The Upshot – Details, episodes & analysis

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.