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Lutz Pfannenstiel: he kidnapped a penguin (with Jason Manford)
🕑 Added 2026-01-20 07:00:08 +0000 UTCThey say you have to be mad to be a goalkeeper.
And nobody is more batshit crazy than Lutz Pfannenstiel, the German stopper who played for 25 clubs on 6 continents.
He kidnapped penguins, threatened to knock out Take That and spent 101 days in a grisly Singapore slammer.
From fighting off murderers to dying three times on the pitch, meet Lutz Pfannenstiel: youโre going to like himโฆ
Comments
Thom
Love it
Big Books Manifesto
The first guest to have his own Upshot-worthy misdemeanours on the books? Great Ep
Mr. Pants
Outstanding episode. 10/10.
Karlo
Lutz was a great story, a proper maverick! As an Aberdeen season ticket holder, I have big expectations now! Where was the mention of the fact that he took Bobby Firmino to Hoffenheim from Brazil? Keep up the good work Fellas ๐
Chris Morton
Superb episode
Julian Shaw
Brilliant episode lads, thoroughly enjoyed that. Hitting the big time with Jase there too
Rohufi
So what youโre saying is that Aberdeen are in safe hands then?
