The Upshot

The Upshot

Sports EN ↓ 282 episodes

The Upshot pulls back the curtain on your favourite sports and dives into all the stuff BBC and Sky wouldn’t touch with a bargepole: drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

OJ Simpson: he definitely did it 16.04.2024

When you hear the name OJ Simpson, you’ll no doubt recall his famous 1973 NFL season and his supporting role in Naked Gun 2. But did you know he once got in a little bit of trouble with the police too? Join Jack, Zach and Roisin Lanigan for the true crime tale of a sporting icon and the trial of the century… Ruby Wax interview 1998: https://twitter.com/mrkphllps1/status/1778458736614371809 Opening...

Loris Karius rejected from Berghain and Matt Le Tissier vs. the shapeshifting lizards 11.04.2024

Join Zachary Sweeney-Lynch (https://twitter.com/zachary_sl) and Jack Rivlin (https://twitter.com/jackrivlin) for Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.   This week: QPR’s mascot sacked for flirting with female fans, Graham Potter’s brush with the criminal underworld, and the inside scoop from the Hardest Geezer’s afterparty. Links from the pod: Hardest geeze...

John Daly: let’s party cocksucker 09.04.2024

He was the big hitting, booze-swigging, chain-smoking bad boy of golf. The blazers tried to ban him, but John Daly was the people’s champion. From knife-wielding lovers to tossing $55k off a bridge, meet the Wild Thing… Trump discusses “hitting Moscow” with Daly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o5FKR_xH1o Hitting balls on to motorway video: https://twitter.com/NUCLRGOLF/status/1738251320933437935...

Extra Shot: Sven’s boozy breakfast and Brooklyn Beckham sacked again 04.04.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.   This week: Jesse Lingard’s nightmare in Seoul, unhinged Old Firm fans, and the inside scoop from Quincy Promes’ jail cell. Get your tickets to the live show on Saturday 15th June: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/b8a44a6a-5f31-466c-af79-8dc762a488a3  Links from the pod: UFC fighter sacks coach on...

Kidnapped teammates and McMuffin melees: a Scottish football special 02.04.2024

These days, the Premier League is filled with sinister billionaires and Gucci-clad stars doing Tik Tok dances with Salt Bae. But up in Scotland, football is how it should be. They kidnap their teammates, scrap with tea ladies and catch hypothermia on post-match benders. From knocking out fishermen to smuggling coke, welcome to the wild world of Scottish football… Duncan Ferguson symphonic orchestr...

Extra Shot: wonderkids in strip clubs and Arteta’s tribute to seedy saunas 28.03.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.   Club chairmen gobbing on fans, Luke Littler turns on his hero and another Luis Rubiales scandal. Get your tickets to the live show on Saturday 15th June: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/b8a44a6a-5f31-466c-af79-8dc762a488a3  Links from the pod: Kendry Paez strip club: https://twitter.com/Itismouri...

Gary Neville: mini-retirements and mashed potato meltdowns 26.03.2024

Gary Neville is a seriously intense bloke. He bollocks innocent school boys, yells at potatoes, and humiliates his own brother in front of millions of fans. This is his story… Schoolboy prank call: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1664588028990431235  Rio’s World Cup wind up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-481ff3OGqU Valencia fans giving him the middle finger: https://twitter.com/UpshotTo...

Extra Shot: when Courtois shagged De Bruyne’s girlfriend and Sean Dyche’s restaurant scrap 21.03.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.   Ainsley Harriott caught in a football riot, beloved broadcasters on booze-fuelled benders, and the latest from the shitmunchers derby. Get your tickets to the live show on Saturday 15th June: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/b8a44a6a-5f31-466c-af79-8dc762a488a3 Links from the pod: Fenerbahce playe...

Brian Clough: feuds, fairytales and fookin’ cheats 19.03.2024

There aren’t many football managers who’d start a fight with Muhammad Ali. But Brian Clough isn’t most football managers. The acid-tongued genius decked Roy Keane, scrapped with hooligans and terrorised tea ladies. And they all still loved him.  Welcome to the Life of Brian… Muhammad Ali video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_EHlzd63R8  Don Revie chat show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxsRt2...

Extra shot: Messi hungry for blood and Jesse Lingard’s awful chat up lines 14.03.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.   Samuel Eto’s mafia revolution, Tyson Fury’s playground insults and “the most scandalous incident in the history of mankind”. Links from the pod: Jesse Lingard’s training camp TikToks: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesselingard/video/7328033421496831264  John Fury vs. Logan Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Faustino Asprilla: Colombia’s finest export 12.03.2024

Faustino Asprilla once summed up his philosophy: "lots of sex, no rules and pure life.” The Newcastle cult hero boozed on the team bus, brought a gun to training, and faced down bloodthirsty drug lords. Meet Colombia's finest export… Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices....

Extra shot: Jadon Sancho’s playstation addiction and cocaine smuggler Quincy Promes back in cuffs 07.03.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.   More F1 toilet antics, Pep insults Foden, and a moose on the loose disrupts the week’s biggest sporting event. Get tickets to The Upshot live show on 12th June here: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/e15b41b3-2b8b-4d48-a071-81f5eb8cbada Pics we mentioned in the pod: Chiefsaholic bank robber in wolf...

John Terry: Captain, Leader, Bellend 05.03.2024

John Terry is a proper wrong'un. The ex-Chelsea captain punches paps, pisses in pint glasses, and shags on motorway hard shoulders. This is the story of John Terry: Captain, Leader, Bellend… Pics from the episode: Jayne Connery and Sue Terry: https://imgur.com/a/rfTOL3q The FBI e-fit: https://twitter.com/nocontextfooty/status/1664732128855089154/photo/1 Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upsho...

Surprise Shot: the Christian Horner WhatsApp leak 01.03.2024

As Christian Horner’s WhatsApp message leak online, Jack brings you a surprise mini-edition on the gory details of a saga they're calling Google Drive to Survive... Sign up for our newsletter: 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

Extra shot: Mourinho’s undercover nemesis and George Best’s Bond Girl bust-up 29.02.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Jurgen Klopp’s trousers cost him a job, the espionage epidemic in Italian football and booze-fuelled benders on the baize. Follow us on Insta: http://www.instagram.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

F1: the stories Drive to Survive won't tell you 27.02.2024

These days F1 drivers have all the personality of a gently steamed leek. But they weren't always so dull.  From shootouts with drug lords to “intimate relations with dolphins”, meet F1's biggest shaggers, wrong'uns and hell-raisers… Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Extra shot: Premier League weed farms and a Tinder date gone wrong 22.02.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. This week: A Premier League weed farm, Erling Haaland’s lucky escape and a Tinder date gone wrong. Want to come to our Euro 2024 live show? Sign up here: https://forms.gle/W9igoBZSUELVXDVp8 Vids from today’s episode: Kalvin Phillips fan chant: https://twitter.com/City_Chief/status/1759194692988584018n  ...

Jesé Rodriguez: a wonderkid gone wild 20.02.2024

You might remember Jese Rodriguez as a misfiring Stoke striker with a penchant for godawful nightclubs. But his off-field antics are worthy of a soap opera. From exploding apartments to getting run over by his fiancée, this is the story of his truly ludicrous life… Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Le...

Extra shot: Heung-Min Son’s hotel scrap and an FA Cup love triangle 15.02.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. This week: Son’s ping pong ding dong, Fergie’s spouting gibberish to Luke Littler, and how Jurgen Klopp invented pancake day. Want to come to our Euro 2024 live show? Sign up here: https://forms.gle/W9igoBZSUELVXDVp8 Vids from today’s episode: Curtis Jones thinks Klopp invented fist pumps: https://twitte...

Touré of booty: Kolo and Yaya’s outrageous adventures 13.02.2024

The Ivorian brothers hoovered up silverware, shagged in car parks and led secret double lives. From cursing managers to comparing knobs, this is the story of football's friskiest fraternity… The Kolo Toure shower photo: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1455418.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/0_Kolo-Toure.jpg Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast....

Extra Shot: Beckham hounded out of Hong Kong and Christian Horner’s ‘inappropriate pic’ 08.02.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. This week: Beckham and Messi face the rabid mob in Hong Kong, Christian Horner’s on trial for an “inappropriate photo” and John Terry’s training ground tyranny. Follow us on Insta: http://www.instagram.com/upshottowers David Beckham booed as he tries to give speech on the pitch: https://twitter.com/Gangl...

Hitmen, uzis and nautical gangbangs: the NFL’s biggest wrong’uns 06.02.2024

Firing Uzis at snowball fights. Begging cops for blowjobs. Smoking crack on game day. The NFL is filled with some absolute mad dawwwwgs. As the Super Bowl rolls into Las Vegas, we’ve dug through the bozos and badboys to bring you American football’s most unhinged superstars… The Kansas City Chiefs bank robber: https://mcusercontent.com/5b3a0380100d0a826c937bcf4/images/bc0c9832-3b28-c16b-870e-28a0f...

Extra Shot: Rashford’s miserable bender and pornstars crash Mahrez’s Eid party 01.02.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. This week: Rashford’s awful Belfast bender, Riyad Mahrez’s sordid gatecrasher and the Man United target turned cocaine trafficker… Follow us on Insta: http://www.instagram.com/upshottowers Riyad Mahrez’s porn-star gatecrasher: https://www.tiktok.com/@threesixtytv/video/7327701859177663777  "Anthony’s the...

Harry Redknapp: he’s not a fackin’ wheeler dealer 30.01.2024

They don't make 'em like Harry Redknapp any more. The West Ham gaffer struck deals like Del Boy, bollocked players on live TV, and sent fans on as substitutes. From pornstar transfer targets to karate kicks in training, meet football's most triffic manager... Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upshottowers/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abou...

Extra Shot: defenders snogging dogs and Pele's secret lovechild 25.01.2024

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. This week: Claire Foden's in cuffs, Pele’s secret lovechild and why is Nuno Tavares snogging his dogs? Follow us on Insta: http://www.instagram.com/upshottowers Nuno Tavares video: https://twitter.com/La_Esterisco/status/1749346054770733136 Brighton press officer proposal video: https://www.tntsports.co....

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