Footballocks - The Expat Football Podcast

It’s a tough decision to move your life overseas. You miss your family, friends and, most importantly, your football club. Each week, we discuss what it’s really like to follow your beloved football team from abroad. With a mixture of topical news, uninformed opinions, and interviews with fellow expat fans, hosts Ben and Rob take you through the trials and tribulations of waking up at 4am to watch the game, surviving on 3 minute highlights and not knowing who half of the *insert name* team are. This is all done whilst maintaining their love of the beautiful game, sort of...

Manchester United are like a car crash I can't look away from

Rob lies down on the therapy couch to discuss Man United's latest calamity.Ben is getting carried away with Liverpool's title chances.Chelsea are woeful.Jude Bellingham is the best player everer. And Harry Kane's not bad either.Find us on Musk: @footballockspodCheers

11-03
34:48

NFL

This week on FootballocksChris (that American dude) joins us to answer silly questions about the NFL. And express sorrow at his basket case club Chelsea.In Rob's absence, Man United pointing and laughing commences with minimal interruptions. Brighton are really good.And other Premier League things.Enjoy.

09-22
43:22

Dutch Line Dancing

This week features a brief and poorly researched euro segment, an even poorer assessment of where the Belgian national team is currently at, and a misty eyed look back on when Ajax were the best in Europe.

09-16
35:08

Offside Pubes

Welcome to matchday 4 of Footballocks.Much is discussed this week, including flat caps, offside pubes and hattricks heros.Enjoy.https://footballockspodcast.buzzsprout.com/

09-08
47:14

John Collins and Collins John hate each other

Welcome back to another Footballocks episode.This week, Kevin joins us from the Emerald Isle with a belly full of Guiness.Important topical questions are discussed, including why Thomas Rosicky was always 'injured', the John Collins vs Collins John cage match and the Czech diet.Enjoy.Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPodFind our back catalogue here: https://footballockspodcast.buzzsprout.com/Cheers,Rob, Ben and Kev

08-25
44:03

Fat kid head

For the penultimate episode of the 2022/23 season, Footballocks is back to review and discuss the hot topics.We return to the age-old head shape debate. In the firing line this week is Casemiro (his head is massive).Rob asks Ben a rather personal question.And Kev tells us why his beloved Arsenal are absolutely definitely not bottle merchants.It's our end of season awards show, please send your nominations for the prestigious Golden Bollock ie best player and any other topics for us to discuss...

05-26
01:02:59

Coronation Recap

Footballocks returns to critically analyse all the footballs.Southampton are down. How did it come to this?The Arse have 'bottled it'.Gearing up for the Playoff final.And some royalty chat.Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPod

05-20
54:18

Car Crash

Even for Footballocks, this episode was a complete car crash.We dissect all the happenings at St James Park as Newcastle demolish some appalling Spursiness.Kevin still has hope that the Arse can do the damn thing. Ben and Rob giggle at the prospect.Napoli are a bees dick away from the big gold dish, is there a chance Bayern have fluffed it?All this and more.Find us here for more:Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPod Thanks,Ben, Rob and Kevin

04-28
59:30

The Team of the Regime

Rob returns to China and takes his turn down the well. Ben is moderately pleased about Liverpool. Kevin takes us back to who won what in Spain during Franco's fascist reign. There's also some Chelsea chat, relegation chinwagging and the burning question: Have Napoli won Serie A yet? Spoiler: No, not yet.

04-22
43:12

Spoiler alert: Jesus comes back

Happy Easter to you and yours from Footballocks.This week, Ben, Rob and Kev discuss the egg holiday.Premier League: how many sacked managers can you name?And Euro stuff.Enjoy.Thanks,Ben, Rob and KevinTwitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPod

04-14
56:06

"Kobel-ed" together

Ben is skiving, so Rob and Kevin were left unsupervised to discuss the following:Weather in Hainan: good.Weather in Saddleworth: not good.Newcastle: good.Real Madrid: good sometimes.Napoli: good but just got hammered four nil.Racist Juve fans: not good.Bayern Munich: really good.Dortmund: ...Then we finish off with a check in with that American Chelsea fan called Chris.

04-07
59:26

International Break Time

It's the international break at Footballocks towers, which typically means even more corner-cutting than usual.Ben and Rob discuss Ingurlund and how Gareth Southgate can do no right.Kevin joins to discuss his homeland Ireland's Euro chances, and also Scotland and Wales. Also, der Klassiker is broken down.Thanks,Ben, Rob and KevinTwitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPod

04-02
46:03

Tantrums

Footballocks is back with a bumper episode before the international break.There's a topical discussion on Antonio's Conte's Oscar-worthy meltdown railing against Spursiness. His hands are completely clean obviously.Fulham had FOMO and also had an on-pitch tantrum any toddler would have been proud of.Kevin joins us to discuss Eurotrash. Das Title Race ist nicht kaput, Napoli continue to make us feel things and an underwhelming El Classico all feature.Get in touch:Twitter: https://twitter....

03-24
01:14:04

What's your lactose situation?

"Colin Doyle's not 37, if he's 37, I'm fuckin'..." for expert analysis such as this and more please listen to this week's footballocks podcast where we discuss lactose issues in your 30's, balloonhead and sing the song "My Girona".*We also discuss football at some points*Tweet:@footballockspod@footballockskev@footballocksrob@footballockskevor email:footballockspodcast@gmail.com

03-16
01:10:16

Sh*t eating grin

Footballocks returns for your weekly dose of football-related nonsense.Ben is in a good mood and has been working on his shit-eating grin after Liverpool humiliate a resurgent Man United. Rob is nonplussed.Kevin joins us to talk through European happenings. Who is the biggest Basque side? Are Napoli wibble-wobbling? All this and more!Thanks for listening.Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPodEmail: footballockspodcast@gmail.comBen, Rob, and Kevin

03-10
45:30

Lone Silverbacks

Footballocks goes all David Attenborough with a review of matchweek 24 in the Premier League.Ben and Rob discuss natural selection, the League Cup final and claret-coloured clubsKevin joins to discuss all things Europe. Napoli will definitely win the Scudetto, all is not well in Valencia and Bundesliga is on!Get in touch:Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPodEmail: footballockspodcast@gmail.comThanks,Ben, Rob and Kevin

03-03
01:02:08

Burning The Ping-Pong Table

Rob's absence leaves a starting berth for Kev, does he take his chance? Ala his beloved Arsenal; probably not. A tired Ben discusses a tired Liverpool, Kev gives a Valencia history lesson, and we award Napoli the Serie A title: you heard it here first! As always, under researched, unprepared, and just not that well-informed. Expats talking about football for the sake of it: It's Footballocks!

02-16
52:57

I've never been this heavy in my life

Happy New Year one and all and welcome to 2023 Footballocks!The boys are back on deck to report on all the football they've missed in the Christmas break.Rob discusses pies (yes he's Northern).Ben is now in a firm.And Kevin returns for a bumper Euro roundup.Get in touch.Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPodEmail: footballockspodcast@gmail.comThanks,Ben, Rob and Kev

01-13
45:55

World Cup Awardbollocks

Footballocks brings you it's very first world cup awards ceremony.Who was the biggest flop? Who was the twat of the tournament? Found out all this and more by simply clicking download.Also Kev didn't show up for work AGAIN, he's fired.Tweet:@footballockspodor Email:footballockspodcast@gmail.com

12-23
39:08

We're so topical this week

Footballocks returns to break down matchday 13 in the Premier League, La Liga and more.Ben and Rob discuss what makes a roadrunner, another Youri Tielemans worldie and Jekyll and Hyde Liverpool.Kevin walks us through La Liga things.And we get all topical.Thanks for listening.Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootballocksPodEmail: footballockspodcast@gmail.comBen, Rob and Kevin

11-11
48:59

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