The Upshot

On the show today:

- The Ballon d’Or hero who shagged a communist spy

- Jim Ratcliffe’s meddling in the Old Trafford kitchens

- China turns on Kylian Mbappe

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Links from the show:

Jason Tindall handshake - https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/tindall-jason-tindall-tindall-handshake-jason-tindall-handshake-tindall-snub-gif-18317446107002502978

Wham t-shirt - https://www.facebook.com/newcastleunitedblackandwhite/posts/jason-tindall-wearing-a-mocked-up-wham-hoody-with-his-and-eddie-howes-faces-on-i/1038490438319161/

Last Christmas - https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fypv1dt5lb14g1.png

Children’s hospital joke - https://x.com/MagpieJoe_/status/1871811440937709874

Banbury United - https://x.com/FlynnPB69/status/2113670922607436098

Jermaine Pennant - https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/jermaine-pennants-dog-1118397149_def1a4.jpg?resize=819,1024&quality=90&strip=all

Back tattoos - https://www.instagram.com/p/De79oFzILe0/

Jimmy Bullard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnca5gse8Nk

Kompany - https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1822932103379464543
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On the show today:

- Richarlison has his private island stolen

- Ian Botham is electrocuting people’s knobs

- Gary Neville is stealing from The Upshot

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Links from the show:

Overlap Daily - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKIwq6rgtmU

Coma Svensson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Fn_A8balE

Ronaldinho pic - https://imagez.tmz.com/image/1f/o/2014/01/16/1f399262792e5243a4fa131cdb17f8d5_md.jpg

Richarlison haircut - https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/richar-e1584465458462.png

Richarlison tattoo - https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/richar-e1584465458462.png

Jamie O’Hara - https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_82005/video/7496992108344085782

PAOK gun - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/12/greek-football-match-stopped-after-team-owner-invades-pitch-with-a-gun

LASK cups - https://www.facebook.com/GiveMeSport/posts/liverpool-fans-have-cleaned-up-in-austria-earning-3-per-returned-cup-at-lask-fai/1680310216792564/

Bonnie Blue, Lee Andrews - https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/12/bonnie-blue-tells-katie-prices-ex-lee-andrews-wants-deep-inside-her-29702995/

Katie Price to Emily Atack - https://www.tiktok.com/@emily.martin_/video/7059742699695508741?lang=en-GB

Grégoire Akcelrod - https://www.sportbible.com/football/gregoire-akcelrod-fake-footballer-transfer-471112-20230116

Now a football agent - https://ad.linkedin.com/in/gregoireakcelrod

Hartepool fans - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlJk8kbyTOg
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On the show today:

Messi’s kiss and tell

Ronaldo comes for Simon Jordan

Lee Andrews fakes his own death

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Links from the show:

Man City puns - https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40651470/man-city-liverpool-banners-charges-insults-anfield/

https://cdn-media.theathletic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1440%2cquality=70%2cformat=auto/https://cdn-media.theathletic.com/uXpwDtWMTrBS_jaOGjHT0gKle_1440x960.jpg

Mourinhome - https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/8/18/1376854525152/Chelsea-v-Hull-City-008.jpg?width=1020&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none

Crewe - https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbk5XtmKOkg/

Simon Jordan - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xQmGIHSXlCs

Ronaldo response - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1QbUruxbc14

Benin selfie - https://www.facebook.com/nativereportersng/videos/984721471334833/

Lee Andrews - https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/40617392/katie-price-ex-lee-andrews-faked-death-prison-release/

Karl Bushby - https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/6551/live/60fd3180-461c-11f0-9942-8ded1e77a695.jpg.webp

Marathon cheat - https://cms.runrepublic.com/assets/uploads/images/_1600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/48604/Bicycle-Ride.webp

Evra’s chickens - https://youtu.be/8_yKUtzclto?is=dj-VpnXnZrzAeC83

Dyche - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DePmZtioFw9/

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On the show today:

- Cristiano Ronaldo’s tantrum in Copenhagen

- Messi’s miserable farewell tour

- And Dennis Rodman banned from North Korea

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Links from the show:

Ronaldo banners - https://www.instagram.com/p/DeAL3_JiNs2/?img_index=2

Ian Holloway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVfRP_TfwAo

Claudio Tapia - https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Claudio_Fabi%C3%A1n_Tapia_-_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Claudio_Fabi%C3%A1n_Tapia_-_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail

Sorriano - https://x.com/City_Chief/status/2104987349507854590

Spanish basketball team - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-58598677

Rui Pinto GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-rui-pintos-life-football-leaks-whistleblower?cp_src=d

Richard Keys - https://www.tiktok.com/@keysandgrayunleashed/video/7691370998720957718
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On the show today:

- Mauro Icardi’s 73-year driving ban

- Vinnie Jones’ Siberian hunting trip

- And the sniper-dodging renegade who brought down Man City

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Links from the show:

Maresca feet - https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-charges-enzo-maresca-37705462

Man Utd’s sexiest fan - https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40502879/man-utd-city-breaches-therese-gudmundsen/

Rui Pinto - https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/18501/production/_110658599_gettyimages-1128742687.jpg.webp

HMP Hull smuggling - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9xjmvyjrmo

Mo Salah rock - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdkKyikq91f/

Salah rock bench and sign - https://www.turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/bench-and-sign-stolen-from-salah-photo-spot-in-turkiyes-trabzon-3229047

Mauro Icardi driving ban - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2166483154216194

Porto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKN206ICt4
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