The Upshot

The Upshot pulls 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 squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.

302 Episodes

China deleted Kylian Mbappe from the internet
11/3/2026
50:26
On the show today: - Kylian Mbappe is ERASED from China - Lamine Yamal’s dad has an airport scrap - Bank-robbing club owner who subs himself on EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Get access to Famously: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/59rFFCEp9RNs4uVIhmYCa2?si=tH5tpqZXRG6YN5bQWsCzTQ Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/famously/id6828059553 ⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@famouslypodcast Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Mbappe meme - https://sm.mashable.com/t/mashable_me/photo/default/untitled-2026-10-27t201048811_9efh.1248.jpg Nasraoui and girlfriend - https://prod-media.beinsports.com/image/Mounir%20Nasraoui%20y%20su%20novia.png Nasraoui mural - https://www.instagram.com/espnfc/p/DHHDuG5togY/?img_index=2&utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=an-evil-person&_bhlid=ec9e6e726121a7d4120b3e4b474370e2fcda11fc Dale Vince - https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F1011%2Fr1729414_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg Forest Green plants - https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/article34837777.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200f/0_Copy-of-Forest-Green-Rovers-0013JPG.jpg Brunswijk goal - https://x.com/MatthijsSneppie/status/2116877856852815898 Championship rings - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DexFaY-spWf/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Elvis: 250 fans stripped him naked (part 1)
11/2/2026
45:07
This is the first ever episode of Famously, a new podcast from The Upshot about famous rogues, rockstars and wrong'uns. Get part two right now on the Famously feed: Apple Spotify He was the most famous rockstar of the 20th century. So how did Elvis end up an obese wreck, dead on the toilet at 42, surrounded by sex books and prescription pills? We're charting the first half of his life - as he turns from a Mississippi mamas boy into an amphetamine-addled music star with a teenage girlfriend. Links from the show: Elvis as a child - https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/sites/default/files/imported-images/68.gif That's Alright - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCP_g7X31nI Elvis t-shirt - https://www.instagram.com/p/DUTzUUUEpIq/ Elvis and Anita - https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRM_Ty0VEwZrr4QmrlPv0N3AfZ7EOm84RRV7y4L2KAkzyzPZfvis0FcowY&s=10 Hair cut - https://images.imagerenderer.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/elvis-presley-receives-an-army-crew-cut-bettmann.jpg Priscilla waving goodbye - https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/rockcms/2022-06/priscilla-presley-fashion-young-bn-220627-3a2e78.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Ballon d’Or hero who shagged a spy
10/27/2026
1:14:10
On the show today: - The Ballon d’Or hero who shagged a communist spy - Jim Ratcliffe’s meddling in the Old Trafford kitchens - China turns on Kylian Mbappe EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Get early access to Famously: upshot.email/famously Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Jason Tindall handshake - https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/tindall-jason-tindall-tindall-handshake-jason-tindall-handshake-tindall-snub-gif-18317446107002502978 Wham t-shirt - https://www.facebook.com/newcastleunitedblackandwhite/posts/jason-tindall-wearing-a-mocked-up-wham-hoody-with-his-and-eddie-howes-faces-on-i/1038490438319161/ Last Christmas - https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fypv1dt5lb14g1.png Children’s hospital joke - https://x.com/MagpieJoe_/status/1871811440937709874 Banbury United - https://x.com/FlynnPB69/status/2113670922607436098 Jermaine Pennant - https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/jermaine-pennants-dog-1118397149_def1a4.jpg?resize=819,1024&quality=90&strip=all Back tattoos - https://www.instagram.com/p/De79oFzILe0/ Jimmy Bullard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnca5gse8Nk Kompany - https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1822932103379464543 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gary Neville is stealing from us
10/20/2026
1:01:05
On the show today: - Richarlison has his private island stolen - Ian Botham is electrocuting people’s knobs - Gary Neville is stealing from The Upshot Get early access to Famously: upshot.email/famously Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Overlap Daily - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKIwq6rgtmU Coma Svensson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Fn_A8balE Ronaldinho pic - https://imagez.tmz.com/image/1f/o/2014/01/16/1f399262792e5243a4fa131cdb17f8d5_md.jpg Richarlison haircut - https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/richar-e1584465458462.png Richarlison tattoo - https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/richar-e1584465458462.png Jamie O’Hara - https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_82005/video/7496992108344085782 PAOK gun - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/12/greek-football-match-stopped-after-team-owner-invades-pitch-with-a-gun LASK cups - https://www.facebook.com/GiveMeSport/posts/liverpool-fans-have-cleaned-up-in-austria-earning-3-per-returned-cup-at-lask-fai/1680310216792564/ Bonnie Blue, Lee Andrews - https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/12/bonnie-blue-tells-katie-prices-ex-lee-andrews-wants-deep-inside-her-29702995/ Katie Price to Emily Atack - https://www.tiktok.com/@emily.martin_/video/7059742699695508741?lang=en-GB Grégoire Akcelrod - https://www.sportbible.com/football/gregoire-akcelrod-fake-footballer-transfer-471112-20230116 Now a football agent - https://ad.linkedin.com/in/gregoireakcelrod Hartepool fans - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlJk8kbyTOg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Messi kiss n’ tell, Ronaldo vs Simon Jordan, and Lee Andrews fakes his own death
10/13/2026
1:00:28
On the show today: Messi’s kiss and tell Ronaldo comes for Simon Jordan Lee Andrews fakes his own death EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Man City puns - https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40651470/man-city-liverpool-banners-charges-insults-anfield/ https://cdn-media.theathletic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1440%2cquality=70%2cformat=auto/https://cdn-media.theathletic.com/uXpwDtWMTrBS_jaOGjHT0gKle_1440x960.jpg Mourinhome - https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/8/18/1376854525152/Chelsea-v-Hull-City-008.jpg?width=1020&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none Crewe - https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbk5XtmKOkg/ Simon Jordan - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xQmGIHSXlCs Ronaldo response - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1QbUruxbc14 Benin selfie - https://www.facebook.com/nativereportersng/videos/984721471334833/ Lee Andrews - https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/40617392/katie-price-ex-lee-andrews-faked-death-prison-release/ Karl Bushby - https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/6551/live/60fd3180-461c-11f0-9942-8ded1e77a695.jpg.webp Marathon cheat - https://cms.runrepublic.com/assets/uploads/images/_1600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/48604/Bicycle-Ride.webp Evra’s chickens - https://youtu.be/8_yKUtzclto?is=dj-VpnXnZrzAeC83 Dyche - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DePmZtioFw9/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ronaldo’s tantrum, Messi’s miserable farewell, and Dennis Rodman banned from North Korea
10/6/2026
43:17
On the show today: - Cristiano Ronaldo’s tantrum in Copenhagen - Messi’s miserable farewell tour - And Dennis Rodman banned from North Korea EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Ronaldo banners - https://www.instagram.com/p/DeAL3_JiNs2/?img_index=2 Ian Holloway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVfRP_TfwAo Claudio Tapia - https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Claudio_Fabi%C3%A1n_Tapia_-_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Claudio_Fabi%C3%A1n_Tapia_-_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail Sorriano - https://x.com/City_Chief/status/2104987349507854590 Spanish basketball team - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-58598677 Rui Pinto GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-rui-pintos-life-football-leaks-whistleblower?cp_src=d Richard Keys - https://www.tiktok.com/@keysandgrayunleashed/video/7691370998720957718 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Man City’s unlikely nemesis, Mauro Icardi’s 73-year driving ban and Vinnie Jones’ Siberian hunting trip
9/29/2026
1:02:26
On the show today: - Mauro Icardi’s 73-year driving ban - Vinnie Jones’ Siberian hunting trip - And the sniper-dodging renegade who brought down Man City EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Maresca feet - https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-charges-enzo-maresca-37705462 Man Utd’s sexiest fan - https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40502879/man-utd-city-breaches-therese-gudmundsen/ Rui Pinto - https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/18501/production/_110658599_gettyimages-1128742687.jpg.webp HMP Hull smuggling - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9xjmvyjrmo Mo Salah rock - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdkKyikq91f/ Salah rock bench and sign - https://www.turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/bench-and-sign-stolen-from-salah-photo-spot-in-turkiyes-trabzon-3229047 Mauro Icardi driving ban - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2166483154216194 Porto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKN206ICt4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mourinho’s meltdown, Diego Costa bullying kids and JJ Gabriel’s mental dad
9/22/2026
53:16
On the show today: - Mourinho’s having a meltdown - Liam Rosenior gets his revenge - And English football has a new bastard genius If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Andros Townsend steamrollered - https://www.instagram.com/p/DdgW3fBgCoc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Mourinho ref - https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2102153555494793487 Rosenior Strasbourg - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1wlhxmo/alternate_angle_of_liam_rosenior_celebrating_in/?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=flattened-by-big-food&_bhlid=a0cfedf987b1d7c8d4621ea90ef11cfc9ad816ee Police Millwall v West Ham - https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1wkm2vc/before_the_millwall_vs_west_ham_derby_west_ham/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1790067488887075&usg=AOvVaw0_CRtqIDDXWF78GfgKxH-_ Gaddafi pingers - https://realnewsmagazine.net/libya-seizes-100000-ecstasy-pills-bearing-gaddafis-image/ Boys printing pingers - https://youtu.be/zZMETFXFE24?si=qFGM5lAW2iOpCf7Q United 93 - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/18/oxford-united-apology-united-93-clothing-range-9-11-anniversary Hyrox - https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2099248001063792830 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why are coke dealers roping in Premier League footballers?
9/15/2026
51:08
On the show today: - Wayne Rooney’s hotel room sesh - The West Ham star accused of kidnapping a film director - And why are coke dealers roping in Premier League footballers? Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, contact InjuryLawyers4U on 0330 127 8437 or visit https://www.injurylawyers4u.co.uk/?utm_source=theupshot&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=theupshot_sponsorship JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Eagle snatches baby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXI57qpasM Aguero coke - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xzVnbsbnios Ecuador Haaland drugs - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Oz3k4sF4huw Cole Palmer leaving Stamford Bridge - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdODJS4o9ZH/ Ron Hayward - https://www.facebook.com/AdTurds/posts/ten-year-anniversary-of-this-story-meme/744792374306479/ Nathan Jones defends comment - https://www.tiktok.com/@cafcofficial/video/7684298662599462166 Nathan Jones tattoos - https://x.com/EamoV1/status/1086679508525162498 Otley Run Kurt Zouma stag do - https://www.indy100.com/news/cats-protection-kurt-zouma-leeds JP in Sicily - https://www.reddit.com/r/theupshotpodcast/comments/1we8or8/jp_spotted_in_sicily/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What’s on Yaya Toure’s camera roll?
9/8/2026
47:22
On the show today: - Jim Ratcliffe threatens to burn his enemy’s house down - Bernie Ecclestone caught smuggling guns again. - What’s on Yaya Toure’s camera roll? 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 JPs Gossip Hotline - 07354079834 Links from the show: Kygo Jo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYJWkDFzEXA Seecamp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seecamp Silvio Santos - https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/ooops/2018/12/08/silvio-santos-sai-de-ferias-e-sbt-teme-surto-de-mudancas-na-grade.htm Lee Andrews memoir - https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/40092202/lee-andrews-book-deal-katie-price/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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302 Episodes

China deleted Kylian Mbappe from the internet

Elvis: 250 fans stripped him naked (part 1)

The Ballon d’Or hero who shagged a spy

Gary Neville is stealing from us

Messi kiss n’ tell, Ronaldo vs Simon Jordan, and Lee Andrews fakes his own death

Ronaldo’s tantrum, Messi’s miserable farewell, and Dennis Rodman banned from North Korea

Man City’s unlikely nemesis, Mauro Icardi’s 73-year driving ban and Vinnie Jones’ Siberian hunting trip

Mourinho’s meltdown, Diego Costa bullying kids and JJ Gabriel’s mental dad

Why are coke dealers roping in Premier League footballers?

What’s on Yaya Toure’s camera roll?