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...
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...
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Tiger Woods: Get in the hole!
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…
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27/9/2023
53:45
Neil Warnock: he’d fookin’ die for you lot
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"...
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20/9/2023
52:37
Wayne Rooney: the gran, the myth, the legend
When Wayne Rooney burst onto the scene in 2002, there was only one nagging doubt.
Would he have the sordid private life to match his undeniable footballing genius?
It didn’t take long for him to deliver.
From PVC grannies to spiking his teammates with Viagra, welcome to the wild world of Wazza…
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12/9/2023
45:30
Rugby’s biggest reprobates: drink, drugs and “disgusting forfeits”
If you like to think rugby is a civilised sport played by gentlemen, stop reading now.
From dealing drugs to defecating on dancefloors, the sport is filled with absolute wrong uns.
As the World Cup kicks off, meet rugby's rowdiest reprobates…
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6/9/2023
57:40
Mauro and Wanda Icardi: football’s wildest romance
From human trafficking charges to arson, Mauro Icardi's love life has thrown up some ludicrous drama.
The former PSG striker and his wife Wanda are the stars of football’s most chaotic marriage.
This is their story…
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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.
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