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Karel Prince is the BBC’s new resident fact checker. Alongside Anita Abayomi, they are charged with investigating football stories so unbelievable they simply have to be checked.
Every week, a famous figure from the world of football submits three extraordinary tales. Two are lies. One is completely true. The challenge? Can Karel separate fact from fiction before the final whistle?
Armed with case files, photographs, voice notes and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, Karel opens a new investigation each episode. Alongside Anita he interrogates every claim, challenges every timeline and follows every lead in pursuit of the truth.
Part detective, part fact-checker and part chaos conductor, Karel brings forensic scrutiny to football’s wildest stories, while Anita ensures no detail escapes examination.
Karel Prince’s Lie Detector asks the only question that matters: which story is true?
The investigation starts now. Roll the tapes.
Karel Prince: Lie Detector is presented by Karel Prince & Anita Abayomi and is a Sport Social Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Credits
Series Producer: Matt Tasker
Technical Producer: Tom Hinckley
Assistant Producer: Jason Kavuma
Executive Producer: Jim Salveson
Photography: Tom Barker
Artwork: James Mobbs
Original theme music: WIZZFX
Commissioning Executive for BBC: Stevie Middleton
Assistant Commissioner for the BBC: Steve Trenchard
Commissioning & Digital Support: Jade Burns & Stuart Birch

Spain succeed, Argentina played the villains and is the pressure off Thomas Tuchel?
Steve Crossman is joined by Adam Crafton, Steph Houghton and Luis Miguel Echegaray to discuss the fallout from the World Cup Final and England's bronze final win over France.
1:21 - Former Spanish international Cesar Azpilicueta pays tribute to Spain
14:37 - Did Argentina make themselves the bad guys?
30:58 - Has England's 3rd place finish taken the pressure off Thomas Tuchel?

Steve Crossman is joined by former teammates, colleagues, journalists and fans of Kevin Keegan, who has died aged 75.
4:14 - BBC Football Correspondent John Murray
7:22 - Former Newcastle player Lee Clark
17:29 - Samantha, Newcastle supporter
26:24 - Former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton
34:45 - Liverpool teammate Phil Thompson
40:02 - John Gibbons from The Anfield Wrap
47:20 - Former Chairman of the Football Writers Association Paul Hetherington and football journalist Henry Winter
55:01 - German football reporter for The Athletic Seb Stafford-Bloor

The World Cup is over.
Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith take you inside football's biggest night after watching the final at MetLife Stadium. They reflect on the atmosphere, what it was like to experience a World Cup final in person and whether the much-talked-about half-time show added to the occasion or distracted from it.
Joe Hart joins to analyse Spain's victory and explain why they deserved to lift the trophy, while Kelly Cates gives her verdict on the spectacle surrounding the final.
And after six unforgettable weeks together across Los Angeles and New York, Rick and Lloyd sign off from the World Cup one final time.

Relive the atmosphere and instant reaction from 5 Live at full-time as Spain overcome a dogged 10-man Argentina to win the 2026 World Cup. Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in extra time.
Kelly Cates is joined by John Murray, Ian Dennis, Chris Sutton and Paul Robinson in New Jersey as Spain's captain Rodri lifts the famous trophy. Guillem Balague gives his reaction to the win for Spain and South American football expert Tim Vickery has his say on a tight, cagey encounter.
TIMECODES:
00:10 - Spain's magic moment
01:20 - Chris Sutton: 'The best team won'
03:10 - Guillem Balague's instant reaction
13:10 - Should Nico Williams' goal have been given?
15:25 - Donald Trump arrives onto the pitch
18:05 - Thoughts from Tim Vickery
26:30 - The presentations begin
31:20 - Rodri lifts the World Cup trophy