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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 15 minutes
England star tasered in Majorca and a thirsty sheikh’s seedy bash
Plus: Monty Panesar in the corridors of power, a Sheffield United star’s crime spree and Rodrigo Muniz meets Princess Diana…
Neymar: red knobs and broomsticks
Surprise stabbings. Crazed stalkers. Broomsticks up bums. Neymar's life is like a Netflix drama…
David Haye hunting for hotties and Arda Turan’s secret sex swing
Plus: Boxers marrying pornstars, gun-wielding gangsters stalk New Zealand’s rugby league, and is Mark Clattenburg being held hostage?
Rat poison cocktails and flogging false starters: marathon madness
Marathons were a little different in the old days. They boozed during races, got chased by wild dogs, and purposefully dehydrated the runners.
Messi fights Mexicans in Miami and Neymar ruins his daughter’s birthday
Plus: the top flight keeper blinding opponents with a laser pen, Di Canio’s run in with a Millwall taxi driver, and Joey Barton is still an absolute scumbag.
OJ Simpson: he definitely did it
This is the true crime tale of a sporting icon and the trial of the century…
Loris Karius rejected from Berghain and Matt Le Tissier vs. the shapeshifting lizards
Plus: QPR’s mascot sacked for flirting with female fans, Graham Potter’s brush with the criminal underworld, and the inside scoop from the Hardest Geezer’s afterparty.
John Daly: let’s party cocksucker
He was the big hitting, booze-swigging, chain-smoking bad boy of golf. Meet the Wild Thing…
Extra Shot: Sven’s boozy breakfast and Brooklyn Beckham sacked again
Plus: Jesse Lingard’s nightmare in Seoul, unhinged Old Firm fans, and the inside scoop from Quincy Promes’ jail cell.
Kidnapped teammates and McMuffin melees: a Scottish football special
They kidnap their teammates, scrap with tea ladies and catch hypothermia on post-match benders.