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Corruption allegations run rampant, all roads seem to lead back to the mafia. But what connections did organised crime have to sport? Is there even any such thing as 鈥楾he Mafia鈥�?

As corruption allegations run rampant, all roads seem to lead back to the mafia. But what connections did organised crime have to sport? And is there even any such thing as 鈥楾he Mafia鈥�?

Today, we鈥檙e giving you an episode you can鈥檛 refuse as we delve deep into the heart of organised crime in Italy, with the help of mafia expert Professor John Dickie, and Italian journalist Lorenzo Bodrero.

New episodes released Thursday. If you鈥檙e in the UK, listen to the full series of Sport鈥檚 Strangest Crimes - first on 大象传媒 Sounds - bbc.in/3PbXQxv

Narrated by Hugh Dennis, with the voices of Iain Ferrier and Helen Roper

Sound design: Rich Evans
Additional production: Lorenzo Bodrero, Matt Kenyon and Ed Morrish

Writer and producer: Katie Sayer
Executive producer: Jon Holmes

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29 minutes

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Sun 6 Aug 2023 00:30
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