The Official Ligue 1 Podcast - Le Beau Jeu

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by panel regulars Andy Scott, Luke Entwistle, Angus Torode and Baptiste Reynaud to run the rule over the amazing Ligue 1 Uber Eats season that was, with all the results, news and excitement from an incredibly dramatic final day. The chaps also bring us the official Le Beau Jeu Team of the Season - with a few surprises - before delighting in the final reckoning of their early-season bold predictions and looking ahead to the Coupe de France final between OL and PSG. Prof Andreas Evagora brings us the final instalment of Ligue 1 Legends for the season, fittingly taking a look at the legendary career (so far!) of the inimitable Kylian Mbappé as he moves on to magical things. WATCH KMB's first hat-trick, for Monaco against Metz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKfXUmWQnm8 KMB's 8-second goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kg5rG_8lx4 KMB's first 150 Ligue 1 Uber Eats goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO1KMh7DuRg KMB's last match for PSG at the PDP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hFWAqxR0EA Meanwhile, from the other end of the table, Clermont striker Shamar Nicholson sat down for a chat with Andy about his fascinating journey from Kingston to Clermont - via Slovenia, Belgium and Russia! And to wrap it all up, our final Déjà Who winner of the season gets the life-changing news that they have a Folarin Balogun AS Monaco jersey in their very near future! That's it for 2023-24, so au revoir, bons matchs and à bientôt! See you again in mid-August for our massive season 2024-25 preview! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Our intrepid reporter Andy Scott recently sat down with Clermont Foot 63's Jamaica international Shamar Nicholson to talk about his journey from Kingston to France's top flight - via Slovenia (Domzale), Belgium (Charleroi) and Russia (Spartak Moscow)! Nicholson - for whom football is the only sport - compares and contrasts Caribbean and European lifestyles while also giving some insights into his taste for testing his mental strength - both through career choices and more external factors like COVID - and footballing skills in a league as competitive as Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Clermont's Jamaica star (47 caps, 16 goals) also discusses being part of The Reggae Boyz's push to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats world feed commentator Andy Scott and CBS Viacom's French football expert Jonathan Johnson to run the rule over an exciting two weeks of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and European football. The chaps discuss PSG's latest Ligue 1 Uber Eats title and the sudden departure of Will Still - or is it now Will No Longer? - from the Stade de Reims bench before digging into the European semi-final action that will see both PSG and OM vying for a spot in the Champions League and Europa League finals respectively. There's plenty of chat on the race for Europe and the battle to beat the drop, as well as a trip back to 2008 when unheralded Ivorian striker Amara Diané saved PSG's bacon - on the final day of the season! - and helped pave the way for the Uber-successful Qatari era. WATCH: Sochaux-PSG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iYP8ameJR4 Robbie announces the winner of our signed Terem Moffi jersey while dropping clue #1 for the final jersey of the 2023-24 season - USMNT and Monaco star Folarin Balogun, the winner of which will be announced on our blockbuster final episode of the season on 20 May! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by CBS Viacom's man in Paris Jonathan Johnson and Bolton's very own Riviera roué Luke Entwistle to make some bold predictions about who will clinch Europe - and who will get the chop - as the final stretch of the season looms. Andy Scott drops in with his interview of Metz right-back Maxime Colin, who gives us the low-down on Les Graoullys' fight for survival as well as his impressions on playing with a young Jude Bellingham, while Le Prof Andreas Evagora takes an in-depth look at former Lyon free-kick monster and certified Ligue 1 Legend Juninho. The Kahn-buster vs Bayern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWo5WN0k0s8 ICBM vs Ajaccio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZSreXjbm3I JJ's outfit favourite, vs Sedan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0XCbQpitTc Top 13 ridiculous Juninho free-kicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B3KW_8jofc All 77 of Juninho's career free-kicks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSZ81bB2VI The chaps also discuss PSG and OM's booking berths in European semi-finals, also looking ahead to their impending match-ups, while lamenting a tough night for LOSC at the hands of Conference League bugbears Aston villa. Meanwhile, over in Déjà Who land, there's a new clue in the race for that signed Terem Moffi Nice jersey... All that and more on the latest episode of the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is back in the hot seat, joined by Ligue 1 and PSGTV commentator Andreas Evagora and the Classique podcast's Baptiste Reynaud to discuss all the ins and outs form the past three weeks in French football. The chaps discuss Brest's improbable Champions League tilt and the pressure they face from Monaco and Lille, who are coming in hot in the final stretch of the season, while pondering the eventual fate of early-season front-runners OGC Nice and recent-season revelations RC Lens. There's everything you need to know about the OL-PSG Coupe de France final - as well as Jonathan Johnson's preview of the league clash between the sides in Round 30, and a long hard look at the upcoming European quarter-finals PSG-Barcelona, LOSC-Aston Villa and OM-Benfica, the last of which comes replete with Andy Scott's profile on Marseille's main man in attack - a certain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Saint-Etienne's Harlem Shake ftg. P-E Aubameyang as Bart Simpson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey1bsMG1flw Aubameyang's top goals from breakout season (2012-13) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7xEj-8M9uo Pierre-Emerick still has it - Marseille highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCXmWDvRRIk Last-minute equaliser... A very frustrating game for OM | Focus on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (with Angus Torode!) https://youtu.be/RvVkEhxl1aE?si=bZdllKT4O2eUMRkm Aubameyang on fire against Le Havre https://youtu.be/kxSDTUBn0rk?si=eP4b62AuIqa0qOA1 Meanwhile in Déjà Who land, Robbie announces the winner of March's Teddy Teuma jersey and drops the first clue - another impenetrable head scratcher - in the race for April's signed Terem Moffi OGC Nice Jersey. All that - and the usual mix of inside knowledge and anecdotal excellence that makes Le Beau Jeu the only French football podcast you need! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Special guest host Prof. Andreas Evagora is joined by Riviera roué Luke Entwistle and AFP shot caller Andy Scott to dissect and analyse all the action in a busy last two weeks in French football. The chaps discuss PSG's return to form as Luis Enrique's men go from strength to strength in the league, Coupe de France and the Champions League - just as the second Classique of the season, at the Orange Vélodrome, looms. They also preview the upcoming European quarter-final ties for PSG, OM and LOSC, while also looking ahead to the Coupe de France semis and the next two rounds of Ligue 1 football. Another clue drops in the Déjà Who quiz race to win our Teddy Teuma Stade de Reims jersey, while Le Prof. continues his Cult Players series with a look at perhaps the most distinguished Ligue 1 alumnus in history - the former Monaco and PSG star who went on to become the president of his country - 'Mister' George Weah. WATCH: Mister George doing Mister George things back in the day THAT goal against Bayern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE-xG_9oRi4 The Reykjavik goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYa2CjYxMBs Andreas's favourite individual goal ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbrAwdS0Th4 Honouring Arsène: https://www.tiktok.com/@uberarsenal/video/7317156729169464609 All that and plenty more in the latest instalment of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

With Kylian Mbappé's announcement that he will leave PSG in the summer still reverberating around the football world, host Robbie Thomson is joined by transfer expert Ben Jacobs - as well as panel regulars Baptiste Reynaud and Jonathan Johnson - to tackle the burning questions raised by the Boy from Bondy's impending departure. The chaps also discuss Ligue 1 Uber Eats's Rounds 23 and 24 and look ahead to Paris Saint-Germain's crunch Champions League last 16 return leg away to Real Sociedad - before recapping all the Coupe de France quarter-final and Europa League play-off action - how did Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse and Lens fare after tough first legs? Resident loose cannon Angus Torode drops in with a profile of surprise Malta international Teddy Teuma, whose parcours atypique took him through the lower divisions and Belgium before he made his Ligue 1 Uber Eats debut as an experienced playmaker - and scorer of stunning goals - and a surprise Malta international! WATCH: Teddy Teuma's handiwork in Ligue 1 Uber Eats https://www.youtube.com/@Ligue1UberEats/search?query=teuma Meanwhile, in the mythical realm of French football odyssey Déjà Who, Robbie kicks off the hunt for March's Teddy Teuma Reims jersey with an all-new eye-wateringly trivial clue... All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by AFP reporter Andy Scott and his fellow Ligue 1 Uber Eats world feed commentator Angus Torode to talk Ligue 1 Uber Eats results, news and previews. The chaps then turn their attention to Europe, where it is all likelihood Kylian Mbappé's last chance to win the the Champions League with PSG, and where Marseille, Lens, Rennes, and Toulouse are all involved in the Europa/Conference league play-offs. Just returned from AFCON duties in Côte d'Ivoire, Andy gives his impressions from the Elephants' fairytale tournament win, while the story from the Asian Cup is a bit darker, with a ping-pong bust-up possibly at the heart of Korea Republic's semi-final capitulation... Le Prof Andreas Evagora returns with a Ligue 1 Legends: Cult Player profile of a player who could well be the best-loved Englishman in the history of France: the Magic Mullet, Mr Chris Waddle! The Mullet strikes in OM's win over PSG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAts1KXMzKA' Waddle wallops one past Milan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjYg5Fv0u1Q Magic Chris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjYg5Fv0u1Q Boli & Waddle: We've got a feeling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ct5puqTSi0 Meanwhile, in the unfathomably trivial quantum realm of French football quiz Déjà Who, Robbie drops a new clue to round out the hunt for February's Thijs Dallinga Toulouse jersey! All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by the Arsène Wenger of Ligue 1 punditry, Andreas Evagora, and Luke Entwistle - the Thierry Henry of Côte d'Azur football journalism? - to talk Ligue 1 Uber Eats results, transfers, news and previews. Budding club director and Ligue 1 opinion slinger Jonathan Johnson runs the rule over the Top Five Ligue 1 Uber Eats signings of the winter transfer window, while Robbie has another audience with Our Man in Abidjan Andy Scott for an update on how our Ligue 1 Uber Eats stars have fared/are faring as AFCON 2023 gets to the business end of things. Meanwhile, in the deeply trivial world of legendary French football quiz Déjà Who, Robbie announces the winner of that Ludovic Blas Rennes jersey and drops a new clue to kick off the hunt for February's Thijs Dallinga Toulouse jersey! All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by journalistic wildcard Angus Torode and all-round mover and shaker Jonathan Johnson to review all the excitement of those mammoth shootouts in the Coupe de France's Round of 32 as well as running the rule over Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 18. Professor Andreas Evagora is back - this time turning the historical lens onto one of the most magically skilful players Ligue 1 Uber Eats has ever seen - Hatem Ben Arfa! - and, amid an extensive plug for the fourth-division club whose board he was voted onto in November (Racing Club de France Football!!!), Jonathan finds the time to reveal the secrets behind the gobsmacking success of Eric Roy's high-flying Pirates at Stade Brestois 29. Meanwhile Robbie catches up with Our Man in Abidjan Andy Scott for an update on how our Ligue 1 Uber Eats stars are faring in AFCON 2023 - before dropping the second Déjà Who clue for January. Last chance to get your answers in to win that Ludovic Blas Rennes jersey! All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Côte d'Ivoire-bound Ligue 1 commentator Andy Scott and cross-Channel pod star Baptiste Reynaud to take stock of the first half of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season before making some bold predictions as they look ahead to the merry month of May. Baptiste runs the rule over PSG's latest Brazilian stopper Lucas Beraldo and Andy outlines what's in store for Ligue 1 Uber Eats' African stars at AFCON 2023 in the Côte d'Ivoire over the next month. The winner of December's Déja Who quizzes is announced and a new round begins, with a Ludovic Blas Rennes jersey up for grabs for the most trivial listeners out there, while the lads also chat Trophée des Champions, Coupe de France and the impending Round 18 of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season. All that and more on Le Beau Jeu, the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats podcast in English! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 loose cannon Angus Torode and Riviera roué Luke Entwistle to discuss, dissect and examine all the talking points from Ligue 1 Uber Eats, covering Rounds 14 and 15 as well as the impending crunch European action as PSG notably take on Dortmund in a potentially all-or-nothing Matchday 6 clash. With LOSC's clash against PSG coming up in Round 16, we hear from Angus about emerging 'keeper Lucas Chevalier and the lot of the modern goalkeeper before Luke takes a look ahead to Round 17's crunch clash between high-flying Nice and their northern rivals RC Lens. And of course there's our French football quiz Déjà Who, which this month gives you a chance to win a Rémy Cabella LOSC jersey. And don't hold back - Robbie's pity for listener-contestants is of a distinctly time-limited variety, so this is your moment! All that and more on Le Beau Jeu, the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats podcast in English! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 commentator Andreas Evagora and CBS-Viacom's French football expert Jonathan Johnson to discuss, dissect and examine all the talking points in French football following the international break and Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 13. We hear from undercover Frenchman Baptiste Reynaud about Rennes' decision to reinstate former boss Julien Stéphan, learn more about Ligue 1 maverick Téji Savanier of Montpellier from JJ and jump in Prof Evagora's time machine to travel back to 2017, when a certain Kylian Mbappé burst onto the scene and inspired Monaco to disrupt Paris Saint-Germain's title dominance. And of course there's our French football quiz Déjà Who, which this month gives you a chance to win a Rémy Cabella LOSc jersey. And don't hold back - Robbie has 'taken pity' on listeners and delivered an allegedly gettable question this time out... All that and more on Le Beau Jeu, the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats podcast in English! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is at it again with his downright obscurantist clues for our fortnightly French football quiz Déjà Who. Think you have it? Think you could be wrong but who cares? Send you answer to Ligue 1podcast@gmail.com and go into the running for a Kevin Danso RC Lens jersey. Winner announced in our next episode on Monday 27 November 2023. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

It's no small thing thesse days to stand out from the crowd of immensely talented French youngsters on the rise and earn the title of 'Next Big Thing', but that's exactly what PSG youth academy product Warren Zaïre-Emery is doing. At just 17, he's a first-team regular for Luis Enrique and just made a scoring debut for France's senior team. Angus Torode takes a look at what makes this kid so special... Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Professeur Andreas Evagora takes us back to 2013, when Carlo Ancelotti's star-studded squad lifted the Ligue 1 Uber Eats trophy and signalled the beginning of a new era in French football. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 commentator and journalistic loose cannon Angus Torode, as well as Our Man on the Riviera Luke Entwistle, to cover all the big talking points in French football - while also looking ahead to the big PSG-Monaco clash coming up after the international break in Round 13. Prof. Andreas Evagora takes us back to the first Ligue 1 Uber Eats title win of the Qatari era, back in 2013 - a moment that changed French football forever - while Angus tells us more about PSG - and France's - Next Big Thing: Warren Zaïre-Emery! There is of course also our obscurantist, hard-hearted quiz Déjà Who, which this month gives plucky listeners a chance to win a Kevin Danso RC Lens jersey! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This time around Prof. Andreas Evagora gives us a sequel of sorts as he takes us back to 2012 - the year after Eden Hazard's LOSC won the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title - when an unknown quantity named Olivier Giroud fired Montpellier to the title ahead of Carlo Ancelotti's PSG... Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by the AFP, ligue1.com and world feed's Andy Scott and ViacomCBS's man about town Jonathan Johnson to discuss the worrying events that saw the Olympico in Marseille abandoned - while also reviewing all the action from Rounds 9 and 10 as well as the mid-week European matches. We have features on PSGG's Portuguese midfield wizard Vitinha, who is loving life under new boss Luis Enrique; Monaco and France U21's rising defensive star Soungoutou Magassa; and France legend Patrick Vieira, who is thrilled to be back in France coaching Strasbourg, who have big plans for the future... We also have our regular quiz segment Déjà Who, which this month gives you the chance to win a Kevin Danso RC Lens jersey, and the chaps look ahead to some mouth-watering clashes in Rounds 11 and 12. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats's Man About Town Jonathan Johnson and Côte d'Azure correspondent Luke Entwistle to discuss the lay of the Ligue 1 land after Round 8. The lads also take a look at Kylian Mbappé's firing France to Euro 2024 qualification and run the rule over Thierry Henry's Ligue 1-talent stacked France U21 side. Speaking of which, there's also a profile of AS Monaco's latest wunderkind Maghnes Akliouche, an interview with Le Havre's extremely international coach Luka Elsner and a trip down memory lane with Prof Andreas Evagora, who takes us back to 2012, when a certain Olivier Giroud fired Montpellier to a shock title win - ahead of Carlo Ancelotti's PSG. To top it all off, there's unnecessarily difficult French football quiz Déjà Who, which this month gives you a chance to go into the running for a Terem Moffi OGC Nice jersey! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.