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The Upshot

The Upshot pulls back the curtain on your favourite sports and dives into all the stuff BBC and Sky wouldn’t touch with a bargepole: drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.Check out our semi-legendary newsletter that goes to 100,000+ subscribers: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=poddescriptionAnd our Twitter account, where we dig into the archives and spill classic tales from the past: http://www.twitter.com/upshottowers Hosted on

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51:13

Warmongering soldiers and slum landlords: a Champions...

The Upshot ·

2024/10/01

The Champions League is back, and the competition is packed with absolute wrong’uns.Slum landlords. Warmongering paramilitaries. And a man accused of snatching Maddie McCann.Pull up a padded corporate seat and pour yourself a glass of Gazprom, as we dine at the top table of European scandal…Links from the pod:Diego Simeone playing chess with no king: https://images.app.goo.gl/tXX7UaY1nimyHmgV7Sparta Prague stealing West Ham flag from Durham Uni students:

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35:48

Oleksandr Usyk’s Ryanair nightmare

The Upshot ·

2024/09/26

Plus: Jim Ratcliffe turns the axe on the boffins, Daniel Dubois’ terrifying dad, and the FA Cup winner smuggling two tonnes of cocaine.Join Zach and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Links from the pod:AFC Wimbledon flooded stadium: https://x.com/eurofootcom/status/1838561522001281374The darts shart: https://x.com/SwearingSport/status/1838628472589029871Marshawn Lynch interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g2ZAhopQU8 Hosted

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1:00:17

Sven-Göran Eriksson: England’s naughty national treasure

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2024/09/24

Sven-Göran Eriksson.The name alone transports you to an era of WAGs, fake sheikhs, and a national fixation with Wayne Rooney's metatarsal.And today we’re celebrating the man himself.From a fling with Ulrika to being held at gunpoint in North Korea, this is the story of England’s unlikely national treasure…Links from the pod:Boy with Sven haircut: https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article24304609.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_js236978138.jpgSven Sven Sven song:

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53:18

Jermaine Defoe’s backseat rendezvous

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2024/09/19

Plus: Eamonn Holmes sleeps on Fergie’s sofa, Katie Price scraps with beloved broadcasters, and the meth dealer doing pilates with Reece James…Join Jack and Zach for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Links from the pod:Tom Brady greeted by Wrexham fans: https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1835755990878175372Unc’s Instagram Live bonk: https://x.com/AhmadAl18429902/status/1833925309009474003Eamonn Holmes and Fergie painting:

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1:06:54

Kaiser: football’s greatest conman

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2024/09/17

They call him the greatest footballer who never played: Carlos Henrique Raposo, aka Kaiser.The Brazilian had a glittering career in the 1980s... without ever kicking a ball.From orgies with Berlusconi to gun-wielding gangsters, meet football's finest conman…Links from the pod:Kaiser’s wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer)Watch the excellent documentary on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Bernado-Paula/dp/B07J1Z1VXCPhoto with Renato Gaucho:

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45:53

Steve McClaren passes the dutchie

The Upshot ·

2024/09/12

Plus: Wayne Rooney’s on the ciders, Richard Keys is settling old scores and the Old Bill are arresting players on the pitch…Join Jack and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Links from the pod:Richard Keys v Nigel Farage: https://x.com/richardajkeys/status/1831668295348449648Richard Keys v Jamie Redknapp: https://x.com/richardajkeys/status/1831777661812928645Rooney karaoke acapella:

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1:15:11

Andre Agassi: meth, mullets and a very mental dad

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2024/09/10

**With returning guest Josh Berry.**Not many athletes can win sport’s biggest prizes while in the grips of a crystal meth addiction or weighed down by a comedy wig.But Andre Agassi isn’t most athletes.The American hothead hated tennis, munched amphetamines aged 10 and terrorized the cast of Friends.And he still won 8 grand slams.This is his story…Links from the pod:The pirate era: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fd933bkocp3g71.jpgBrooke Shields Friends scene:

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47:26

Quincy Promes breaks out the slammer

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2024/09/05

Plus: Alan Shearer’s trapped in hell, Ben White’s off to fight the Taliban and Gordon Brown’s negotiating transfersJoin Jack and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Links from the pod:Morteza Mehdad in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdkWQgM7XoQShearer talking about his train journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7cF_hv8SBg&t=114sMotherwell TV commentary:

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48:17

Thomas Gravesen: i’m going to kill you, lad

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2024/09/03

You probably remember Thomas Gravesen as a wild-eyed Dane who swapped Goodison for the Galacticos.But off the pitch, he was absolutely insane.The Danish midfielder dated pornstars, brought dynamite to training and once spunked $54 million in one night.Meet Real Madrid's most unlikely Galactico…Links from the pod:Real Madrid team photo:

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46:23

Jermaine Jenas’ sexting scandal

The Upshot ·

2024/08/29

Plus: Remembering Sven, managers on coke and Robbie Earle’s 36 blonde modelsJoin Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Links from the pod:Christophe Daum claiming to be more Romanian than Romanian journalists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Jo4gaXGtpmsobz_s&t=113&v=XUeOhGOD7z8&feature=youtu.beJermaine Jenas on Michael McIntyre: https://x.com/lewisa95/status/1826907030625415659Gus Poyet sacked live on air:

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1:04:27

Ronaldo: booze, burgers and Brazilian booty

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2024/08/27

Ronaldo put the naughty in noughties.The gap-toothed genius lived on a diet of booze, burgers and Brazilian booty, and still found time to win two Ballon d'Ors.From half time fags to flogging porn to Pato, this is the story of O Fenômeno...Links from the pod:Three episode stint on teen soap opera: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1659168819804352516Haircut inspired by cartoon character: https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/diarioas/KEEXXTITK5OHBBZA6MEDQHMQVI.jpgMum left fuming

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54:47

Sergio Aguero’s cocaine enquiry

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2024/08/22

Chelsea in chaos, Nicolas Pepe’s pornstar girlfriend and a Russian chess star poisons her rival mid-gameJoin Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Videos from the pod:Chelsea’s 42 man squad in the gym: https://x.com/SwearingSport/status/1824520610606878743/video/1Todd Boehly’s crazy transfer spend: https://x.com/Kaspitalize/status/1823704637498601868/photo/1Ronaldinho’s son filming training sessions at Barca:

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1:01:29

Tuesday Club: Arsenal’s naughty nineties

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2024/08/20

The Arsenal dressing room of the 1990s was absolutely mental.It was ruled by a riotous ring of badly-behaved boozers like Tony Adams, Paul Merson and Ray Parlour. They called themselves "The Tuesday Club".From machete-wielding gangsters to stints in the slammer, this is the tale of Gooners Gone Wild…Links from the pod:Ray Parlour aged 12: https://x.com/football_mumble/status/1271410319848587264Charlie Nicholas’ awful banter with Jeff Stelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5FsadHcoVARay Parlour

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36:56

Mikel Arteta’s dressing room crime spree

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2024/08/15

Managers caught in brothels, Wayne Rooney’s x-rated team talks, and is Vincent Kompany an absolute bastard?Join Zak Attak ‘n Coopz for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Videos from the pod:Vincent Kompany bollocking Gudmundsson: https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1822932103379464543Non-league manager having a pint in an interview: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-kviZuInhO/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:50

Jamie Vardy: chat shit get banged

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2024/08/13

At 20 years old, Jamie Vardy was playing eighth tier football with an ankle tag on. And at 24, he was still working at a prosthetic limbs factory.Five years later he was a Premier League champion.From skittles vodka every night to the Wagatha Christie saga, this is the far-fetched fairytale of a Premier League legend…Links from the pod:Play off semi-final against Watford 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fUNigel Pearson strangling James McArthur:

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42:09

Phil Foden’s ‘out of control’ party

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2024/08/08

Pole Vaulters doing porn, Neil Lennon’s Bucharest bender and the turd-riddled Seine claims its first victims.It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Videos from the pod:Dutch runner who sounds like Mickey Mouse: https://www.tiktok.com/@almost.co/video/7346062164878298401?lang=enHungover pole vault winner: https://x.com/SiavoushF/status/1820812332722688141Steve McClaren’s dutch accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90Irish rowers

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37:16

Olive oil orgies and athletes eaten by wolves: the...

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2024/08/06

The year is 776BC. A naked man soaked in olive oil is being flogged senseless after false starting in the pentathlon.Two millennia later, in a sleepy corner of Oxfordshire, civilised adults are clubbing each other to death in the name of Olympic revival.From contestants eaten by wolves to Eric the Eel, this is the unhinged 3,000 year history of the Olympic Games…Links from the pod:Eric the Eel at Sydney 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ZePJy_nZw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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45:35

Lamine Yamal’s holiday heartbreak

The Upshot ·

2024/08/01

Ederson’s hissy fit. Trouble in paradise for Lamine Yamal. And “sex marathons” in the Olympic Village.It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Videos from the pod:Rene the piss goblin made it to Korea: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_5WCCJPlN/Lamine Yamal’s girlfriend BETRAYS him: https://x.com/ayeejuju/status/1817596869997908328Get ya coffee: http://www.Angliacoffeesolutions.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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1:02:57

Poolside punch ups and Usain Bolt’s ultra-slow...

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2024/07/30

The Romans wrestled lions, the Victorians forced monkeys to fight dogs.And in the modern era, we tuck into a bit of artistic swimming and pretend to know what a pommel horse is.But the Olympics is far more than just a freakshow of sobbing sprinters, doped up communists and Swiss aristocrats forcing horses to dance.From poolside punch ups to Usain Bolt’s ultraslow shagging technique, this is the Upshot’s guide to Paris 2024… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:55

England’s sex scandal epidemic

The Upshot ·

2024/07/25

Multiple shagging rumours about England stars. Patrice Evra’s jail sentence. GB swimming turns saucy. And George debuts his Wimbledon-themed erotic fan fiction.It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Videos from the pod:Tom Daley’s saucy Insta caption: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9uw4y5Nbor/?img_index=1Argentina racist song: https://x.com/NosyBuzzer/status/1813264257506812245Mbappe and Ines Rau frolicking:

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