The Upshot

Diego Maradona and Napoli: it was football's wildest romance.

A head-spinning cocktail of devotion, chaos and glory - plus enough drugs to kill a horse.

From prosthetic penises to doing coke in the Pop…

Cocaine-fuelled car chases. Ultras invading orgies. And Kyle Walker waving his willy around a Manchester bar.

It’s been a wild year in the world of sport. 

And today we celebrate all of it, with our an…

He fights gangs, pens murder mysteries and once served a stint in the slammer.

Steve Bruce is not who you think he is.

From con tricks to cabbage crimes, this is his story…

For more tales of sporting sc…

Joey Barton is fucking mental.

He punches children, quotes Nietzsche, and once sunk his teeth into his own club captain. And that’s just the tame stuff.

From cigars in eyes to zoo animals on the loose,…

It was football’s wildest fairytale: in ten years ramshackle Wimbledon went from non-league to the top flight and FA Cup glory.

But that’s only half the story. Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu and co were a…

The year is 1999 - Real Madrid are at war.

Legendary striker Raul brands the dressing room “a cesspit of lies, treachery and whispers”.

Something has to change...

From murderous hitmen to pigs heads on …

Erling Haaland isn’t like other humans.

He gorges on chicken livers, raps about world peace, and wakes up to the Champions League anthem. Every day.

As the Robo-Viking smashes every record under the su…

Trigger Happy TV creator Dom Joly joins us to discuss a tabloid sensation who smoked weed, punched coppers and made magic on the pitch.

From drug scandals to accidental dick pics, this is Beefy’s stor…

Everyone knows Roy Keane is a mad bastard.

The United legend humiliated teammates, knocked out opponents and scrapped with his own manager.

But there’s more. So much more.

From drunken headbutts to kung…

You might remember Adrian Mutu as a promising Chelsea striker with a taste for cocaine.

But Class As weren’t his only vice.

From high speed car chases to drinking a porn star's blood, meet the Bad Boy …

Rugby playing cannibals. Stalkers in Serie A. Ghostly visitations from the late George Best.

As Halloween draws near, we’ve braved the haunted crypts of Upshot Towers, digging up a selection of macabr…

With his good looks, magic right boot and penchant for queueing, David Beckham is a national treasure.

But you didn’t tune in to hear about all that, did you?

From knobbing his PA to the “stag do of th…

Masked hitmen. Sex tape blackmail. Organ harvesting allegations.

It’s been an incredibly weird, sexually charged, and occasionally glorious decade for French football. 

We’re joined by ESPN’s Julien La…

Mike Ashley's Newcastle reign was a disaster for fans, and behind the scenes it was booze-soaked chaos. 

The giant mug magnate enjoyed 14 years of drunken mayhem at St James Park. 

From puking in firep…

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 so…

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…

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 delive…

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 ki…

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…

For a bloke who won the Ballon d'Or and lit up the World Cup, Michael Owen's life is comically dull. 

The England legend has never tasted tea or coffee, and his mum managed his bank account until he w…