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 ro...
To millions of American fans, Micah Richards is the cheeky chappy of CBS.But little do the innocent Yanks know, the affable Yorkshireman once masterminded Britain’s most infamous threesome.From shagging his way through the Olympic Village to getting catfished on MSN, this is the story of Big Meeks…With guest Elizabeth Barnard.Links from the show:Swearing on live TV after scoring first goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDii3o33DLE Roy Keane “bursting onto the scene” showdown: https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34069/11952897/keane-very-few-defenders-burst-onto-the-scene Rod Stewart “Big Knees”: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=598743806360137 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Conor McGregor ruins St Patrick’s Day
Plus: Neymar’s look-alike saves his blushes at an orgy, John Fashanu’s brush with Nigerian cops, and a cricket legend kidnapped in a cocaine deal gone wrong.Join Zach and George for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Get 20% off plus free shipping with Manscaped: use code UPSHOT at https://uk.manscaped.com/ If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp.Links from the pod:Neymar’s lookalike mobbed at the mall: https://www.instagram.com/p/CloE12tjU5S/?hl=en And the video he posted from Neymar’s helicopter: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1jbif5e/eigon_oliveira_famous_neymar_lookalike_posts_a/ The Wealdstone Raider’s league cup predictions: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1901620056691229017 Derren Brown fake car crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghW595-zsbg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I got cucked by Biggie Smalls: basketball’s batshit ballers
Basketball’s biggest names ordered gangland hits on their coaches, fought mountain lions with their bare hands, and got cucked by a gun-toting Biggie Smalls.From cocaine on courtside to a star roasted and eaten by Idi Amin, meet the NBA’s most batshit ballers…Links from the show:Malice at the Palace: https://youtu.be/gQIIOWPNYM0?si=HH3PLOnGbCAhY4HW&t=320 I Got a Story to Tell by Biggie Smalls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TnsIGsyUywJa Morant makes it rain on dem hoes: https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/t_share/MTk2NDYzODk4NDc4NTE5Nzk0/ja-2.png Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Olympic star named FBI’s Most Wanted
Plus: Cole Palmer’s toilet trouble and something is exploding within Thibaut Courtois.Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, the weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week.Get 20% off plus free shipping with Manscaped: use code UPSHOT at https://uk.manscaped.com/ If you’re enjoying the pod please share it with your friends on WhatsApp.Links from the pod:Chris Eubank “never steal another man’s bonbons: https://x.com/jackalter0/status/1895381623006220725 Chris Eubank on Gogglebox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UkxO50Bj1U Marcel Dessaily talking: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/smyCoZQGWNg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dennis Wise: I’ve never seen anyone that drunk
The 1990s were a very different time for footballers.They chatted up barmaids at the local boozer, welcomed new teammates by torching their cars and broke their opponents’ ankles for fun.No one summed up those heady days more than Dennis Wise, the 5ft 6in Chelsea captain with a thirst for violence.The Blues legend murdered Blue Peter goldfish, held caretakers hostage, and knocked himself unconscious at Kylie Minogue’s favourite restaurant.This is his story…Links from the show:Vandals break into Blue Peter garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJXFwpM2txk Team talk to Indonesian youngsters: https://x.com/Thogden/status/1252005732033204226 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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