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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With his good looks, magic right boot and penchant for queueing, David Beckham is a national treasure.

But you didn’t tune in to hear about all that, did you?

From knobbing his PA to the “stag do of the millennium”, meet the real David Beckham…

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Masked hitmen. Sex tape blackmail. Organ harvesting allegations.

It’s been an incredibly weird, sexually charged, and occasionally glorious decade for French football. 

We’re joined by ESPN’s Julien Laurens as we dive into Les Bleus' sinister sexual psychodrama...

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Mike Ashley's Newcastle reign was a disaster for fans, and behind the scenes it was booze-soaked chaos. 

The giant mug magnate enjoyed 14 years of drunken mayhem at St James Park. 

From puking in fireplaces to stripping at staff parties, welcome to Big Mike's decade on the Toon…

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Drug-fuelled car crashes. 121 mistresses. Shagging the next door neighbour's daughter.

No one does scandals like Tiger Woods.

But if you think you know the full story, think again. Buckle in for the sordid tale of a golfer gone wild…

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They don't make managers like Neil Warnock anymore. 

He gave team talks naked, cut his players' toe nails and picked the team based on his wife's dreams. 

So by all means enjoy this podcast, but "enjoy it by being fucking disciplined"...

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When Wayne Rooney burst onto the scene in 2002, there was only one nagging doubt.

Would he have the sordid private life to match his undeniable footballing genius?

It didn’t take long for him to deliver.

From PVC grannies to spiking his teammates with Viagra, welcome to the wild world of Wazza…

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If you like to think rugby is a civilised sport played by gentlemen, stop reading now. 

From dealing drugs to defecating on dancefloors, the sport is filled with absolute wrong uns.

As the World Cup kicks off, meet rugby's rowdiest reprobates…

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From human trafficking charges to arson, Mauro Icardi's love life has thrown up some ludicrous drama. 

The former PSG striker and his wife Wanda are the stars of football’s most chaotic marriage. 

This is their story…

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For a bloke who won the Ballon d'Or and lit up the World Cup, Michael Owen's life is comically dull. 

The England legend has never tasted tea or coffee, and his mum managed his bank account until he was 38. 

This is the story of England's weirdo wonderkid…

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