The Upshot

Cristiano Ronaldo: it’s my orgy and I’ll cry if I want to (with Max Fosh)

You don’t make it to the top without getting a little weird. Just ask Cristiano Ronaldo. He scraps with teenagers, had an orgy with his taxi driver, and keeps a handwritten list of his silverware in his pocket. From fivesomes with teammates to getting throttled by Ryan Giggs, this is his story… Links from the episode: As a youngster: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SPORT-PREVIEW-young-cristiano.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1 Man United debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73DuUGJWuzo Throws journo’s microphone in a lake: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mIgNSppc4zg Statue at madeira airport: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1424D/production/_95390528_ronaldobust.jpg Pat Butcher mural: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiuR02MyRWY99xd4N7AG770iIyiQ-kjWCV1A&s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winter Olympics: Hitler’s mistress and hot tub orgies

Sure, Usain Bolt ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds. But has he ever been strapped to a teatray and hurled headfirst down Mont Blanc? (or an artificial slide in a concrete chinese business park) And he never shagged Hitler, murdered his rivals, or got high before races either… But I know some people who did… From Stasi spies to hot tub orgies, buckle into your bobsled for the wildest stories in Winter Olympic history… Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the pod: Australian speed skater who was coming last before the final corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUi4-H6hfw8 The actual Jamaican bobsled team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1aWFW8bOpo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mikhalio Mudryk is banned AGAIN | Extra Shot

On the show today: Todd Boehly’s Epstein meetings, Nick Kyrgios' Australian Open bender, and Lewis Hamilton’s finally gets with the girl in the year above Get Extra shot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers 4 months free of Nord vpn at: www.nordvpn.com/upshot Links from the pod: Boxer gets wig knocked off: https://x.com/DevinOffWestern/status/2017778496999985203  John McEnroe's annoying fan:https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/1qtn87l/us_tennis_legend_left_australia_with_a_bang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graeme Souness: for me that cat’s done nothing wrong (with Vittorio Angelone) | Part two

Graeme faces death threats, confronts gun-wielding players and is duped into signing striker by a telephone prankster. After five glorious years in Glasgow, Graeme Souness has been hounded out of his homeland by a terrifying tea lady. But he’s about to step into the biggest job of all: Liverpool Football Club.  And that’s when everything goes pear shaped… Graeme faces death threats, confronts gun-wielding players and is duped into signing striker by a telephone prankster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graeme Souness: he’s scared of the tea lady (with Vittorio Angelone) | Part one

From gun-wielding strikers to love triangles with George Best, this is his story… In his glory years, Graeme Souness was a bonafide hunk who dated Miss World, won 3 European Cups and took meetings with his knob out. Which makes you wonder: why is he such a moody bastard? The Liverpool legend decked his own captain, scalped his friend with a pick axe, and was hounded out of Scotland by an irate tea lady. From gun-wielding strikers to love triangles with George Best, this is his story… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices