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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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1:01:10

Andy van der Meyde: I craved naked women

The Upshot ·

2025/02/11

He was the Everton flop with a penchant for £5 lapdances.And off the pitch, the drunken Dutchman was on a wild rampage through Merseyside’s seedy underbelly.Shandy Andy dragged 15 year olds to strip clubs, had naked scraps with David Moyes and crammed two horses into the backseat of his BMW.From affairs with strippers to dog turds to the face, this is the story of a wonderkid gone wild…Links from the pod:Sent off for elbowing Xabi Alonso in the face:

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46:23

Iker Casillas lost in f*ckland

The Upshot ·

2025/02/06

Plus: The former West Ham star’s £2m museum heist and “blood everywhere” at Nicky Butt’s birthday bash.Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp.Links from the pod:Enzo Fernandez shorts sniffer: https://x.com/paddypower/status/1886538842338971902 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:33

Eric Cantona: a seedier part of town (part two)

The Upshot ·

2025/02/04

You might remember Eric Cantona as a philosopher-king with a penchant for kung fu kicks. But there's more. So much more.In 14 glorious years, King Eric scrapped with crooked coppers, had an affair with a United teammate’s wife and threatened to piss on the Pope.From nightclub threesomes to bong hits on military service, this is his story…Links from the pod:The infamous Karate kick:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpLaEASoTmsJonathan Pearce’s commentary:

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1:03:47

Serie A legend arrested for coke smuggling

The Upshot ·

2025/01/30

Plus: Luke Littler deluged by DMs from Insta hotties, Kyle Walker slides into Berlusconi’s lair, and Donald Trump is drooling over Coleen Rooney.Join Zach, Jack and special guest JP Lockwood for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp.Links from the pod:If you want to nosh off JP, contact him at: https://www.instagram.com/jp_lockwood/Man United fan turning into Peter

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46:52

Eric Cantona: do not resist the forbidden fruit (part...

The Upshot ·

2025/01/28

You might remember Eric Cantona as a philosopher-king with a penchant for kung fu kicks.But there's more. So much more.In 14 glorious years, King Eric scrapped with crooked coppers, had an affair with a United teammate’s wife and threatened to piss on the Pope.From nightclub threesomes to bong hits on military service, this is his story…Links from the pod:Kung fu tackle on opponent: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1616050468597239810Calling France manager a “sac a merde” on TV:

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53:56

John Terry returns to haunt Wayne Bridge

The Upshot ·

2025/01/23

Plus: Emmanuel Petit condemns his Arsenal coach to death, a Real Madrid legend caught smuggling illegal seafood and a Brazilian star’s bonking calendar.Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp.Links from the pod:KSI trash talking Wayne Bridge: https://x.com/HappyPunch/status/1881364413514756161Emmanuel Petit “RIP Pat Rice”:

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1:07:43

Nick Kyrgios: he banged your girlfriend bro

The Upshot ·

2025/01/21

With guest Josh Berry (@joshberrycomedy)The world of tennis is filled with highly-strung oddballs. But no one is quite like Nick Kyrgios.The Aussie maverick terrorises umpires, scraps in the locker room and shags fans on a weekly basis.From masked gunmen to pre-match benders at Wimbledon, meet the bad boy of the baseline…Links from the pod:Bollocking umpires: https://youtu.be/P0dKBZNzxog?si=n-YAw9A7qX6Pu3K1&t=10“Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend”:

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53:15

Is Jake Humphrey a bellend?

The Upshot ·

2025/01/16

Plus: Pep’s bollocking teenagers, Ray Parlour’s WW2 punditry and Lazio sack their mascot over his penis operation photoshoot.Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp etc so our audience numbers shoot up faster than Juan Bernabe’s prosthetic.Links from the pod:Lazio falconer’s prosthetic penis (NOT suitable for work):

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33:50

Maradona the manager: keep on sucking (part 2)

The Upshot ·

2025/01/14

Welcome back to part two of Diego in the dugout.At the end of part one, Maradona had left football behind to wallow in a life of booze, burgers and booty.But in 2008, he returns to Argentine football for the biggest job of all. And that’s where the chaos really starts…With guest JP Lockwood.Links from the pod:Belly sliding down the touchline against Peru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4sdPODn4S0Running over a reporter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU_QQBoSphc&t=6sDiego off his face at the

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54:57

Boca Juniors’ syphilis outbreak

The Upshot ·

2025/01/09

Plus: The FA Cup manager keeping crocodiles in his bungalow, Brazil striker Hulk finally marries his niece, and what do Adrian Mutu, Friedrich Nietszche and Hitler have in common?Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Subscribe to our newsletter and get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every Friday:https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podLinks from the pod:Messi speaking English

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39:08

Maradona the manager: all the gear but no idea (part 1)

The Upshot ·

2025/01/07

When you unleash the pure chaos of Diego Maradona in the dugout, it's going to be a wild ride.As a manager, Diego ran over reporters, threatened to kill Liam Gallagher and snorted coke on the touchline.Meet Maradona the manager...With guest JP Lockwood.Links from the pod:Giving two middle fingers to the crowd at Racing Club: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AU1jy8Af1EILiam Gallagher recalls meeting Diego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNHaq_xOEkPartying at Rio Carnival:

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1:06:03

Burglars, bullseyes, and bathtubs of wine: let’s play...

The Upshot ·

2025/01/02

Darts was once a humble pub game where tubby punters hustled pensioners for pork scratchings.But in the 1970s, everything changed.As darts went prime time, a rabble of chain-smoking boozehounds were catapulted to a life of mega stardom, from bathtubs of wine to sex-starved American groupies.Laaaaaaaaaaadieeeeeessss and gentlemeeeeeeeeeeen. Let’s. Play. Darts.With guest Ruth Husko.Links from the pod:Bobby George nipple flap shirt: https://x.com/joshpearson180/status/1692225614252552702Jocky Wilson

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56:39

Jordan Henderson’s Amsterdam sauna adventures

The Upshot ·

2024/12/31

You’ve opened your presents, polished off the miserable turkey detritus and your racist aunt has finally gone back to Tarrington St Clement.So treat yaself to a quick hit of sporting scandal. It’s Extra Shot…Get ya pubes in order for grandma and 20% off when you use code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.comSubscribe to our newsletter and get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every Friday:https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podLinks from the pod:Jason Tindall

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54:19

Poison attacks and cannibal scientists: the twisted...

The Upshot ·

2024/12/27

The word ballet conjures images of dead-eyed aristocrats peering through tiny binoculars at neurotic gymnasts.But behind the velvet curtain, lies a sinister world of hard drugs, poison attacks and cannibal scientists.From vaginal magic shows to Prince Philip’s mistress, welcome to the dark side of the dance…With guest Erica North.Links from the pod:Clip from The Crown when the Queen discover’s Philip’s mistress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIcpK34jzcU“You had your own ballerina’s for that”:

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58:59

Drug smuggling wingers and tasered England stars:...

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2024/12/24

Referees in sex tapes. Neymar slashing his teammate’s tyres. And Cole Palmer’s naked surprise.It’s been a vintage year for sporting scandal.And today we celebrate it all, as we look back on the funniest stories in sport this year.Links from the pod:Billy Vunipola tasered in Majorca: https://x.com/MailOnline/status/1785230252253302802Jamie O’Hara dating show: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13443863/jamie-ohara-love-undercover-peacock-soccer.htmlNeymar slashing Renan Lodi’s tyres:

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49:24

Liverpool’s coke-fuelled Christmas bash

The Upshot ·

2024/12/19

Plus: A top flight ref drugged by an escort, why Wolves can’t trust their new manager and Hamaroaui and Diallo come face to face at last.Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Get ya pubes in order for grandma and 20% off when you use code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.comSubscribe to our newsletter and get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every

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34:16

George Best: where did it all go wrong? (part two)

The Upshot ·

2024/12/17

Welcome to part two of our George Best special.At end of part one, both Best and Man United had sunk into a spiral that would drive them apart.The year is 1974. Now more devoted to sex and booze than football, George has walked out on the club.And his insatiable appetite for booze and shagging is about to get him into real trouble…With guest Vittorio Angelone (https://www.instagram.com/vittorioangelone)Vittorio’s podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@guidetoparentingLinks from the pod:Alex Best talking

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47:17

Sobbing and screaming at the Pogba witch trials

The Upshot ·

2024/12/12

Plus: Club president gets his secretary pregnant at the Xmas party, Cucurella tanks Puma’s big launch and Jim Ratcliffe cancels Christmas.Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.We’re hiring a video producer, details here: https://www.upshot.email/p/we-re-hiring-a-video-producerGet ya pubes in order for grandma and 20% off when you use code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.comLinks from the pod:Michail Antonio emerging

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44:46

George Best: booze, Bond girls and bust-ups (part one)

The Upshot ·

2024/12/10

George Best once said: “If I had to choose between scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging Miss World, it’d be a hard choice. Thankfully, I’ve done both.”And he did far more than that.The United legend knocked out Michael Caine, bedded Bond girls and partied so hard his wife stabbed him in the arse.From “postal sex” to stints in the slammer, this is the story of Georgie Best…With guest Vittorio Angelone (https://www.instagram.com/vittorioangelone)Vittorio’s podcast:

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49:14

Mesut Ozil’s mugger speaks out

The Upshot ·

2024/12/05

Plus: The Pogba witch trials begin and the teetotal snooker star KO’d by a pre-match spliffJoin Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.We’re hiring a video producer, details here: https://www.upshot.email/p/we-re-hiring-a-video-producerGet ya pubes in order for grandma and 20% off when you use code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.comLinks from the pod:Ozil’s mugger speaks:

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