The Upshot

Since Alex Ferguson retired, Old Trafford has been a graveyard for Europe’s top coaches. Mourinho. Van Gaal. Rangnick. But when Erik Ten Hag strapped himself into the hot seat, United fans thought it would be different this time. They were wrong. From miserable benders to stolen lunch boxes, this is the story of a doomed Dutchman… Links from the pod: Ole’s at the wheel chant: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1682002747732766722 Solskjaer apologises for smiling: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1682002808822804480 Booed by own fans after 4-0 defeat to Brentford: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1850944179599229169 Ronaldo tears into Erik Ten Hag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyOPt4k5jeo Mark Goldbridge reacts to 7-0: https://youtu.be/Q8HksXNqfZA?si=gdnTavGCuWyWpMSD&t=770 Fan singing at Munich air crash memorial: https://x.com/Gaz3putt/status/1850873010590232941 Antony’s the greatest chant: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1850945118355992950 Mark Goldbridge “i’ve been accused of noncing”: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6pGNk_qDRb Comms officer shirt presentation with ETH: https://images.app.goo.gl/WfkdqKHNYiJWFjPZA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Liverpool youngster propositions pornstars, bent Ballon d’Or voters and Kobbie Mainoo’s miserable Megabus. 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: Trent talking about Ballon d’Or: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1gchxc9/trent_alexanderarnold_my_no1_career_goal_is_to Rio Ferdinand’s Vinicius commentary: https://x.com/Callum_Boyle_/status/1850997487110373407 Bonnie Blue on her Liverpool admirer: https://x.com/JOGOBONlTO/status/1844764560256872738 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the true crime tale that shook French football. Two midfield rivals. A vicious twilight assault. And a bitter feud that sucked in everyone from Eric Abidal to Kylian Mbappe. This is part two of the Hamraoui affair… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the true crime tale that shook French football. Two midfield rivals. A vicious twilight assault. And a bitter feud that sucked in everyone from Eric Abidal to Kylian Mbappe. This is the story of the Hamraoui affair… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: David James shatters an 11 year old’s dreams, Kevin Pietersen is barred from an exclusive golf club, and the bent ref exposed by his pet parrot. 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: Roma fan who lost his memory and thinks it’s 1980: https://www.ilromanista.eu/news/as-roma/155113/tifoso-romanista-perde-39-anni-di-memoria-dopo-un-incidente-totti-non-so-chi-sia Kevin Philips story about Howard Wilkinson and stinging nettles: https://youtu.be/jAOFh9j2wFo?si=fd_oomgHz9X1jLMe&t=1865 Brendan Rodgers and the envelopes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skUVgyZCuow Michael Owen vs 13 year old: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1636375638142750722 David James saving an 11 year old’s pen: https://x.com/SwearingSport/status/1848111736651436304 Parrot whistling the Real Madrid anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Win2UK_iXMQ Dutch police arrest parrot: https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomememes/comments/15o5wm9/found_this_cute_for_some_reason/ Jimmy Bullard teeing off a beer at Sunningdale: https://www.upshot.email/p/boobsmacked?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=boobsmacked&_bhlid=6c4dfd180030d9ff4187e880e01e8407d45aa5e9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These days, baseball is ruled by a solemn army of laptop-wielding spreadsheet gurus. But in its glorious heyday, America’s national past-time was a seedy hotbed of wife swapping, crack smoking and knife wielding drunkards. From hijacking planes to wrestling alligators, this is the story of Baseball’s seedy century… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Fergie’s banned from the United dressing room, Man City’s biggest shaggers revealed and Kyle Walker’s naughty neighbour. 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: John Stones tattoo of girlfriend’s face: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NINTCHDBPICT000380383444.jpg?strip=all&w=827 Italian ultras’ surface-to-air missile: https://i2-prod.footballscotland.co.uk/incoming/article16592316.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_pizap-2.jpg Fabio Paim promo shot: https://img.allfootballapp.com/www/M00/54/DF/720x-/-/-/CgAGVWbzzkuAIROWAAFSvoNXJRM202.jpg.webp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He was football’s most terrifying hardman. The Everton legend hospitalised burglars, terrorised German exchange students and was the first footballer jailed for an on-field offence. From fights with fishermen to sex dolls in the slammer, this is the story of Duncan Disorderly… Links from the pod: Headbutting Jock McStay: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1625842278618087425 Message to schoolboy who’s been slacking off: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1625842434830737409 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Bielsa makes Darwin Nunez cry, Conor McGregor banned from the Emirates, and John Arne Riise’s chat-up lines. 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: We’re hiring a staff writer: https://www.upshot.email/p/we-re-hiring-a-staff-writer Jeff Stelling on Total Network Solutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdfTvrZJvOs Shoyu Nakajima sent off: https://x.com/_BeFootball/status/1571613596739686405 Conor McGregor attacking Bukayo Saka: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1841617894901231662 Conor McGregor chewing Ronaldo’s ear off: https://x.com/SwearingSport/status/1738671554177749337 Steve Ballmer Windows 95 launch: https://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=lAkuJXGldrM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sure, Jamie Carragher gobs on children and had a Christmas sex party with Ronald McDonald. But we all lose our heads sometimes... don't we? From hotel room "hand shandies" to Yokohama police chases, this is the story of the Red who lost his head… Links from the pod: Steven Gerrard goal v Olympiakos: https://x.com/AnythingLFC_/status/1072561378542653440 Jamie calls into TalkSport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnOOOfyctGw “There” catchphrase: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1758147069812850842 Spitting on 14-year-old girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAo6SNt4lLg Apology on Sky Sports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GEBm3YdKuo Suggesting Kate Abdo cheated on her boyfriend on CBS: https://x.com/The_Forty_Four/status/1767796941742596472 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Brooklyn Beckham’s latest brainwave, Glen Johnson shoplifting from B&Q, and a Man City midfielder arrested in Madrid. Join Zach and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Aston Villa choir: https://x.com/MitchellinMan98/status/1841079920811737265 Cardi B at PSG: https://www.instagram.com/the18soccer/reel/DAj-4bdyZzU/ Bournemouth v Southampton train cancelled: https://x.com/OptusSport/status/1840919811531874312 And fan chant: https://x.com/AFCBdave/status/1840884074035999052 John Terry playing piano: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAbDILEsROP/?igsh=MXJ0bmJlMzUzYTNnbw%3D%3D 10 thing Brooklyn Beckham can’t live without: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_E1f2HGylk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Champions League is back, and the competition is packed with absolute wrong’uns. Slum landlords. Warmongering paramilitaries. And a man accused of snatching Maddie McCann. Pull up a padded corporate seat and pour yourself a glass of Gazprom, as we dine at the top table of European scandal… Links from the pod: Diego Simeone playing chess with no king: https://images.app.goo.gl/tXX7UaY1nimyHmgV7 Sparta Prague stealing West Ham flag from Durham Uni students: https://x.com/ffwtbol/status/1666763342688526338 Kolasinac fighting knife wielding muggers: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2901924446487152 Dino Drpic’s Maddie McCann lookalike baby: https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/couple-try-to-rescue-maddy-lookalike-6896215.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

Sven-Göran Eriksson. The name alone transports you to an era of WAGs, fake sheikhs, and a national fixation with Wayne Rooney's metatarsal. And today we’re celebrating the man himself. From a fling with Ulrika to being held at gunpoint in North Korea, this is the story of England’s unlikely national treasure… Links from the pod: Boy with Sven haircut: https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article24304609.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_js236978138.jpg Sven Sven Sven song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33sNrncVmI Blank cheque he gave to Ulrika: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/7a44a4b7-2e41-4ad3-bd64-e42c83ce33f9.jpg?strip=all&w=640 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Eamonn Holmes sleeps on Fergie’s sofa, Katie Price scraps with beloved broadcasters, and the meth dealer doing pilates with Reece James… Join Jack and Zach for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Tom Brady greeted by Wrexham fans: https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1835755990878175372 Unc’s Instagram Live bonk: https://x.com/AhmadAl18429902/status/1833925309009474003 Eamonn Holmes and Fergie painting: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiUpjSlXwAIWT8c.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They call him the greatest footballer who never played: Carlos Henrique Raposo, aka Kaiser. The Brazilian had a glittering career in the 1980s... without ever kicking a ball. From orgies with Berlusconi to gun-wielding gangsters, meet football's finest conman… Links from the pod: Kaiser’s wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer) Watch the excellent documentary on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Bernado-Paula/dp/B07J1Z1VXC Photo with Renato Gaucho: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/35043d050bed1fd82c78a1332217047d39c12256/0_659_5905_3543/master/5905.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none Working as a personal trainer for women: https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uQoaC3Qz7P_jg54MUnPV2Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en-CA/homerun/article.442.com/ee8ce4c31ed81eccf53b4319a4062a0c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Wayne Rooney’s on the ciders, Richard Keys is settling old scores and the Old Bill are arresting players on the pitch… Join Jack and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Richard Keys v Nigel Farage: https://x.com/richardajkeys/status/1831668295348449648 Richard Keys v Jamie Redknapp: https://x.com/richardajkeys/status/1831777661812928645 Rooney karaoke acapella: https://x.com/ladbible/status/1829260770850590902 Rooney “make some fucking noise baby”: https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1829142846516961489 Steve McClaren at Jamaica training: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_i4x0Xv13Z/ Paralympic marathon injustice: https://x.com/Pilar_Alegria/status/1832750956749926743? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

**With returning guest Josh Berry.** Not many athletes can win sport’s biggest prizes while in the grips of a crystal meth addiction or weighed down by a comedy wig. But Andre Agassi isn’t most athletes. The American hothead hated tennis, munched amphetamines aged 10 and terrorized the cast of Friends. And he still won 8 grand slams. This is his story… Links from the pod: The pirate era: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fd933bkocp3g71.jpg Brooke Shields Friends scene: https://youtu.be/hwkRDVQI7l8?si=9hc29U1LLita2aIR&t=53 Things get ugly with Sampras at charity match: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/wqkaai/things_get_ugly_between_two_legends_at_charity/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Alan Shearer’s trapped in hell, Ben White’s off to fight the Taliban and Gordon Brown’s negotiating transfers Join Jack and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Morteza Mehdad in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdkWQgM7XoQ Shearer talking about his train journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7cF_hv8SBg&t=114s Motherwell TV commentary: https://x.com/racingblogger/status/1830236543006695598 Arbroath TV: https://x.com/TunnockCup/status/1612501422825738242 https://x.com/SPFLWatch/status/1742675443143106682 Kobayashi v Joey Chesnut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RXo3A9w29U Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You probably remember Thomas Gravesen as a wild-eyed Dane who swapped Goodison for the Galacticos. But off the pitch, he was absolutely insane. The Danish midfielder dated pornstars, brought dynamite to training and once spunked $54 million in one night. Meet Real Madrid's most unlikely Galactico… Links from the pod: Real Madrid team photo: https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/153688071_4027794680635962_8577575528478853911_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=7b2446&_nc_ohc=-Rsn5h11lz8Q7kNvgGtCKhX&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-1.xx&oh=00_AYC4HzDPYBDL3ZrSXhDh7wtC9rKWVmIIkTXTcLOdyjtApA&oe=66FD1D98 Putting his knob in teammates ear: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drp2JuHWkAEea64.jpg Marca ogre front page: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/AxXE94lCMAAgWwK.jpg Fighting Ronaldo: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13192570.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_h_00425537.jpg Fighting Robinho: https://x.com/sid_lambert/status/1289825291028664320/photo/4 Si Ferry story: https://fb.watch/u70I-fgvMJ/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Remembering Sven, managers on coke and Robbie Earle’s 36 blonde models 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: Christophe Daum claiming to be more Romanian than Romanian journalists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Jo4gaXGtpmsobz_s&t=113&v=XUeOhGOD7z8&feature=youtu.be Jermaine Jenas on Michael McIntyre: https://x.com/lewisa95/status/1826907030625415659 Gus Poyet sacked live on air: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdF4oHzHr8A Trump makes Nick Faldo his running mate: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1822137749660430543 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ronaldo put the naughty in noughties. The gap-toothed genius lived on a diet of booze, burgers and Brazilian booty, and still found time to win two Ballon d'Ors. From half time fags to flogging porn to Pato, this is the story of O Fenômeno... Links from the pod: Three episode stint on teen soap opera: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1659168819804352516 Haircut inspired by cartoon character: https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/diarioas/KEEXXTITK5OHBBZA6MEDQHMQVI.jpg Mum left fuming after barber gives ‘unaccompanied’ son a Ronaldo haircut: https://www.joe.co.uk/life/mum-left-fuming-after-barber-gives-unaccompanied-son-a-ronaldo-haircut-400701 2007 Simpsons cameo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHILxxz-A_E Video coming out of lift looking overweight: https://x.com/ESPNUK/status/1241371514215243781 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea in chaos, Nicolas Pepe’s pornstar girlfriend and a Russian chess star poisons her rival mid-game Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Chelsea’s 42 man squad in the gym: https://x.com/SwearingSport/status/1824520610606878743/video/1 Todd Boehly’s crazy transfer spend: https://x.com/Kaspitalize/status/1823704637498601868/photo/1 Ronaldinho’s son filming training sessions at Barca: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKlwlDzboAAzo5Q.jpg McBurnie aftersun: https://estaticos-cdn.prensaiberica.es/clip/c210ce8c-bbf8-4103-8bdf-a9d11e92edc7_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_1320477.jpg Oli McBurnie stamping on fan’s phone: https://x.com/SufcLuke_/status/1391505893544562690 YouGov poll of Brits who think they’d qualify for Olympics: https://yougov.co.uk/sport/articles/50301-a-quarter-of-britons-think-they-could-qualify-for-the-2028-olympics Angel di Maria looking skinny and weird: https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/GettyImages-473987402-1-e1588752172996.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1440&crop=1 Aguero cocaine enquiry: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-huVn7Iq_W/ Chess player poisoning the board with mercury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPFV0yBB_X4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Arsenal dressing room of the 1990s was absolutely mental. It was ruled by a riotous ring of badly-behaved boozers like Tony Adams, Paul Merson and Ray Parlour. They called themselves "The Tuesday Club". From machete-wielding gangsters to stints in the slammer, this is the tale of Gooners Gone Wild… Links from the pod: Ray Parlour aged 12: https://x.com/football_mumble/status/1271410319848587264 Charlie Nicholas’ awful banter with Jeff Stelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5FsadHcoVA Ray Parlour cobra bomb: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1574720819187564546 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

At 20 years old, Jamie Vardy was playing eighth tier football with an ankle tag on. And at 24, he was still working at a prosthetic limbs factory. Five years later he was a Premier League champion. From skittles vodka every night to the Wagatha Christie saga, this is the far-fetched fairytale of a Premier League legend… Links from the pod: Play off semi-final against Watford 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU Nigel Pearson strangling James McArthur: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=342055126509288 Pearson calling journalist an ostrich: https://youtu.be/4xfdk3MliFc?si=auo9JQRzfbehtxJm&t=16 Vardy’s daughter playing rock, paper, scissors: https://youtu.be/OP7vlyxxBtM?si=zQLn0Tudt644Tz_q&t=22 Vardy courtroom sketch: https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article26992221.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_FS-k5s3XsAEBRCX.jpg Rooney courtroom sketch: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/18/14/57878627-10828547-Coleen_Rooney_sits_next_to_her_husband_Wayne_Rooney_on_May_12_in-a-1_1652880025532.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pole Vaulters doing porn, Neil Lennon’s Bucharest bender and the turd-riddled Seine claims its first victims. It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Dutch runner who sounds like Mickey Mouse: https://www.tiktok.com/@almost.co/video/7346062164878298401?lang=en Hungover pole vault winner: https://x.com/SiavoushF/status/1820812332722688141 Steve McClaren’s dutch accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90 Irish rowers interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFvT-KoGgEM The Kloppelganger: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ei6vqj/shakhtar_donetsk_on_twitter_clarifies_no_its_not/ Pole vaulter’s knob denies him spot in final: https://twitter.com/pauloMDtweets/status/1819714571688677404 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

Multiple shagging rumours about England stars. Patrice Evra’s jail sentence. GB swimming turns saucy. And George debuts his Wimbledon-themed erotic fan fiction. It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Tom Daley’s saucy Insta caption: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9uw4y5Nbor/?img_index=1 Argentina racist song: https://x.com/NosyBuzzer/status/1813264257506812245 Mbappe and Ines Rau frolicking: https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2024/01/02/1344423-aus-8.png Asparagus woman predicting a female president: https://x.com/DannyParkinson/status/1815084737519591547 David Moyes on Carsley and Gravesen: https://youtu.be/JDxd0d3l6eg?si=HcHLvtlfY0oFPUVt&t=2831 Patrice Evra’s prison vid: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9VarmTSG9A/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colombia is known for many beautiful things. Arabica coffee. Cheap breast implants. Glorious Carribean coast. But in the 1980s, the country was infamous for one thing… cocaine. And Colombian football was ruled by terrifying druglords like Pablo Escobar. From kidnapping referees to prison kickabouts with Maradona, this is the story of narco-football… Read Ryan Ferguson’s excellent article about the era: https://ryanferguson.co.uk/blogs/blog/narco-soccer-pablo-escobar-football-nacional Videos from the pod: Rene Huguita’s scorpion kick at Wembley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRj3dKKp9tI Carlos Valderrama with straightened hair: https://x.com/paddypower/status/1154324102737551360 Topless model kicks off friendly: https://x.com/sid_lambert/status/1532270708843323393 Asprilla v Chilavert fight: https://youtu.be/qseaJOsAKnY?si=UNnA94IlantJlCn8&t=57 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you think of cycling, you probably picture lycra-clad lab rats, pumped so full of steroids their blood is congealing into a thick ketchup-like goo. But it wasn’t always a sick science experiment: for most of its history, the Tour de France was a sadistic cocktail of cheating, violence and scarcely believable disasters. From itching powder in the shorts to selling children for cheese, this is its unhinged story… Videos from the pod: Chasse a cannette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhT6-GntcY Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sadio Mane’s wife graduates from high school. Fans stealing boats. Snack attack at the Tour de France. It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Derek Chisora headbutts a Deliveroo driver: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1812882512630186418 Cucurella singing about himself: https://x.com/CFCPys/status/1812781201725247753 Copa America fans breaking into stadium: https://x.com/ivanopanetti/status/1812765327802986786 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Love triangles in the French camp. Wife hunting at wet t-shirt competitions. Boozing with the King of Brazzers in Dortmund. Coming to you live from (near) Dortmund, another special edition of Extra Shot, where we spill all the funniest gossip we picked up in Germany. Slag us off and request episodes on The Upshot subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theupshotpodcast/ Videos from the pod: Darwin Nunez fighting Colombia fans: https://x.com/feratthesix/status/1811416932987662635 Bentancur lobbing a bottle and hitting his own fans: https://x.com/ASTOUNDlNGMessi/status/1811241235908088243 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marcelo Bielsa’s violent stand-off with fans. Wimbledon’s simmering sexual tension. Leo Messi giving a wonderkid a bath. It’s a nice, weird set of stories for a special edition of Extra Shot, our pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Slag us off and request episodes on The Upshot subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theupshotpodcast/ Videos from the pod: Trent saying “he didn’t want to take one”: https://x.com/CounterPressers/status/1809704180145390004?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=watching-from-their-jail-cell James Corden delays his show to watch penalties: https://x.com/cjfelt13/status/1809697097240965335 Dutch fans watching from jail: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1dxqamy/dutch_football_fans_watching_netherlands_v_turkey/?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=watching-from-their-jail-cell Leo Messi bathing Lamine Yamal: https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/story-behind-lionel-messis-viral-photo-lamine-yamal-2007-894786 Terry Venables and a young Pep: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/184c4ab/a_15yearold_pep_guardiola_in_awe_of_terry/ Douglas Luiz penalty: https://x.com/jnevesera/status/1809788612172451973?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=watching-from-their-jail-cell Jaden Philogene agent photoshoot: https://x.com/victor_nahe/status/1808822248108670988 Dembele’s agent ‘accidentally’ shows his phone call: https://x.com/GFFN/status/1486348192245559299 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 the funniest stories from the Euros this week. On the pod today: footballers at Glasto, rockstars in the England camp, and somehow the biggest wreckheads of the week are Andy Carroll and Mario Balotelli… Videos from the pod: Ed Sheeran singing to England squad: https://x.com/itsjudithworld/status/1807962013424906356 Conor Gallager loves Ed Sheeran to be fair: https://www.instagram.com/p/C55iPMqNteM/ Balotelli drunk: https://x.com/DiarioOle/status/1807754343992480118 American pundits comparing Pulisic to Messi: https://x.com/a1exii_/status/1803849850426978528 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WITH SPECIAL GUEST JOSH BERRY He was the baby-faced megastar who won Wimbledon twice as a teenager. But Boris Becker’s penchant for sex, mansions and dodgy dealings took him from centre court to the slammer. From bonking in broom cupboards to death threats from murderers, this is the story of Boom Boom Boris… Videos from the pod: Boom Boom Boris song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mav6MEY-yeY Andy Murray rap song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xT74EJ8vbw Defending fake passport on Andrew Marr: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44581763 Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink 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 the funniest stories from the Euros this week. On the pod today: Bradley Wiggins attacks Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, grans gone wild at the Euros and does Geoff Hurst like Budweiser by any chance? Videos from the pod: Geoff Hurst shilling Budweiser: https://x.com/WeahsCousin/status/1805564686147960989 Bradley Wiggins at Disneyland: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-7991199/Sir-Bradley-Wiggins-bizarre-foul-mouthed-rant-Disneyland-Paris-families.html Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The year is 1990. Gazzamania is sweeping the nation. And a bewildered ostrich is on the loose at Tottenham’s training ground. The culprit? Paul Gascoigne, a Geordie midfield maestro with a craving for chaos. From breaking into bank vaults to wanking in 10 Downing Street, this is the scarcely believable story of Gazza: the early years… Videos from the pod: Gazza on turning down Alex Ferguson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUqSfdZQFo Italia 90 yellow card: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0xx3So6zw 10 Downing Street story: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nxatSvpImlY FA Cup final tackles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aww54AjXiMA Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you a good, funny writer who loves sport? We’re hiring a writer for our newsletter and Twitter threads. It’s a paid role - email a sample of your writing to [email protected]. Join Zach and Jack for Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. On the pod today: Gael Kakuta’s evil twin, Landon Donovan’s awful hair transplant and scandal hits the hot dog eating championship. Videos from the pod: Serbian president’s son trying to fight England fans: https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1802645963250479344 England fan woke up in stadium: https://x.com/FBAwayDays/status/1802735705996636235 Scotland fan horror movie hotel: https://x.com/RoryB96/status/1802282705406640637 Ronald Koeman picking his nose: https://x.com/JaNe6X/status/1802808103068704923 Landon Donovan’s hair transplant: https://x.com/magee18/status/1802881523231641717 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bastian Schweisteiger’s hot tub trouble, Declan Rice’s IRA sympathies, and the French star’s penis enlargement. Welcome to our alternative guide to the Euros… Videos from the pod: Grealish looking for Birmingham on a map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e75rmX2Scv4 Grealish encyclopaedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWLnQYvU6zA Scotland fan hit by motorbike: https://x.com/CrimeLdn/status/1405772662194917377 Artem Dzyuba pilots draw penis: https://x.com/ODDSbible/status/1329722263839576066 Peter Beardsley World in Motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPh63Y6sSKA Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink 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 Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. On the pod: Goalkeepers accused of modern slavery, the Brentford legend turned undercover ultra and boxer Ryan Garcia is in cuffs. Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The year is 2006. Borat is breaking box office records. Hips Don’t Lie is number one in the charts. And in the sleepy German spa town of Baden Baden, England touch down for the World Cup. But the tranquil resort is about to be turned upside down by a posse of WAGs led by Posh Spice, Cheryl Cole and Coleen Rooney. From secret affairs to cocaine scandals, this is the story of WAGs gone wild… Videos from the pod: England’s official anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vShTd-zjS4o Sven, Sven, Sven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33sNrncVmI Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink 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 Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. On the pod: Ronaldo’s crying, Messi’s movie debut and more misery for Man United staff Videos from the pod: Rio Ferdinand’s commentary: https://x.com/footballontnt/status/1797178287413702885 Neymar’s prank: https://x.com/FootballJOE/status/1796464271599288433 El Chiringuito on Mbappe in 2022: https://x.com/ElChiringuitoEN/status/1797683460129391084 El Chiringuito on Mbappe in 2024: https://x.com/ElChiringuitoEN/status/1797682504419414248 Messi’s cameo: https://x.com/Messilizer/status/1795312142385877178 IShowSpeed v Man United fans: https://x.com/FBAwayDays/status/1794410443966124440 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lurking beneath its slick, modernising image, German football is hiding some dark secrets. In fact, its 21st century has been truly scandalous. From chainsaw rampages to managers on coke, welcome to a mental 20 years of German football… Videos from the pod: Christoph Daum Romania meltdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Jo4gaXGtpmsobz_s&t=113&v=XUeOhGOD7z8&feature=youtu.be Schalke’s final day heartbreak: https://youtu.be/X-5VI7Mq3uQ?si=_75ckV4UOcx-bqbK&t=91 Joachim Low’s scratch n’ sniff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NtMpU5mo2U Schalke ultras attack their own players: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRslSinqWFQ Jens Lehmann chainsaw cartoon: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpfaHM2WIAA2t9G.jpg:large Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink 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 Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. On the pod: The MLS star knocked out by a pro boxer in a restaurant, Todd Cantwell ends racism and hooligan scraps at motorway toll booths… Videos from the pod: Lyrics to the Champions League anthem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League_Anthem Jamie O’Hara on Love Undercover: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13443863/jamie-ohara-love-undercover-peacock-soccer.html Todd Cantwell’s tireless struggle for racial equality: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17846426849171340/?hl=en David Guetta’s BLM song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI7oX0XxJw Lyon and PSG ultras torch each other’s buses: https://x.com/Lambdactu/status/1794413255299051998 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For 26 seasons, Sir Alex Ferguson was the ruddy cheeked, acid-tounged genius who ruled English football. But behind the trophies and the bollockings, the United gaffer presided over a relentless torrent of sex, drugs and mindless violence… 25 years on from Fergie’s famous treble, this is the story the history books won’t tell… Videos from the pod: Cantona karate kick in France: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1616050468597239810 Rhodri Giggs Paddy Power advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBlkxsbtlgw Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink 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 Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Plus: this week's managerial bloodbath, Klopp compared to Martin Luther King Jr., Scott Carson’s kicked out of Man City’s party, Brazilian stars knobbing each other’s girlfriends and the latest scoops from Mr Pants. Links from the pod: Rob Draper on the It Was What It Was podcast: https://x.com/WeAreTheOverlap/status/1792812704010289230?t=VP27EMivkrySeEc-LPG2IQ&s=08 Dutch ref: https://x.com/dannykorporaal/status/1789688408341619148 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jose Mourinho is so charismatic that John Terry said "I'd leave the pitch in a coffin for him". But he's also a ruthless bastard who threatens ball boys, fights staff and spits poison at his enemies. This is the story of Jose Mourinho v The World… Videos from the pod: Old Trafford touchline sprint: https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1236932988606148609 Celebrating at the Nou Camp as Inter manager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC7Rxy0G4U8 Poking Tito Villanova in the eye: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1655898058758946817 Roma fan proposes in front of him: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1660947761443774467 Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices