The Upshot

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads: www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Our impending courtroom battle with Gianni Infantino, Romeo Beckham cucks his brother Brooklyn, and we unmask the mystery headbutter from Nicky Butt’s birthday. Get 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Links from the pod: Infantino “I feel African” speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9jaX9RAbA The Beckhams on Ali G: https://youtu.be/P842Tmi6lrc?si=4lhG8j3qePdDbcjY&t=486 Street preacher interrupted in Newcastle: https://x.com/_shaunmiller_/status/1914030703148155037 San Lorenzo president trousering a wad of cash: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1k4zdz9/marcelo_moretti_president_of_san_lorenzo_gets/ Jurgen Klopp at Coachella?: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1478311966481175?fs=e&fs=e Celtic’s Adam Idah throwing up in a taxi: https://www.tiktok.com/@.idah._/video/7494299002691718422 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get part two RIGHT NOW and unlock an exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers With his cane, monocle and cut glass accent, Chris Eubank isn’t your typical boxer. But he wasn’t always the fruity aristocrat you see today. He had knife fights at dominos tournaments, went on two day police chases, and raided an arcade for 20,000 10p coins. From poisoned chow meins to watching his own circumcision, this is the story of Britain’s weirdest world champion… Links from the pod: His real voice: https://www.tiktok.com/@mma.247_/video/7477711253511687446 Knocks Reginaldo out in 20 seconds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_qYqrfOmLQ ITV contract signing with Nigel Benn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6hMwaBeiM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads: www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Managers on the piss at Spoons, Joey Barton’s Turkey Teeth conspiracy theory and Rory McIlroy’s brutal jilting story. Get 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Links from the pod: Luis Suarez bites Jordi Alba: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/34447132/luis-suarez-bite-jordi-alba-inter-miami/ Vitor Pereira at Spoons: https://x.com/wwfcscott/status/1911520510636380545 Wozniaki’s Rory McIlroy sleeping photo: https://images.app.goo.gl/qBUEUB4x5NZw4UVR9 Joey Barton on KDB’s Turkey teeth: https://www.tiktok.com/@common.sense.pod/video/7491972792179494166 Katie Price terrifying teeth: https://images.app.goo.gl/EKg61VR97XQQfGCR6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the pod and unlock an exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Ravel Morrison. Adriano. Freddy Adu. The staircase to footballing glory is littered with scintillating starlets who flew too close to the sun. But where did it all go wrong? From hardcore pornstars to a Serie A striker torpedoed by Kim Jong Un, meet the wonderkids who weren’t… With guest George Wilde Links from the pod: Kerlon’s seal dribble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYlqql38XkY Kerlon dribble sparks a brawl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqRgdQC__Qk Adriano gold AK47: https://images.app.goo.gl/Cr61ks5f9adnL1Yv5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads: www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Pipe bombs at Old Trafford, managers stealing players’ credit cards, and mystic animals boiled alive. Links from the pod: Dave Bassett on being sacked by Elton John: https://fb.watch/yQKTZPrr9n/ Old Trafford fake pipe bomb: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36307246 VAR official betting during matches: https://x.com/epicredcards/status/1907857817467252776 Fake bear at Chinese zoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cu4mnPb4g4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the pod and unlock an exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers As his dad lies in the wreckage of his car, Garrincha has fled towards the woods where a goat once popped his cherry. From gun-wielding vigilantes to affairs with the president’s girlfriend, this is the story of what happened next… With guest Yasmin Mills. Links from the pod: Elza Soares - Mas Que Nada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_8LtWKZaz0 Dog pisses on Jimmy Greaves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPUMFGbOLQw&t=57s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads: www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Wayne Rooney pissed on the streets of London and Erling Haaland accused of assault by Man City’s mascot. Links from the pod: Harry Redknapp after dinner speaking: https://x.com/dw_sports/status/1905595028560290186 Wayne Rooney pissing on the street: https://images.app.goo.gl/ATjMnJSfTFdqNxTRA Turtle pissing on golf course: https://x.com/TheUltLineup_/status/1906445496606236688 Haaland high five: https://x.com/TigerVishkit/status/1660342870459699200 Steve Bruce responds to Dwight Gayle: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ji319l/steve_bruce_on_dwight_gayle_criticizing_his/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get part 2 NOW and unlock our exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Everyone knows Brazilian footballers love 3 things: boozing, showboating and shagging anything that moves. But none compares to Garrincha, the magical winger who lifted two World Cups, fathered 14 children and lost his virginity to a goat. From gun-wielding vigilantes to affairs with the president’s girlfriend, meet football's first wild child… With guest Horatio Gould (@horatiogouldcomedy) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads: www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Make sure you sign up in your browser not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Neymar’s threesome spawns a pregnancy - but who’s the daddy: the brazil striker or his lookalike? Cristiano Ronaldo is sending secret messages to Putin and Trend AA in Madrid asks: “What’s the Spanish for ‘stop savin’ chat’” Links from the pod: Schweinsteiger booed as he announces he’s staying: https://x.com/MusialaEra/status/1904519742771073089 Stop savin chat: https://x.com/CFCGiroud/status/1392147020064960519 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To millions of American fans, Micah Richards is the cheeky chappy of CBS. But little do the innocent Yanks know, the affable Yorkshireman once masterminded Britain’s most infamous threesome. From shagging his way through the Olympic Village to getting catfished on MSN, this is the story of Big Meeks… With guest Elizabeth Barnard. Links from the show: Swearing on live TV after scoring first goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDii3o33DLE Roy Keane “bursting onto the scene” showdown: https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34069/11952897/keane-very-few-defenders-burst-onto-the-scene Rod Stewart “Big Knees”: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=598743806360137 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Neymar’s look-alike saves his blushes at an orgy, John Fashanu’s brush with Nigerian cops, and a cricket legend kidnapped in a cocaine deal gone wrong. Join Zach and George for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Get 20% off plus free shipping with Manscaped: use code UPSHOT at https://uk.manscaped.com/ If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp. Links from the pod: Neymar’s lookalike mobbed at the mall: https://www.instagram.com/p/CloE12tjU5S/?hl=en And the video he posted from Neymar’s helicopter: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1jbif5e/eigon_oliveira_famous_neymar_lookalike_posts_a/ The Wealdstone Raider’s league cup predictions: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1901620056691229017 Derren Brown fake car crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghW595-zsbg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Basketball’s biggest names ordered gangland hits on their coaches, fought mountain lions with their bare hands, and got cucked by a gun-toting Biggie Smalls. From cocaine on courtside to a star roasted and eaten by Idi Amin, meet the NBA’s most batshit ballers… Links from the show: Malice at the Palace: https://youtu.be/gQIIOWPNYM0?si=HH3PLOnGbCAhY4HW&t=320 I Got a Story to Tell by Biggie Smalls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TnsIGsyUyw Ja Morant makes it rain on dem hoes: https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/t_share/MTk2NDYzODk4NDc4NTE5Nzk0/ja-2.png Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Cole Palmer’s toilet trouble and something is exploding within Thibaut Courtois. Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Get 20% off plus free shipping with Manscaped: use code UPSHOT at https://uk.manscaped.com/ If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp. Links from the pod: Chris Eubank “never steal another man’s bonbons: https://x.com/jackalter0/status/1895381623006220725 Chris Eubank on Gogglebox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UkxO50Bj1U Marcel Dessaily talking: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/smyCoZQGWNg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 1990s were a very different time for footballers. They chatted up barmaids at the local boozer, welcomed new teammates by torching their cars and broke their opponents’ ankles for fun. No one summed up those heady days more than Dennis Wise, the 5ft 6in Chelsea captain with a thirst for violence. The Blues legend murdered Blue Peter goldfish, held caretakers hostage, and knocked himself unconscious at Kylie Minogue’s favourite restaurant. This is his story… Links from the show: Vandals break into Blue Peter garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJXFwpM2txk Team talk to Indonesian youngsters: https://x.com/Thogden/status/1252005732033204226 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Kolo and Yaya Toure’s tremendously kinky escort is back and the Putin-backed Scottish chairman who threatens to disappear his captain Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Get 20% off plus free shipping with Manscaped: use code UPSHOT at https://uk.manscaped.com/ If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp. Links from the pod: Cole Palmer’s jam sandwich interview: https://x.com/dank_ackroyd/status/1895383298404462616 Rodrigo Muniz Madame Tussauds: https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/1776135178441597306 Man Utd fan not cutting his hair: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGvIzekI5FZ/ Gervonta Davis hair grease excuse: https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/1896074390972084320 RFK’s dodgy mates: https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1851288828113297454 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 1998. England manager Glenn Hoddle is cowering in the wreckage of his Spanish hotel room, surrounded by broken furniture and shards of glass. As astonished teammates survey the wreckage, hoddle blood-stained assailant storms out the room. It’s Paul Gascoigne. But how did it come to this? From spiking his teammates with laxatives to joining the hunt for Raoul Moat, this is the story of Gazza: the later years… Buy Roisin’s acclaimed book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Want-Home-But-Already-There Links from the show: Disgrace-fool front page: https://inews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sun-frontpage.jpg Goal against Scotland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op4zA-RWZQc Narrowly missing chance to score golden goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mie0ZL1vsFk&t=296s Flute gesture to Celtic fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT6vOvCAt4 Admits to wanking in Number 10 downing street: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nxatSvpImlY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Jim Ratcliffe starves the youth team and Zelensky deploys Bonnie Blue in the Donbas. Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Get 20% off plus free shipping with Manscaped: use code UPSHOT at https://uk.manscaped.com/ If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp. Links from the pod: Gabriel Jesus and Diego Costa polaroids found in Bible: https://x.com/Tagelca/status/1889088646864937066 Pensioners with porn subscription photo: https://images.app.goo.gl/FzAx6w5zVxasa7YG8 Steve Smith’s dirty texts (NSFW): https://x.com/MikeyTBH/status/1893752107699777902 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his 80s heyday, David Icke was the friendly face of Match of the Day and Grandstand. Then one day, everything changed. The retired goalkeeper stood up on national television, and declared himself “the son of the Godhead”. And that was just the start. From three way relationships to dumping his wife for being a shape-shifting lizard, this is the story of a goalkeeper gone gaga… Get tickets for the Trigger Happy TV 25th anniversary tour here: www.cuffeandtaylor.com Links from the show: Turquoise tracksuit: https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/MaT0gf06Nbj1kc18ODY5/david-icke-wife-linda-daughter-kerry---1500w-184609a.jpg Wogan interview: https://youtu.be/NapHiWsoFXI?si=c5CtPjh50htHVhzr&t=330 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Lucas Paqueta’s miserable birthday present, Lazio’s eagle handler barricades himself in the training ground, and an NFL star sued for breaking a pornstar’s leg. Join Zach and George 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: Pak Bean in Harare: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5213881825392356 Pak Bean’s apology to the people of Zimbabwe: https://x.com/AdamTheofilatos/status/1585946122735845377 Iranian Roberto Baggio: https://x.com/HatamDaddy/status/1865703661252563393 Patrick Bamford at trampoline world: https://www.instagram.com/the72clubs/p/DGIk1R1grJo/?img_index=2 Joe Cole’s dream dinner party: https://x.com/HITCSevens/status/1891439055214174236 Brooklyn Beckham’s truffle pasta: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGJRzf6ScQa/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He was supposed to be rugby’s next golden boy. But Danny Cipriani’s ravenous appetite for drugs, glamour models and Cheeky Girls made him a noughties tabloid villain. From shagging Lindsay Lohan to 7 day magic mushroom freakouts, this is the story of rugby’s randiest reprobate… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Juan Bernabe and his disgraced eagle are back, Derek Chisora is popping pingers at raves and Barcelona’s secret on-pitch messages to Syrian rebels. 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: Syrian state TV accuse Barcelona of passing coded messages to rebel insurgents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv37sGDpbxM&t=31s Charlie Methven’s music meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4bORXW9xeU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK1OgXr1X5o&t=260s Dog kidnappers doing donuts in his car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafw9OhkJgo The famous cross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tweo0b-dk6A Lingerie world cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E7amUACrZE&list=PLHza97vd2ltea2wGLgy28SU1blnKooSx1&index=8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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=wpLaEASoTms Jonathan Pearce’s commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHld_7DqMd8 Seagulls follow the trawler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTq6aApCBnA Liam Gallagher on Cantona’s music video: https://youtu.be/v92s2Vextvw?si=XCw7unn0SbEu8wtY&t=50 Champions League draw speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INiT1cA_Eqk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Sutcliffe: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFSXr0so6-N/ Kyle Walker’s huge rodent at Berlusconi Airport: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1i8q88y/while_fans_and_media_waited_outside_milan_linate/ Sergio Concecaio attacking his players at full time: https://x.com/Angelo_ACM99/status/1883509533798273225 Barron Trump playing football: https://x.com/DefiantWorld/status/1865141665523970449 Ray Parlour’s Cold War mix up: https://x.com/AndyHa_/status/1882752832933437898 Danny Green holocaust memorial selfie: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/08/san-antonio-spurs-danny-green-holocaust-selfie Ray Parlour 15 going on 50: https://x.com/80sAging/status/1219945264955494403 American fans tailgating with a jacuzzi in the pick up truck: https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/ot-a-tailgate-must-have-lmao.126849/ Qualigating with a candelabra at Royal Ascot: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/vfunq6/ascot_horse_race_attendees_brought_a_candelabra/ Philadelphia Eagles fan shopping trolley hog roast: https://x.com/FrancesPatano/status/1883569984322097188 https://x.com/OnPattison/status/1883570198483272151 And firing a gun at the celebrations: https://x.com/philly_captain/status/1883731840072376451 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/1616050468597239810 Calling France manager a “sac a merde” on TV: https://youtu.be/iTQf1Iz4NMM?si=VDT9cB4KAVx2QYzx&t=46 Throwing the ball at the ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=734qFO0OnJc Eric’s very normal house and radioactive insect fleece: https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/pno4c4/watching_this_football_thing_on_bbc2_anyone_else/ Galatasaray match buildup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn4sCkjDKU8&t=95s Red card v Galatasaray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUkdgmQaHJs&t=98s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/1881364413514756161 Emmanuel Petit “RIP Pat Rice”: https://x.com/ChrisPrice_86/status/1881476716851531989 Fabio Coentrao arguing with reporters: https://x.com/_hilikus_/status/1879891169704112391 Devyerson diving when the referee touches him: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1863264377878560869 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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”: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/13/kokkinakis-banged-your-girlfriend-nick-kyrgios-sledges-stan-wawrinka Wanking with a water bottle at Queen’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GHkg5Xx18s Press conference after night at the pub with journalists: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickkyrgios/video/7331678792403995905 And spotting a friend: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R3tRpQiVRyI Scrapping with Croatian coaches in the locker room: https://youtu.be/Mj-y_g8xQTY?si=pLVvCSFQqlwdxkzr&t=340 “She’s had about 700 drinks bro”: https://youtu.be/gHKvubR5-Cs?si=sYA19mjigvyrabVh&t=35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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): https://x.com/Zenxkami/status/1878780545376948298 Ray Parlour’s WW2 punditry: https://x.com/AJ_909/status/1878021868940071212 Graeme Souness “that cat’s done nothing wrong”: https://x.com/SkySportsPL/status/1492913779151151105 Pep bollocking autograph hunters: https://x.com/Football__Tweet/status/1878518572357501283 Joe Biden Black and Tans blunder: https://x.com/DazmanOnline/status/1646233718544007187 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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=J4sdPODn4S0 Running over a reporter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU_QQBoSphc&t=6s Diego off his face at the 2018 World Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY7S4ex-7BM Post match interview for Dorados: https://x.com/ESPNUK/status/1066991711929466880 Doing coke on the touchline: https://www.reddit.com/r/DanLeBatardShow/comments/f63x9t/diego_maradona_getting_a_bag_of_coke_on_the/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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=pod Links from the pod: Messi speaking English in the Bad Boys 4 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY1K5pxcX5k Southampton fan booed for predicting 5-0 defeat: https://x.com/HugoScheckter/status/1875613672359522817 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/AU1jy8Af1EI Liam Gallagher recalls meeting Diego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNHaq_xOEk Partying at Rio Carnival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWlLEdgP2EA Shooting journalists with an air rifle: https://youtu.be/bGDhj26Onq4?si=nYujSHOoDQphgDPs&t=25 Maradona at 19 stone: https://images.app.goo.gl/hw79TiRxmbgSX2ZW9 Doing headers with Pele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjtA1J9XxpA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/1692225614252552702 Jocky Wilson popping out false teeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zau1C6wtcc0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.com 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=pod Links from the pod: Jason Tindall Last Christmas: https://x.com/FtblJoe/status/1871811440937709874 Tindall Wham jumper: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2024/12/27/TELEMMGLPICT000406353430_17353020956200_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqxMck747CUKptGWAGQbw16Ke11_axAzbecJbmqTci52M.jpeg?imwidth=350 Jordan Henderson long read in Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6012945/2024/12/23/jordan-henderson-ajax-year-of-living-differently/ Spanish Scrabble champion: https://d.latintimes.com/en/full/564771/nigel-richards-scrabble.jpg?w=736&f=bf7d84cbcfd8ab9f3fcc429d50488d74 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P9Mz1WqqHQ Prince Philip’s boys club scene: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10930861/prince-philip-thursday-club-the-crown-real-story-inside-sex-secrets-spies/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/1785230252253302802 Jamie O’Hara dating show: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13443863/jamie-ohara-love-undercover-peacock-soccer.html Neymar slashing Renan Lodi’s tyres: https://x.com/porqueTTarg/status/179586197904892349 Neymar playing poker at his daughter’s birthday: https://x.com/kykyszn/status/1778461735663342062 Geoff Hurst loves a glass of Budweiser: https://x.com/WeahsCousin/status/1805564686147960989 La Liga ref’s interview crashed by his parrot: https://x.com/elchiringuitotv/status/1848150321006342508 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.com 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=pod Links from the pod: Matheus Cunha stealing glasses: https://x.com/WolvesTalk/status/1868233601248047137 Gary Neville hates Christmas dinner: https://x.com/AMonFootball/status/1560409480390664192 Avram Glazer’s strange haircut: ​​https://images.app.goo.gl/JL6quekmMgU7tKM69 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/@guidetoparenting Links from the pod: Alex Best talking about his ghost: https://youtu.be/RTI8Nsv_jMc?si=q0pn7IzfcIMZpZSJ&t=267 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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-producer Get ya pubes in order for grandma and 20% off when you use code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.com Links from the pod: Michail Antonio emerging unscathed from car crash in a snowman outfit: https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/c40708cc924fa7bcb0b8d06f022ed526 Get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every Friday: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://www.youtube.com/@guidetoparenting Links from the pod: David Healy mural: https://www.davidlyonsphotography.com/image/I0000A8sFl96uB8k George Best dancing at Top of the Pops: https://youtu.be/27ouOE4RvUc?si=onvOxflonQBvYg4x&t=84 Wondergoal against Benfica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoL3m8KF8Y4 Eggs advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeXlaN8hUZM Push up bra advert: https://www.retrojunk.com/c/90LGxlnzJX/body-language-bra-by-playtex-feat-george-best 1968 cup final highlights: https://youtu.be/WMZ9EVFJRZk?si=_1KaxdsTaAAuQzYk&t=239 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: The Pogba witch trials begin and the teetotal snooker star KO’d by a pre-match spliff 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-producer Get ya pubes in order for grandma and 20% off when you use code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.com Links from the pod: Ozil’s mugger speaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnTwnz9IG0k&t=951s Get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every Friday: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laaaaadiiiiiies and gentleman, From Tampa, Florida. Weighing in 302lb. The fiiiiiive time WWF champion. Serial adulterer, steroid addict and sex tape star. Hollywood. Hulk. Hoooooogaaaaaan. You are listening to JR and Zach at ringside. And, wait a minute… By gawd, that’s special guest Roisin Lanigan’s music. Follow her on Twitter: https://x.com/rosielanners Links from the pod: Cameo in Rocky III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUAXTDjwdVY Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on youuuuuuuuuuu!: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=158438436221521 Putting TV host in a headlock till he passes out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7n_SHrK408&t=18s Thunder in Paradise intro sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8BKiigBsa8 Hulkster in Heaven song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9JfhANM9B0 Brooke Hogan music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt0BbwaMUs On the campaign trail for Trump: https://x.com/yashar/status/1814119261423779924 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Mauro Icardi's bonking his barrister, Nottingham Forest owner charged with a violent crime and the World champ boxer kidnapping nerds to carry out his criminal schemes. Get 20% off + free shipping with the code UPSHOT at http://www.manscaped.com Links from the pod: Winners get washed: https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1856402767243358584 Leicester players partying in Copenhagen: https://x.com/craiglcfc/status/1860761917209423956 Leicester players fancy dress: https://images.app.goo.gl/ZWErHU1kLbLTDDq98 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s 8am in Tenerife. A hungover tourist is peeling his face off the street as Spanish commuters swerve to avoid him. Little do they know, the semi-conscious sesh head is one of the brightest prospects in English football. It’s Jack Grealish. From Vegas benders to Man City sex parties, this is the story of the nation’s rowdy younger brother… With special guest Ruth Husko. Follow her on Twitter: https://x.com/dank_ackroyd Links from the pod: Lying in the road Tenerife: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/jack-grealish-pictured-laying-in-the-floor-after-a-night-out-on-holiday-in-tenerife-10319867.html Fan punches him on pitch: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668558985132122113 Odd shoes after lockdown sesh: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/679685de-49b7-4a76-8b62-ea258d64a3cb.jpg?strip=all&w=627 In bed with topless woman: https://imgur.com/sRpWxu2 Encyclopedia of football: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668559062160621572 Holding a pen: https://x.com/BettingHub/status/1412394171223134214 Hoarse voice: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1600829824805011457 Best thing since sliced veg: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668559115784712194 Message for chinese fans: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668559149418913794 Help walking when in Ibiza: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pool-backgrid-manchester-city-players-824520390.jpg?strip=all&w=960 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Mo Farah hunting muggers, yet another BBC dirty dog, and the gory details of Eddie Jones’ reign of terror. Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every Friday: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=pod The Conor McGregor viral text: https://imgur.com/a/MzByPdO Conor McGregor ‘come to me’ message: https://imgur.com/a/z5kVJwu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From threatening to devour Lennox Lewis’ children to coked-up Hollywood cameos, join us for the third and final part of the Mike Tyson story. With guest Will Richards. Links from the pod: Mike at Wrestlemania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWGOir5a16Y Julius Francis aka The Durag Deathtrain Boxpark knockout: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1536646949289476096 “My style is impetuous” trash talk to Lennox Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaSwPnsTFY4 “I’ll fuck you till you love me” meltdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx66LWV-CCk Cameo in Girls 2 film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJvfiv57W0 Beating up a guy on a plane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3C4pWwDqps Meeting Hasbulla: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/70uj5D0SRHg And interview about it afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u1a7DczE218 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1991. After a shock defeat to Buster Douglas, Mike Tyson goes off the rails. And things are about to get much darker… With guest Will Richards. Links from the pod: Trash talking George Foreman: https://www.tiktok.com/@fightingcapital/video/7232549606838537518 Biting Evander Holyfield: https://youtu.be/lhrDjcwFn9Q?si=U6IVUh29-dVL_Rap&t=430 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: The David Coote videos: https://x.com/Josh97LFC/status/1855968991119872392 Brad Guzan flailing like a bluebottle on a spider web: https://x.com/Sachk0/status/1855442481833500824 Lamar Odom’s doll factory golden ticket: https://x.com/TMZ/status/1854659166847267015 Dumpling powerslapping: https://x.com/DanWetzel/status/1806879759655108762 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The year is 1977. An 11-year-old Mike Tyson is high on acid, terrorising the people of Brooklyn with a world war one bayonet. Little did they know, this wild-eyed urchin is destined to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history. He robbed houses, got his prison counsellor pregnant, and made Brad Pitt beg for his life. This is the story of the scariest man on the planet… With guest Will Richards. Links from the pod: Cus D’Amato talking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr0ldih_JnM Tyson remembering Cus D’Amato: https://youtu.be/G92242a3JE4?si=7sXAJNaNX0ySKHZY&t=61 Knocking out Trevor Berbick to win the world championship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWatf2ldj8 Anti-drugs ad: https://youtu.be/EcBvsSiFtN0?si=FqfEzAy6v_28KESH&t=53 Interview with Robin Givens: https://youtu.be/VAcuDk4ovsw?si=nUMFm4CfCoo02kvl&t=146 Losing the title to Buster Douglas: https://youtu.be/IBaKrynFIvc?si=W1kfiQWo1R3kJ3Af&t=560 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Jarrell Quansah the horniest man in the Prem? An investigation. Plus: Frank Lampard is the face of crystal meth and Ruben Amorim gets his first taste of Fleet Street’s bastard journalists. Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Gary Cotterill/ Ruben Amorim press conference: https://x.com/imzispoms/status/1853482720061452646 Jarrell Quansah in Astrid Wett’s DMs: https://x.com/mufcjaf/status/1853512201992307069 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices