The Upshot

In a parallel universe, Gianni Infantino is a faceless functionary in a drab Glattbrugg lawyers’ office. But somehow this charmless blazer has wooed Donald Trump, partied with the Kardashians and wormed his way into the Middle East peace process. He did kick ups with Putin, cosied up to Salt Bae and carved his own name on the trophy. Twice. From FBI raids to $25,000 tickets, this is the story of the most hated man in football… Get part 2 instantly when you subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers  If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Links from the show: Young Infantino - https://shorturl.at/yU3Cu  Infantino family - https://static.india.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MixCollage-13-Jul-2024-10-06-AM-7379.jpg?impolicy=Medium_Resize&w=1200&h=800  Infantino ‘07 Champions League final - https://shorturl.at/9Thxo  Infantino gives Trump shirt - https://shorturl.at/slZLq Infantino and Putin - https://shorturl.at/Ppfr6  Keepie-uppies - https://www.instagram.com/reels/C4zofzpuxHz/  FIFA FIFA FIFA - https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1508452970828025867  Today i feel… - https://youtu.be/zy9jaX9RAbA?si=gJnhRrsJWjZmclu0&t=9  Al Thani combatting corruption prize - https://shorturl.at/nI0UL  Salt Bae visit - https://x.com/TelemundoSports/status/1346885110495383554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1346885110495383554%7Ctwgr%5Eabb69268fd4caa92cc894b2aa484919210f46bfe%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Ffootball%2F2022%2F12%2F22%2Ffifa-launches-investigation-salt-baes-gatecrashing-argentinas%2F  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09/07/2026 • 50:12

On the show today: - Thomas Tuchel’s MILF summer. - The Norwegian stars who had an orgy on the pitch.  - We hear from England fans caught in car tipping chaos in Mexico If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit ⁠https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship⁠ JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links: Hendo breaks arm - https://x.com/arsenalfami1y/status/2073973243568935166  Kane voice - https://x.com/arsenalfami1y/status/2073973243568935166  Anthony Gordon fuck off - https://x.com/arsenalfami1y/status/2073973243568935166  Scary Mexico fans - https://x.com/The_Forty_Four/status/2074030302712771013  David Bentley dance - https://www.instagram.com/p/DabVBSkBdV2/?hl=en-gb Tuchel Mumsnet - https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5549319-to-find-thomas-tuchel-strangely-attractive  Tuchel modelling - https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fs1lhimdxtyi91.jpg  Belgium Trump dance - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1upjdmz/during_the_celebrations_of_lukakus_goal_belgian/  Balogan red - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAX7zw41CQ  Ted Cruz - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1uoymvh/no_politics_in_sport_senator_ted_cruz_to_trump_on/  Casemiro crying - https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2073955232652943533  Sad fans on Copacabana - https://x.com/bbkigalifm/status/2074011024064184572  Bloke in Barcelona - https://shorturl.at/Cg3YW Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

07/07/2026 • 62:57

France’s 2010 World Cup squad was absolutely full of wrong’uns. From illegal organ harvesting to sex tape blackmail, meet the mutinous French mob who had a meltdown in South Africa. Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers  If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

06/07/2026 • 38:18

On the show today: - Hysteria and backstabbing as big dogs crash out the World Cup - David Beckham’s awkward reunion - Ben Stokes’ big moment is overshadowed by a pundit’s shagging JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit ⁠https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship⁠ Links: Beckham awkward encounter - https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/comp-1782750686.png?w=646  Botham on England cricket behaviour - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3FKSCVCjypk Jaded Stokes - https://shorturl.at/EH0tL    Bielsa - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ugs4j3/heated_interview_from_marcelo_bielsa_after_being/  Hong Myung Bo banned from shops - https://shorturl.at/wrnn9  Hong Myung Bo blurred in interview - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1558002462427954  Hong Myung Bo bows to reporters - https://shorturl.at/Q8Xcs  Ruggeri - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1uilkbr/fabrizio_corona_matteo_ruggeri_allegedly_pays/  Garnacho hair - https://shorturl.at/Jv82D  JP hair - https://shorturl.at/ZAZgp  Townsend eating eggs on plane - https://www.instagram.com/p/DaDobq6gVm_/?hl=en Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30/06/2026 • 51:03

The England squad that flew to Germany 20 years ago was packed with absolute wrong'uns. From shagging grannies to battering DJs, meet England's last golden generation… If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 #football #England #worldcup2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29/06/2026 • 36:09

On the show today: - England fans robbing post offices - The real reason Roberto Martinez stuck with Ronaldo - Aaaand World Cup’s get its first sex scandal - more on that later JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers  If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Links: Ghana witch doctor - https://shorturl.at/KvYF4  Lion prediction - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1983902578920572  Ronay account of Dallas - https://www.instagram.com/p/DZrf1UxTIz6/  Spanish drug shack - https://www.instagram.com/p/DZxuDiLi0Yr/  Drug shack street view - https://shorturl.at/OlBSZ  Mexico ‘86 wrong’uns doc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GI6xxaRUvY   One Direction in Gothenburg - https://shorturl.at/jAk35  Xaud restaurant - https://shorturl.at/iMgiz  Germany 2010 photoshoot - https://bodypainting-arts.de/bodypainting-mit-der-fussball-national-elf-2010/  Harry Kane’s dad - https://shorturl.at/SI9UH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24/06/2026 • 51:20

Brazil’s Class of 2002 was filled with scintillating shaggers and absolute wrong'uns. From fake lottery scams to 15-year-old fiancees, meet the World Cup's wildest winners… If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19/06/2026 • 36:51

On the show today: - Scotland’s wife-stealing striker - Ecuador’s New York strip club adventures - Has Anthony Joshua been CLONED Subscribe to our Patreon: ⁠www.patreon.com/upshottowers⁠  If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit ⁠https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship⁠ JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links: Rod Stewart - https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39402968/rod-stewart-scotland-world-cup-haiti-cancel-gig/  Scot hit by motorbike - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/15312370/scotland-england-euro-tartan-army-fan-crash-motorbike/   Worm on the tube - https://x.com/SickChirpse/status/1405864051612303363   Lyndon Dykes tattoo - https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10839282/lyndon-dykes-scotland-ronaldo/#  Lego Nike Air Max - https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/nike-air-max-95-x-lego-set-43025?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUK-VqqTHYs0Frg-3536742-1537979-15   Red light district cycle lane argument - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXD0ysrjql8/  Mexican locals Gangnam Style - https://x.com/ssmb291_/status/2066519419308970082   Lee Kang In phone snatch - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1u4u590/kangin_lee_gets_his_phone_taken_from_him_by/   Shibuya crossing celebration - https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/2066393163325952234  Reversed Japan fans picking up litter - https://x.com/AndyHa_/status/1596842985098215424   Neymar steals kids shirt - https://x.com/AJIx1998/status/1596868190566424576  Kendry Paez strip joint - https://x.com/FootballReprt/status/1772449889126953381   Enner Valencia police chase - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/07/enner-valencia-everton-chased-police   Anthony Joshua clone - https://x.com/GreatBritishMC/status/2062592338237751785   John Fury punching walls - https://x.com/HappyPunch/status/2065985520258163029?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=trainspotters-underwear&_bhlid=854c537983ebb5edf9b8ba6451eb59be40218e7f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16/06/2026 • 58:58

On the show today: - Has Thomas Tuchel been dogging in Kansas City? - The sordid secret behind Ben Stokes’ nightclub scrap - Lawrence Dallaglio’s back on the naughty step JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links:  Mexican Wave - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1040007111920194&utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=severed-heads-of-criminals  USA Chants - https://x.com/WorldCup26HQ/status/2061822313104834657  Curacao Arrival - https://x.com/SI_FootballClub/status/2063448675989197130  1930 World Cup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJhbRvMRssM&t=354s  Ben Duckett Noosa - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ottGKIRTL_4  Bosnich Injury - https://x.com/10SportAU/status/2062757384897151474 Get part 2 instantly when you subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers  If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10/06/2026 • 49:53

England’s World Cup dream is in ruins. It’s the end of the golden generation. And what comes next is even worse… In part two, England’s stars sink even further: backseat blowies, managers leaking team sheets to punters on the tube, and undercover stings.  If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Links from the show: Jordan Henderson bebo: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEtzGEhFHpAncPmAcQzueHxFPYTKwULTdOZA&s  Hodgson on the tube: https://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63293000/jpg/_63293881_63285194.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09/06/2026 • 54:08

On the show today: - Raheem Sterling’s 9am balloon arrest - Jack Wilshere’s chirpsing in fish and chip shops - Amir Khan’s caveman sexts If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship JP's gossip hotline: 07354 079 834 Links from the pod: Sterling driving incident: https://x.com/debornair99/status/2061513712813719634 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

03/06/2026 • 59:19

Get part 2 instantly when you subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Miami, 2014. Frazzled England gaffer Roy Hodgson throws on Ricky Lambert in a desperate bid to break the deadlock against 10 man Honduras. The match finishes 0-0, and England’s darkest decade rolls on. But for all their misery on the pitch, England’s stars did have fun off it: stripping on webcams, seshing at strip clubs and shoplifting from B&Q. This is the story of England: the banter years… If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Links from the show: Scott Carson howler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6dqnu2AZQM Rob Green howler: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1l9sffr/on_this_day_15_years_ago_rob_green_lets_the/ Rooney loses it with fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M7V4CiQGZs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

02/06/2026 • 48:10

From chainsaw attackers to Nicklas Bendtner, we debate the funniest Arsenal players of all time… If you’ve had any accident that wasn’t your fault, call Injury Lawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit: https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29/05/2026 • 50:50

Unlock the Patreon version and get an extra episode every week: www.patreon.com/upshottowersOn the show today:- Pep’s drug scandal- More insane twists in Katie Price kidnap saga- Evangelos Marinakis’s punch up in the standsIf you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorshipJP's gossip hotline: 07354 079 834Links from the show:Pep chased on his bike: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1546289403538046977Lee Andrews saying he's in Skegness: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVOZ_ZHCCyf/ Marinakis fight: https://twitter.com/StokeyyG2/status/2058960754175275225Trina the Cleaner: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1tih7s2/tina_the_cleaner_of_wrexham_football_club_on_her/Belen Rodriguez foot licking: https://x.com/LeDirectInfo/status/2045400115712516605 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27/05/2026 • 57:58

Doping was once a noble art, where Victorian eccentrics plied human guinea pigs with rat poison cocktails and cocaine enemas.  But with the launch of the Enhanced Games, it’s gone professional. To celebrate this Las Vegas freakshow, we join legendary true crime podcast Redhanded for a special bonus episode on the history of doping. Check out Redhanded: https://open.spotify.com/show/0emVYc04B4y5UzBIvA0axo?si=d429286f44784cb0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21/05/2026 • 85:50

On the show today: Saka and Rice’s 5am bender, the Formula 1 stripper drought, and has Katie Price’s Chelsea husband been KIDNAPPED? Whatsapp JP’s gossip line on: 07354 079 834 Links from the pod: Arsenal training ground celebrations: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ti0nvf/the_moment_arsenal_found_out_they_became/  Leicester celebrations at Vardy’s house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH6LNFw5clc  Ian Wright at the celebrations: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ti42ej/ian_wright_joining_the_celebrations_outside_the/  Katie Price on her husband’s disappearance: https://youtu.be/21kDlti-uSk?si=HMrgjvndvjQeWNUX&t=45  Pep interview when Aguero left: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3003647146579848  Taylor Harwood-Bellis binoculars celebration: https://x.com/SkySports/status/2054969995273130122     Middlesbrough restaurant spy advert: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYiEpFCu3ZF/   Cole Palmer hates the cinema: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysports/video/7640387889200729366  (Not) Neymar celebrating his World Cup call up: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYheFr-OuPf/  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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20/05/2026 • 55:30

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

13/05/2026 • 63:46

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

12/05/2026 • 48:11

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

05/05/2026 • 66:20

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

30/04/2026 • 69:30

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

28/04/2026 • 73:56

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

21/04/2026 • 44:55

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

14/04/2026 • 47:18

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

07/04/2026 • 51:54

In the naughty noughties, no one did tabloid scandal like Ashley Cole… Get part 2 instantly when you join The Upshot’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Access content not available in your region with Nord VPN: Go to nordvpn.com/upshot - our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan.  Links from the episode: Van Nistlerooy nearly breaks his leg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6hdSpwTtQ Shuts down Ronaldo in 04: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1654617821561524 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31/03/2026 • 51:55

In light of Tiger's latest crash, we're reposting this fan favourite episode which we first released in 2023. 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… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30/03/2026 • 53:15

The pair are destroyed by a series of videos showing them at their absolute worst.   We revel in the fall out and the recovery, as Keys and Gray decamp to Qatar, settle old scores with their enemies, and both are rocked by more sex scandals. And of course, we answer the big question: Smash It? 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: Slagging off Sian Massey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV0oWNVG7Mw  Andy Gray “tuck me in”: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fYvlpPwNocw  “Smash it?”: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2107649813077188  Richard Keys Talksport “apology”: youtube.com/watch?si=8K26y4_ECt-K_Yct&t=40&v=fkTNQuWaETE&feature=youtu.be  “Get your tits out for the lads”: https://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/old-footage-of-sky-sports-presenters-chanting-get-your-tts-out-at-female-reporter/29967075.html  Richard Keys “It was just banter”: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RfiKA6-XbEE  Keys home tour: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35lcdp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24/03/2026 • 62:04

When Richard Keys and Andy Gray burst onto our screens in the early 90s, they were a breath of fresh air. But behind the scenes, the pair turned the Sky Sports studio into a seedy boys club. They were forced out in disgrace, and that was just the start… From parties with pornstars to banging their best friend’s wives, this is the scandalous saga of Keys and Gray… smash it? Links from the episode: Andy Gray diving header: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFbBf_YktU  Advert for Simon toy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOJ3X_SksrM&t=60s  Richard Keys interviews Mariah Carey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVzwFUKCWlE  Andy Gray “you beauty” commentary: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=524376272951046  “Take a bow son”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLXgd7kOciw&t=44s  Keys winding up Ron Atkinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1o7Fu93L4s  “Daft little ground, silly game, fuck off”: https://x.com/ballsdotie/status/1253638817468334080?lang=en  Richard Keys hairy hands: https://share.google/1etXSjQJlGq1wGolp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17/03/2026 • 59:14

On the show today: - Joey Barton is in trouble with the law twice in one day - Wayne Rooney trousers down - Boris Beckers tales of Diddy’s freak-offs.  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: Eni Aluko’s Declan Rice conspiracy theory: https://talksport.com/football/1479711/eni-aluko-declan-rice-man-city-arsenal/ Wayne Rooney doing his trousers: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/38375142/wayne-rooney-boozed-mystery-women-pre -brit-awards-bash/  Boris Johnson on Louis Theroux: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DEeh05oNNkLcP7KEAlTDJ?si=ZqAej3bNSoWzvu-a8_M3_g&nd=1&dlsi=acbc3b22514e4556 Stu McGill’s podcast meltdown:  https://www.youtube.com/live/d-GV9ay86OA?si=5A8h28HwGg8kRqtI&t=1152  Jamie O’Hara’s walk out: https://x.com/now_arsenaI/status/2031496474580672980  The OnlyFans triangle: https://dispatch-media.com/inside-the-onlyfans-triangle/ Brawl in Brazil: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1rojrgv/brawl_breaks_out_between_cruzeiro_and_atletico/  Get Extra Shot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12/03/2026 • 67:10

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"... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11/03/2026 • 53:23