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Oasis: a family full of eccentrics | Part 1 (Free Patreon episode)
This is part one of our special series on Oasis. It was supposed to be for Patreon only, but we're giving it to everyone for free. You can get parts 2 and 3 exclusively on Patreon right now: www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the Patreon app - it's cheaper) Liam Gallagher once said: “Every time I look in the mirror God looks back”. But I don’t remember God ever snorting crystal meth on stage or ripping the door off Eric Cantona’s brand new Mercedes. Then again, God never headlined Knebworth. And he’s got a shit fookin’ beard. From benders with Steve Coogan to doing coke in the Queen’s toilet, this is the story of Oasis: a family full of eccentrics… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lamine Yamal’s super seedy 18th | Extra shot
EJoin over 12 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED® and use code UPSHOT for 15% off your entire order at Manscaped.com. Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod about the funniest stories in sport THIS WEEK. On the show today: Someone finally finishes Christian Horner off, Wimbledon tennis fans dirty protest and Matthijs De Ligt dumps his wife over her spiritual bullshit. Get the Upshot’s Oasis special right now when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the pod: Conor McGregor’s DMs to Azaelia Banks (NSFW) https://x.com/BedworthTimes/status/1944760496181149817 The AI account Rishabh Pant’s been firing out likes to: https://www.instagram.com/miazelu/?hl=en David Raya’s inflatable tuxedo: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35765992/david-raya-wedding-arsenal-inflatable-tuxedo-dance/ Roberto De Zerbi lads holiday: https://x.com/eurofootcom/status/1941148998204891155 Richard Branson throwing water on Eberechi Eze: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=751390330685670 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Novak Djokovic: a little party never killed nobody (with Josh Berry) | Part two
EAt the end of part 1, Novak Djokovic was riding high. Equal to Federer and Nadal. Admittedly it was becoming clear he had some quite fruity personal beliefs. But in 2020, his world is going to be turned UPSIDE DOWN… Get an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Links from the pod: Dancing at Adria Tour: https://x.com/georgia_bm_/status/1275257844925784065 Hitting line judge in throat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRuu2-VIw5o Mystery drink: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1676208066516209665 Chanting Ruuuuuuuune: https://youtu.be/Pkx1VyDRYhg?si=uy9CNQMIl0rxDAyB&t=80 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Robbie Savage’s colleagues really think about him | Extra shot
EDownload SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase of an eSim! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod about the funniest stories in sport THIS WEEK. On the show today: Someone finally finishes Christian Horner off, Wimbledon tennis fans dirty protest and Matthijs De Ligt dumps his wife over her spiritual bullshit. Get the Upshot’s Oasis special right now when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the pod: NASCAR prayer: https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsports/video/7509527555272166686 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Novak Djokovic: magic potions and mafia car chases (with Josh Berry) | Part one
EYou don’t win 24 grand slams without going a little crazy. Just ask Novak Djokovic. The Serbian sensation moves objects with his mind, sparks diplomatic feuds and sets a place for his dogs at the dinner table. From mafia car chases to spats with Agassi, meet the DJOKER…. Get part two RIGHT NOW when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Links from the pod: Guardian summary of Novak’s fruity views: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/apr/20/no-vaxx-djokovic-why-his-spiritual-world-view-can-have-a-dangerous-side Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saudi football’s first sex scandal | Extra shot
EWelcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod about the funniest stories in sport THIS WEEK. On the show today: Lazio’s knob-flashing eagle handler meets his end, Weston McKennie enrages the Italian nation and a Wembley hero caught poaching in Yorkshire 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the pod: Jack Hinshelwood drunk in Bratislava airport: https://x.com/ryanadsett/status/1939221958962618510 Kian Harratt lobbing a chair in Ibiza scrap: https://x.com/The92Bible/status/1937808897341104298 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Bosnich: it was a joke and I’m so sorry (with The Grade Cricketer)
EGet tickets for The Grade Cricketer’s live shows :https://www.gradecricketer.com/live-shows For a brief moment in the mid 90s, it looked like Mark Bosnich would become an Australian hero to match the likes of Shane Warne, Steve Irwin and Toadfish from Neighbours. But then came the scandals. Nazi salutes. Sex tapes. Demolishing buffets in front of a horrified Alex Ferguson. From four day cocaine benders to waking up in jail on his wedding day, meet BOZZA… Support the pod and get a bonus episode every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Links from the pod: Bosnich’s defence of the Nazi salute: https://youtu.be/zU_rWzscilA?si=lUkUKz5IYr9RRT2g&t=47 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We went dogging on Wimbledon Common
EWelcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod about the funniest stories in sport THIS WEEK. Live from Wimbledon Common, we investigate the dogging epidemic sweeping the All England Club Plus: Lamine Yamal jetskiing with pornstars, Erling Haaland’s teenage fantasy comes true, and Cruz Beckham turns on Brooklyn. 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the pod: Cruz Beckham’s music: https://www.tiktok.com/@cruzbeckham/video/7518534447138917654?lang=en Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rio Ferdinand: he’s da soul snatcher (part two)
ESupport the pod and get a bonus episode every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers When we left off, Rio had fled the sinking ship at Leeds and moved to the biggest club of them all. And our hero is about to experience the full glare of the spotlight, as he parties with P Diddy, gets branded a drug cheat and is stitched up by 10 different kiss n’ tells… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Carroll: the Lotto lout (patreon teaser)
Unlock the full episode and an extra hour of The Upshot every week at www.patreon.com/upshottowers (Do it in your browser, not the Patreon app - it's cheaper). In the mid naughties, Michael Caroll was public enemy number one. Over eight short years, Mad Mikey spunked his £10m lottery win on coke, fast cars and four day Roman orgies. But you can’t deny he had a fucking good time. From terrorising Christian discos to naked waitresses with cocaine canapes, meet the Lotto Lout… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Scouse Hitler
EWelcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod about the funniest stories in sport THIS WEEK. On the pod today: Quincy Promes FINALLY arrested in Dubai, Rangers try to sign Mussolini’s grandson and did Joshua Zirkzee jizz his pants in Barbados? 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the pod: Boca Juniors fans on a rollercoaster: https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1933896243022873053 Infantino taking a corner: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKj9uQ3O8xi/ Katie Price and Wayne Lineker flogging Supreme CBD: https://x.com/_DIGB/status/1935075113478557922 Joshua Zirkzee daggering: https://www.reddit.com/r/ManchesterUnited/comments/1l8qsv4/zirkzee/ British sumo wrestler: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lnedjkgr5o Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rio Ferdinand: the geezers were going yeahhhhh (part one)
EGet part 2 instantly and support the pod when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers With his Year 9 gags and hyperactive punditry, it’s easy to forget Rio Ferdinand was a Rolls Royce of a defender. But off the pitch, the wheels sometimes came off. He hospitalized beloved stewards, flogged fake Versace to teammates, and starred in sex tapes with Frank Lampard. From playing in the Premier League drunk to affairs with page 3 models, this is his story… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Quincy Promes is coming home
EOn the pod today: Drug smuggling Arsenal strikers, Arctic Monkeys trash the Emirates and a Mexican poisoning scandal... 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the show: Dad pretending to score in front of the Kop - https://www.instagram.com/p/DKo2bensyrI/ Dreadlock holiday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNTk5xsxk4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spice Boys: Liverpool’s naughty 90s
ESupport the pod and unlock an extended cut and exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers These days, Liverpool are a well oiled football machine. But back in the mid-90s, the likes of Robbie Fowler, Jamie Redknapp and Razor Ruddock were the ultimate Premier League playboys. They dated Page 3 girls, necked 25 pints after matches and pissed themselves to ward off defenders. From shagging the manager’s daughter to guzzling 212 steak and kidney pies a year, meet the Spice Boys… Links from the pod: Louise’s One Kiss from Heaven video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITBvflS2KBs&t=119s Fowler snorting celebration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E36FJk4OQaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Salt Bae kicked out of the Champions League afterparty
EUnlock 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the pod today: The former Villa midfielder who hospitalised two teenage players after bursting into their dressing room drunk. Plus: Ian Rush’s score-settling musical, Man United’s miserable summer holiday and Eric Cantona’s Links from the pod: Guam FA chief asleep on Zoom call: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1605537356316131328 Rasputin’s cock in a jar: https://easycomeseasygoes.blogspot.com/2011/08/rasputins-legendary-13-inches-penis-on.html Napoleon’s cock in a box: https://images.app.goo.gl/HkMikhU2L8BomBSR7 Jack after Glastonbury: https://images.app.goo.gl/UHPTNtknVUQqZKzh9 Luke Littler lookalike pizza advert: https://x.com/mcOOey/status/1929182488091414641 Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drug lord midfielders and strikers sold for sausages: The Upshot v Rest of the World
EWith special guest Paul Watson. Listen to the Sweeper Pod: https://linktr.ee/sweeperpod With its vapid commercialism and unhinged fans, it’s easy to lose faith in modern football. But venture beyond the major leagues, and you’ll find the freewheeling chaos that once made it great. They pick drug lords in midfield, blame ghosts for their sex scandals and sell stars for sausage meat. Dig out your passport for the weirdest stories in world football… Support the pod and unlock an extended cut and exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Links from the pod: Harry Redknapp Jordan interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8BQxC8_ok Man blocks camera during Uganda v Mali: https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/tuesday/pojw8adi0wbax961372c9a50862.jpg Zamalek fans make sad face: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FslIguBWYAIpq-Q.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A drunken dressing room scrap with two teenagers
EUnlock 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the pod today: The former Villa midfielder who hospitalised two teenage players after bursting into their dressing room drunk. Plus: Ian Rush’s score-settling musical, Man United’s miserable summer holiday and Eric Cantona’s Links from the pod: United Strand letting his hair dry: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ_4nDLojxo/ Ian Rush musical: https://bsky.app/profile/uglygame.bsky.social/post/3lplt3vmixc2l Ian Rush musical explained: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/they-never-called-old-rushie-back-no-mate-to-mate-hello/ Ian Rush in the bath: https://icdn.empireofthekop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot-2021-12-27-7.17.44-AM-768x384.jpg Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bank robbers and porn kings: football’s craziest owners
EWith special guest Kieran Maguire Support the pod and unlock an extended cut and exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers From East End porn kings to South American bank robbers, football's biggest clubs have been run by some absolute wrong'uns. They burned down stadiums, smuggled cocaine and started themselves up front for crunch cup ties. Meet football's craziest owners… 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?utm_source=shownotes Links from the pod: Stoyle Manolov: https://x.com/SundayShoutsFC/status/1529092232564858881 Ronnie Brunswijk: -https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=195443586020909 Barry Fry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Nbc5zNr5o Laurence Bassini on Talksport: https://x.com/talkSPORT/status/1545364774262808578 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kieran Trippier’s strip club stitch up
EUnlock 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Plus: Steven Gerrard’s miracle water startup and the World’s Strongest Man is rocked by a sex scandal Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary and Wayne Lineker: naughty and nice
ELeicester Market, 1974. A old lady in a tartan headscarf haggles over a knobbly turnip with two cheeky chappies. But little does the veg-hunting gran know, one of these young lads will reach the pinnacle of his field, delighting hordes of drunken brits and bedding hundreds of women in the process. And the other boy? Well, that was Gary Lineker. From dogging down country lanes to breaking out of prison in a limo, this is the story of the brothers Lineker… Links from the pod: Working on the veg stall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZbDxmmtgqc Gary Lineker drives a Fiat: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQasfuGaKx3VvMUiqeDjGIzRRmaBrC-GUbU7w&sz Hat trick in first clasico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGieB5_avOo Missed panenka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-Nkc8-Kig Brass Eye paedogeddon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcU7FaEEzNU Ocean Beach Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YnsawP0mQ&t=2s Shufflin launch party: https://youtu.be/MnnYUxwT3CY?si=dFbk0Smo6CY78adP&t=40 Queen tribute: https://x.com/ichlugebullets/status/1568317330945343489 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arne Slot on the sesh in Ibiza
EUnlock 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Michael van gerwen’s backstage brawl and did Villa legend JLloyd Samuel fake his own death? Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Links from the pod: Virat Kohli pimple ad: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1437370482257379329?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=walking-like-a-dude-feeling-all-cool Bellichik interview: https://youtu.be/_oRmlLbpepo?si=CBKRT4XOS_mQRpz8&t=14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Giggs: he was always a dirty dog (part two)
EWelcome to part two of the Giggs saga, as we devour the juicy details of a bombshell family sex scandal, Ryan embarks on a career as a poet, and we ask the big question… who’s worse: Ryan or Rhodri? Links from the pod: Sunday Herald Ryan Giggs frontpage: https://images.app.goo.gl/1rvnCWj2TPCH3Mah6 Ryan Giggs named in parliament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWEEiz19LSI BBC media lawyer names him again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDvKFO1k0bs&t=34s Rhodri’s Paddy Power advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBlkxsbtlgw Rhodri on Good Morning Britain: https://youtu.be/zrWeB5obIuQ?si=gCJtorH0_xN-zrOS&t=20 Ryan’s horrible purple mansion: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/8326862/ryan-giggs-selling-mansion-after-divorce/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adolescence star Stephen Graham’s referee meltdown
EUnlock 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Furious neighbours spoil David Beckham’s birthday bash, Glen Johnson’s nicking toilet seats and Dutch football’s crime wave has a new villain. Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Links from the pod: Luke Littler being rude to girls: https://x.com/AFC_Iddy/status/1916919883578647002 Ian Brightwell at an Icke event: https://dispatch-media.com/email/f43bf57f-1ebb-4ee8-99cf-0691b79bdb2d/?ref=dispatch-article-newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Giggs: I scored first bruv (part one)
EGet part two instantly when you sign up for our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=ogshownotes Ryan Giggs was once nestled snugly between David Attenbrough and Sir Trevor McDonald in the pantheon of national treasures. But in the space of six short weeks, it all came crumbling down. As Fergie’s golden boy was unmasked as Britain's dirtiest dog. Looking back, the clues had been there all along. From petrol bombs through the letterbox to black eyes at the treble party, this is the story of the Welsh Wanderer… Links from the pod: Famous goal against Arsenal in 99: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axr4kogUXY4 Sets up Teddy Sheringham’s equaliser in Champions League final:https://youtu.be/1yON3ySblWQ?si=MRfT2bLMZhTUwXgN&t=1060 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cole Palmer’s Dubai dealer and bong hits at the NFL draft
EUnlock 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?utm_source=shownotes (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). On the show today: Chris Eubank’s getting fruity again and Celtic captain guzzling deep fried pizzas before a big final. Get 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOT Links from the pod: Cole Palmer sprinting out of Stamford Bridge: https://x.com/CFCPys/status/1916159833029386279 Kalvin Phillips shoes: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPaSKutaUAg6kGn.jpg Chris Eubank at his son’s fight: https://x.com/HappyPunch/status/1916495631373230245 Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank: https://www.instagram.com/tappymusicc/reel/DItn7OpqIr3/ Peter Andre movie: https://x.com/lorrainemking/status/1912199573772333434 NFL draft prank: https://x.com/iam_johnw/status/1916164031544541399 Gas mask bong: https://x.com/Unders_GOAT/status/1651670862313955329 Wrexham gatorade celebration: https://x.com/Wrexham_AFC/status/1916210433981354102 Scott Brown eating his deep fried pizza: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article5332503.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/EMBARGOED-UNTIL-0001-Sunday-15th-PAY-Scott-Brown.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Eubank: never touch another man’s bonbons (part two)
EWith 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: Esquire photoshoot: https://images.app.goo.gl/UNz5485XcmywURGK9 Chris in a monocle: https://images.app.goo.gl/qnfmEF5ZbXP59oD66 His huge truck: https://images.app.goo.gl/YE96tDXwpKekZRYq5 Gogglebox “would you like a sweetie”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPkW5aNqIYI Never touch another man’s bonbons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlLYNHCEn5Q&t=758s Climbing into his son’s corner during a fight: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/16ofvno/chris_eubank_corners_his_son/ Run in with Cycling Mikey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aww6LQX7ico Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FIFA threatens to sue The Upshot
EUnlock 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

Chris Eubank: the fruitiest man on the planet (part one)
EGet 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

Luis Suarez bites again
EUnlock 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

Wonderkids gone wild: gold AK47s and pornstars
ESupport 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

Elton John’s grubby game of dice
EUnlock 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

Garrincha: guns, goats and government brothels (part two)
ESupport 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

Was Shane Warne killed by Viagra?
EUnlock 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

Garrincha: he lost his virginity to a goat (part one)
EGet 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

Trent Alexander-Arnold MILF hunting in Madrid
EUnlock 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

Micah Richards: grinning with debauched pleasure
ETo 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

Conor McGregor ruins St Patrick’s Day
EPlus: 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

I got cucked by Biggie Smalls: basketball’s batshit ballers
EBasketball’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

Olympic star named FBI’s Most Wanted
EPlus: 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

Dennis Wise: I’ve never seen anyone that drunk
EThe 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

Cole Palmer’s steamy sauna revelation
EPlus: 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

Gazza: dancing naked on the table
EMay 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

Diego Costa’s Bible bonk
EPlus: 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

David Icke: a goalkeeper gone gaga
EIn 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

Mr Bean sparks a bitter sporting feud
EPlus: 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

Danny Cipriani: he is the Cheeky Boy
EHe 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

Iniesta’s secret gun smuggling plot
EPlus: 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

Andy van der Meyde: I craved naked women
EHe 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

Iker Casillas lost in f*ckland
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

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