The Upshot

In the summer of 2002, Ireland was a special place to be.The Celtic Tiger was roaring. Westlife had just chalked up their 10th number one. And a star studded squad set sail on a Far Eastern adventure.But as World Cup fever sweeps the nation, one man refuses to play ball: captain Roy Keane.From screaming in the dressing room to pre-match benders, this is the story of Roy’s meltdown in the Pacific…Get an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:U2 gig after they qualify: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=889493146364849A Day That Shook the Nation TV report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg00_3DAU3YThink of the Children interview: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2885236955092904Saipan film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrczszDCSk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the pod today: Lamine Yamal ships in 70 playboy bunnies and Neymar inherits a billion dollars from a dead old man he’s never metEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal: https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee.Links from the pod:Lamine Yamal losing his passport: https://x.com/Yamal_Xtra/status/1964820881248809086 Choupette the cat on her private jet: https://share.google/images/Js5Iki9ubWezCCljZ Get those sordid rumours 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

He’s the pint-sized poacher with a naughty streak.Jermain Defo bonked lapdancers, bit opponents and spiked his teammates with Viagra.From bogus weddings to back seat rendezvous, meet England's friskiest forward…Get an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:Biting Maschereno: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1887850001956487516 Personal Assistant ad: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/25/01/2BA2B9C600000578-3208776-image-a-106_1440464012530.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the pod today: the F1 boss knobbing girls 48 years younger, this year’s funniest deadline day news and Luis Suarez gobs in someone’s face again.Spice up your sad desk lunch with 20% off delicious award winning hot sauces: lousbrews.co.uk/upshot20Links from the pod:Vardy violin pic: https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/pabaeCod8Cvi_mWFyRTloA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/football_italia_articles_132/bea3e4aa80f1477911f24dc0048ca0c3 Claudia the twerking champ: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.redheaded_babe/Isak in Newcastle: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GzsbDPqWYAAbH5s.jpgAmorim asked about Tom Heaton: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1772990183581519Suarez spits on Sounders coach: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1n5cy6k/luis_suarez_spits_at_a_seattle_sounders_staff/Miami v Sounders fans brawl: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1n5s9eg/inter_miami_supporters_brawling_with_sounders/Usyk haircut: https://i.redd.it/0q70lcl60tp71.jpg Usyk dancing: https://x.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1960648484266369106Briatore kissing ex-gf:https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NINTCHDBPICT000538361485.jpg?strip=all&w=640Briatore frolicking with models on boat: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-15045999/Flavio-Briatore-flirting-young-women-bikinis.htmlUS Open hat thief: https://twitter.com/DonLew87/status/1961479710946292124Get those sordid rumours 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

In a parallel universe, England’s World Cup winning gaffer Sir Sam Allardyce is sipping a pint of Moet at the launch of his Allardici aftershave. But back in this reality, things panned out a little differently for Big Sam.He fed his players sheep’s testicles, had love triangles with snooker stars and got banged up for shoplifting.From kung fu kicks in the manager’s office to losing £100k on crypto, this is his story…With comedian Ed Jones @edjonesukGet an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersListen to Ed’s BBC comedy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gm52/episodes/player Links from the pod:Big Sam looking like Harry Styles: https://share.google/images/IzJxmUm7hmMZ9pBld Sam on his wedding day: https://share.google/images/shCmBQRTV8VWUw3L7 Cheryl Cole outfit: https://x.com/sportbible/status/824023930906312706 Dancing to Rihanna in Marbella: https://x.com/TNLdotcom/status/736910495312171009 Pint of wine photo: https://share.google/images/qM74H97G7yU0xOxst “There nobody better than me” interview at Leeds: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rlgJAStXV10 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’s terrifying showdown with the ultras and Roberto De Zerbi breaks up a ten minute street fight.Links from the pod:Newcastle fans booing Liverpool players: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1mzy00n/liverpool_met_with_loud_boos_from_newcastle/Wrestler unveils Liverpool Isak shirt: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1mzfpmt/professional_wrestler_jd_mcdonagh_making_fun_of/?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=defecating-revellers&_bhlid=ce087e2a2ebe050607427cff0f65a1e00619eeb1Granit Xhaka unveiling interview: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FgFwGwIiphAJoleon Lescott DJing: https://x.com/EPLBible/status/1959970121243381927Neymar touchline row: https://x.com/TNTSportsBR/status/1948217960239132716 Neymar crying after 6-0 defeat: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1mt2sgc/neymar_cries_after_santos_60_defeat_to_vasco_da/ Ultras surround Santos squad: https://x.com/deolhonopeixe/status/1957877826939465904 David de Manchester supporting Rayo: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1mx3ddh/rayo_vallecano_had_one_fan_supporting_them/From knob flashing presidents to dolphin shaggers, listen to the funniest stories in the news 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

5.12am. Former TV presenter Jake Humphrey glugs down a tumbler of activated charcoal water.Wondering why his wife is wasting the day, he shakes her awake and asks: “what are your goals for Q4?”It’s just another day in a High Performance Household.But how did it come to this?From gunging kids to grindset guru, this is the story of Linkedin’s favourite son… With Jake and Jacob from @screenrotpodcastGet an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:Jake hosting Bamzooki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS95gzb6dP4 Misjudged joke at David James: https://x.com/uksoccershop/status/1667865096062730246 David Ginola does the wanker sign: https://x.com/uksoccershop/status/1667864901568610307 Dig at Martin Keown for being late: https://x.com/uksoccershop/status/1667864959059992576Twitter post telling people to leave their partners: https://x.com/AccidentalP/status/1661379860692885509  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the pod today: the sinister crime linked to Viktor Gyokeres’ Arsenal move and an ex-Barca star’s hospital gun rampage.Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Watch our new Roy Keane YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A73Br-LWGmEGeorge's new football pod (First Up: Football): https://podfollow.com/first-up-football/viewLinks from the pod:Arda Turan avoiding eye contact with presenter: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36275231/arda-turan-shakhtar-donetsk-reporter/ Arda Turan with a gun in the hospital: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1638156253112197120 Jannik Sinner’s thicc booty: https://x.com/bblsinner From Muhammad Ali’s brush with a flying saucer to the Brazilian farmer who knobbed a hot alien on a spaceship, embark on an intergalactic journey through the wildest UFO sightings when you join 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

The good people of Sunderland have been through a lot. Viking raids. The rise of Korean shipbuilding. Spunking £6m on Jozy Altidore.But nothing could prepare them for the last decade.The club sank to the third tier, enduring noncing wingers, stars behind bars, and fans defecating in their seats.As the Black Cats return to the Premier League, this is the story of a Nightmare on Wearside…With guest @georgeaireycomedyGet an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:Newcastle fans’ song for Adam Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WnH4aL1uY David Moyes to Vicki Sparks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39484238 Chris Coleman clashes with fan: https://x.com/Nozza_/status/1245235938298642432?lang=en-GB The poogate kid: https://images.app.goo.gl/wiTEPjwqQBL6mCEV6 Charlie Methven on the pre-match music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4bORXW9xeU&t=33s Kid throwing up: https://www.tiktok.com/@twitterstoptweets/video/7504026548593233175 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evel Kneivel is staring into the abyss, can he pull off an insane mile long jump, or will he die trying?Get an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:Eiffel Tower death jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBN3xfGrx_U&rco=1 Snake River jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1khN1xyBw&t=141s Wembley Stadium jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofVI3NZb9DQ Successful 15 car jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOE2Xie5g8E Pizza advert in the 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UG-zUyjd_8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices