The Belgian Football Podcast
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
The Belgian Football Podcast is an English language podcast focusing on the Belgian Pro League, hosted by Ben Jackson alongside Scott Coyne and Joris Becq. Every week the trio chat about the biggest talking points around the league, while occasionally being joined by guests to dive deeper into some of Belgium's top clubs. For any questions/queries please email belgianfootpodcast@gmail.com We are also delighted to partner with Freelance Football Opps, who provide a weekly newsletter of jobs for football freelances, find them at https://freelancefootballopps.com/ or @FFOpps.
Location:
United States
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Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
The Belgian Football Podcast is an English language podcast focusing on the Belgian Pro League, hosted by Ben Jackson alongside Scott Coyne and Joris Becq. Every week the trio chat about the biggest talking points around the league, while occasionally being joined by guests to dive deeper into some of Belgium's top clubs. For any questions/queries please email belgianfootpodcast@gmail.com We are also delighted to partner with Freelance Football Opps, who provide a weekly newsletter of jobs for football freelances, find them at https://freelancefootballopps.com/ or @FFOpps.
Language:
English
Episodes
Eggs in the Basket
5/7/2024
Ben finally returns to join Scott and Joris to talk about the first relegation from the Pro League, Club Brugge taking control of the title race and an even first leg of the CPL play-offs. The trio also talk about Clubs chances of making the Conference League final after a narrow defeat to Fiorentina in the first leg.
Duration:01:13:39
Braces
5/1/2024
Scott and Joris pick apart all the ongoing connotations between the 3 Pro League clubs battling for the title: Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Union Saint Gilloise. Besnik Hasi departs Mechelen and the Challenger Pro League POs begin!
Duration:00:50:59
Jeopardy!
4/24/2024
Scott and Joris go over the weeks developments across belgan football including the latest hot news from The Belgian FA Licensing Commitee...Dender's remarkable promotion...trouble on the horizon at Patro Eisden and they also find time to answer more listener questions.
Duration:01:23:05
Switch
4/17/2024
Scott and Joris sit down to discuss all the latest news across Belgian football. Things are changing up in PO1, a funny red card in PO2, relegation looms closer for some, and they get excited by the impending wild climax to the season in the Challenger Pro League.
Duration:01:13:15
Squeaky bums and dog fights
4/3/2024
The play-offs have begun! Scott and Ben sit down to dissect all the action from round one of the chase for the title and a shot at European football. They talk bizarre red cards, wonderful goals and why we now have the possibility of too many dead rubber games.
With a shorter slate of Pro League games the duo also dive further into the Challenger Pro League. They talk promotion, failures for the big clubs and relegation.
Duration:01:13:25
Terminus
3/20/2024
30 games down, just the play-offs to go! Three managers out after the final day, one clinging on and plenty of talking points from an eventful final weekend in the Pro League regular season!
Duration:01:31:51
No Luca!
3/13/2024
Ben, Scott and Joris dive into the penultimate weekend in the Belgian Pro League regular season, talking a big win for Eupen, a terrible RWDM performance and the title race taking another turn. They also talk CPL, where the promotion and relegation battles are starting to take shape.
Duration:01:14:19
The Wizard of Zaria
3/6/2024
Ben, Scott and Joris talk big wins at both ends of the table, a magic performance from a certain Nigerian winger in Antwerp and the pressure building on those chasing promotion in the Challenger Pro League!
Duration:01:44:51
Centennial Canaries
2/28/2024
Sint-Truiden celebrate 100 years, Club Brugge and Anderlecht clash in the clasico and the trio almost call time on two Pro League clubs. Down in the CPL, the pressure is really starting to ramp up on those chasing promotion!
Duration:01:32:39
Make mine a Minda!
2/21/2024
Ben, Scott and Joris reconvene to talk another weekend of great goals, bizzare VAR decisions and a transfer that took everyone by surprise. They also give some love to Deinze in the CPL and try and predict who will make the top six in the Pro League.
Duration:01:39:28
Bare Cheeks
2/14/2024
Ben, Joris and Scott go over all the action from another entertaining weekend of Belgian Football. They talk another sacking, goals of the season and answer some great listener questions!
Duration:01:47:39
Bisoness As Usual
2/7/2024
Ben is back from Belgium and joins Scott and Joris to chat through an entertaining and controversial weekend. They also dive deeper into the Challenger Pro League as it begins to get tight at the top!
Duration:01:44:12
Tractor Trauma
1/31/2024
With Ben in Belgium...Scott and Joris convened to review another round of action. They talk tractors, derby's, mistakes and discuss the increasingly worrying slide of Charleroi amongst all the latest news.
Duration:01:20:59
Catch up
1/24/2024
Belgian Football is back after a winter break, which means so are Ben, Joris and Scott. No winter summer training for the trio as they dive back into all the action from an eventful week on and off the pitch across the top two leagues in Belgium!
Duration:01:29:44
Africa Cup of Nations Book Special
1/3/2024
With the Belgian league taking a break, Scott and Ben sat down to discuss the release of Ben's book on the history of the Africa Cup of Nations. The two discuss the book before moving on to look at the historic links between Belgium and the African continent when it comes to football. They also look ahead to the upcoming tournament in the Cote d'Ivoire and discuss which Pro League based players could have a major impact on the tournament.
Duration:01:20:03
Take your hat off!
12/20/2023
This week Ben, Scott and Joris sit down for the final time in 2023. They talk the situation at both Eupen and Kortrijk, concern for Charleroi and Mechelen and a resurgent Westerlo. At the other end, Union keep marching on while Club Brugge are finding their form in the title chase. In the CPL the three talk Oostende, SK Beveren and a side in the third tier having an incredible season! If you enjoy the podcast please consider our buy me a coffee site: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/belgianfootballpodcast
Duration:01:39:09
American Zebra
12/13/2023
Scott and Joris look back on the weeks latest new, across Pro League and Challenger Pro League including sackings in Oostende, a new American Zebra in Charleroi, fans getting locked out of The Clasico and TIFO dramas at Mechelen.
Duration:01:10:14
Snow Patrol
12/6/2023
Ben and Scott sit down to go through a wintery weekend in Belgian football. They look back at another managerial sacking, a snowy affair in Mechelen and a strong week from Club Brugge in Europe and at home. They also dive into the Challenger Pro League, looking at the situation at the top and bottom of the table.
Duration:01:16:07
The Halfway Line
11/29/2023
We are halfway through the regular season of the Belgian Pro League! Ben rejoins Scott and Joris from his travels to go through all the action from an intriguing weekend of football. The trio also dive into the Challenger Pro League, where Beerschot have taken advantage of a few slip ups from their fellow promotion chasers!
We are also now on buymeacoffee! If you like the pod please do consider contributing, as it will help us to continue to use the recording platform that we prefer. Massive thank you to those who have already given to the pot, we really do appreciate it!
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Duration:01:45:39
The Melting
11/15/2023
Scott and Joris discuss the arrival of Besnik Hasi at Mechelen, a weekend to forget for Standard Liege and an entertaining Brugge Derby. They also find time to discuss the latest news across The Challenger Pro League.
Duration:01:11:55