The Upshot

Raheem Sterling’s 9am balloon arrest 03.06.2026 59мин

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

England’s terrible 2010s: wallies, WAGs and webcams 02.06.2026 48мин

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

Arsenal wrong’uns XI: Pizza Hut scraps and Hong Kong police chases 29.05.2026 50мин

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

Pep’s drug scandal and a twist in the Katie Price kidnap saga 27.05.2026 57мин

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

Rat poison cocktails: an Enhanced Games special (bonus ep with Redhanded podcast) 21.05.2026 1ч 25мин

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

Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice’s 5am bender 20.05.2026 55мин

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

Mason Greenwood has finally gone too far 13.05.2026 1ч 3мин

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

Roman Abramovich: poisoned by the KGB (part two) 12.05.2026 48мин

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

Roman Abramovich: a murder every 3 days (part one) 05.05.2026 1ч 6мин

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

Has Matt Le Tissier finally lost his mind? 30.04.2026 1ч 9мин

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

F1’s naughty 90s: prison, princesses and pitlane punch-ups 28.04.2026 1ч 13мин

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

Michael Jordan: f*** them kids | Part two 21.04.2026 44мин

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

Michael Jordan: he still owes me that 75 cents | Part one 14.04.2026 47мин

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

Ashley Cole: one call changed everything | Part two (with George Cooper) 07.04.2026 51мин

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

Ashley Cole: girls allowed | Part one (with George Cooper) 31.03.2026 51мин

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

OLD GOLD | Tiger Woods: Get in the hole! 30.03.2026 53мин

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

Keys and Gray: it was just banter | Part two (with George Wilde) 24.03.2026 1ч 2мин

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

Keys and Gray: smash it? | Part one (with George Wilde) 17.03.2026 59мин

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

Joey Barton back behind bars | Extra shot 12.03.2026 1ч 7мин

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

OLD GOLD | Neil Warnock: he'd fookin' die for you lot 11.03.2026 53мин

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