The Upshot

These days, the Premier League is filled with sinister billionaires and Gucci-clad stars doing Tik Tok dances with Salt Bae.But up in Scotland, football is how it should be.They kidnap their teammates, scrap with tea ladies and catch hypothermia on post-match benders.From knocking out fishermen to smuggling coke, welcome to the wild world of Scottish football…Duncan Ferguson symphonic orchestra song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpsooG5Ef-sAnti Niemi TalkSport caller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvreCDC61ZwSign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Club chairmen gobbing on fans, Luke Littler turns on his hero and another Luis Rubiales scandal.Get your tickets to the live show on Saturday 15th June: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/b8a44a6a-5f31-466c-af79-8dc762a488a3 Links from the pod:Kendry Paez strip club: https://twitter.com/Itismourinho/status/1772622591091495115/video/1 North London Forever song: https://youtu.be/wjCJv4W4kvw?si=C2F-psW06_k2fMpf&t=26  Regretamine song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1sHq1KxEY4  Michael Owen’s Sven message: https://twitter.com/LesseJingard/status/1771343138713387200   Bright Osayi–Samuel mural: https://twitter.com/ProjectFootball/status/1770146790404141113Trabzonspor fan: https://twitter.com/ajansfenercom/status/1770442759247122510 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Neville is a seriously intense bloke.He bollocks innocent school boys, yells at potatoes, and humiliates his own brother in front of millions of fans.This is his story…Schoolboy prank call: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1664588028990431235 Rio’s World Cup wind up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-481ff3OGqUValencia fans giving him the middle finger: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1664587924720025606Blanking Phil in the tunnel: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c6m2WX52SZISign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Ainsley Harriott caught in a football riot, beloved broadcasters on booze-fuelled benders, and the latest from the shitmunchers derby.Get your tickets to the live show on Saturday 15th June: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/b8a44a6a-5f31-466c-af79-8dc762a488a3Links from the pod:Fenerbahce players fight fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoRotWeO_Mw Ainsley Harriott at a Turkish football riot: https://twitter.com/EvanMcFarlane/status/1724133358613983726?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=it-s-a-madhouse Millwall fans interrupt choir: https://twitter.com/FBAwayDays/status/1769345816043425938 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There aren’t many football managers who’d start a fight with Muhammad Ali.But Brian Clough isn’t most football managers.The acid-tongued genius decked Roy Keane, scrapped with hooligans and terrorised tea ladies. And they all still loved him. Welcome to the Life of Brian…Muhammad Ali video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_EHlzd63R8 Don Revie chat show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxsRt2yG8Es Punching pitch invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ABVVvPlr0 Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. Samuel Eto’s mafia revolution, Tyson Fury’s playground insults and “the most scandalous incident in the history of mankind”.Links from the pod:Jesse Lingard’s training camp TikToks: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesselingard/video/7328033421496831264 John Fury vs. Logan Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DavF0eLCNwc   Brereton Diaz Pepsi ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2wQzNeQGJ4 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Faustino Asprilla once summed up his philosophy: "lots of sex, no rules and pure life.”The Newcastle cult hero boozed on the team bus, brought a gun to training, and faced down bloodthirsty drug lords.Meet Colombia's finest export…Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Extra Shot, our Thursday pod spilling the funniest stories in sport this week. More F1 toilet antics, Pep insults Foden, and a moose on the loose disrupts the week’s biggest sporting event.Get tickets to The Upshot live show on 12th June here: https://tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/e15b41b3-2b8b-4d48-a071-81f5eb8cbadaPics we mentioned in the pod:Chiefsaholic bank robber in wolf costume: https://mcusercontent.com/5b3a0380100d0a826c937bcf4/images/bc0c9832-3b28-c16b-870e-28a0f6d96493.jpgItalian fans’ ballistic missile: https://twitter.com/UpshotTowers/status/1633807516915187712 Sign up for our Friday newsletter spilling more of sport’s funniest stories: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Terry is a proper wrong'un.The ex-Chelsea captain punches paps, pisses in pint glasses, and shags on motorway hard shoulders.This is the story of John Terry: Captain, Leader, Bellend…Pics from the episode:Jayne Connery and Sue Terry: https://imgur.com/a/rfTOL3qThe FBI e-fit: https://twitter.com/nocontextfooty/status/1664732128855089154/photo/1Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Christian Horner’s WhatsApp message leak online, Jack brings you a surprise mini-edition on the gory details of a saga they're calling Google Drive to Survive...Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices