The Upshot

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads:www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=shownotes(Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).On the show today: Michael van gerwen’s backstage brawl and did Villa legend JLloyd Samuel fake his own death?Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com  when you use code UPSHOTLinks from the pod:Virat Kohli pimple ad: https://x.com/UpshotTowers/status/1437370482257379329?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=walking-like-a-dude-feeling-all-coolBellichik interview: https://youtu.be/_oRmlLbpepo?si=CBKRT4XOS_mQRpz8&t=14

Welcome to part two of the Giggs saga, as we devour the juicy details of a bombshell family sex scandal, Ryan embarks on a career as a poet, and we ask the big question… who’s worse: Ryan or Rhodri?Links from the pod:Sunday Herald Ryan Giggs frontpage: https://images.app.goo.gl/1rvnCWj2TPCH3Mah6 Ryan Giggs named in parliament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWEEiz19LSI BBC media lawyer names him again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDvKFO1k0bs&t=34s Rhodri’s Paddy Power advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBlkxsbtlgw Rhodri on Good Morning Britain: https://youtu.be/zrWeB5obIuQ?si=gCJtorH0_xN-zrOS&t=20 Ryan’s horrible purple mansion: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/8326862/ryan-giggs-selling-mansion-after-divorce/ 

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads:www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=shownotes(Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).On the show today: Furious neighbours spoil David Beckham’s birthday bash, Glen Johnson’s nicking toilet seats and Dutch football’s crime wave has a new villain.Get 15% off and free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOTLinks from the pod:Luke Littler being rude to girls: https://x.com/AFC_Iddy/status/1916919883578647002 Ian Brightwell at an Icke event: https://dispatch-media.com/email/f43bf57f-1ebb-4ee8-99cf-0691b79bdb2d/?ref=dispatch-article-newsletter

Get part two instantly when you sign up for our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=ogshownotesRyan Giggs was once nestled snugly between David Attenbrough and Sir Trevor McDonald in the pantheon of national treasures.But in the space of six short weeks, it all came crumbling down.As Fergie’s golden boy was unmasked as Britain's dirtiest dog. Looking back, the clues had been there all along.From petrol bombs through the letterbox to black eyes at the treble party, this is the story of the Welsh Wanderer…Links from the pod:Famous goal against Arsenal in 99: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axr4kogUXY4Sets up Teddy Sheringham’s equaliser in Champions League final:https://youtu.be/1yON3ySblWQ?si=MRfT2bLMZhTUwXgN&t=1060

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads:www.patreon.com/upshottowers?utm_source=shownotes(Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).On the show today: Chris Eubank’s getting fruity again and Celtic captain guzzling deep fried pizzas before a big final.Get 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOTLinks from the pod:Cole Palmer sprinting out of Stamford Bridge: https://x.com/CFCPys/status/1916159833029386279 Kalvin Phillips shoes: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPaSKutaUAg6kGn.jpgChris Eubank at his son’s fight: https://x.com/HappyPunch/status/1916495631373230245Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank: https://www.instagram.com/tappymusicc/reel/DItn7OpqIr3/Peter Andre movie: https://x.com/lorrainemking/status/1912199573772333434NFL draft prank: https://x.com/iam_johnw/status/1916164031544541399 Gas mask bong: https://x.com/Unders_GOAT/status/1651670862313955329 Wrexham gatorade celebration: https://x.com/Wrexham_AFC/status/1916210433981354102 Scott Brown eating his deep fried pizza: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article5332503.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/EMBARGOED-UNTIL-0001-Sunday-15th-PAY-Scott-Brown.jpg

With his cane, monocle and cut glass accent, Chris Eubank isn’t your typical boxer.But he wasn’t always the fruity aristocrat you see today.He had knife fights at dominos tournaments, went on two day police chases, and raided an arcade for 20,000 10p coins.From poisoned chow meins to watching his own circumcision, this is the story of Britain’s weirdest world champion…Links from the pod:Esquire photoshoot: https://images.app.goo.gl/UNz5485XcmywURGK9 Chris in a monocle: https://images.app.goo.gl/qnfmEF5ZbXP59oD66 His huge truck: https://images.app.goo.gl/YE96tDXwpKekZRYq5 Gogglebox “would you like a sweetie”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPkW5aNqIYI Never touch another man’s bonbons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlLYNHCEn5Q&t=758s Climbing into his son’s corner during a fight: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/16ofvno/chris_eubank_corners_his_son/ Run in with Cycling Mikey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aww6LQX7ico

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads:www.patreon.com/upshottowers(Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).On the show today: Our impending courtroom battle with Gianni Infantino, Romeo Beckham cucks his brother Brooklyn, and we unmask the mystery headbutter from Nicky Butt’s birthday.Get 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOTLinks from the pod:Infantino “I feel African” speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9jaX9RAbA The Beckhams on Ali G: https://youtu.be/P842Tmi6lrc?si=4lhG8j3qePdDbcjY&t=486 Street preacher interrupted in Newcastle: https://x.com/_shaunmiller_/status/1914030703148155037 San Lorenzo president trousering a wad of cash: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1k4zdz9/marcelo_moretti_president_of_san_lorenzo_gets/ Jurgen Klopp at Coachella?:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1478311966481175?fs=e&fs=e Celtic’s Adam Idah throwing up in a taxi: https://www.tiktok.com/@.idah._/video/7494299002691718422

Get part two RIGHT NOW and unlock an exclusive weekly patreon episode: www.patreon.com/upshottowers With his cane, monocle and cut glass accent, Chris Eubank isn’t your typical boxer.But he wasn’t always the fruity aristocrat you see today.He had knife fights at dominos tournaments, went on two day police chases, and raided an arcade for 20,000 10p coins.From poisoned chow meins to watching his own circumcision, this is the story of Britain’s weirdest world champion…Links from the pod:His real voice: https://www.tiktok.com/@mma.247_/video/7477711253511687446Knocks Reginaldo out in 20 seconds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_qYqrfOmLQ ITV contract signing with Nigel Benn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6hMwaBeiM

Unlock the rusty door to Tuchel’s Dungeon, our patreon where we spill stories too spicy for the pod. Get an extra weekly episode right now plus extended cuts and no more pesky ads:www.patreon.com/upshottowers(Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).On the show today: Managers on the piss at Spoons, Joey Barton’s Turkey Teeth conspiracy theory and Rory McIlroy’s brutal jilting story.Get 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com when you use code UPSHOTLinks from the pod:Luis Suarez bites Jordi Alba: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/34447132/luis-suarez-bite-jordi-alba-inter-miami/ Vitor Pereira at Spoons: https://x.com/wwfcscott/status/1911520510636380545Wozniaki’s Rory McIlroy sleeping photo: https://images.app.goo.gl/qBUEUB4x5NZw4UVR9 Joey Barton on KDB’s Turkey teeth: https://www.tiktok.com/@common.sense.pod/video/7491972792179494166Katie Price terrifying teeth: https://images.app.goo.gl/EKg61VR97XQQfGCR6