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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.Check out our semi-legendary newsletter that goes to 100,000+ subscribers: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=poddescriptionAnd our Twitter account, where we dig into the archives and spill classic tales from the past: http://www.twitter.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Jack Grealish: the best thing since sliced veg

    1 DAY AGO

    Jack Grealish: the best thing since sliced veg

    It’s 8am in Tenerife. A hungover tourist is peeling his face off the street as Spanish commuters swerve to avoid him. Little do they know, the semi-conscious sesh head is one of the brightest prospects in English football. It’s Jack Grealish. From Vegas benders to Man City sex parties, this is the story of the nation’s rowdy younger brother… With special guest Ruth Husko. Follow her on Twitter: https://x.com/dank_ackroyd Links from the pod: Lying in the road Tenerife: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/jack-grealish-pictured-laying-in-the-floor-after-a-night-out-on-holiday-in-tenerife-10319867.html Fan punches him on pitch: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668558985132122113  Odd shoes after lockdown sesh: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/679685de-49b7-4a76-8b62-ea258d64a3cb.jpg?strip=all&w=627 In bed with topless woman: https://imgur.com/sRpWxu2 Encyclopedia of football: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668559062160621572 Holding a pen:  https://x.com/BettingHub/status/1412394171223134214 Hoarse voice: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1600829824805011457  Best thing since sliced veg: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668559115784712194 Message for chinese fans: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668559149418913794  Help walking when in Ibiza: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pool-backgrid-manchester-city-players-824520390.jpg?strip=all&w=960 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  2. Conor McGregor tracks down his teenage tormentors

    6 DAYS AGO

    Conor McGregor tracks down his teenage tormentors

    Plus: Mo Farah hunting muggers, yet another BBC dirty dog, and the gory details of Eddie Jones’ reign of terror. 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: Get a five min rundown of the funniest stories in sport in your inbox every Friday: https://www.upshot.email/subscribe?utm_source=pod The Conor McGregor viral text: https://imgur.com/a/MzByPdO Conor McGregor ‘come to me’ message: https://imgur.com/a/z5kVJwu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min
  3. Mike Tyson: I’ll eat your children (part 3)

    20 NOV

    Mike Tyson: I’ll eat your children (part 3)

    From threatening to devour Lennox Lewis’ children to coked-up Hollywood cameos, join us for the third and final part of the Mike Tyson story. With guest Will Richards. Links from the pod: Mike at Wrestlemania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWGOir5a16Y  Julius Francis aka The Durag Deathtrain Boxpark knockout: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1536646949289476096  “My style is impetuous” trash talk to Lennox Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaSwPnsTFY4  “I’ll fuck you till you love me” meltdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx66LWV-CCk  Cameo in Girls 2 film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJvfiv57W0  Beating up a guy on a plane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3C4pWwDqps  Meeting Hasbulla: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/70uj5D0SRHg And interview about it afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u1a7DczE218  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  4. Mike Tyson: end of an eara (part two)

    19 NOV

    Mike Tyson: end of an eara (part two)

    1991. After a shock defeat to Buster Douglas, Mike Tyson goes off the rails. And things are about to get much darker… With guest Will Richards. Links from the pod: Trash talking George Foreman: https://www.tiktok.com/@fightingcapital/video/7232549606838537518 Biting Evander Holyfield: https://youtu.be/lhrDjcwFn9Q?si=U6IVUh29-dVL_Rap&t=430 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  5. Refs on the sesh and Des Lynam’s saucy past

    14 NOV

    Refs on the sesh and Des Lynam’s saucy past

    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: The David Coote videos: https://x.com/Josh97LFC/status/1855968991119872392 Brad Guzan flailing like a bluebottle on a spider web: https://x.com/Sachk0/status/1855442481833500824 Lamar Odom’s doll factory golden ticket: https://x.com/TMZ/status/1854659166847267015  Dumpling powerslapping: https://x.com/DanWetzel/status/1806879759655108762  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  6. Mike Tyson: the scariest man on the planet (part one)

    12 NOV

    Mike Tyson: the scariest man on the planet (part one)

    The year is 1977. An 11-year-old Mike Tyson is high on acid, terrorising the people of Brooklyn with a world war one bayonet. Little did they know, this wild-eyed urchin is destined to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history. He robbed houses, got his prison counsellor pregnant, and made Brad Pitt beg for his life. This is the story of the scariest man on the planet… With guest Will Richards. Links from the pod: Cus D’Amato talking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr0ldih_JnM Tyson remembering Cus D’Amato: https://youtu.be/G92242a3JE4?si=7sXAJNaNX0ySKHZY&t=61  Knocking out Trevor Berbick to win the world championship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWatf2ldj8 Anti-drugs ad: https://youtu.be/EcBvsSiFtN0?si=FqfEzAy6v_28KESH&t=53 Interview with Robin Givens: https://youtu.be/VAcuDk4ovsw?si=nUMFm4CfCoo02kvl&t=146 Losing the title to Buster Douglas: https://youtu.be/IBaKrynFIvc?si=W1kfiQWo1R3kJ3Af&t=560 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 10m
  7. Jar Jar Bonks: Episode III

    7 NOV

    Jar Jar Bonks: Episode III

    Is Jarrell Quansah the horniest man in the Prem? An investigation. Plus: Frank Lampard is the face of crystal meth and Ruben Amorim gets his first taste of Fleet Street’s bastard journalists. 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: Gary Cotterill/ Ruben Amorim press conference: https://x.com/imzispoms/status/1853482720061452646   Jarrell Quansah in Astrid Wett’s DMs: https://x.com/mufcjaf/status/1853512201992307069  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
  8. Erik Ten Hag: the damned United

    5 NOV

    Erik Ten Hag: the damned United

    Since Alex Ferguson retired, Old Trafford has been a graveyard for Europe’s top coaches. Mourinho. Van Gaal. Rangnick. But when Erik Ten Hag strapped himself into the hot seat, United fans thought it would be different this time. They were wrong. From miserable benders to stolen lunch boxes, this is the story of a doomed Dutchman… Links from the pod: Ole’s at the wheel chant: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1682002747732766722  Solskjaer apologises for smiling: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1682002808822804480  Booed by own fans after 4-0 defeat to Brentford: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1850944179599229169 Ronaldo tears into Erik Ten Hag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyOPt4k5jeo Mark Goldbridge reacts to 7-0: https://youtu.be/Q8HksXNqfZA?si=gdnTavGCuWyWpMSD&t=770  Fan singing at Munich air crash memorial: https://x.com/Gaz3putt/status/1850873010590232941  Antony’s the greatest chant: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1850945118355992950 Mark Goldbridge “i’ve been accused of noncing”: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6pGNk_qDRb  Comms officer shirt presentation with ETH: https://images.app.goo.gl/WfkdqKHNYiJWFjPZA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
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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.Check out our semi-legendary newsletter that goes to 100,000+ subscribers: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=poddescriptionAnd our Twitter account, where we dig into the archives and spill classic tales from the past: http://www.twitter.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
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