S01 E31 | Indiana Benitez & The Miracle of Istanbul | Footballland

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It's been another hugely productive meeting at Footballland HQ. We're proud to bring you ONE new ride, PLUS a food stall PLUS a shoe shine parlour.

Here they are in full:

Indiana Benitez & The Miracle of Istanbul

If you're a Liverpool fan, you'll of course remember the "Miracle" of Istanbul in 2005, where under Rafa Benitez a side containing luminaries such as Steven Gerrard and Djimi Traore fought back to defeat the mighty AC Milan. If you're not a Liverpool fan, you'll no doubt have been told the above by at least 15 separate Liverpool fans. Indiana Benitez & The Miracle of Istanbul allows Footballland guests to relive this not-really-that-miraculous-in-the-grand-scheme-of-things game, but in a cave while being chased by boulders, and featuring a naked animatronic Benitez soaping his own testicles in a shower. We can't wait for you to experience it.

Tottenham HotPotatoes

Patron Ed Singleton brings us a frankly abysmal Spurs themed Spud-u-like in which the potato is dropped on the floor before it reaches the customer's hands. It doesn't sound great, but it's better than the chef's lasagne...

Juan Sebastian Veron's Shoe Shine

Juan Sebastian Veron's head sure is shiny, so we here at Footballland have put it to good use! Customers will have their boots polished, then can put the finished article next to Seba's head. If it's not as shiny, you'll get your money back!

Many thanks for all your ideas so far. After next week we're taking a brief pause for the Euros, but keep sending your rides and we'll discuss them in season two. But new episodes or not, Footballland rumbles on throughout the break - we're taking to social media to decide the very best ride from season 1 in our inaugural Footballland World Cup!

Footballland Explained:

Anthony Richardson has accidentally been given $1 billion dollars by Qatar to build a football-themed theme park in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. He and Mark Davison (Chief Ride Engineer) are in a race against the clock to design and commission the most exciting football theme park rides in the history of amusements.

Anthony Richardson, CEO of Footballland

Mark Davison, Lord Sir Chief Ride Engineer

Ryan Baxter, Intern.

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