Episodes
An accrescent web of intricate politics, football is an increasingly cluttered habitat. Louis Young examines the relationship between football and geopolitics in this three-part series with worldly examples across four continents. From the potential of an African Super League to Qatari and Saudi Arabian state wealth and how economies have been affected by a state's desire to project a desirable image through football, this series acts as a stream of modern football fan consciousness and,...
Published 12/06/22
Jeremy Magan is back with English guest Russ Gibbs to dissect the Three Lions and Les Bleus ahead of their much anticipated Quarter Finals clash this weekend in part 1.  In part 2, Front Page Football's Dylan Bozicevic comes in to discuss Australia, Croatia, and the favourites in the competition with only 10 days left of football in Qatar.
Published 12/06/22
Latest pod uploaded Jeremy Magan hosts 2 guests in this 2-part podcast. Russ Gibbs, English football commentator and writer based in Australia comes on to talk about the World Cup in general and England and Australia in particular (1:57). (he said England will beat Wales 3-0 - and 12 hours later....) Bashir Ali, Danish football writer, gives us his thoughts on the Denmark National Team thus far in the tournament, and their chance to go through when they face the Socceroos in a few hours!...
Published 12/03/22
Antonis Pagonis and Dylan Bozinevic from @frontpgfootball join host Jeremy Magan for a debrief of the first week of Football in Qatar. The 3 discuss the biggest upset of the competition so far, give their thoughts on France-Australia and what the Socceroos can do better against Tunisia, before debating on who could be the surprise - and the winner - of the tournament.
Published 11/26/22
Zach speaks to Nuno Gomes about his time at Benfica, his favorite moments with Portugal, his work at FIFA and more.
Published 11/21/22
To preview the first encounter of the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup for Les Bleus, Casser Les Lignes hosts 3 Australian journalists, and the Front Page Football crew, for a heated debate around the Socceroos team, their expectations, and what they can do against France! Between pessimism and cautious optimism, the 3 guests give us a great picture of where Australian football is at, and the way France is seen from the point of view of a less successful nation, that only nearly lost to Les Bleus...
Published 11/18/22
The World Cup is just around the corner! Ritwik from BTL and Alexandre Braeckman, a journalist from 🇧🇪 working in @BelRTL & @RTLsportbe, and looked at Belgium's Golden Generation, analyzing Roberto Martinez's tactics in another chance to clinch the World Cup finals.
Published 11/17/22
Zach and Dinis Tome discuss Gil Vicente’s disastrous start to the season, Benfica’s perfect form and everything else from the Primeira Liga.
Published 11/05/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan.  - Referee's Week on Ligue 1! - discussing some controversial calls on Matchday 12th - 34 goals and 4 red cards -  From PSG's agonic victory against Ajaccio to the exciting match between Lille and Monaco that ended 4-3 with a victory for 'Les Dogues'
Published 10/25/22
On the latest episode of The Tactics Room, Will Fowler (@WillFowler5) chats about Bundesliga leaders Bayern Mu-- sorry, Union Berlin. Feels weird.  Currently sitting at the top of the Bundesliga table, how has the capital club gone from 2.Bundesliga contestants to one of the best clubs in Germany's top flight? And more importantly, is it sustainable?
Published 10/21/22
Area di Rigore is joined by an extremely special guest in Marco Lai! Tactical expert and football obsessive as the boys discuss: - Milan's injury woes and squad depth - Inter Milan having a mini-revival - Yet another discussion on Allegri and Juventus
Published 10/20/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan. On this episode, Jeremy shared his analysis on PSG x O.Marseille, 'Le Classique' - one of the most important games in Ligue 1. Please share the episode, review, subscribe and/or talk about it on Twitter  
Published 10/18/22
Zach speaks to Cristiano Oliveira, the co-host of the Benfica Podcast, and Jason Rego and Rui dos Santos, the co-hosts of the Porto Podcast in English, about the upcoming Classico between Benfica and Porto in the latest episode of the Cortalinhas
Published 10/18/22
Zach and @RealFevrScout discuss the week's action in Portugal, including Leonardo Lelo's impressive performances at Casa Pia, Benfica's flawless start to the season, and more.
Published 10/14/22
The boys are back in town! Max has recovered from a bad toothache which means the boys can unpack Calcio and the Serie A team's performance in the Champions League: - How are Serie A teams doing in the UCL? - Milan beat Juve -Unpacking the Allegri debacle - Napoli appreciation
Published 10/13/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan. In this part, Jeremy talks about 'Le Classique' [PSG - O. Marseille] within PSG and OM’s season so far and The consequences of the most-watched Ligue 1 game of the season
Published 10/12/22
On this part, Jeremy Magan analyzed Ligue 1's matchday 10th: [Lyon - Tolouse] Bosz’s last game on the Lyon bench and Laurent Blanc will sit on the bench from this weekend onwards. [O. Marseille - Ajaccio] OM uninspired and surprised at home concede their first defeat of the season [Reims - PSG] PSG clearly frustrated – not a great result before a critical week, playing Benfica and OM. [Montpellier - Monaco] 'Le Monégasques' slowly but surely hitting their form. [Brest - Lorient] 'Les...
Published 10/12/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan. In this part, Jeremy talks with an OL fan, Samuel @OZOL1950, to put some context into the situation at Lyon. How deep are the roots of the issues at Olympique Lyonnais? Is Bosz already gone? Where is the hope?
Published 10/06/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan. [Ligue 1 's Matchday Analysis]  PSG, OM and Lens still undefeated, Lorient keeps surprising, Monaco rises
Published 10/06/22
Area Di Rigore, your weekly dosage of Serie A brought to you by Breaking the lines and hosted by Dharnish Iqbal & Max Angelo. On a jam-packed Sunday, the subplots are developing in a captivating Serie A season before the international break: - The pressure increases on Allegri as Di Maria's sending-off >> Monza pick up their first ever Serie A win - Is Simone Inzaghi in trouble at Inter? - Napoli claimed a massive win vs AC Milan - Mourinho sent off for swearing
Published 09/22/22
Zach and the boys from LongBallFutebol discuss the Portuguese national team’s squad, Rafa Silva’s abrupt international retirement, and the rest of the action from a busy week of Portuguese football.
Published 09/20/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan. In this episode, Jeremy's joined by Baptiste, @LeClassiquePOD. - [Squad Analysis] Lorient 19 points – best start by a french coach in Ligue 1 in the 21st century. - [Manager Analysis] Regis Le Bris is another example of a successful French coach coming through the ranks, from the academy to the 1st team bench - [Player Analysis] Ouattara, Le Fee, Moffi are in brilliant...
Published 09/20/22
The boys are joined by Casey Evans (@Casey_Evans_) as they digest everything to offer in Serie A: It seemed to be a case of which was the best team to grind out a result: - Juventus-Salernitana went all the way off! Controversy, chaos, and fights - Inter looked flat despite grinding out a 1-0 win, and the boys discuss Moncler sweaters - Rapha Leao sent off at Milan who beat Sampdoria
Published 09/14/22
Bonjour and welcome back to Casser Les Lignes, the French football podcast with the accent with your host, Jeremy Magan. Matchday 07 - 23 goals, 2 red cards. - What's the performance of French teams in the UCL and Europa League? - [Match Analaysis] OM-Lille, Tudor confirms his strong debut and changes minds in Marseille - [Match Analaysis] Strasbourg-Clermont, Strasbourg still winless, Clermont's recruits perform well so far this season - [Match Analaysis] Monaco-Lyon, Monaco unconvincing...
Published 09/13/22
There is so much to unpack on this week's show! - Dharnish and Maxi digest Napoli's mauling of Liverpool in the Champions League and the other Italian teams - Fiorentina-Juventus quick review - Lazio-Napoli- Played a scorcher as football's darling Kvaratskhelia is discussed again - Milan-Derby Analysis -Udinese-Roma: Roma's momentum checked
Published 09/08/22