Scott and Ben dive into match week 10 in the Belgian Pro League. They talk low blocks and surprising results, as well as European football. They then give the Challenger Pro League some extended coverage to talk Deinze and a handful of other sides.

Another eventful week in the Belgian Pro League and Challenger Pro League. The trio discuss the fall out from the Antwerp derby, as well as a story emerging from Deinze involving company cars and no more breakfast!

The new season is up and running, but there wasn't much action on the pitch. Ben, Scott and Joris discuss the lack of goals from matchday one and feedback from a Scottish European adventure for Cercle Brugge.

The final game of the regular season has been and gone, with multiple teams still fighting for play off spaces. Ben, Joris and Scott discuss the final drama and look ahead to he upcoming play offs.

Just one more game of the regular season to go, but no let up in the action! Scott, Ben and Joris talk through all the action, with play off 1 and 2 almost confirmed, we do now know that Seraing will face Molenbeek in the relegation play off. The trio also pay their respects to Miguel Van Damme, who tragically passed away during the week.

Just two more games left after this weekend in the Pro League! Unfortunately Joris was unable to join due to illness, so it was just a two man show with Ben and Scott. They talked the title race, play off races and relegation play off. They also talked at length about the controversial appointment of Marc Overmars at Antwerp, as well as Gents Europe Conference league defeat and 1B.

Ben, Scott and Joris chat through all the weekends Pro League action, including the official relegation for Beerschot, Mechelen throwing away another lead, big wins for USG and Anderlecht and a surprising victory for Seraing in the Liege derby. They also chat through the new owners at Standard Liege.

100 episodes of the Belgian Football Podcast! The league certainly provided with a weekend of derby's and goals. Ben, Joris and Scott go over all the 1A matches, before a look at the future of 1B under the new proposal!

Scott sat down with Alain from Hellas Footy to preview the Conference league match up between Gent and PAOK. Alain gave us the lowdown on the team from Thessaloniki who will host Gent in the first leg on the 10th of March.

Just a two man show this week, but still plenty to talk about! Scott and Ben dive into big games and the top and bottom, with Club Brugge v Antwerp and Zulte Waragem v Seraing. They also look ahead to the 2nd round of the cup and a controversial week in the second tier.

Eupen hit the panic button with the sacking of Kramer, while a heavy Derby defeat might see the same at Zulte Waragem. USG return to winning ways while Mechelen got a victory away at Antwerp. We also discuss the passing of former Lokeren owner Roger Lambrecht.

Lots of symmetry in the Pro League this week! We go through identical 1-0 wins for Gent and Antwerp, goalfest between OHL and Cercle, suprise win for the Canaries and Beerschot clinging on.

Now that the dust has settled, Ben Joris and Scott sat down to dive into all the comings and goings for each of the Belgian Pro League Teams. Every team gets a full review, as well as a signing of the window!

In this special KV Oostende episode, Scott sat down with 3 guests from inside the club

Bram Kiersebilck - Former Press and Comms Manager.

Peter Van Nuffel - Former Chair of The Kustboys Supporters Federation.

Tony Obi - Former KVO Player, coach and backroom staff member.

They discuss the context around the recent bankruptcy of KVO, the many challenges around multi club ownership, the lessons for the future and the birth of a new merged club KV Diksmuide - Oostende *KVDO.

USG march on with a win over Antwerp, while Beerschot all but confirm their relegation with a defeat away to Mechelen and the sacking of their manager. Elsewhere, Charleroi continue to impress, with Gent doing the double over Club Brugge. In 1B, the battle for 2nd place is heating up, but at the other end two sides are being cut adrift. 

We've been teasing it for a while and it is finally here! Ben and Scott sat down with President of high flying USG to chat about the clubs return to 1A and their remarkable title challenge in only their first season back. We cover plenty of fan questions, looking at the history of the acquisition of the club, the future outlook and how the current squad has been put together. We are sure you will all enjoy this one!

USG remain in top spot after completing the double over the neighbours Anderlecht! We discuss all the action from the derby, as well as throughout the rest of the league, with Beerschot almost gone despite a comeback against Zulte Waragem. The trio also look ahead to the cup semi-finals and discuss the return of Omar Govea at Zulte Waragem. 

Herve Koffi stole the show with his backflips at AFCON 2021, while back in Belgium there was plenty of excitement on the domestic front. The trio chat a new chapter for Oostende, late win for USG, Standard and Club Brugge sharing 4 goals as well as big wins for STVV and Beerschot.

2022 is here and the Pro League made its return this past weekend. We discuss all the games that took place, those that didn't and those that started but never finished. Scott does a deep dive into three new managers across 1A and 1B, while we also have an AFCON round up from all the Pro League players in action!

Goals galore once again in the Pro League, with plenty of action to get stuck into. We talk the big game between Club Brugge and Anderlecht, the situation at Kortrijk and AFCON impact, as well as dramatic wins at both ends of the table for USG and Zulte Waragem. After decades of involvement in Zulte Waragem, Francky Dury finally left the side this week, so our Scott has done a deep dive on all he achieved in his time at the club. 

After an unforeseen break in episodes, we are back this week to talk through an eventful 2 weeks in the Belgian Pro League. The trio discuss the crazy game between Antwerp and Standard, Gent's win over Genk, Cercle and Matondo on a tear, as well as pitch invasions and the new Genk manager. 

Another week with no 0-0 draws in the Belgian Pro League! Ben, Scott and Joris go through each game, including OHL's surprising win away to the league leaders, a big win for Anderlecht, a crazy game in Genk, as well as a first win in a while for Cercle. Despite the win, Cercle parted ways with Yves Vanderhaeghe. We have all the reaction, including a detailed response from Cercle football director Carlos Avina on why the change was made, as well as who the new man is. We also go around 1B, where a controversial Westerlo goal saw them beat Lommel, as well as a crazy game between RWDM and Deinze!

Goals galore in the Belgian Pro League this weekend, and a number of shocks! The trio dicuss Mechelens big win over the champions, Oostendes humiliation at home to USG as well as big wins for Sint Truiden and Beerschot.

We were absolutely delighted to be joined by Mike Green (Lommel SK CEO) and Peter van der Veen (Lommel SK Head Coach) for a chat about the Limburg club. We talked the City Groups vision for the club, balancing that with the local nature of the club, playing style and approach, as well as how both Mike and Peter got into football. Peter also gives a great story about meeting one of the greatest football minds, Johan Cruyff. We are sure you are all going to enjoy this one!

With just a few days to go until the start of the 2024/2025 season, the trio sat down to digest and dissect all the comings and goings for the clubs competing in the Belgian Pro League this season. All clubs are given a full lowdown while unlucky cats, terrible weather and other potential omens of bad luck rear their heads.

*The episode was recorded on the 15th of July so some of the transfers may be out of date!

With another international break looming, the trio sat down to dissect the latest Pro League action. Club Brugge and Standards entertaining draw and the impressive win for Antwerp are the focus, before a look at various streaks and some fantastic listener questions. Beverns football future is also discussed in our 1B section!

With Joris away, Ben and Scott run the two man game this week to go through another eventful weekend of Belgian Football. They chat through the goal fest on Friday night on the coast, Mrabti an underrated factor, Anderlecht and OHL wild game plus more. They also chat over 1B latest action before looking ahead to the European fixtures coming up this week.

Ben, Joris and Scott chat through all the latest action from the Belgian Pro League 1A and 1B, including a goalfest between KV Mechelen and Zulte Waragem, OHL's impressive victory over STVV and an entertaining clash between USG and Eupen. They also chat over the evolving situation at Genk, where some Beerschot players may end up if relegation happens and look ahead to the midweek cup fixtures. 

The international break is over, and we are back to talk domestic football again! Unions epic comeback against Seraing is a clear game of the week, alongside a last gasp equaliser for Sint Truiden. The cat Herve Koffi gets some love, while we also go over the managerial musical chairs which saw a current manager move, and a former manager return. 1B is the focus of listener questions as well, before a look ahead to the week to come. 

A few weeks ago we sat down with the Pro League English commentator Will Downing to chat all things Belgian football, as well as about him personally. We are super grateful that Will took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us and are sure that you will enjoy listening to the voice of Belgian football in English!

With the international break looming, it gave plenty of clubs a chance to assess the season so far. Standard decided to move on, so we discuss the sacking of Leye, the entertaining draw between Kortrijk and Charleroi, the chaos of Eupen v Genk and a few incidents with flares!

Ben returns to join Scott and Joris to dissect another eventful week in the Pro League. The trio talk OHL's big away point at the Jan Breydal, the thrilling 2-2 draw on the coast. We then look in depth at Beerschot's new manager and their eventful start to life under his charge. We also answer a ton of great listener questions before a quick look ahead to the upcoming matches. 

Just a two man gig this week but by no means a drop off in action! Scott and Joris dicuss the Limburg Derby, the classico, Beerschot troubles and contract extentions to some big names!

Goals galore! We are back after the international break and the league did not skip a beat. We talk USG dramatic equaliser against Genk, Kamal Sowah's fantastic debut, Zulte Waragem and Cercle Brugge deciding not to defend, OHL first win and Mechelen's defensive woes. Mental health in football is also a topic of discussion, with the sad news that Craig Bellamy is leaving Anderlecht to recover from depression. 1B gets a round up and a quick look ahead to the European fixtures wraps up this episode. 

The new Conference League starts this week, with Gent in a group alongside Flora Tallinn, Anorthosis Famagusta and Partizan Belgrade. To get you in the mood we have spoken to 3 fantastic guests who gave us the low down on their respective teams! We spoke to the Estonian Football Podcast about Flora, Kyri Nicolaou about Anorthosis and Sonja Nikcevic about Partizan. 

Flora: 1.49-16.32 

Anorthosis: 16.35-40.05 

Partizan: 40.08

Ben and Scott finally find time to sit down and go through the final game of the Pro League season. They dish out some awards for player of the season, goalkeeper of the season, coach of the season and young player of the season. The duo then look ahead to the Euro's where Belgium enter without the expectations of previous tournaments.

The Europa League starts this week, with Antwerp in a group alongside Olympiakos, Eintracht Frankfurt and Fenerbahce. To get you in the mood we have spoken to 3 fantastic guests who gave us the low down on their respective teams! We spoke to Steve about Olympiakos, Brian about Frankfurt and James Kelly about Fenerbahce.

Olympiakos: 2.00-21.19 

Eintracht: 21.22-39.17 

Fenerbahce: 39.20

The Europa League starts this week, with Genk in a group alongside Rapid Wien, Dinamo Zagreb and West Ham . To get you in the mood we have spoken to 3 fantastic guests who gave us the low down on their respective teams! We spoke to The Other Bundesliga about Rapid, Louvre Nikolac about Dinamo Zagreb and Dan Lawless about West Ham. 

Rapid: 3.23-16.43 

Dinamo: 16.46-28.22 

West Ham: 28.25

The UCL starts this week, with Club Brugge in a tasty group alongside PSG, RB Leipzig and Manchester City. To get you in the mood we have spoken to 3 fantastic guests who gave us the low down on their respective teams! We spoke to PSG Talks about PSG, Karan Tejwani about RB Leipzig and Dave Mooney about Manchester City. 

PSG: 1.55-20.32  

RB Leipzig: 20.36-34.59 

Manchester City: 35.02

We recently sat down with the technical director of Cercle Brugge, Carlos Avina, to chat. Carlos gave us an insight into his own football background, how he started in Mexico before ending up in Brugge. He also talked about the interesting dynamics between Cercle and their parent club AS Monaco, transfers, a 'normal' day and plenty of other interesting things. Many thanks to Carlos for taking the time out of his busy schedule to let us pick his footballing brain! 

Sad news emerged from Belgium over the last week, with the death of the legendary Wilfred Van Moer. We pay our tribute to the great man who passed at the age of 76. We then dive into the weekends action, with goals flying in all over the place and a couple of hat tricks, there was plenty of action to talk about! We also cover the European draws with the group stages having been decided for those clubs lucky enough to have made it into one of the 3 competitions. 

Five games into the season and we have a surprise package at the top of the table! Joris, Scott and Ben discuss the incredible start to the season for KAS Eupen, the thrilling game between Zulte Waragem and Charleroi, as well as a goal of the season contender in Club Brugge v Beerschot. They also talk the fallout from the first legs of a terrible Thursday night of European action for Belgian sides. 

Plenty of action from the Belgian Pro League this week for the trio to get stuck in to, with a USG continuing their fine start to the season, Club Brugge dismantling Zulte Waragem and Oostende winning a thriller against Seraing. With European qualification getting towards the end, the trio also discuss the Belgian involvement in the Europa League and Conference league play-offs. 1B also kicked off this week, so Scott brings us a quick overview of a crazy start to a crazy league! 

Joris returns to join Ben and Scott as they once again dive into another week of Belgian football action. The trio chat Frey's 5 star performance, Genk's last gasp winner against Kortrijk, as well as looking ahead to the start of a highly anticipated 1B season with plenty of teams capable of challenging for promotion. 

Ben and Scott are a man down this week as Joris had to take a week off. They discuss the crazy game between Genk and Oostende on Friday night, as well as some great goals, some dodgy defending and some transfer news. 

What a first weekend of Pro League action we had! Drama, controversy and a goal of the season contender already. Ben, Joris and Scott dive into the games, including the return of USG to 1A in the Brussels derby, the controversial finish to the game between Club Brugge and Eupen and early thoughts on Seraing. They also chat about some new players who have joined in the past couple of days. 

Club Brugge are Belgian champions for the 19th time! Ben, Scott and Joris dive into the action from the penultimate weekend in Belgian football. They also talk about the relegation play off as Kortrijk pull off the Great Escape!

It is finally here! Originally we were going to launch this in two parts, but we thought we would just throw the whole thing at you instead. Ben, Scott and Joris go through all 18 Pro League teams for this season, looking at transfers, state of the club overall and how we think they will do compared to last season. With the season kicking off this week, what better way to get yourself prepared! 

The 2021/22 Belgian Pro League season is almost upon us.....

Intro music:

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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 Ronaldo and co, before looking ahead to the Italy match. They also spend some time to praise a Ukraine side full of current and former Pro League talent.