Wonderkids gone wild: gold AK47s and pornstars
The Upshot · 2025-04-15
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Ravel Morrison. Adriano. Freddy Adu.
The staircase to footballing glory is littered with scintillating starlets who flew too close to the sun.
But where did it all go wrong?
From hardcore pornstars to a Serie A striker torpedoed by Kim Jong Un, meet the wonderkids who weren’t…
With guest George Wilde
Links from the pod:
Kerlon’s seal dribble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYlqql38XkY
Kerlon dribble sparks a brawl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqRgdQC__Qk
Adriano gold AK47: https://images.app.goo.gl/Cr61ks5f9adnL1Yv5
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