The Upshot

It’s 2005 and Ashley Cole is riding high, tearing up the Premier League and shacked up with Britain’s biggest heartthrob. But the papers are out to get him… Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the episode: Gaudy wedding pics: https://share.google/8L0PzHOVPkZupUl5V Lottery advert photo: https://share.google/QRoUIEl9cwLedDk7i Roma team photo: https://share.google/xdVoozIdnS3XwfIx9 Europa League draw: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1431213166814453768 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the naughty noughties, no one did tabloid scandal like Ashley Cole… Get part 2 instantly when you join The Upshot’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Access content not available in your region with Nord VPN: Go to nordvpn.com/upshot - our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan. Links from the episode: Van Nistlerooy nearly breaks his leg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6hdSpwTtQ Shuts down Ronaldo in 04: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1654617821561524 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In light of Tiger's latest crash, we're reposting this fan favourite episode which we first released in 2023. Drug-fuelled car crashes. 121 mistresses. Shagging the next door neighbour's daughter. No one does scandals like Tiger Woods. But if you think you know the full story, think again. Buckle in for the sordid tale of a golfer gone wild… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The pair are destroyed by a series of videos showing them at their absolute worst. We revel in the fall out and the recovery, as Keys and Gray decamp to Qatar, settle old scores with their enemies, and both are rocked by more sex scandals. And of course, we answer the big question: Smash It? Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the episode: Slagging off Sian Massey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV0oWNVG7Mw Andy Gray “tuck me in”: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fYvlpPwNocw “Smash it?”: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2107649813077188 Richard Keys Talksport “apology”: youtube.com/watch?si=8K26y4_ECt-K_Yct&t=40&v=fkTNQuWaETE&feature=youtu.be “Get your tits out for the lads”: https://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/old-footage-of-sky-sports-presenters-chanting-get-your-tts-out-at-female-reporter/29967075.html Richard Keys “It was just banter”: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RfiKA6-XbEE Keys home tour: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35lcdp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Richard Keys and Andy Gray burst onto our screens in the early 90s, they were a breath of fresh air. But behind the scenes, the pair turned the Sky Sports studio into a seedy boys club. They were forced out in disgrace, and that was just the start… From parties with pornstars to banging their best friend’s wives, this is the scandalous saga of Keys and Gray… smash it? Links from the episode: Andy Gray diving header: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFbBf_YktU Advert for Simon toy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOJ3X_SksrM&t=60s Richard Keys interviews Mariah Carey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVzwFUKCWlE Andy Gray “you beauty” commentary: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=524376272951046 “Take a bow son”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLXgd7kOciw&t=44s Keys winding up Ron Atkinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1o7Fu93L4s “Daft little ground, silly game, fuck off”: https://x.com/ballsdotie/status/1253638817468334080?lang=en Richard Keys hairy hands: https://share.google/1etXSjQJlGq1wGolp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today: - Joey Barton is in trouble with the law twice in one day - Wayne Rooney trousers down - Boris Beckers tales of Diddy’s freak-offs. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the pod: Eni Aluko’s Declan Rice conspiracy theory: https://talksport.com/football/1479711/eni-aluko-declan-rice-man-city-arsenal/ Wayne Rooney doing his trousers: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/38375142/wayne-rooney-boozed-mystery-women-pre -brit-awards-bash/ Boris Johnson on Louis Theroux: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DEeh05oNNkLcP7KEAlTDJ?si=ZqAej3bNSoWzvu-a8_M3_g&nd=1&dlsi=acbc3b22514e4556 Stu McGill’s podcast meltdown: https://www.youtube.com/live/d-GV9ay86OA?si=5A8h28HwGg8kRqtI&t=1152 Jamie O’Hara’s walk out: https://x.com/now_arsenaI/status/2031496474580672980 The OnlyFans triangle: https://dispatch-media.com/inside-the-onlyfans-triangle/ Brawl in Brazil: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1rojrgv/brawl_breaks_out_between_cruzeiro_and_atletico/ Get Extra Shot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They don't make managers like Neil Warnock anymore. He gave team talks naked, cut his players' toe nails and picked the team based on his wife's dreams. So by all means enjoy this podcast, but "enjoy it by being fucking disciplined"... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drink. Drugs. Explosive benders. And the inspiration for a rock band’s hit single. Nope, it’s not an iconic supermodel, it’s a hellraising winger from west London. From robbing graves to LSD before kick off, meet Robin Friday, the original rock 'n' roll footballer… Links from the episode: Highlight reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X64i1bunpKo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the end of part one, Conor was on a high: the most feared MMA fighter in the world, and about to take on Khabib in the most eagerly anticipated UFC fight of all time. But things are about to get ugly… Access content not available in your region with Nord VPN: Go to https://nordvpn.com/upshot - our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Live Show Tickets: https://www.livenation.co.uk/the-upshot-live-tickets-adp1637635 Links from the episode: Throws trolley through bus window: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63OCvuC-GSY On a coke comedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBjoDOvyYf0 Punches bloke in pub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYMfSI9cZQw Jacob Hawley talking about McGregor shagging in disabled loo: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2zxzSkovyz/ Knocked off his bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Yg1mmcSX4 Posts video getting a blowie on a boat: https://x.com/markyjustbets/status/1563558573115711489?s=21&t=z7nqxzI_V2x6XrkhgnRT8g Breaks mascot’s nose: https://x.com/FOS/status/1667636830827696130 Chewing Ronaldo’s ear off: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FQamo6r7BHY Playfighting with Saka: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1841617894901231662 Traffic police rant: https://youtu.be/HLEA8XoxPIg?si=Cr27QTZTJ_Ud3znS&t=1180Ranting at Mike Tyson: https://x.com/CasualMMA/status/1997733884637978708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices