The Upshot

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Miami, 2014.

Frazzled England gaffer Roy Hodgson throws on Ricky Lambert in a desperate bid to break the deadlock against 10 man Honduras.

The match finishes 0-0, and England’s darkest decade rolls on.

But for all their misery on the pitch, England’s stars did have fun off it: stripping on webcams, seshing at strip clubs and shoplifting from B&Q.

This is the story of England: the banter years…

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Links from the show:

Scott Carson howler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6dqnu2AZQM

Rob Green howler: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1l9sffr/on_this_day_15_years_ago_rob_green_lets_the/

Rooney loses it with fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M7V4CiQGZs

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From chainsaw attackers to Nicklas Bendtner, we debate the funniest Arsenal players of all time…

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On the show today:
- Pep’s drug scandal
- More insane twists in Katie Price kidnap saga
- Evangelos Marinakis’s punch up in the standsIf 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_sponsorshipJP's gossip hotline: 07354 079 834Links from the show:Pep chased on his bike: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1546289403538046977Lee Andrews saying he's in Skegness: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVOZ_ZHCCyf/ Marinakis fight: https://twitter.com/StokeyyG2/status/2058960754175275225Trina the Cleaner: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1tih7s2/tina_the_cleaner_of_wrexham_football_club_on_her/Belen Rodriguez foot licking: https://x.com/LeDirectInfo/status/2045400115712516605

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Doping was once a noble art, where Victorian eccentrics plied human guinea pigs with rat poison cocktails and cocaine enemas. 

But with the launch of the Enhanced Games, it’s gone professional.

To celebrate this Las Vegas freakshow, we join legendary true crime podcast Redhanded for a special bonus episode on the history of doping.

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On the show today: Saka and Rice’s 5am bender, the Formula 1 stripper drought, and has Katie Price’s Chelsea husband been KIDNAPPED?

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Links from the pod:

Arsenal training ground celebrations: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ti0nvf/the_moment_arsenal_found_out_they_became/ 

Leicester celebrations at Vardy’s house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH6LNFw5clc 

Ian Wright at the celebrations: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ti42ej/ian_wright_joining_the_celebrations_outside_the/ 

Katie Price on her husband’s disappearance: https://youtu.be/21kDlti-uSk?si=HMrgjvndvjQeWNUX&t=45 

Pep interview when Aguero left: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3003647146579848 

Taylor Harwood-Bellis binoculars celebration: https://x.com/SkySports/status/2054969995273130122  

Middlesbrough restaurant spy advert: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYiEpFCu3ZF/  

Cole Palmer hates the cinema: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysports/video/7640387889200729366 

(Not) Neymar celebrating his World Cup call up: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYheFr-OuPf/ 

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On the pod today: Neymar slaps a wonderkid, Aubameyang scraps with a club exec, and has Mason Greenwood finally gone too far?

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Links from the pod:

Theo Hernandez’s “escort parties” - https://x.com/acmilan_brasil/status/2053954025423511705?s=46 
Arsenal fan thrown down the stairs - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1t9vmx0/arsenal_fans_get_thrown_down_the_steps_at_the/

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Roman’s rags to riches tale turns to chaos as his Chelsea stars start wife swapping, he buys the moon, and gets poisoned by the KGB.

Links from the pod:

- Terry slip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSnZz0kBnqs

- Torres goal against Barca with the Nevgasm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmSJvT0Z1Y 

- Branislav Ivanovic interview: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1679815002117505024  

- Mourinho calls Wenger a specialist in failure: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RUtU1k7PYWY 

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In his early twenties, Roman Abramovich was schlepping 1,000 miles to sell rubber ducks in Russia’s freezing north.

A decade later he was Russia’s second richest man, best pals with Putin and a Premier League champion.

From flying sushi to Azerbaijan to getting poisoned by the KGB, this is the story of Roman Abramovich…

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Links from the pod:

As a young soldier: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evj7yE6XYAU0XQC.jpg

Prosecutor caught in sex tape: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xm5zPNRzQzgiP6d8hqCumeZUXlU5tcAr_UNuZ2GxPXie7LMY8SGEbZ20KXTZ8ufDRhw4HGekTNJzzOGuvUR9ON7Dl7gI2dgZ5vE1PwmunaGJSKU 

Visiting Chukotka: https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQN-_TFikUMPvbOG1AaX4b13ZadeaxlFRlHsgtgdfkIEO0g-XYD

In the Shed End: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS090Uw9cDi7-MTsobyGFsDBeujjjOH4KKc_Q&s

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On the pod today: Matt Le Tissier’s latest madcap theory, Clive Tyldesley’s backseat bonking and Jack Grealish on the sesh again. 

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Links from the show:

David Haye on I’m a celeb: https://youtu.be/ygX_fSLGgNo?si=gBWolJCrbetSPYw_&t=27

Dapper Laughs standup: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXfWi5-Db-d/

Dapper Laughs gangster movie: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgzGQRLl4M

Article about Turki Al-Sheikh: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6298589/2025/04/25/turki-al-sheikh-boxing-saudi-arabia/

Turki Al-Sheikh meltdown playing FIFA: https://x.com/AlnuaimiNasser1/status/1264219114568114176

Goldbridge nonce outburst: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6pGNk_qDRb/ 

Tyldesly sex analogy: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW67bqmDClb/ 

A succulent meal meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4bPMxeCnos

Nick Woltemade singing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1460804542367986

Rochdale fan scatters ashes: https://x.com/ThomFeen ey/status/2048866477982228904 

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