Plus: Eamonn Holmes sleeps on Fergie’s sofa, Katie Price scraps with beloved broadcasters, and the meth dealer doing pilates with Reece James… Join Jack and Zach for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Tom Brady greeted by Wrexham fans: https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1835755990878175372 Unc’s Instagram Live bonk: https://x.com/AhmadAl18429902/status/1833925309009474003 Eamonn Holmes and Fergie painting: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiUpjSlXwAIWT8c.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They call him the greatest footballer who never played: Carlos Henrique Raposo, aka Kaiser. The Brazilian had a glittering career in the 1980s... without ever kicking a ball. From orgies with Berlusconi to gun-wielding gangsters, meet football's finest conman… Links from the pod: Kaiser’s wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer) Watch the excellent documentary on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Bernado-Paula/dp/B07J1Z1VXC Photo with Renato Gaucho: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/35043d050bed1fd82c78a1332217047d39c12256/0_659_5905_3543/master/5905.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none Working as a personal trainer for women: https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uQoaC3Qz7P_jg54MUnPV2Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en-CA/homerun/article.442.com/ee8ce4c31ed81eccf53b4319a4062a0c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus: Wayne Rooney’s on the ciders, Richard Keys is settling old scores and the Old Bill are arresting players on the pitch… Join Jack and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Richard Keys v Nigel Farage: https://x.com/richardajkeys/status/1831668295348449648 Richard Keys v Jamie Redknapp: https://x.com/richardajkeys/status/1831777661812928645 Rooney karaoke acapella: https://x.com/ladbible/status/1829260770850590902 Rooney “make some fucking noise baby”:  https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1829142846516961489 Steve McClaren at Jamaica training: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_i4x0Xv13Z/ Paralympic marathon injustice: https://x.com/Pilar_Alegria/status/1832750956749926743? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**With returning guest Josh Berry.** Not many athletes can win sport’s biggest prizes while in the grips of a crystal meth addiction or weighed down by a comedy wig. But Andre Agassi isn’t most athletes. The American hothead hated tennis, munched amphetamines aged 10 and terrorized the cast of Friends. And he still won 8 grand slams. This is his story… Links from the pod: The pirate era: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fd933bkocp3g71.jpg Brooke Shields Friends scene: https://youtu.be/hwkRDVQI7l8?si=9hc29U1LLita2aIR&t=53 Things get ugly with Sampras at charity match: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/wqkaai/things_get_ugly_between_two_legends_at_charity/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus: Alan Shearer’s trapped in hell, Ben White’s off to fight the Taliban and Gordon Brown’s negotiating transfers Join Jack and George for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Morteza Mehdad in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdkWQgM7XoQ Shearer talking about his train journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7cF_hv8SBg&t=114s Motherwell TV commentary: https://x.com/racingblogger/status/1830236543006695598 Arbroath TV:  https://x.com/TunnockCup/status/1612501422825738242 https://x.com/SPFLWatch/status/1742675443143106682 Kobayashi v Joey Chesnut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RXo3A9w29U Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You probably remember Thomas Gravesen as a wild-eyed Dane who swapped Goodison for the Galacticos. But off the pitch, he was absolutely insane.  The Danish midfielder dated pornstars, brought dynamite to training and once spunked $54 million in one night. Meet Real Madrid's most unlikely Galactico… Links from the pod: Real Madrid team photo: https://scontent-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/153688071_4027794680635962_8577575528478853911_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=7b2446&_nc_ohc=-Rsn5h11lz8Q7kNvgGtCKhX&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-1.xx&oh=00_AYC4HzDPYBDL3ZrSXhDh7wtC9rKWVmIIkTXTcLOdyjtApA&oe=66FD1D98 Putting his knob in teammates ear: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drp2JuHWkAEea64.jpg Marca ogre front page: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/AxXE94lCMAAgWwK.jpg Fighting Ronaldo: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13192570.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_h_00425537.jpg Fighting Robinho: https://x.com/sid_lambert/status/1289825291028664320/photo/4 Si Ferry story: https://fb.watch/u70I-fgvMJ/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus: Remembering Sven, managers on coke and Robbie Earle’s 36 blonde models Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Links from the pod: Christophe Daum claiming to be more Romanian than Romanian journalists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Jo4gaXGtpmsobz_s&t=113&v=XUeOhGOD7z8&feature=youtu.be  Jermaine Jenas on Michael McIntyre: https://x.com/lewisa95/status/1826907030625415659  Gus Poyet sacked live on air: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdF4oHzHr8A  Trump makes Nick Faldo his running mate: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1822137749660430543 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronaldo put the naughty in noughties.  The gap-toothed genius lived on a diet of booze, burgers and Brazilian booty, and still found time to win two Ballon d'Ors. From half time fags to flogging porn to Pato, this is the story of O Fenômeno... Links from the pod: Three episode stint on teen soap opera: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1659168819804352516  Haircut inspired by cartoon character: https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/diarioas/KEEXXTITK5OHBBZA6MEDQHMQVI.jpg Mum left fuming after barber gives ‘unaccompanied’ son a Ronaldo haircut: https://www.joe.co.uk/life/mum-left-fuming-after-barber-gives-unaccompanied-son-a-ronaldo-haircut-400701 2007 Simpsons cameo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHILxxz-A_E Video coming out of lift looking overweight: https://x.com/ESPNUK/status/1241371514215243781 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea in chaos, Nicolas Pepe’s pornstar girlfriend and a Russian chess star poisons her rival mid-game Join Zach and Jack for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Chelsea’s 42 man squad in the gym: https://x.com/SwearingSport/status/1824520610606878743/video/1 Todd Boehly’s crazy transfer spend: https://x.com/Kaspitalize/status/1823704637498601868/photo/1 Ronaldinho’s son filming training sessions at Barca: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKlwlDzboAAzo5Q.jpg McBurnie aftersun: https://estaticos-cdn.prensaiberica.es/clip/c210ce8c-bbf8-4103-8bdf-a9d11e92edc7_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_1320477.jpg Oli McBurnie stamping on fan’s phone: https://x.com/SufcLuke_/status/1391505893544562690  YouGov poll of Brits who think they’d qualify for Olympics: https://yougov.co.uk/sport/articles/50301-a-quarter-of-britons-think-they-could-qualify-for-the-2028-olympics Angel di Maria looking skinny and weird: https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/GettyImages-473987402-1-e1588752172996.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1440&crop=1 Aguero cocaine enquiry: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-huVn7Iq_W/  Chess player poisoning the board with mercury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPFV0yBB_X4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Arsenal dressing room of the 1990s was absolutely mental.  It was ruled by a riotous ring of badly-behaved boozers like Tony Adams, Paul Merson and Ray Parlour. They called themselves "The Tuesday Club". From machete-wielding gangsters to stints in the slammer, this is the tale of Gooners Gone Wild… Links from the pod: Ray Parlour aged 12: https://x.com/football_mumble/status/1271410319848587264  Charlie Nicholas’ awful banter with Jeff Stelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5FsadHcoVA  Ray Parlour cobra bomb: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1574720819187564546 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Managers caught in brothels, Wayne Rooney’s x-rated team talks, and is Vincent Kompany an absolute bastard? Join Zak Attak ‘n Coopz for another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Vincent Kompany bollocking Gudmundsson: https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1822932103379464543  Non-league manager having a pint in an interview: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-kviZuInhO/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At 20 years old, Jamie Vardy was playing eighth tier football with an ankle tag on. And at 24, he was still working at a prosthetic limbs factory. Five years later he was a Premier League champion. From skittles vodka every night to the Wagatha Christie saga, this is the far-fetched fairytale of a Premier League legend… Links from the pod: Play off semi-final against Watford 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU  Nigel Pearson strangling James McArthur: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=342055126509288 Pearson calling journalist an ostrich: https://youtu.be/4xfdk3MliFc?si=auo9JQRzfbehtxJm&t=16  Vardy’s daughter playing rock, paper, scissors: https://youtu.be/OP7vlyxxBtM?si=zQLn0Tudt644Tz_q&t=22  Vardy courtroom sketch: https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article26992221.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_FS-k5s3XsAEBRCX.jpg Rooney courtroom sketch: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/18/14/57878627-10828547-Coleen_Rooney_sits_next_to_her_husband_Wayne_Rooney_on_May_12_in-a-1_1652880025532.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pole Vaulters doing porn, Neil Lennon’s Bucharest bender and the turd-riddled Seine claims its first victims.  It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Dutch runner who sounds like Mickey Mouse: https://www.tiktok.com/@almost.co/video/7346062164878298401?lang=en Hungover pole vault winner: https://x.com/SiavoushF/status/1820812332722688141 Steve McClaren’s dutch accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90  Irish rowers interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFvT-KoGgEM  The Kloppelganger: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ei6vqj/shakhtar_donetsk_on_twitter_clarifies_no_its_not/ Pole vaulter’s knob denies him spot in final: https://twitter.com/pauloMDtweets/status/1819714571688677404 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The year is 776BC. A naked man soaked in olive oil is being flogged senseless after false starting in the pentathlon. Two millennia later, in a sleepy corner of Oxfordshire, civilised adults are clubbing each other to death in the name of Olympic revival. From contestants eaten by wolves to Eric the Eel, this is the unhinged 3,000 year history of the Olympic Games… Links from the pod: Eric the Eel at Sydney 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ZePJy_nZw  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ederson’s hissy fit. Trouble in paradise for Lamine Yamal. And “sex marathons” in the Olympic Village. It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Rene the piss goblin made it to Korea: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_5WCCJPlN/ Lamine Yamal’s girlfriend BETRAYS him: https://x.com/ayeejuju/status/1817596869997908328 Get ya coffee: http://www.Angliacoffeesolutions.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Romans wrestled lions, the Victorians forced monkeys to fight dogs.  And in the modern era, we tuck into a bit of artistic swimming and pretend to know what a pommel horse is. But the Olympics is far more than just a freakshow of sobbing sprinters, doped up communists and Swiss aristocrats forcing horses to dance. From poolside punch ups to Usain Bolt’s ultraslow shagging technique, this is the Upshot’s guide to Paris 2024… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multiple shagging rumours about England stars. Patrice Evra’s jail sentence. GB swimming turns saucy. And George debuts his Wimbledon-themed erotic fan fiction. It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Tom Daley’s saucy Insta caption: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9uw4y5Nbor/?img_index=1 Argentina racist song: https://x.com/NosyBuzzer/status/1813264257506812245 Mbappe and Ines Rau frolicking: https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2024/01/02/1344423-aus-8.png Asparagus woman predicting a female president: https://x.com/DannyParkinson/status/1815084737519591547 David Moyes on Carsley and Gravesen: https://youtu.be/JDxd0d3l6eg?si=HcHLvtlfY0oFPUVt&t=2831 Patrice Evra’s prison vid: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9VarmTSG9A/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colombia is known for many beautiful things. Arabica coffee. Cheap breast implants. Glorious Carribean coast. But in the 1980s, the country was infamous for one thing… cocaine. And Colombian football was ruled by terrifying druglords like Pablo Escobar. From kidnapping referees to prison kickabouts with Maradona, this is the story of narco-football… Read Ryan Ferguson’s excellent article about the era: https://ryanferguson.co.uk/blogs/blog/narco-soccer-pablo-escobar-football-nacional Videos from the pod: Rene Huguita’s scorpion kick at Wembley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRj3dKKp9tI Carlos Valderrama with straightened hair: https://x.com/paddypower/status/1154324102737551360 Topless model kicks off friendly: https://x.com/sid_lambert/status/1532270708843323393 Asprilla v Chilavert fight: https://youtu.be/qseaJOsAKnY?si=UNnA94IlantJlCn8&t=57 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you think of cycling, you probably picture lycra-clad lab rats, pumped so full of steroids their blood is congealing into a thick ketchup-like goo. But it wasn’t always a sick science experiment: for most of its history, the Tour de France was a sadistic cocktail of cheating, violence and scarcely believable disasters.  From itching powder in the shorts to selling children for cheese, this is its unhinged story… Videos from the pod: Chasse a cannette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhT6-GntcY Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sadio Mane’s wife graduates from high school. Fans stealing boats. Snack attack at the Tour de France.  It’s another edition of Extra Shot, our weekly pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Videos from the pod: Derek Chisora headbutts a Deliveroo driver: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1812882512630186418 Cucurella singing about himself: https://x.com/CFCPys/status/1812781201725247753  Copa America fans breaking into stadium: https://x.com/ivanopanetti/status/1812765327802986786 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.