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 annual awards ceremony: the Shotties…

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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…

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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, this is the story of the Premier League’s biggest wrong’un…

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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 bunch of absolute animals.

They torched cars, held press conferences naked, and hospitalised each other with dressing room beatings.

This is the story of the Crazy Gang…

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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 the pitch, this is the story of the Galacticos…

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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 sun, we’re joined by Haaland expert Lars Sivertsen to explore the weird world of Erling Haaland…

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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 story…

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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 fu kicks in the dressing room, this is his story…

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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 of Bucharest…

Jack (http://www.twitter.com/jackrivlin) and Zach (http://www.twitter.com/zachary_sl) are joined by JP Lockwood (http://www.twitter.com/jplockwood) to discuss the cokey Chelsea striker.

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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 macabre, gruesome and terrifying tales.

Gather round, children, for the scariest stories in sport…

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