Dubai, 2006. Sven Goran Eriksson sips Dom Perignon with an Arabian prince on the deck of a 70ft superyacht. But Sven’s white-robed companion is no oil-rich Emir: it’s the Fake Sheikh. For three devious decades, the tabloid hack lived life undercover, exposing everyone from murderous GPs to Mick Jagger. From Jerry Springer’s threesomes to infiltrating the Taliban, this is the story of The Fake Sheikh… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re hiring! Apply for the role as The Upshot’s new video producer: https://www.upshot.email/p/we-re-hiring-a-video-producer-36e9  Plus: England’s Ashes flops are throwing cash at Aussie children and why 70s hit YMCA is NOT a gay song EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Get tickets to to the Upshot’s Live shows in April: https://www.livenation.co.uk/the-upshot-live-tickets-adp1637635 Join The Upshot’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers  (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Links from the pod: Rio Ferdinand’s awful banter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P03LgqfQ4BA  Conor McGregor teaching Mike Tyson to box: https://x.com/HappyPunch/status/1997749158711894184 And looking coked off his nut: https://x.com/GeneralBohs/status/1997793388016636392  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1990s, Matt Le Tissier was the ultimate cult hero. A Malibu-swigging everyman with magic feet, he ran a strip club, got headbutted on dancefloors and guzzled KFC buckets every night. But then things got a bit weird. In his second act, Le Tiss warn against communist takeovers, accused Boris Johnson of controlling the weather, and withdrew his consent to be governed. This is his story… Links from the pod: Amazing goal vs Blackburn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cx59N1wHcs  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: Wesley Fofana gets 47 points on his licence and the Spurs star held at gunpoint by his agent. Get The White Hot Lawn Mower® 5.0 Ultra for 15% OFF with code UPSHOT at Manscaped.com! #ManscapedPartner Links from the pod: Wesley Fofana speeding: https://x.com/search?q=fofana%20driving&src=typed_query Zenit midfielder attempted kidnapping: https://x.com/Buckarobanza/status/1982730247402586248  Divas del futbol: https://www.instagram.com/divasdelfutboloficial/  Join The Upshot’s Patreon and unlock the blundering mayhem of Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot…  https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers  (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). 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

Silvio Berlusconi is the all powerful King of Italy, and behind the scenes, he’s up to some very, very seedy antics. He dresses escorts as Barack Obama, lures George Clooney into his lair, and is rocked by an ungodly number of sex scandals. Links from the episode: Christmas party speech: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668281158889603072  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

On the pod: The midfielder who stole the second most famous painting in the world, and an Aussie Surfer’s despicable deed outrages India. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Links from the pod: Louvre heist detective: https://share.google/images/twil1XYbeD1bwkILY  Vitor Pereira arguing with Wolves fans: https://x.com/footbalIfights/status/1982763178967933114  And dancing with them in Wetherspoons last season: https://x.com/wwfcscott/status/1911520510636380545?  Jose Sa confrontation in the car park: https://x.com/_AlwaysWolves/status/1982577368486293639  Jorginho fishy pants prank: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQLGe0sjCfF/?hl=en  Surfer (not) pooing in sacred lake: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPsMXGjk20o/?hl=en  Trump and Erdogan: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1971239367172817119  Join The Upshot’s Patreon and unlock the clucking mad story of Colonel Sanders. He’s finger lickin’ baaad….. https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers  (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). 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

Milan, 1986. Italian billionaire Silvio Berlusconi lands on the San Siro pitch in a helicopter blasting Ride of the Valkyries. He leads AC Milan to two decades of glory, but behind the suntan and scudettos lurks an empire of sleaze. Silvio scrapped with Liverpool fans, lured the EU president to a sex party and branded the German chancellor an “unfuckable lardarse”. And he was still elected Prime Minister three times. From mafia henchmen to bunga bunga sex parties, welcome to the seedy world of Silvio Berlusconi… Listen to part two RIGHT NOW, and get an extra bonus episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Links from the episode: Ogling Danish PM at an EU summit: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668280950852145152  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