means Necessary
There’s £60k at the back of the team bus. But if you take it, there’s no turning back.
3. The Middleman
£100k is sloshing around the footwell, as Moses’ car hurtles through the city at night.
4. Taking over the League
More players want in. The money keeps growing. Will Moses’ good times ever end?
5. Feeling the Heat
Did you hear the one about the Conference South game that got more bets than Barcelona?
6. Braveheart
What do you do when you come up against the footballer you cannot corrupt?
7: Dragged Back in
Voices from the past bring new opportunities. But is Moses in or is he out?
8: Sting in the Tale
On the other side of the world, a bugged goalpost brings tales of the match-fixing king.
Introducing: A French Football Scandal
Maisie Adam with the story of an attack on a PSG star that turned team-mates into enemies
1. What Happens In Zanzibar.....
Maisie Adam and the story of a brutal attack that turned two PSG stars into bitter rivals.
2. Attack and Defence
A vicious assault on a PSG player on a team night out and an unlikely suspect emerges.
3. Arrested Developments
Diallo is arrested and Hamraoui's secret affair with a football superstar is exposed.
4. War in the Dressing Room
Diallo and Hamraoui return to the club as battle lines are drawn in the dressing room.
5. Fighting Talk
A training ground bust-up and the PSG coach faces false accusations of sexual assault.
6. The Hitmen and Her
The men accused of the attack on Hamraoui name the mastermind.
7. An Unhappy Ending
PSG and the French national team get caught up in the case.
8. The Accused
An exclusive interview with Aminata Diallo as she puts forward her side of the story.
Introducing...The Ballad of Bruiser Brody
Comedian Adam Hills on the most notorious death in wrestling history
1. Life In Paradise
Puerto Rico wakes up to the news of a brutal killing.
2. Birth of Bruiser
Frank Goodish fights for the first time - and makes quite an impression.
3. Beauty and the Feast
Bruiser makes a powerful enemy - but also falls in love.
4. Bruised Dick
Bruiser Brody grows in confidence but he earns a reputation that puts him in danger.
5. Island of Enchantment
Bruiser encounters Invader One, a local hero who he’s feuded with before.
6. Invader
Invader One - Jose Huertas Gonzalez - prepares for a showdown with Bruiser Brody.
7. The People vs Invader One
The authorities struggle to get to the bottom of what really happened to Bruiser Brody.
8. Heel
Bruiser’s friends and family reckon with the aftermath of his death.
Introducing... Friday Night Heists
A high school football star attempts one of the most daring heists in US history.
1. Friday Night Lights Out
Why did a promising high school football star turn to crime? Meet Anthony Curcio.
2. Just Say No
A knee injury ruins Anthony Curcio’s second chance at football. But he finds a new vice.
