Introducing the Long Ball Futebol Podcast. You may have already heard Barney & Albert on http://PortuGOAL.net, but if not PortuGOAL are here to present their latest episode, the anual Long Ball Futebol Awards Ceremony. With the season drawing to a close, it just leaves us to reflect on the success stories of the season as a whole and give credit where it's due to the league's top performers. Over the course of an extended episode, Albert & Barney crown their receipents of such awards as 'Best Signing', 'Best Mangager', 'Best Player', and more, plus a full 'Team of the Season'. There's plenty of debate and controversy along the way, so feel free to get involved in the conversation by sending your thoughts over to the boys at 
@LongBallFutebol
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You can subscribe to the Long Ball Futebol podcast wherever you get your pocasts by simply searching 'Long Ball Futebol'.

Long Ball Futebol Podcast: End of Season Awards

Portugoal 2022 UEFA European U17 Championship Podcast. Join Matthew Marshall as he followed Portugal at the U17 Euros in Israel. Part 2 features interviews with Tiago Sardo, André Reis and Luísa Nogueira.

Portugoal 2022 UEFA European U17 Championship Podcast

Portugoal 2022 Road Trip Part 4. Join Matthew Marshall as he visits Marítimo, Nacional, Santa Clara, Tondela, Porto, Braga, Académica, Sporting Covilhã, Leixões and Ajax. Interviews with Felipe, Carlos Carvalhal, Guilherme, Ryan Teague, and some info about the Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira, Coimbra and Covilhã.

Portugoal 2022 Road Trip Part 4

A brief history of Chaves in northern Portugal

Chaves in 100 seconds

Yagi Cariello shot to global fame after his controversial machine-gun goal celebration in Portimonense's weekend victory over Vitória Guimarães. Long Ball futebol duo Albert and Barney Carter-Phillips discuss the incident and reveal there is more to it than initially meets the eye.

Long Ball Futebol Podcast on Yago Cariello goal celebration controversey

Join Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert who go through all 18 teams in the Primeira Liga, talk about Portuguese clubs in Europe and conclude with a discussion about the Seleção who are gearing up for the UEFA Nations League and FIFA World Cup.

Portugoal Podcast September 2022

Join Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert who analyse the Primeira Liga, bad fan behaviour in Portugal and the Seleção who are preparing for the final two group games in the UEFA Nations League.

PortuGOAL Podcast 21 September 2022

Join Portugoal's Matthew Mashall and Tom Kundert as they run through Portugal's 2022 World Cup squad, answer listener questions and discuss manager Fernando Santos.

Portugoal 2022 World Cup Podcast Part 1 - Squad Announcement

Join PortuGOAL’s Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert as they discuss Portugal’s 2-0 win against Uruguay in their second game at the World Cup which guarantees the Seleção a spot in the Round of 16.

PortuGOAL 2022 World Cup Podcast Part 4 - Sweet revenge after a 2-0 win against Uruguay

Join PortuGOAL’s Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert as they discuss Portugal’s 2-1 defeat to South Korea at the 2022 World Cup and look ahead to the Seleção's Round of 16 clash against Switzerland. Music in this episode is from Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 2010 album 'Live In Chicago'.

PortuGOAL 2022 World Cup Podcast Part 5 - Seleção stay top despite 2-1 defeat to South Korea

Join PortuGOAL’s Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert as they discuss Portugal’s 6-1 win against Switzerland in the 2022 World Cup Round of 16 and look ahead to the Seleção's quarter-final clash against Morocco. Music in this episode is from Aerosmith's 1978 album 'Live Bootleg'.

PortuGOAL 2022 World Cup Podcast Part 6 - Portugal smash Switzerland 6-1 in the Round of 16

Join PortuGOAL’s Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert as they discuss Portugal’s 1-0 defeat to Morocco in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals, the futures of Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Santos, the media and more thoughts about Qatar. Music in this episode is from Diesel. Support local music. https://dieselmusic.com.au/

PortuGOAL 2022 World Cup Podcast Part 7 - Morocco end Portugal's campaign in the quarter-finals

Join Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert who break down Benfica, Porto, Braga, Sporting Clube de Portugal and cruise through the remaining teams in the Primeira Liga with some love for to Casa Pia and Arouca. 
Mat goes on another rant, Tom tries his luck with some Felgueiras trivia and we wrap up with the Seleção. Music comes from Skunkhour's 1993 self-titled album.

PortuGOAL Podcast February 2023

PortuGOAL's Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert discuss the 2022/23 season from top to bottom, breaking down Benfica, Porto, Braga, Sporting CP, Arouca Vitoria de Guimarães, Chaves, Famalicão, Boavista, Casa Pia, Vizela, Rio Ave, Gil Vicente, Estoril, Portimonense, Maritimo, Paços de Ferreira and Santa Clara. Music is this episode comes from Big Cock.

PortuGOAL 2022/23 Primeira Liga End of Season Special Part 1

PortuGOAL's Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert end the 2022/23 season with news you might have missed, discuss media manipulation in Portuguese football, Mat goes on another rant and they end with a quick discssion about the Seleção as the 2024 European Championship qualifiers continue. Music is this episode comes from Big Cock.

PortuGOAL 2022/23 Primeira Liga End of Season Special Part 2

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 the clubs in the race for promotion from the Segunda Liga. Music is this episode comes from Mantissa.

PortuGOAL 2023/24 Primeira Liga End of Season Special

In PortuGOAL podcast 91 we ask how have Benfica managed to stay top of the Primeira Liga despite selling player after player, and how crucial is it for Porto to overtake their arch rivals before the finishing line. Looking further down the line, does Portuguese clubs' newfound reliance on youth players bode well for Sporting? 

We also tackle a host of hot issues affecting Portuguese football right now: Cristiano Ronaldo, Mourinho's Chelsea, Nuno Espírito Santo's success at Valencia, Bernardo Silva's sale to Monaco. We end with the question: "Has Jorge Jesus got something against Portuguese players?"

PortuGOAL Podcast 91 - How come Benfica are top?

PortuGOAL's Matthew Marshall and Tom Kundert discuss the start of the 2024/25 Primeira Liga season from top to bottom, breaking down Sporting CP, Porto, Vitoria de Guimarães, Famalicão, Santa Clara, Braga, Benfica, Moreirense, Rio Ave, Gil Vicente, AVS, Nacional, Boavista, Arouca, Casa Pia, Estoril, Estrela da Amadora and Farense. Mat goes on another rant and we end with a look at the Seleção before the UEFA Nations League kicks off. Music is this episode comes from Limp Bizkit's "The Truth".

PortuGOAL 2024/25 Primeira Liga Start of Season Special

The latest PortuGOAL podcast has a slightly different flavour to it as we make an in-depth analysis of two topics: FC Porto and Portuguese players in Spain.

Portuguese coach and journalist Vasco Mota Pereira gives his assessment of the job Julen Lopetegui is doing at the helm of Porto and forecasts what the rest of their season may hold for the Dragons. 

Special guest, Spanish football expert and journalist David Cartlidge, gives us his opinion of Porto's Spanish contingent, then takes a close look at the legion of Portuguese footballers playing in La Liga. André Gomes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiago, Ivan Cavaleiro and Bebé, among many others come under the spotlight, as does Valencia's Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo.

PortuGOAL Podcast 92 - Porto and Portuguese players in Spain

PortuGOAL’s Matthew Marshall follows the Equipa das Quinas at the 2025 UEFA European U17 Championship in Albania where they won the title for a third time. He documents Portugal’s campaign, talks to players, gives his ingishts on Albanian history and key figures as he travels around the country.

2025 UEFA European U17 Championship Podcast

Last weekend’s Lisbon derby made waves all over the football world. BBC World Service sent correspondent Steve Crossman to the Portuguese capital to see what all the fuss was about. 

His investigations included meeting a Fado singer, a family split by their allegiances and some Sporting ultras, as well as speaking to Sporting president Bruno de Carvalho and former Benfica player Diogo Luís. Read about and listen to his report of what certainly lived up to its billing as one of the great Benfica-Sporting encounters. 

The BBC in Portugal to capture the sights and sounds of the Lisbon derby

The PortuGOAL podcast is back. In the 101st edition of the show we look at three young players who are making a name for themselves, despite not playing for Portugal’s traditional Big Three. Portuguese football coach and journalist Tiago Estêvão runs the rule over Diogo Jota, Iuri Medeiros and Otávio. 

In part two we focus on the Europa League as we analyse the chances of Braga, FC Porto and Sporting in their second-leg matches against Sion, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen respectively. 


PortuGOAL Podcast 101: Rising stars and Europa League prospects

In the latest PortuGOAL podcast we welcome back French football expert James Eastham onboard for an in-depth talk about the progress this season of the many Portuguese players based in France. 

We also ask James about how the host country is gearing up for the Euro 2016 tournament and hear about another Portuguese manager making a name for himself in the French second division. 

PortuGOAL Podcast 104: Euro 2016 & Portuguese players in France

The latest PortuGOAL podcast reviews the 2015/16 domestic season in Portugal. We discuss the titanic title race between Lisbon giants Benfica and Sporting, and select the player of the season from each club, which in the case of the champions will probably surprise many...

Part two of the pod begins with a look at Braga’s terrific campaign and we ask: can the Arsenalistas get amongst the traditional Big Three and become a title contender? We also try and fathom what FC Porto need to do to get back on track. 

The third and final part of the show is set aside for each of our experts to nominate their “Teams of the Season” from goalkeeper to striker. The 2015/16 Primeira Liga in 40 minutes! 

PortuGOAL podcast 106: The 2015/16 season in Portugal

In a special Euro 2016 dedicated podcast, we discuss all the issues that could dictate how well or poorly Portugal do in the tournament starting in France next week. 

We hear from Seleção players José Fonte, João Mário, William Carvalho and Danilo and analyse whether the confidence and ambition shown by Fernando Santos and his charges is merited or misplaced. 

The show looks into Portugal’s midfield options, whether an ageing defence may be a problem, the Ronaldo factor, and how the team may stack up against different opponents at Euro 2016, before winding up by giving our predictions on where the Seleção will finish in the tournament. 

PortuGOAL podcast 107: Portugal at Euro 2016 special

Portugal are European Champions and we are in celebratory mood in a very special extended podcast. The PortuGOAL team look back at the greatest month in Portuguese football history, discussing all aspects of the Seleção winning Euro 2016. 

From Fernando Santos’ majestic coaching, to Ronaldo’s equally brilliant leadership, we analyse what factors led to Portugal’s win, put the widespread negative media criticism surrounding Portugal in its place, assess individual performances and pick out our favourite moments from the tournament in France. 

PortuGOAL Podcast 108 - Portugal are Champions of Europe!

Matthew Marshall, Tom Kundert and Marino Peixoto discuss Portugal's squad, Group B opponents, line-up, expectations and answer questions as the 2016 European Champions try and capture the FIFA World Cup, the biggest prize in football. For more stay in touch with https://portugoal.net/

Portugal 2018 World Cup Preview

Matthew Marshall, Tom Kundert and Marino Peixoto go through the 1-0 win against Morocco, what Fernando Santos might do against Iran and take a tentative look forward as the Seleção eye Russia or Uruguay in the Round of 16.

PortuGOAL 2018 World Cup Podcast #3

Portugal are contesting the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, taking on Switzerland in the semi-final with a chance to meet Netherlands or England in the final. Matthew Marshall is joined by Tom Kundert and Nathan Motz to go through the squad, manager Fernando Santos, offer our ideal formation and lineup and take a quick look at the Swiss side.

PortuGOAL 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals podcast

Portugal are taking on Netherlands in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final in Porto on Sunday 9 June 2019. Matthew Marshall is joined by Nathan Motz and Patrick Ribeiro to analyse the 3-1 win against Switzerland and what we are likely to see in the final.

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