The Upshot

Drug smuggling wingers and tasered England stars: 2024’s wildest stories


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Referees in sex tapes. Neymar slashing his teammate’s tyres. And Cole Palmer’s naked surprise.


It’s been a vintage year for sporting scandal.


And today we celebrate it all, as we look back on the funniest stories in sport this year. 


Links from the pod:


Billy Vunipola tasered in Majorca: https://x.com/MailOnline/status/1785230252253302802  


Jamie O’Hara dating show: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13443863/jamie-ohara-love-undercover-peacock-soccer.html 


Neymar slashing Renan Lodi’s tyres: https://x.com/porqueTTarg/status/179586197904892349


Neymar playing poker at his daughter’s birthday: https://x.com/kykyszn/status/1778461735663342062


Geoff Hurst loves a glass of Budweiser: https://x.com/WeahsCousin/status/1805564686147960989


La Liga ref’s interview crashed by his parrot: https://x.com/elchiringuitotv/status/1848150321006342508 

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