The Upshot

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.yout...

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...

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...

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/Swearin...

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/arti...

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: ht...

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...

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/richa...

**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://w...

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...

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/t1.6435-9/1536880...

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 Michae...

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: ht...

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/Kaspita...

The Arsenal dressing room of the 1990s was absolutely mental.  It was ruled by a riotous ring of badly-behaved boozers like Tony Adams, Paul Merson and Ray Parlour. They called themselves "The Tuesday Club". From machete-wielding gangsters to stints in the slammer, this is the tale of Gooners Gone Wild… Links from the pod: Ray Parlour aged 12: https://x.com/football_mumble/status/12714103198485872...

Managers caught in brothels, Wayne Rooney’s x-rated team talks, and is Vincent Kompany an absolute bastard? Join Zak Attak ‘n Coopz for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Vincent Kompany bollocking Gudmundsson: https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1822932103379464543  Non-league manager having a pint in an interview: h...

At 20 years old, Jamie Vardy was playing eighth tier football with an ankle tag on. And at 24, he was still working at a prosthetic limbs factory. Five years later he was a Premier League champion. From skittles vodka every night to the Wagatha Christie saga, this is the far-fetched fairytale of a Premier League legend… Links from the pod: Play off semi-final against Watford 2013: https://www.yout...

Pole Vaulters doing porn, Neil Lennon’s Bucharest bender and the turd-riddled Seine claims its first victims.  It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Dutch runner who sounds like Mickey Mouse: https://www.tiktok.com/@almost.co/video/7346062164878298401?lang=en Hungover pole vault winner: https://x.com/SiavoushF/stat...

The year is 776BC. A naked man soaked in olive oil is being flogged senseless after false starting in the pentathlon. Two millennia later, in a sleepy corner of Oxfordshire, civilised adults are clubbing each other to death in the name of Olympic revival. From contestants eaten by wolves to Eric the Eel, this is the unhinged 3,000 year history of the Olympic Games… Links from the pod: Eric the Eel...

Ederson’s hissy fit. Trouble in paradise for Lamine Yamal. And “sex marathons” in the Olympic Village. It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Rene the piss goblin made it to Korea: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_5WCCJPlN/ Lamine Yamal’s girlfriend BETRAYS him: https://x.com/ayeejuju/status/1817596869997908328 Get ya...

The Romans wrestled lions, the Victorians forced monkeys to fight dogs.  And in the modern era, we tuck into a bit of artistic swimming and pretend to know what a pommel horse is. But the Olympics is far more than just a freakshow of sobbing sprinters, doped up communists and Swiss aristocrats forcing horses to dance. From poolside punch ups to Usain Bolt’s ultraslow shagging technique, this is th...

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://...

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...

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...

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/181278120172524...