Off the PitchBBC SportUnverified source· 5 Aug 2026
Fenners' tall tales put to the test on BBC podcast
Did Fenners really score at Wembley, or was Rivaldo caught short?
Who
John Fendley (Fenners)
What
Shares three career stories for lie detector test
Where
BBC Sounds podcast
What happened. John Fendley, known as Fenners, submits three stories from his career to be examined by Karel Prince and Anita Abayomi on the podcast Karel Prince: Lie Detector.
- Stories include Messi rage-quitting FIFA, scoring at Wembley, and Rivaldo weeing in a bush.
- Fenners returns to reveal the truth after the hosts analyze his claims.
- Podcast is a Sport Social Studios production for BBC Sounds.
The podcast episode is available on BBC Sounds for over a year.
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