Episodes

  • Mason Greenwood has finally gone too far

    Mason Greenwood has finally gone too far
    May 13 2026
    On the pod today: Neymar slaps a wonderkid, Aubameyang scraps with a club exec, and has Mason Greenwood finally gone too far? Join The Upshot’s patreon for our episodes on the wild life stories of sport’s biggest names. Patreon.com/upshottowers Links from the pod: Theo Hernandez’s “escort parties” - https://x.com/acmilan_brasil/status/2053954025423511705?s=46 Arsenal fan thrown down the stairs - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1t9vmx0/arsenal_fans_get_thrown_down_the_steps_at_the/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Roman Abramovich: poisoned by the KGB (part two)

    Roman Abramovich: poisoned by the KGB (part two)
    May 12 2026
    Roman’s rags to riches tale turns to chaos as his Chelsea stars start wife swapping, he buys the moon, and gets poisoned by the KGB. Links from the pod: - Terry slip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSnZz0kBnqs - Torres goal against Barca with the Nevgasm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmSJvT0Z1Y - Branislav Ivanovic interview: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1679815002117505024 - Mourinho calls Wenger a specialist in failure: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RUtU1k7PYWY EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Roman Abramovich: a murder every 3 days (part one)

    Roman Abramovich: a murder every 3 days (part one)
    May 5 2026
    Get part 2 instantly when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers In his early twenties, Roman Abramovich was schlepping 1,000 miles to sell rubber ducks in Russia’s freezing north. A decade later he was Russia’s second richest man, best pals with Putin and a Premier League champion. From flying sushi to Azerbaijan to getting poisoned by the KGB, this is the story of Roman Abramovich… Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the pod: As a young soldier: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evj7yE6XYAU0XQC.jpg Prosecutor caught in sex tape: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xm5zPNRzQzgiP6d8hqCumeZUXlU5tcAr_UNuZ2GxPXie7LMY8SGEbZ20KXTZ8ufDRhw4HGekTNJzzOGuvUR9ON7Dl7gI2dgZ5vE1PwmunaGJSKU Visiting Chukotka: https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQN-_TFikUMPvbOG1AaX4b13ZadeaxlFRlHsgtgdfkIEO0g-XYD In the Shed End: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS090Uw9cDi7-MTsobyGFsDBeujjjOH4KKc_Q&s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Has Matt Le Tissier finally lost his mind?

    Has Matt Le Tissier finally lost his mind?
    Apr 30 2026
    On the pod today: Matt Le Tissier’s latest madcap theory, Clive Tyldesley’s backseat bonking and Jack Grealish on the sesh again. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Links from the show: David Haye on I’m a celeb: https://youtu.be/ygX_fSLGgNo?si=gBWolJCrbetSPYw_&t=27 Dapper Laughs standup: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXfWi5-Db-d/ Dapper Laughs gangster movie: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgzGQRLl4M Article about Turki Al-Sheikh: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6298589/2025/04/25/turki-al-sheikh-boxing-saudi-arabia/ Turki Al-Sheikh meltdown playing FIFA: https://x.com/AlnuaimiNasser1/status/1264219114568114176 Goldbridge nonce outburst: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6pGNk_qDRb/ Tyldesly sex analogy: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW67bqmDClb/ A succulent meal meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4bPMxeCnos Nick Woltemade singing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1460804542367986 Rochdale fan scatters ashes: https://x.com/ThomFeen ey/status/2048866477982228904 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • F1’s naughty 90s: prison, princesses and pitlane punch-ups

    F1’s naughty 90s: prison, princesses and pitlane punch-ups
    Apr 28 2026
    In the 1990s, F1 was filled with reckless mavericks. And their antics off the track make Drive to Survive look like Herbie the Lovebug. They trashed hotel rooms, teargassed taxi drivers and had trysts with princesses on car bonnets. From pitlane punch-ups to the rise of Katie Price, this is the story of F1’s naughty nineties… LINKS FROM THE SHOW Senna Playboy interview Nigel Mansell as a policeman Schumacher and Hill collide Driving Frentzen off the track Villeneuve wins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Michael Jordan: f*** them kids | Part two

    Michael Jordan: f*** them kids | Part two
    Apr 21 2026
    Michael Jordan might be an Olympic hero and NBA champion, but he’s got a smaller knob than Scottie Pippen and he’s just been caught cosying up to a coke dealer. Will the NBA’s biggest name be destroyed by it? Or can he bounce back? Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the episode: Michael justifies his gambling habit: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DMA7-hYAJY-/ Rap video from his dad’s killers: https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/daniel-green-rap-video_chicago/48061/ University Challenge euphemism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-6F42y3Hk Tyreek Hill’s grandma looks like Scottie Pippen: https://x.com/NBAMemes/status/1863302711414010289 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Michael Jordan: he still owes me that 75 cents | Part one

    Michael Jordan: he still owes me that 75 cents | Part one
    Apr 14 2026
    The 1990s were a different time. You could smoke on planes, recite your best friend’s phone number, and get noshed off in the Oval Office. And the biggest star on the planet was a tight-fisted genius from Teachy, North Carolina: Michael Jordan. He broke bread with drug barons, paid off his mistresses and lost $100k on a game of rock paper scissors. From cocaine in the dressing room to measuring his son’s knob, this is his story… EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Links from the episode:“Travelling cocaine circus” interview: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FsF-JZR_wtM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Ashley Cole: one call changed everything | Part two (with George Cooper)

    Ashley Cole: one call changed everything | Part two (with George Cooper)
    Apr 7 2026
    It’s 2005 and Ashley Cole is riding high, tearing up the Premier League and shacked up with Britain’s biggest heartthrob. But the papers are out to get him… Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the episode: Gaudy wedding pics: https://share.google/8L0PzHOVPkZupUl5V Lottery advert photo: https://share.google/QRoUIEl9cwLedDk7i Roma team photo: https://share.google/xdVoozIdnS3XwfIx9 Europa League draw: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1431213166814453768 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins