Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol This week we discuss all the action from the Lisbon derby as Sporting beat Benfica to get one hand on the Primeira Liga trophy! But is the title already theirs? And where does this result leave not ju…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol This week things get ugly in the Primeira Liga as the season nears it's climax! Porto fall to a shock defeat away at Estoril in a game with 3 red cards, a controversial penalty decision, and some seri…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! Support the show by becoming a Long Ball Futebol Sócio for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol This week we discuss wins for Sporting, Benfica, Porto, and Braga, as Viktor Gyökeres once again strikes fear into the hearts of Primeira Liga defenders as Sporting score 6 again…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! You can become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio on Patreon for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol This weekend's podcast is naturally dominated by an astonishing Clássico between Porto and Benfica which saw Porto thrash Benfica 5-0 at the Estádio do Dragão, as Sergio Conceição o…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol This week Barney & Albert discuss one of the best weekends of the season so far, with plenty of goals, drama, upsets, and everything in between! Sporting drop points against Rio Ave and allow Benfica …

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! Become a LBF Sócio for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol This week we're back to discuss Jornada 22 of the 23/24 Primeira Liga season, and whilst it was wins all round for the top 4, all is not as it seems for Braga and Porto who both have clouds hanging over them and th…

On a very special episode of the Long Ball Futebol podcast, join Albert & Barney on their journey from the UK to Leiria in Portugal to watch the Allianz Cup final LIVE! On this audio diary podcast from a weekend in Portugal, we take you with us to the final of the Taça da Liga between Braga & Estoril for some fantastic football, amazing atmosphere,…

This week we're joined by Lee Wingate from The Sweeper podacast for a special episode discussing the Madeira derby! Lee is back from a trip to the Portuguese island where he took in the Madeira derby between Marítimo and Nacional, and we invited him onto the podcast to discuss it. We chat everything from underrated players, to matchday atmosphere, …

Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio for just £1 a month - https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! It's another jam packed show as the Primeira Liga reaches the halfway point. Braga go down with a whimper against Porto, Benfica made to work hard against Rio Ave, Sporting overcome Chaves in the rain…

Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol Thanks for listening to the long Ball Futebol podcast! This week we discuss a week of derbies as Braga and Vitória contest the Minho Derby (one of the best derbies in Portugal), Boavista host Porto (the most miserable derby in Portugal), and Sporting face…

This week we're giving you a taster of our weekly preview podcast which is normally exclusive to our LBF Sócios over on Patreon. If you like what you hear please subscribe to our Patreon page to get the same bonus podcast every week for just £1 a month! Sign up here → www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol For just £1 a month you get: A weekly bonus podca…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! This week we recap a fantastic week of football with TWO clássicos to disect. Benfica and Braga play out a highly entertaining game seperated by a single goal, and Sporting go top of the tree at Christmas with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Porto in a game full of drama. We also take a look at th…

This week we're very pleased to present a very special podcast in collaboration with our friends at PortuGOAL.net. With such an exciting weekend of futebol coming up, we're joined by Tom Kundert and Patrick Ribeiro from PortuGOAL.net to preview two HUGE games as Benfica take on Braga and Sporting face Porto in two games that could be season definin…

Thanks for listening to this episode of the Long Ball Futebol podcast! This week Barney & Albert are back to discuss Jornada 12 of the Primeira Liga season as Benfica slip up against Moreirense and allow to go Sporting back to the top of the tabel. There's also discussion of Porto's win against Famalicão, Braga beating Estoril, Arouca winning after…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! This week we're delighted to be joined by Matthieu Monteiro from Golaço TV to discuss all the action from the Dérbi de Lisboa, as well as Porto's important win against Vitória, Braga beating Arouca, and Estoril beating Casa Pia 4-0 which resulted in Filipe Martins leaving Casa Pia. Follow Matth…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! This week Albert & Barney are back to discuss a typically unpredictable week of Primeira Liga action including Porto's shock loss to Estoril at home, Braga's crazy 6-1 win over Portimonense, Sporting coming from behind thanks to some Marcus Edwards magic, and much more. Become a Long Ball Futeb…

This week we're joined by friend of the show Kevin Fernandes who joins us to discuss all things Primeira Liga, with a particular focus on Sporting and their game against Arouca. As well as Estoril, Chaves, Braga, Rio Ave, Vitória, and more! Follow Kevin on Twitter here. Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio here.…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! This week we're joined by PortuGOAL.net's own Matthew Marshall to discuss all things Clássico as Benfica beat Porto 1-0 at the Estádio da Luz, as well as games involving Braga, Sporting, Boavista, Famalicão, Vitória, Estoril, and more.You can follow Matthew and his travels through Portuguese & …

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! On this week's show Barney & Albert dicuss one of the biggest games of the season so far as Braga beat high flying Boavista with plenty of debate around a red card. There's also discussion of Sporting going top of the table, Benfica making life harder than it needs to be against Portiomonense, …

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! On this week's show we discuss Boavista's incredible 4-1 win over Chaves which puts them top of the Primeira Liga table, whilst Chaves sit rock bottom and sack manager José Gomes. There's wins for both Algarve sides as Faro get a surprise win over Braga and Portimonense get their first win of t…

Thank you for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast. On this week's episode Albert & Barney discuss o jogo bonito, and o jogo slightly less bonito as the Primeira Liga provides drama and entertainment in equal measure. We disect the incredible scenes during and after Porto's game against Arouca, there's a clássico of sorts as Braga host Sporti…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast. In part 2 of our summer transfer window roundup we discuss 4 smaller teams who've had interesting transfer windows, and why. Which of their players to look out for, and what it's like being a smaller team in the Primeira Liga. Plus we answer your listener questions including which newly promote…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast. In Part 1 of our summer transfer window roundup, we discuss the transfer dealings for Benfica, Porto, Sporting, and Braga during this window. We talk about where they've done well, and where they could've done better.

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! Theres a lot to discuss this week as Portuguese clubs struggles in the Europa Conference League continue with Arouca crashing out against Brann. Otávio departs for Saudi Arabia, but what impact will his departure have on Porto? Plus all the action from the Primeira Liga including Benfica & Brag…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! This week we discuss the return of the Primeira Liga after one of the best weekend's in recent memory. There's upsets as Benfica and Braga both lost unexpectedly, Porto & Sporting both see off spirited competition from their opposition, Arouca & Estoril play out a 5 goal thriller, and Gil Vicen…

Futebol is BACK! And so are we, only a week late! In our anual season preview show we take on the mammoth task of analysing EVERY team in the 23/24 Primeira Liga Season. We discuss wether Benfica are champions elect? Can Porto close the gap on their Lisbon rivals. Will Braga upset the big 3 again? Will Sporting improve on a poor season? Which teams…

We had the pleasure of speaking to Arouca's Jerome Opoku for our first ever interview with a Primeira Liga footballer! In a fascinating interview, Jerome discusses his footballing journey to date, in a career that has taken him from a Premier League youth academy, to the Europa Conference league with Arouca, via the English League 1 and Danish Supe…

In the final part of our 22/23 awards show we answer YOUR questions, submitted to us through Patreon & Twitter. There's a lot of topics covered from most dissapointing teams/players, which team could crack the top 4, how to increase league attendances, and more!To take part in future Q&As make sure you're following us on Twitter @LongBallFutebol or…

In Part 2 of our Long Ball Futebol Awards we crown our Team Of The Season! It's always fun to choose your favourite players, but equally hard knowing some will have to lose out. We did our best to choose the players we think deserve recognition this season - let us know who you would've picked!We also have time to pick our 'Non Top-4 Team Of The Se…

In part 1 of our End Of Season Awards show, we start with the main event and hand out our 22/23 Primeira Liga Awards. Up for grabs are such awards as 'Best Player', 'Best Young Player', 'Best Manager', and a special award dedicated to a certain scottish icon.There's also time for us to react to the predictions we made at the beggining of the season…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast! On Part 2 of our End of Season Roundup we discuss everyone from 5th place down to 18th, from Europe to relegation. We discuss everything from Arouca's incredible achievements, Vitória getting back to where they belong, Famalicão showing promise, Boavista being average, GIl Vicente dissapointing…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! In part 1 of our End of Season Roundup we analuse the seasons of Benfica, Porto, Braga, and Sporting. Benfica win the league on the last day of the season, Porto finish in 2nd after struggling to reach the same heights of last season, Braga have a record breaking season, their best in years, to…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! Enter our competition to win a portuguese football shirt here → https://twitter.com/LongBallFutebol/status/1657392155789336577?s=20Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio via Patreon here → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebolOn this week's show we discuss a decisive week in the Primeira Liga as EV…

Thanks for listening to the 100th episode of the Long Ball Futebol Podcast 🥳Enter our competition to win a portuguese football shirt here → https://twitter.com/LongBallFutebol/status/1657392155789336577?s=20Become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio via Patreon here → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebolOn this week's podcast, Albert & Barney discuss Benf…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast. To become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio sign up to our Patreon for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol/membershipThis week Barney and Albert discuss Benfica's 1-0 win over Braga, and what that means for their bid for the title. Sporting get another good win, but do they have a…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast. To become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio sign up to our Patreon for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol/membershipThis week Albert is riding solo to discuss all the action from the weekend, including Benfica grinding out the wins on the road to the title, Porto keeping pace des…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast. To become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio sign up to our Patreon for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol/membershipThis week we're joined by Jamie Farr to discuss Jornada 29 of the Primeira Liga season. Benfica get a much needed win, Porto and Braga keep the pressure on, Arouca …

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol podcast. To become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio sign up to our Patreon for just £1 a month → https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol/membershipThis week we're joined by Patrick Ribeiro to discuss a fantastic weekend of Primeira Liga football. Benfica's shock loss to Chaves leaves the title race wide open, …

This week Barney is away, so we are joined by special guests Kevin Fernandes & João Nuno Sousa for a Primeira Liga roundup of Jornada 26! We discuss Sporting's 3-0 win over Santa Clara, Benfica's imperious form, Marítimo's importnt win over Boavista, the relegation battle, and a controversial penalty in Famalicão, plus much more!You can follow Kevi…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! On this week's show we discuss Braga and Porto's 0-0 draw, as well as Benfica's 5-1 win over Vitória, and how that affects the top of the table with Benfica going 10 points clear at the top.Plus we answer your questions in our listener Q&A, with questions about matchday attendances in the Prime…

Join us on a journey through the north of Portugal for the second edition of the Long Ball Futebol weekender. In part 3, we end our oddysey in Vila do Conde to watch Rio Ave in the spring sunshine. This one starts of chilled, but gets very animated as the game reaches its dramatic climax (no spoilers).…

Join us on a journey through the north of Portugal for the second edition of the Long Ball Futebol weekender. In part 2 we head first to Paços de Ferreira with our friend Luís to witness a massive victory against fellow relegation strugglers Santa Clara, and then straight onto Vizela for a masterclass by Braga.…

Join us on a journey through the north of Portugal for the second edition of the Long Ball Futebol weekender. In part 1, we head to the Estadio do Dragão for Porto vs Estoril. There's 5 goals, a sending off, and a live burger review. Groundbreaking futebol podcasting at it's finest.

On this week's show, Barney and Albert roundup another weekend of Primeira Liga futebol. Benfica make light work of Famalicão, Danny Namaso impresses for Porto, Paulinho and Banza score bangers for their clubs, Portimonense try out a new 6-3-1 formation, Estoril miss that elusive new manager bounce, Safira continues to step up for Vitória, and Casa…

Join us for another episode of the Long Ball Futebol podcast as we discuss one of the most insane weekends of Primeira Liga football in quite some time! We discuss Porto vs. Gil Vicente as controversial refereeing decisions Porto lose at home with only 9 players on the pitch, there's mayhem in the Minho Derby with 3 sending offs and tons more drama…

This week European football is BACK for Portuguese clubs, and there's differing fortunes for all of Portugal's representantives. We discuss how those clubs responded in the league this weekend, as well as how Paços, Marítimo, and Santa Clara are getting on in the relegation battle. To contact the show you can find us on twitter @LongBallFutebol…

Another transfer window slams shut, and the Long Ball Futebol podcast are here to round up all the action from an incredible deadline day which saw Enzo Fernández move to Chelsea, Pedro Porro move to Tottenham Hotspur, and Vitinha move to Marseille. There's discussion of those moves plus plenty of other highlights from the January transfer window! …

Thanks for downloading the Long Ball Futebol podcast! On this week's podcast we discuss everything from Sporting's inconsistencies, poor form, and off-field issues, how Braga are still fighting for the title, Arouca continue to impress as this year's underdogs, and the relegation battle gets tighter as Marítimo close the gap on Santa Clara ... This…

Thanks for listening to the Long Ball Futebol Podcast! This week we discuss all the action from one of the biggest games in the Primeira Liga, the Dérbi de Lisboa as Benfica and Sporting play out an entertaining 2-2 draw, but who came out of the game better off? We also discuss wins for Porto and Braga who look to capitalise on Benfica dropping poi…

On Part 2 of our 'Mid-Season Review' show we discuss all the teams outside the top 5 of the Primeira Liga this season, from Vitória down to Paços, and everything in between. How have Portimonense ended up in 7th place? How have Gil Vicente been so bad? Do we owe João Henriques an apology? And will Paços ever win a game?…