The Belgian Football Podcast
Episodes
Episode 45 - Deviltime and the Azzurri
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Belgium are in the quarter finals! After a nervy 1-0 win over Portugal Belgium now face Italy. Ben, Scott and Joris look back over the game against Ro...
Episode 44 - Deviltime
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's last 16 stage of EURO2020 (or 2021) and Belgium are up against Portugal. Ben, Scott and Joris look back over the group stages, before looking ahe...
Episode 43 - T1
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The season may be over, but there is still plenty of Pro League action to talk about! The trio discuss recent managerial appointments at Sint Truiden,...
Awards Special!
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The season is over, which means it's time to give out some end of season awards! The team discuss the inaugural Belgian Football Podcast Team of the S...
Episode 42 - Sweat and Glory
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Club Brugge are the champions!! Ben, Scott and Joris look back on Club Brugge winning back to back titles as well as the final league standings for th...
Episode 41 - Killer Eyes
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two match weeks have passed since our last episode, and plenty has happened! Scott, Joris and Ben discuss Club Brugge finally winning in the playoff r...
Episode 40 - Agony and Ecstasy
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Seraing are promoted! Ben, Joris and Scott look back over a crazy second leg of the relegation play off in which the team from 1B gained promotion, wh...
Episode 39 - Shuffle
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The play-offs begin with goals galore! Scott, Ben and Joris dive into all the games, starting with the big relegation play-off between Seraing and Bev...
Episode 38 - Glory
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cup final glory for Genk! Ben, Joris and Scott look back at an entertaining cup final in which Genk overcame Standard 2-1. They also chat through Refa...
Cup Final Preview!
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were delighted to be joined by Mario Bronckaerts, President Official Standard Liege Supporters Association and Laurens Grossard from Genk fans podc...
Episode 37 - Fallout
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well the regular season wrapped up in dramatic fashion, with both Waasland-Beveren and Mouscron battling it out to give themselves a second shot at su...
Episode 36 - The Wire
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just one more round of the regular season to go, with the penultimate matchday certainty not holding back on drama! Scott, Joris and Ben look back on ...
Episode 35 - End of the Road
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the international break over the trio return to dive back into the Pro League action from this weekend, including the relegation scraps for Waasl...
Special Episode - Chris Lee: Origin Stories
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our 50th episode is another special! Chris Lee, author of the soon to be published Origin Stories, joins us for a quick chat about the book and where ...
Episode 34 - Déjà vu
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The trio return for a shorter than usual episode, with international football on the horizon and no Pro League action for a few weeks, they focus on a...
Episode 33 - Restoration
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a lack of games in the Pro League this weekend, there were plenty of talking points from within Belgian football. The trio talk about the long...
Episode 32 - ControVARsy
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode Ben, Joris and Scott once again look back at the weekends action, with a look at Gent v Ooostende and Antwerp v Kortrijk. They a...
Episode 31 - The Peleton
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Belgian spring cycling season is upon us, and while there is plenty of action on the roads, inside the stadiums there has been no let up in the drama....
Episode 30 - Efficiency and Indecision
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode Ben, Joris and Scott look back at a pivotal weekend in the relegation battle, Anderlechts recent struggles, goals of the season ...
Episode 29 - New Frontier
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the exciting news coming out of the USA, the lads discuss what this might mean having Pro League action live on ESPN. As always the trio also loo...
Europa League Preview Special: Kyiv and more!
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Brugge taking on Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League, we sat down with Zorya Londonsk to look ahead to the game, as well as a more general chat abou...
Waasland-Beveren Special with CEO Antoine Gobin!
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Waasland-Beveren CEO Antoine Gobin gave up some time from his busy schedule to join Ben, Scott and Joris for a special episode focusing on Waasland-Be...
Episode 28 - Frustrations and Complications
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another weekend of Belgian Pro League action in the books and the trio return to talk about the battle at the bottom with Cercle's defeat to Mechelen,...
January Transfer Special!
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, we dedicate an entire episode going through every single one of the Pro League sides to debate their January transfer business!
Episode 27 - Maverick!
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another eventful week in the Pro League comes to an end and the trio return to go through the talking points from the match week, including a controve...
Episode 26 - Man down!
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Ben unavailable, Scott and Joris run the show this week looking at the big game between Brugge and Genk, the state of pitches in the league, KVK ...
Episode 25 - Snow Joke
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week in Belgium was snow week, with the Saturday games being played in crazy conditions. The trio discuss the implications of playing the games i...
Episode 24 - Coastal Blessin
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Pro League has returned after a short winter break with plenty of action and talking points. The trio look at: Oostende's thrilling victory over C...
Episode 23 - Ends and Beginnings
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The trio see out 2020 with a final podcast before the break, looking back at the matches and the season so far before looking ahead to January and wha...
Episode 22 - Relegation Scrap
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott, Joris and Ben return to discuss the penultimate weekend of Belgian Pro League action of the 2020 calendar year. The trio discuss the midweek an...
Episode 21 - Vrancken on ice, King Henry and Ivan Leko;s goalkeeping agenda
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 21 of the BFP Ben, Scott and Joris tackle all the fallout from the previous matchday, looking closely at Mechelen v Beveren and Mouscron v ...
Episode 20 - The Jinx!
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott, Joris and Ben return to discuss another action packed week of Belgian Pro League football, with two managerial changes to go over, Genk's title...
Episode 19 - Mouscron revival and Beerschot on top
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The trio return for another episode of the BFP, looking back at an eventful matchweek which saw Mouscron go unbeaten, Beerschot score all 5 in a 3-2 w...
Ludogorets Special!
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To finish off the European specials for the group stages we were joined by Metodi Shumanov, a Bulgarian football journalists who gives us the lowdown ...
Episode 18 - Plenty of Talking Points
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the international break finally over, Scott, Joris and Ben return to look back on another action packed weekend in the Belgian Pro League. ...
Episode 17 - Goals galore!
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben, Joris and Scott return to talk about all the domestic action from a weekend full of goals in the Belgian Pro League. They take a look at the new ...
Episode 16 - Here today, Thorup tomorrow
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben, Joris and Scott return to look back on the weekends Pro League action, including an exciting game in Beerschot, a big win for Anderlecht and anot...
FK Crvena Zvezda Special!
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Serbian football journalist Nebojša Marković who gives us the lowdown on FK Crvena Zvezda, or Red Star as known by English speakers...
Poznan Special!
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Scott are joined by Chris Lash of Right Bank Warsaw and creator of the RBW Ekstraklasa predictor game to give us a lowdown on Lech Poznan of t...
LASK Special!
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to the Europa League clash between Antwerp and LASK of the Austrian Bundesliga, we are joined by Austrian Football Analyst Anna Konovalo...
Dortmund Special!
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joris and Scott are joined by football journalist and Bundesliga radio commentator Chris Williams who talks to us about BVB Dortmund ahead of their cl...
Hoffenheim Special!
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Gent v Hoffenheim coming up, Joris, Ben and Scott are joined by Ryan who runs the Hoffenheim UK twitter account. Ryan gives us the low down on th...
Episode 15 - Tight at the Top!
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joris, Scott and Ben return to look back at a depleted round 10 of the Belgian Pro League. The trio discuss the Antwerp derby, Leuven's surprise win a...
Benfica special!
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Joris are joined by the host of the Benfica Podcast, Alfredo Fumaças, to give us a low down on the Portuguese giants ahead of their game ag...
Spurs Special!
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Joris are joined by Flav of The Fighting Cock podcast who gives us an expert lowdown on the side from North London ahead of their Europa Lea...
Lazio Special!
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joris is joined by Rome based journalist Alasdair Mackenzie, who co-hosts the Lazio Lounge podcast, to give us a lowdown on the Italian giants ahead o...
Episode 14 - Misery in Mouscron, Euphoria in Europe
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott, Joris and Ben return after the international break to look back on the 9th matchday of the Belgian Pro League. They also look at the newly appo...
Slovan Liberec Special!
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our final special of round 1 of European action see's Joris speak to Tomas Danicek who gives us a lowdown on KAA Gents Europa League opponents Slovan ...
Rangers Special!
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing on from our other European specials, we are joined by Stephen from the Heart&Hand podcast who gives us a lowdown of the Scottish side a...
Zenit Special!
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Club Brugge set to face Zenit St Petersburg of the Russian Premier League in the upcoming Champions League group stage, we were delighted to be j...
Episode 13 - Unlucky for some!
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the transfer window slamming shut, Scott + Ben + Joris have a look at some of the bigger moves of the day, including their view on Doku departing...
Episode 12 - Derby days!
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first Brugge derby of the season took place on the weekend, but for Scott it was the Brussels derby in the second tier that caught his fancy. Jori...
Episode 11 - The Ranty One!
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben returns to join Joris and Scott to dive back into the crazy world of Belgian football. The three cover the top of the table clash between Charlero...
Episode 10 - Week of sackings!
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joris and Scott dive into some major talking points from this weeks sakathon as Genk and Gent look for new managers. They also look back at the weeken...
Episode 9 - The Royal Antwerp Special!
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben, Scott and Joris are joined this week by Bob, a member of De Vierkante Paal podcast which focuses on Royal Antwerp. This episode Bob talks about a...
Episode 8 - Magic Mercier, Gent fall-out, Charleroi on top!
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 8 of the pod Ben, Scott and Joris delve into the main talking points from the weekends action, with Charleroi maintaining their winning run...
Episode 7 - Thorup gone!
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the third week in the books, Joris, Scott and Ben go through all the talking points from the weekends matches, as well as the sacking of Thorup a...
Episode 6 - Week 3 preview
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part we look forward to week 3, make our predictions and discuss the appointment of Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht.
Episode 5 - No longer alone!
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Delighted to finally be joined by Scott and Joris to go through all the action from game week two of the Belgian Pro League! We discuss the excellence...
Episode 4 - Beveren brilliance, Charleroi celebrations and Sint-Truiden shock!
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Week one of the Belgian Pro League is in the books! We look back at the weekends action before looking ahead to round two!
Episode 3 - Pre-Season Preview Part 2
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second and final preview podcast we look at the rest of the Pro League clubs, highlighting key players and looking at their transfers. Finally ...
Episode 2 - Pre-Season Preview Part 1
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We look ahead to the new season with part one of our pre-season preview. This episode will look at the teams who finished in the top half of the leagu...
Episode 1 - The Play-Off Preview!
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this first ever episode of The Belgian Football Podcast host Ben Jackson looks ahead to the upcoming play off second leg final between OH Lueven an...