The Upshot

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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In the 1990s, F1 was filled with reckless mavericks.

And their antics off the track make Drive to Survive look like Herbie the Lovebug.

They trashed hotel rooms, teargassed taxi drivers and had trysts with princesses on car bonnets.

From pitlane punch-ups to the rise of Katie Price, this is the story of F1’s naughty nineties…

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

Senna Playboy interview

Nigel Mansell as a policeman

Schumacher and Hill collide

Driving Frentzen off the track

Villeneuve wins
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Michael Jordan might be an Olympic hero and NBA champion, but he’s got a smaller knob than Scottie Pippen and he’s just been caught cosying up to a coke dealer.

Will the NBA’s biggest name be destroyed by it? Or can he bounce back?

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Links from the episode:

Michael justifies his gambling habit: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DMA7-hYAJY-/

Rap video from his dad’s killers: https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/daniel-green-rap-video_chicago/48061/

University Challenge euphemism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-6F42y3Hk

Tyreek Hill’s grandma looks like Scottie Pippen: https://x.com/NBAMemes/status/1863302711414010289
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