The Upshot

In the mid 2000s Ronaldinho was the king of football... and an absolute shagger. 

But the madcap world of the buck-toothed genius was about to come crashing down. 

From four-way relationships to stints…

The Premier League doesn’t just specialise in high quality football and obscene sums of cash - it does a lovely side business in scandals too.

Ahead of the new season, we’ve picked out the biggest rog…

Shane Warne wasn't like other sportsmen. 

A sex-mad cricketing genius, he once summed up his life: "I smoked, I drank, and I bowled a bit of leg spin. I don't have any regrets." 

From sexting scandals …

You might remember Nicklas Bendtner as a misfiring Arsenal striker with godawful tattoos. 

But what he lacked in goals, he made up for in scintillating off-field scandal. 

From bedding baronesses to bo…

When Roman Abramovich sold Chelsea, the fans feared the worst. 

And it turns out they were right! Todd Boehly's first season in charge has been an absolute shitshow. 

From macho death grips to mysterio…

Ankle tags. Threesomes with Ashley Cole. Cat murder cover-ups. No one embodied noughties football excess like Jermaine Pennant.

Jack and Zach from The Upshot are joined by Mickey Down (co-creator of H…

Welcome to The Upshot podcast. Each week, we'll pull 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 …