Best Primeira Podcasts (2024)

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PortuGOAL 2023/24 Primeira Liga End of Season Special 2:20:17

3h ago2:20:17

2:20:17

PortuGOAL's Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert discuss the 2023/24 Primeira Liga season from top to bottom, breaking down Sporting CP, Benfica, Porto, Braga, Vitoria de Guimarães, Moreirense, Arouca, Famalicão, Farense, Rio Ave, Casa Pia, Estoril, Gil Vicente, Boavista, Estrela da Amadora, Portimonense, Chaves and Vizela. We also take a quick look at…

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Ranking Major Transfer Dilemmas This Summer 1:00:02

32m ago1:00:02

1:00:02

Hello Rank Squad! The domestic club season is drawing to a close. The continental league titles have mostly already been lifted, the Premier League title will be decided this weekend, and whilst there are still some important bits to figure out - the European continental competitions, the domestic cup finals, the fights for survival and the locking…

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Champions League Takeaway: Madrid Leave It Late & Dortmund Make It Great 35:06

5d ago35:06

35:06

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back to take a look at the second legs of the UCL semi-finals, where we saw Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and Borussia Dortmund win 1-0 in Paris to set up a clash of Yellow and White in London next month! We start with Wednesday’s action, with Real Madrid's late, late show yet again to beat out Ba…

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Ranking the European Team of the Season 55:07

1h ago55:07

55:07

Hello Rank Squad! It's time to go Continental for this week's episode, building a European Team of the Season from the big six leagues on the European mainland. There were a few more teams, players and contenders to analyse compared to last week's Premier League edition, so it's a dig into the depths for Jack to try and build something special from…

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23/24 JORNADA 32: Sporting Campeões 💚🏆 54:32

18h ago54:32

54:32

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 Sporting were finally crowned Champions of the Primeira Liga after leading the league for the majority of the season. They won comfortably against Portimonense and saw their cross-town rival…

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Champions League Takeaway: Dortmund Stun PSG & Madrid Held in Munich 40:23

6d ago40:23

40:23

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back to take a look at the first legs of the UCL semi-finals, where we saw Borussia Dortmund 1-0 PSG & Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid. We start with Wednesday’s action, with Dortmund's win. Dean showers some love on Jadon Sancho, who dazzled down the right hand side for Borussia Dortmund - this is the m…

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Ranking the Premier League Team of the Year 59:56

5d ago59:56

59:56

Hello Rank Squad! You've seen the debates raging on Twitter, so we thought it was worth putting our two pennies worth into the mix. Here is our attempt at creating our Premier League Team of the Season, examining the best players across the course of this campaign and working them into a formation (and a unit) that would actually function. We start…

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23/24 JORNADA 31: A new dawn for Porto! Featuring Zach Lowy. 54:45

5d ago54:45

54:45

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're joined by Zach Lowy from breaking the lines to discuss all the action from Jornada 31 of the Primeira Liga season. Focus is on FC Porto as Andre Villas-Boas wins a landslide election t…

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Ranking the Final Four in the Champions League, Europa League & Conference League 1:04:50

12d ago1:04:50

1:04:50

Hello Rank Squad! Just four teams remain in each of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, and so we thought we'd get our competition ranking caps on to discuss which teams are favourites to lift those trophies in their respective competitions at the end of May and the start of June. We start with the Champions League, with…

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23/24 JORNADA 30: Sporting edge closer to the title + Roger Schmidt's future at Benfica? 44:46

12d ago44:46

44:46

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 Sporting edge closer to clinching the Primeira Liga title with a big win against an impressive Vitória side. Benfica win comfortably against Farense but does fan unrest spell the end for Rog…

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Champions League Takeaway: Premier League Catastrophe, Reyes de Europa, Lucho's PSG Remontada & BVB Stun Atleti 54:54

19d ago54:54

54:54

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back to take a look at the second legs of the UCL Quarter Finals, which took place across both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We start with Wednesday’s action, looking at Real Madrid's defeat of Manchester City on penalties - discussing how City fans shouldn't be too disheartened with what was a dominan…

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Ranking Breakout Stars of This Season 59:20

20d ago59:20

59:20

Hello Rank Squad! After Cole Palmer's star turn on Monday night against Everton, we got thinking about the players who have used this season as a platform to thrust themselves into the spotlight, and become some of the star names in their respective leagues. We start in the Premier League, where Dean has a ranking of his three breakout stars - a fl…

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23/24 JORNADA 29: Sporting go 7 points clear + Conceiçã has a meltdown! 1:00:44

19d ago1:00:44

1:00:44

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 Sporting's continued run towards the Primeira Liga title as they go 7 points clear at the top of the table! Benfica switch things up in the league as their focus switches to the E…

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Champions League Takeaway: Xavi Silences Lucho, Dortmund Stay Alive, Bayern's Experience Tells & Another Madrid-City Classic 49:25

25d ago49:25

49:25

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back to take a look at the first legs of the UCL Quarter Finals, which took place across both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We start with Wednesday’s action, looking at Barcelona's topsy-turvy win over PSG - discussing how both managers were able to influence the game with their substitutions, the stra…

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Rúben Amorim: The Next Liverpool Manager? 44:10

27d ago44:10

44:10

Hello Rank Squad! The talk of the football world right now seems to be the fact that Liverpool are reportedly closing in on their next manager - Rúben Amorim of Sporting CP, who became the leading candidate once Xabi Alonso made it clear that he planned on remaining at Bayer Leverkusen for at least one more season. Amorim is a young coach with a hi…

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23/24 JORNADA 28: Sporting beat Benfica to get one hand on the Primeira Liga trophy! 1:04:04

27d ago1:04:04

1:04:04

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…

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Ranking Rule Changes That Would Improve Football 57:22

1M ago57:22

57:22

Hello Rank Squad! Something a little bit different today, and we hope you'll find it as fun a listen as we found it to record. Dean put together a list of seven potential rule changes that he thought could improve the game of football immediately - we discussed everything from stopped clocks to goalkeeping handballs over the course of a manic main …

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23/24 JORNADA 27: Things start to get ugly as the season nears it's climax ... 47:34

1M ago47:34

47:34

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…

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Ranking the Best Wingers in Europe 1:20:08

2M ago1:20:08

1:20:08

Hello Rank Squad! It's time for us once again to turn to a positional ranking - having covered the best centre-backs and centre-midfielders in the game, we're switching our attention to wingers, wide forwards and those stars who shine the brightest on the flanks. Again, we'll be splitting it into categories - this time shearing the ranking down the…

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USMNT Drop Another Dos a Cero on Mexico (Postbox Excerpt) 25:54

2M ago25:54

25:54

Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the weekly excerpt from our Monday Postbox episode on Patreon, where we take questions from our community to look back across all the action from the weekend just gone. This is the segment on the USMNT's 2-0 victory over Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Nations League, marking three times in a row that Gregg Berha…

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Ranking the Most Dramatic Finishes To This Season 1:01:00

2M ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Hello Rank Squad! And...breathe. After the drama of the last few weeks across so many different competitions, men's club football has come screeching to a halt for the last international break of this season, which gives us a chance to take stock and examine all the drama to come. Let's be real - there's so much drama to come. We've picked out five…

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23/24 JORNADA 26: Sporting put 6 past Boavista! 55:12

2M ago55:12

55:12

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…

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Manchester United End Klopp's Quadruple Dream (Postbox Excerpt) 21:40

2M ago21:40

21:40

Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the weekly excerpt from our Monday Postbox episode on Patreon, where we take questions from our community to look back across all the action from the weekend just gone. This is the segment on Manchester United's win over Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday, with Erik ten Hag's side coming from behind in extra time to e…

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Champions League Takeaway: Penalty Delight for Arsenal & Atléti, Rolls Reus Returns & Barça's Youth Injection 48:35

2M ago48:35

48:35

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back with a bang, as we take a look at the last four games of the Round of 16 stage, which took place across both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We start with Wednesday’s action, looking at Atletico Madrid's defeat of Inter on penalties - discussing how much braver Atléti were in possession today, why i…

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Ranking the Greatest European Goalscorers Ever 1:06:22

2M ago1:06:22

1:06:22

Hello Rank Squad! It's a Champions League week, so we thought it could be fun to throw up something a bit more evergreen whilst still linking into the action, so we're here to rank our favourites of a very exclusive list. We walk through the top 20 goal scorers in European Cup & Champions League History - which Erling Haaland has just catapulted hi…

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Champions League Takeaway: Madrid Edge Leipzig, City's Training Day, Bayern Breathe Again & Bossman Mbappé 42:46

2M ago42:46

42:46

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway returns, as we take a look at the games that saw the first four teams book their spots in the quarter finals of the UCL. We start with Wednesday’s action, looking at Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Leipzig - discussing why Leipzig will see this is a massive opportunity missed, how Real Madrid got away with on…

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Ranking Players Who Could Quit the Premier League 1:02:01

2M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

Hello Rank Squad! Today we're taking a look at some of the most important and influential players who could be departing the Premier League this summer, for a variety of reasons. We walk through a couple of bona fide Premier League legends, some big names who might be a little bit past their peak right now, and some crucial cogs who could be tempte…

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23/24 JORNADA 24: Porto SMASH Benfica in massive Clássico! 53:23

2M ago53:23

53:23

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…

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Phenomenal Foden Keeps Manchester Blue (Postbox Excerpt) 27:04

2M ago27:04

27:04

Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the weekly excerpt from our Monday Postbox episode on Patreon, where we take questions from our community to look back across all the action from the weekend just gone. This is the segment on the Manchester Derby, where Phil Foden took centre stage once again to light things up as Manchester City beat Manchester Unit…

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Ranking the World's Best Centre Midfielders 1:00:05

3M ago1:00:05

1:00:05

Hello Rank Squad! You've been asking for more specific rankings, so we took it upon ourselves to deliver - this week's episode takes a look at the players across Europe who play in the centre of the park, and tries to rank them as to who's the best in the business - across three categories: Defensive Midfield, Attacking Midfield, and good old Centr…

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23/24 JORNADA 24: Sporting drop points and Benfica go top! 55:25

2M ago55:25

55:25

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 …

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Liverpool Triumph in the Carabao Cup Final (Postbox Excerpt) 31:42

3M ago31:42

31:42

Hello Rank Squad! We wanted to share with you an excerpt from our Monday Postbox episode on Patreon, on which we take questions from our community to look back across all the action from the weekend just gone. This is the segment on the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea, where Virgil van Dijk's late header got Jurgen Klopp's farewell …

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Champions League Takeaway: Arsenal Burned at the Dragão, Napoli Hold Barça, Penalty Drama for Dortmund & Inter Finally Break Atleti 35:40

3M ago35:40

35:40

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back with a bang, as we take a look at the second set of First Leg Round of 16 fixtures across both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We start with Wednesday’s action, looking at Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Porto - discussing the significance of Porto's gameplan halting Arsenal's goal rampage, the remaining ques…

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Ranking the Best Value Transfers from Summer 2023 1:03:08

3M ago1:03:08

1:03:08

Hello Rank Squad! This week, we've decided enough time has passed for us to examine the deals that took place in the summer, and see which clubs made the best value signings before this season started. We kick things off in England, where Dean discusses a midfielder who ended up at West Ham United, Tottenham's goalkeeping sensation, and the man who…

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23/24 JORNADA 22: Pressure mounts on Sérgio Conceição & Artur Jorge ... 59:06

3M ago59:06

59:06

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…

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The MLS Season Preview Show 40:23

3M ago40:23

40:23

Hello Rank Squad! MLS is back this week, and we wanted to pay homage to that fact by dropping a special preview show as a bonus episode. Ranks FC MLS Correspondent Owen Murray joins Jack live from the West Coast to give you a brief lowdown on what you need to know ahead of the season beginning on Thursday. We discuss the teams who have made the sma…

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Champions League Takeaway: Bayern's Season on the Brink, PSG's Strength in Depth, Another Big Brahim Moment & City Edging Towards Perfection 43:24

3M ago43:24

43:24

Hello Rank Squad! Champions League Takeaway is back with a bang, as we take a look at the first Knockout games of the season - across both Tuesday and Wednesday nights! We start with Wednesday’s action, looking at Bayern's loss to Lazio - talking Lazio's defensive doggedness giving them a real chance, Bayern's lack of ability to get their most cruc…

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Ranking In-Demand Managers & Potential Destinations 59:19

3M ago59:19

59:19

Hello Rank Squad! There's a few big managerial vacancies opening up this summer - Barcelona and Liverpool in particular - and there's also signs that there could be openings at Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, Juventus and more. So we decided to take a look at five managers who have had impressive campaigns, and who might be on t…

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Ranking the Champions League Last 16 1:04:55

3M ago1:04:55

1:04:55

Hello Rank Squad! The January window has been and gone, and it's time to turn our attention to the return of continental European football - with the Champions League returning next week. We break down our rankings of every team in the competition and their chances of lifting that famous trophy in May, starting with outsiders Copenhagen and working…

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Ranking our Favourite Transfers of the January Window 36:29

3M ago36:29

36:29

Hello Rank Squad! The January transfer window has SLAMMED SHUT, so we thought it was an opportune time to take a look back through the deals that went down, even in a quiet window; and pick out our favourite ones. Dean picks three deals from the Premier League - Gio Reyna to Nottingham Forest, Timo Werner to Tottenham Hotspur, and Claudio Echeverri…

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Ranking the Next £100m Transfer 1:02:38

4M ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Hello Rank Squad! This transfer window has been a funny one across the board in many ways - we've seen the Premier League's financial dominance of the market fall by the wayside, and a quieter one all round take place across Europe. So, in regards to that, we've decided to eschew our usual Deadline Day preview episode in favour of something looking…

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Allianz Cup Final LIVE from Portugal! 1:04:48

3M ago1:04:48

1:04:48

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,…

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A Madeira Special with The Sweeper Podcast! 29:17

3M ago29:17

29:17

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, …

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Ranking the Big Names and Likely Deals of Deadline Week 1:01:36

4M ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Hello Rank Squad! The whole gang's back together as Dean and Jack are joined by our Rank God Sam Tighe, who, we're delighted to say, has just become a father for the first time. Today we're talking about various things you need to watch out for on the week leading up to Deadline Day. Dean starts us off with three big names who could yet sneak their…

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Ranking Football Careers at Risk 59:38

4M ago59:38

59:38

Hello Rank Squad, It's time for a little twist on a Ranks FC classic in today's podcast - we're taking a look at six players who desperately need a move for the sake of their careers, for varying reasons and in different situations. Dean picks three players from the Premier League - Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale, Everton's Ben Godfrey, and Manchester Un…

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23/24 JORNADA 17: Half way through the season! 56:07

4M ago56:07

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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…

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Ranking the Hottest Rumours of the Window #1: Mayoral, Gallagher, Ferguson, Olise & 36:41

4M ago36:41

36:41

Hello Rank Squad! We're back with a new series that will run throughout January, ranking the five hottest transfer rumours that have been floating around this week, and examining them in some forensic detail. In this first episode we take a look at rumours surrounding Borja Mayoral to Arsenal, Conor Gallagher to Tottenham, Evan Ferguson to Chelsea,…

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Ranking Kylian Mbappé's Potential Landing Spots 58:27

4M ago58:27

58:27

Hello Rank Squad! It's the biggest story of the January transfer window, so we thought it deserved its own episode - Kylian Mbappé and what the future holds for potentially the best player in the world right now. In this podcast, our own Transfer Guru Dean Jones examines five potential places where Mbappé could be plying his trade next season. We e…

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23/24 JORNADA 16: Derby after derby in the Primeira Liga ... 49:18

4M ago49:18

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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…

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Ranking League Leaders Likely To Win The Title 1:02:20

4M ago1:02:20

1:02:20

Hello Rank Squad! We're back in a New Year with new content for you all, and today we're going to take a look at the seven teams who led their respective leagues as the clock ticked to midnight on New Year's Eve - wondering whether they can hold onto that spot come the end of this season. We give each of them a percentage chance of doing so, and di…

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