The Upshot

In the mid 2000s Ronaldinho was the king of football... and an absolute shagger.  But the madcap world of the buck-toothed genius was about to come crashing down.  From four-way relationships to stints in the slammer, buckle in for the scintillating saga of Brazil’s sesh-head superstar… For more tales from sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email: ...

The Premier League doesn’t just specialise in high quality football and obscene sums of cash - it does a lovely side business in scandals too. Ahead of the new season, we’ve picked out the biggest rogues, shaggers and miscellaneous comedy characters.. From cat kickers to willy wavers, this is the 2023/24 wrong’uns XI… For more tales from sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers...

Shane Warne wasn't like other sportsmen.  A sex-mad cricketing genius, he once summed up his life: "I smoked, I drank, and I bowled a bit of leg spin. I don't have any regrets."  From sexting scandals to lasagne sandwiches, welcome to Warnie's World… For more tales from sport’s most colourful characters, join 100,000+ subscribers who get our free weekly email:  https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?u...

You might remember Nicklas Bendtner as a misfiring Arsenal striker with godawful tattoos.  But what he lacked in goals, he made up for in scintillating off-field scandal.  From bedding baronesses to boob job blackmail, welcome to the ludicrous life of Lord Bendtner… For more tales of footballing drama, try our free weekly email, spilling the funniest stories in sport to 100,000 subscribers: https:...

When Roman Abramovich sold Chelsea, the fans feared the worst.  And it turns out they were right! Todd Boehly's first season in charge has been an absolute shitshow.  From macho death grips to mysterious off-field scandals, this is the story of Chelsea's season from hell… For more tales of footballing scandal, try our free weekly email, spilling the funniest stories in sport to 100,000 subscribers...

Ankle tags. Threesomes with Ashley Cole. Cat murder cover-ups. No one embodied noughties football excess like Jermaine Pennant. Jack and Zach from The Upshot are joined by Mickey Down (co-creator of HBO/BBC sensation Industry) to delve into the wild life of a Premier League bad-boy. Starting with his hungover hat-trick on debut for Arsenal, we explore some of Jermaine's most colourful antics and b...

Welcome to The Upshot podcast. Each week, we'll pull 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices