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A little piece of Chernobyl
Nov 03, 2023

A little piece of Chernobyl

Plus: Gary Neville's war on mashed potato

Couldn’t kick his own arse: Gary's Lineker plants the parsnip
Oct 27, 2023

Couldn’t kick his own arse: Gary's Lineker plants the parsnip

Plus: Gordon Ramsay's fake football career and Gazza wades into the Middle East peace process

Sticky-faced urchins: Wayne Rooney back in court
Oct 20, 2023

Sticky-faced urchins: Wayne Rooney back in court

Plus: Daniel Sturridge on the run and the West Ham prodigy turned criminal mastermind

Diamond encrusted G-Wagons
Oct 13, 2023

Diamond encrusted G-Wagons

Bernie Ecclestone's naughty treat

Completely splash proof: Joey Barton's anger management classes
Oct 06, 2023

Completely splash proof: Joey Barton's anger management classes

Joey Barton's anger management class

Dorito-encrusted teenagers
Sep 29, 2023

Dorito-encrusted teenagers

Jens Lehmann sits the psychopath test

Sven deadly sins
Sep 22, 2023
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Sven deadly sins

The wily Swede strikes again and Neil Warnock's fitting farewell

A cream cheese massage
Sep 15, 2023

A cream cheese massage

John Terry's guide to a quick £5,000, godawful fashion tips from Michael Owen and a pornstar footballer lets her dog drive a Range Rover

Eating handfuls of clay
Sep 08, 2023

Eating handfuls of clay

Plus: a GB Swimming love triangle turns nasty and Danny Cipriani's bad trip

A wee bit of charlie
Sep 01, 2023

A wee bit of charlie

Plus: an England physio's erotic fiction and Elton Jantjies is up to no good again

Throwing cheesy chips
Aug 25, 2023

Throwing cheesy chips

Plus: Max Verstappen's 'orrible dad, snooker stars scrap with police and Pep's brush with the law

Mama's carbonara: Sandro Tonali goes native
Aug 18, 2023

Mama's carbonara: Sandro Tonali goes native

Plus: Kim Jong Un's hole in one, and Ronaldo throws a tantrum

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