Host Robbie Thomson is joined by panel regulars Andy Scott, Luke Entwistle, Angus Torode and Baptiste Reynaud to run the rule over the amazing Ligue 1 Uber Eats season that was, with all the results, news and excitement from an incredibly dramatic final day. The chaps also bring us the official Le Beau Jeu Team of the Season - with a few surprises - before delighting in the final reckoning of their early-season bold predictions and looking ahead to the Coupe de France final between OL and PSG. P...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Our intrepid reporter Andy Scott recently sat down with Clermont Foot 63's Jamaica international Shamar Nicholson to talk about his journey from Kingston to France's top flight - via Slovenia (Domzale), Belgium (Charleroi) and Russia (Spartak Moscow)! Nicholson - for whom football is the only sport - compares and contrasts Caribbean and European lifestyles while also giving some insights into his taste for testing his mental strength - both through career choices and more external factors like C...
May 15, 2024•21 min
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats world feed commentator Andy Scott and CBS Viacom's French football expert Jonathan Johnson to run the rule over an exciting two weeks of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and European football. The chaps discuss PSG's latest Ligue 1 Uber Eats title and the sudden departure of Will Still - or is it now Will No Longer? - from the Stade de Reims bench before digging into the European semi-final action that will see both PSG and OM vying for a spot in the Champions...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by CBS Viacom's man in Paris Jonathan Johnson and Bolton's very own Riviera roué Luke Entwistle to make some bold predictions about who will clinch Europe - and who will get the chop - as the final stretch of the season looms. Andy Scott drops in with his interview of Metz right-back Maxime Colin, who gives us the low-down on Les Graoullys' fight for survival as well as his impressions on playing with a young Jude Bellingham, while Le Prof Andreas Evagora takes an i...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Host Robbie Thomson is back in the hot seat, joined by Ligue 1 and PSGTV commentator Andreas Evagora and the Classique podcast's Baptiste Reynaud to discuss all the ins and outs form the past three weeks in French football. The chaps discuss Brest's improbable Champions League tilt and the pressure they face from Monaco and Lille, who are coming in hot in the final stretch of the season, while pondering the eventual fate of early-season front-runners OGC Nice and recent-season revelations RC Len...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Special guest host Prof. Andreas Evagora is joined by Riviera roué Luke Entwistle and AFP shot caller Andy Scott to dissect and analyse all the action in a busy last two weeks in French football. The chaps discuss PSG's return to form as Luis Enrique's men go from strength to strength in the league, Coupe de France and the Champions League - just as the second Classique of the season, at the Orange Vélodrome, looms. They also preview the upcoming European quarter-final ties for PSG, OM and LOSC,...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 62
With Kylian Mbappé's announcement that he will leave PSG in the summer still reverberating around the football world, host Robbie Thomson is joined by transfer expert Ben Jacobs - as well as panel regulars Baptiste Reynaud and Jonathan Johnson - to tackle the burning questions raised by the Boy from Bondy's impending departure. The chaps also discuss Ligue 1 Uber Eats's Rounds 23 and 24 and look ahead to Paris Saint-Germain's crunch Champions League last 16 return leg away to Real Sociedad - bef...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by AFP reporter Andy Scott and his fellow Ligue 1 Uber Eats world feed commentator Angus Torode to talk Ligue 1 Uber Eats results, news and previews. The chaps then turn their attention to Europe, where it is all likelihood Kylian Mbappé's last chance to win the the Champions League with PSG, and where Marseille, Lens, Rennes, and Toulouse are all involved in the Europa/Conference league play-offs. Just returned from AFCON duties in Côte d'Ivoire, Andy gives his imp...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by the Arsène Wenger of Ligue 1 punditry, Andreas Evagora, and Luke Entwistle - the Thierry Henry of Côte d'Azur football journalism? - to talk Ligue 1 Uber Eats results, transfers, news and previews. Budding club director and Ligue 1 opinion slinger Jonathan Johnson runs the rule over the Top Five Ligue 1 Uber Eats signings of the winter transfer window, while Robbie has another audience with Our Man in Abidjan Andy Scott for an update on how our Ligue 1 Uber Eats ...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by journalistic wildcard Angus Torode and all-round mover and shaker Jonathan Johnson to review all the excitement of those mammoth shootouts in the Coupe de France's Round of 32 as well as running the rule over Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 18. Professor Andreas Evagora is back - this time turning the historical lens onto one of the most magically skilful players Ligue 1 Uber Eats has ever seen - Hatem Ben Arfa! - and, amid an extensive plug for the fourth-division club ...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 58
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Côte d'Ivoire-bound Ligue 1 commentator Andy Scott and cross-Channel pod star Baptiste Reynaud to take stock of the first half of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season before making some bold predictions as they look ahead to the merry month of May. Baptiste runs the rule over PSG's latest Brazilian stopper Lucas Beraldo and Andy outlines what's in store for Ligue 1 Uber Eats' African stars at AFCON 2023 in the Côte d'Ivoire over the next month. The winner of December's D...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 loose cannon Angus Torode and Riviera roué Luke Entwistle to discuss, dissect and examine all the talking points from Ligue 1 Uber Eats, covering Rounds 14 and 15 as well as the impending crunch European action as PSG notably take on Dortmund in a potentially all-or-nothing Matchday 6 clash. With LOSC's clash against PSG coming up in Round 16, we hear from Angus about emerging 'keeper Lucas Chevalier and the lot of the modern goalkeeper before Luke takes ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 commentator Andreas Evagora and CBS-Viacom's French football expert Jonathan Johnson to discuss, dissect and examine all the talking points in French football following the international break and Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 13. We hear from undercover Frenchman Baptiste Reynaud about Rennes' decision to reinstate former boss Julien Stéphan, learn more about Ligue 1 maverick Téji Savanier of Montpellier from JJ and jump in Prof Evagora's time machine to trave...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 55
It's no small thing thesse days to stand out from the crowd of immensely talented French youngsters on the rise and earn the title of 'Next Big Thing', but that's exactly what PSG youth academy product Warren Zaïre-Emery is doing. At just 17, he's a first-team regular for Luis Enrique and just made a scoring debut for France's senior team. Angus Torode takes a look at what makes this kid so special... Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information....
Nov 24, 2023•10 min
Professeur Andreas Evagora takes us back to 2013, when Carlo Ancelotti's star-studded squad lifted the Ligue 1 Uber Eats trophy and signalled the beginning of a new era in French football. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Nov 24, 2023•6 min
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 commentator and journalistic loose cannon Angus Torode, as well as Our Man on the Riviera Luke Entwistle, to cover all the big talking points in French football - while also looking ahead to the big PSG-Monaco clash coming up after the international break in Round 13. Prof. Andreas Evagora takes us back to the first Ligue 1 Uber Eats title win of the Qatari era, back in 2013 - a moment that changed French football forever - while Angus tells us more about...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 54
This time around Prof. Andreas Evagora gives us a sequel of sorts as he takes us back to 2012 - the year after Eden Hazard's LOSC won the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title - when an unknown quantity named Olivier Giroud fired Montpellier to the title ahead of Carlo Ancelotti's PSG... Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Oct 30, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by the AFP, ligue1.com and world feed's Andy Scott and ViacomCBS's man about town Jonathan Johnson to discuss the worrying events that saw the Olympico in Marseille abandoned - while also reviewing all the action from Rounds 9 and 10 as well as the mid-week European matches. We have features on PSGG's Portuguese midfield wizard Vitinha, who is loving life under new boss Luis Enrique; Monaco and France U21's rising defensive star Soungoutou Magassa; and France legend...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats's Man About Town Jonathan Johnson and Côte d'Azure correspondent Luke Entwistle to discuss the lay of the Ligue 1 land after Round 8. The lads also take a look at Kylian Mbappé's firing France to Euro 2024 qualification and run the rule over Thierry Henry's Ligue 1-talent stacked France U21 side. Speaking of which, there's also a profile of AS Monaco's latest wunderkind Maghnes Akliouche, an interview with Le Havre's extremely international coac...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Baptiste Reynaud takes a look at the Derby du Nord - perhaps the derbiest derby in France - and the lads discuss waht's at stake in Sunday's big game! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Oct 10, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 50
In the wake of Eden Hazard's retirement, Le Beau Jeu's Ansdreas evagora takes a look back at where it all started for the Belgian wunderkind, who rocketed to glory with Lille and announced his greatness with a league and cup double in 2011. The rest is history... Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Oct 10, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Robbie is joined by Andreas, JJ and Baptiste to look ahead to how Ligue 1 Uber Eats' European representatives will fare this week, with two big UCL clashes vs Engliush teams and JJ noting the low-key UEFA Index battle between France and the Netherlands this season! Allez!!! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Oct 03, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Jonathan Johnson, Baptiste Reynaud and Andreas Evagora to discuss PSG's 4-0 Classique win over Marseille, intriguing OGC Nice coach Francesco Farioli and the impending Derby du Nord between Lens and LOSC. Speaking of whom, Prof Evagora takes us back 2011, when a certain Belgian youngster with a dangerous last name drive Rudi Garcia's Dogues to a league and Cup double... the lads also look ahead to all the European action, with PSG, Lens, Marseille, Rennes and LOS...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 47
PSG vs OM!!! Andy Scott gives us his take on French football's biggest fixture, from its late 80s origins to its uncanny knack for captivating France in its entirety... how did a clash between two sides who were rarely in direct competition with each other turn into the fiercest of French footballing rivalries? Gert the lowdown - and a few not-so-bold predictions - right here! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information....
Sep 19, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 46
The Team look ahead to what's in store for Ligue 1 Uber Eats's European representatives as continental action gets under way this week... PSG take on Dortmund in a crunch opener that falls just before Le Classique, Lens face a tough trip to Sevilla... OM, Rennes and LOSC will also be flying the flag... get the Team's tips as European football makes a welcome return! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 19, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Jonathan Johnson bids farewell to a true Ligue 1 Uber Eats legend - Marco Verratti. From his arrival at PSG as a 19-year-old to his departure just over a decade later as French football's most decorated player, the lads take a look at what made Le Petit Hibou one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Arrivederci, Marco! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 19, 2023•10 min•Season 2Ep. 44
As Classique fever takes hold of the Le Beau Jeu studio, Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Andreas Evagora, Luke Entwistle and Jonathan Johnson to discuss the biggest fixture in French football from all angles. Luke takes a look at OM's England youth international midfielder Emran Soglu, set for his first Classique, while Andreas take us back in time to Marseille's inspirational 2010 Ligue 1 Uber Eats title triumph. Meanwhile guest star Andy Scott delves into the question of just how big a clash ...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 43
'Le Prof' Andreas Evagora takes Le Beau Jeu listeners back in time to 2002, when plans put in place by president Jean-Michel Aulas 15 years earlier paid off - BIG TIME! - and created the most dominant reign in French football history... Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 12, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 42
'Le Prof' Andreas Evagora takes Le Beau Jeu listeners back in time to 1998, when a risqué coaching hire by Lens president Gervais Martel paid massive dividends and produced one of the most memorable title wins in Ligue 1 Uber Eats history! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 12, 2023•10 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Le Beau Jeu host Robbie Thomson takes an in-depth look into Montpellier's wing sensation Mousa Al-Tamari - the first Jordanian to play in Ligue 1 Uber Eats - and calls in The Asian Game's Paul Williams to get the low-down! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 12, 2023•5 min•Season 2Ep. 40
