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These days snooker crowds are full of dozing pensioners nibbling egg and cress sandwiches. But the sport was once a hotbed of booze, crackpipes and shagging. From foursomes with...
Everton like to call themselves the Grand Old Team. But since Farhad Moshiri bought the club in 2016, he's spunked billions building the Premier League's answer to Mickey Mouse....
After his dodgy decisions in the 2002 World Cup, referee Byron Moreno was the most hated man in Italy. But that was just the start - he was soon sucked into a life of crime. Poli...
When Qatar took over PSG they dreamed of paving the Champs-Élysées with Champions League trophies. But in the last few years, things have spiralled into pure chaos. Curb-crawling...
To celebrate 80k subscribers, we've collected the wildest stories of 2023 into one email, including: - Steed Malbranque's penis enlargement - 2 police chases in 3 weeks for drug...
Diego Maradona and Napoli: it was football's wildest romance. A head-spinning cocktail of devotion, chaos and unrivalled glory - plus enough class As to kill a horse... From plas...
Forget Qatari princes and Hollywood stars. In 1999, an eccentric local businessman rocked up at one of England's oldest clubs with a wheelbarrow full of cash, promising top flight...
Back in the 2000s, footballers and sex scandals went together like Pete Doherty and his crack pipe. And the merciless tabloids couldn't get enough of it. From Micah Richards' "ro...
Mike Ashley's Newcastle reign was a disaster for fans, and behind the scenes it was booze-soaked chaos. The portly billionaire enjoyed 14 years of drunken mayhem at St James Park....
Back in the 1980s, Colombian football was ruled by the country's terrifying drug cartels. Pablo Escobar owned a top flight club, and his hated enemies the Cali Cartel did too. Fr...
Even by the wild standards of Brazilian strikers, Edmundo was a Grade A nutter. Nicknamed The Animal, his partying made Ronaldinho look like James Milner. From getting circus ani...
When Mesut Ozil retired this week, the tributes flowed in. Real Madrid heralded their "admiration and affection for one of our great players". They certainly owe Ozil some kind w...