The Upshot

There was one player in Arsène Wenger’s Invincibles squad who couldn't be tamed. He punched fans, crashed the team bus and flogged fake Gucci to Thierry Henry. Meet the ticket touting enfant terrible: backup keeper Graham Stack… Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upshottowers/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. This week: The frat boy who took down Ajax, Wesley Fofana runs over TV royalty in his Lamborghini, and Mauro Icardi’s exhausting love life goes up another notch. Join the Instagram pile on: http://www.instagram.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about...

Mario Balotelli was the Premier League’s most notorious nutcase. From lobbing darts at teammates to burning his own house down, the striker wreaks havoc wherever he goes. But you haven't heard it all. Buckle in for the full manic story of Mario Balotelli… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Extra Shot, our new Thursday show where we discuss the funniest stories in sport this week. On the pod this week: footballers dragged into the Epstein scandal the real reason James Rodriguez quit Qatar, and *that* Sadio Mane rumour… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These days, snooker crowds are full of dozing pensioners nibbling corned beef sandwiches. But the sport was once a hotbed of booze, crack pipes and shagging. From foursomes with fans to benders with the Rolling Stones, meet the bad boys of snooker… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diego Maradona and Napoli: it was football's wildest romance. A head-spinning cocktail of devotion, chaos and glory - plus enough drugs to kill a horse. From prosthetic penises to doing coke in the Pope's bathroom, this is the story of Diego in Naples… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cocaine-fuelled car chases. Ultras invading orgies. And Kyle Walker waving his willy around a Manchester bar. It’s been a wild year in the world of sport.  And today we celebrate all of it, with our annual awards ceremony: the Shotties… If you’re enjoying the pod, please answer this quick survey to help us improve. It’s all multiple choice and takes 30 seconds: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

He fights gangs, pens murder mysteries and once served a stint in the slammer. Steve Bruce is not who you think he is. From con tricks to cabbage crimes, this is his story… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=poddescription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Joey Barton is fucking mental. He punches children, quotes Nietzsche, and once sunk his teeth into his own club captain. And that’s just the tame stuff. From cigars in eyes to zoo animals on the loose, this is the story of the Premier League’s biggest wrong’un… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_sourc...

It was football’s wildest fairytale: in ten years ramshackle Wimbledon went from non-league to the top flight and FA Cup glory. But that’s only half the story. Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu and co were a bunch of absolute animals. They torched cars, held press conferences naked, and hospitalised each other with dressing room beatings. This is the story of the Crazy Gang… For more tales of sporting sc...

The year is 1999 - Real Madrid are at war. Legendary striker Raul brands the dressing room “a cesspit of lies, treachery and whispers”. Something has to change... From murderous hitmen to pigs heads on the pitch, this is the story of the Galacticos… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&ut...

Erling Haaland isn’t like other humans. He gorges on chicken livers, raps about world peace, and wakes up to the Champions League anthem. Every day. As the Robo-Viking smashes every record under the sun, we’re joined by Haaland expert Lars Sivertsen to explore the weird world of Erling Haaland… If you’re enjoying The Upshot podcast, please share it with your friends. It really helps us grow. For m...

Trigger Happy TV creator Dom Joly joins us to discuss a tabloid sensation who smoked weed, punched coppers and made magic on the pitch. From drug scandals to accidental dick pics, this is Beefy’s story… If you’re enjoying The Upshot podcast, please share it with your friends. It really helps us grow. And for more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email: ...

Everyone knows Roy Keane is a mad bastard. The United legend humiliated teammates, knocked out opponents and scrapped with his own manager. But there’s more. So much more. From drunken headbutts to kung fu kicks in the dressing room, this is his story… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast...

You might remember Adrian Mutu as a promising Chelsea striker with a taste for cocaine. But Class As weren’t his only vice. From high speed car chases to drinking a porn star's blood, meet the Bad Boy of Bucharest… Jack (http://www.twitter.com/jackrivlin) and Zach (http://www.twitter.com/zachary_sl) are joined by JP Lockwood (http://www.twitter.com/jplockwood) to discuss the cokey Chelsea striker....

Rugby playing cannibals. Stalkers in Serie A. Ghostly visitations from the late George Best. As Halloween draws near, we’ve braved the haunted crypts of Upshot Towers, digging up a selection of macabre, gruesome and terrifying tales. Gather round, children, for the scariest stories in sport… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.u...

With his good looks, magic right boot and penchant for queueing, David Beckham is a national treasure. But you didn’t tune in to hear about all that, did you? From knobbing his PA to the “stag do of the millennium”, meet the real David Beckham… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&utm_med...

Masked hitmen. Sex tape blackmail. Organ harvesting allegations. It’s been an incredibly weird, sexually charged, and occasionally glorious decade for French football.  We’re joined by ESPN’s Julien Laurens as we dive into Les Bleus' sinister sexual psychodrama... For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_so...

Mike Ashley's Newcastle reign was a disaster for fans, and behind the scenes it was booze-soaked chaos.  The giant mug magnate enjoyed 14 years of drunken mayhem at St James Park.  From puking in fireplaces to stripping at staff parties, welcome to Big Mike's decade on the Toon… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/s...

Drug-fuelled car crashes. 121 mistresses. Shagging the next door neighbour's daughter. No one does scandals like Tiger Woods. But if you think you know the full story, think again. Buckle in for the sordid tale of a golfer gone wild… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=poddescr...

They don't make managers like Neil Warnock anymore.  He gave team talks naked, cut his players' toe nails and picked the team based on his wife's dreams.  So by all means enjoy this podcast, but "enjoy it by being fucking disciplined"... For more tales of sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcas...

When Wayne Rooney burst onto the scene in 2002, there was only one nagging doubt. Would he have the sordid private life to match his undeniable footballing genius? It didn’t take long for him to deliver. From PVC grannies to spiking his teammates with Viagra, welcome to the wild world of Wazza… For more tales about sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekl...

If you like to think rugby is a civilised sport played by gentlemen, stop reading now.  From dealing drugs to defecating on dancefloors, the sport is filled with absolute wrong uns. As the World Cup kicks off, meet rugby's rowdiest reprobates… For more tales of sporting scandal, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&utm_mediu...

From human trafficking charges to arson, Mauro Icardi's love life has thrown up some ludicrous drama.  The former PSG striker and his wife Wanda are the stars of football’s most chaotic marriage.  This is their story… For more tales from sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podd...

For a bloke who won the Ballon d'Or and lit up the World Cup, Michael Owen's life is comically dull.  The England legend has never tasted tea or coffee, and his mum managed his bank account until he was 38.  This is the story of England's weirdo wonderkid… For more tales from sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subsc...