The Upshot

Milan, 1986. Italian billionaire Silvio Berlusconi lands on the San Siro pitch in a helicopter blasting Ride of the Valkyries.He leads AC Milan to two decades of glory, but behind the suntan and scudettos lurks an empire of sleaze.Silvio scrapped with Liverpool fans, lured the EU president to a sex party and branded the German chancellor an “unfuckable lardarse”.And he was still elected Prime Minister three times.From mafia henchmen to bunga bunga sex parties, welcome to the seedy world of Silvio Berlusconi…Listen to part two RIGHT NOW, and get an extra bonus episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the episode:Ogling Danish PM at an EU summit: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1668280950852145152  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Pierluigi Collina strips his fellow refs naked, the man with a Man United crest tattooed on his forehead, and is Tom Daly a bastard?Links from the pod:Fergie and Kenny Dalglish sharing a bag of chocolate buttons: https://x.com/SkySportsPL/status/1979949849542828491 Man Utd fan tattoo: https://share.google/images/yLW19WTsvKd1mGNZA Pep with autograph hunters: https://x.com/City_Chief/status/1878532555911115241 Join The Upshot’s Patreon and unlock the clucking mad story of Colonel Sanders. He’s finger lickin’ baaad…..https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These days, Wrexham Football Club is a saccharine Disney+ fairytale starring white toothed Hollywood megastars. But there was a time when the club’s biggest hero was a champagne swigging convict with a thirst for beauty queens and fake bank notes.His name was Mickey Thomas.From seshes with George Michael to screwdrivers up the aris, this is the story of the Welsh George Best…Get an extra bonus episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the episode:Screamer free kick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPyoWu0CHAg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: the Argentine fan who turned up to his own funeralEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐Links from the pod:Infantino at peace summit: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPww9n1jdRj/ Irish Cape Verde star: https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/1978036280392098003 Joe Willock runs out of petrol: https://x.com/Allansoldfriend/status/1975197101702488256Makmudov sledgehammer training: https://x.com/IFLTV/status/1656021871316410403Listen to our live special recorded from Watson’s General Telegraph pub…https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buckle in for part two, as Ali hangs out with Sadam Hussein, begins a four way marriage, and knocks down a coked up Marvin Gaye.Links from the pod:Press conference before Joe Frazier fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1pZPCLz-k4 Speech before Rumble in the Jungle: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDxRvuZSpM3/?hl=en-gb Pic of Bob Arun: https://share.google/images/8WiLs9DXniRQNmCU4 Get an extra bonus episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: your chance to eat dinner with the mum of the second best player in the worldGet The White Hot Lawn Mower® 5.0 Ultra for 15% OFF with code UPSHOT at Manscaped.com! #ManscapedPartnerLinks from the pod:Jamie Redknapp’s apology: https://x.com/Lord_Sugar/status/1974227330068590899 Claude Littner’s most savage moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14HC6NagRs Eat dinner with lamine yamal’s mum: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-sports-dinner-gala-party-with-lamine-yamals-mother-sheila-ebana-tickets-1732517248729Bin Laden’s son: https://www.reddit.com/r/UtterlyInteresting/comments/17y6lz8/osama_bin_ladens_son_has_grown_into_a_gothmetal/Russell Martin smuggled out of the stadium: https://x.com/SkyFootball/status/1974891306590613921 Malcom Allison’s seedy bath: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNRsAqulN7zOHLEcGuhnQwnXXQ5WtSKETRL4UmrbnaO8zXxulxoGEuevyYor-V8hbhJgutxd3hjvvVdUl4JDGHdUW4maR5n_1eTep15DfeuriUlX6Vsg2mrGJQyosSNr9AWwU-w/s1600/Malcolm+and+Fiona.jpgShaq djing: https://x.com/ALLANJULIE73742/status/1972650162217738397/video/1Caroline Conolly kick ups: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPcQBR5DX7U/Meet Gorgeous George, the womanizing wrestler who inspired Ali and Bob Dylan, when you sign up to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listen to part 2 right now when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers(It’s cheaper when you use your browser to sign up instead of the patreon app)New York City, 1970.FBI agents listen in as a naked Muhammad Ali is chased round a seedy motel room by his knife-wielding wife.She’s just caught him in bed with another woman.In just three hours, 300m people will watch him take on Joe Frazier in The Fight of the Century.Welcome to the crazy world of Muhammad Ali.He was held at gunpoint by Idi Amin, got sentenced to five years in jail, and still won the heavyweight title three times.This is his story…Links from the pod: Float like a butterfly speech: ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXzQqqn-rVcSonny Liston shoots at him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtKKG1xas8I&t=22sBeatles photo: https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rs-243520-ali-beatles.jpgCrowned heavyweight champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=JC-L76VZ3A4smd4r&t=1749&v=Bj8nFl-u_MY&feature=youtu.beThe phantom punch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFA3DFFavwk&ab_channel=berkangirginSpeech about refusing the draft: https://youtu.be/vd9aIamXjQI?si=PZS9l_a40mO69NRM&t=50 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the pod today: Neymar hooked on shisha and an Arsenal star falls victim to a cruel 48 hour prank.EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐Links from the pod:Michael van Gerwen’s scrap: https://x.com/rallyjef3/status/1972215606708699329 Kazakh traditional version of the Champions League song: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPKN0CTDGmn/ Monty Panesar on mastermind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNeEQZn7eIk And Monty quizzing the public: https://youtu.be/OFrt3zw21T0?si=j3dt37GGi88AoOwR&t=277 Dive into the mad world of Victorian endurance sports, and find out the location for our live recording of Extra Shot when you sign up to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buckle in for part 2 of our Ryder Cup of wrong’uns, with sordid sagas starring the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo and John Daly, the king of hooters. Plus a golfer who killed five men, and inside the secret parties where escorts are stationed on each green….Get an extra bonus episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the pod today: Gabby Logan subjects her son to sex chat and Jamie Vardy’s foul-mouthed Italian lessonsLinks from the pod:United Strand attacked by psycho: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO3LeutDOm9 Ange Postocoglou’s translator sent off: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/m7a6zl/the_interpreter_for_yokohama_f_marinos_manager/ Get the batshit crazy story of Ozzy Osbourne right now when you sign up to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices