
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.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 266 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | SportsComedy | |||

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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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.
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In his early twenties, Roman Abramovich was schlepping 1,000 miles to sell rubber ducks in Russia’s freezing north.
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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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Removed the interesting pod to Patreon only, so now no longer worth your time
I loved the Shane Warne episode. The Shane Warne episode was hilarious 😂. Thank you.
Truly very funny, nice change from the normal weekly sport zeitgeist! Nice one guys!
If uber privileged, public school boys with a severe case of white guilt did a podcast…. Wait they did. If you like your footy news delivered by some woke Home Counties brats who’ve zero knowledge of the game or what a real days work is this one’s for you.
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This series provides a humorous and irreverent take on sports, exploring controversial stories, the scandalous lives of athletes, and the less-publicized antics that often fly under the radar of mainstream media. It covers a wide array of subjects from wild escapades and personal controversies to legendary sports figures, all laced with a witty commentary that aims to entertain while shedding light on the perplexities of sporting life. Unique anecdotes, combined with special guest appearances, add depth to discussions that range from infamous incidents to whimsical narratives from the world of sports, appealing to fans looking for a blend of entertainment and insight.
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Recent guests on The Upshot include:
1. Clive Tyldesley
2. George Wilde
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4. Charlie Milner
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6. Jason Manford
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8. Elizabeth Barnard
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