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    Episode 15 - OM coach J-L Gasset, PSG's Sociedad test, Mbappé talk with Ben Jacobs and Reims' Maltese maestro Teddy Teuma!

    enMarch 04, 2024
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    About this Episode

    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 - before recapping all the Coupe de France quarter-final and Europa League play-off action - how did Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse and Lens fare after tough first legs?

    Resident loose cannon Angus Torode drops in with a profile of surprise Malta international Teddy Teuma, whose parcours atypique took him through the lower divisions and Belgium before he made his Ligue 1 Uber Eats debut as an experienced playmaker - and scorer of stunning goals - and a surprise Malta international!

    WATCH: Teddy Teuma's handiwork in Ligue 1 Uber Eats

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ligue1UberEats/search?query=teuma

    Meanwhile, in the mythical realm of French football odyssey Déjà Who, Robbie kicks off the hunt for March's Teddy Teuma Reims jersey with an all-new eye-wateringly trivial clue...

    All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu!

    Recent Episodes from The Official Ligue 1 Podcast - Le Beau Jeu

    Episode 15 - OM coach J-L Gasset, PSG's Sociedad test, Mbappé talk with Ben Jacobs and Reims' Maltese maestro Teddy Teuma!

    Episode 15 -  OM coach J-L Gasset, PSG's Sociedad test, Mbappé talk with Ben Jacobs and  Reims' Maltese maestro Teddy Teuma!

    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 - before recapping all the Coupe de France quarter-final and Europa League play-off action - how did Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse and Lens fare after tough first legs?

    Resident loose cannon Angus Torode drops in with a profile of surprise Malta international Teddy Teuma, whose parcours atypique took him through the lower divisions and Belgium before he made his Ligue 1 Uber Eats debut as an experienced playmaker - and scorer of stunning goals - and a surprise Malta international!

    WATCH: Teddy Teuma's handiwork in Ligue 1 Uber Eats

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ligue1UberEats/search?query=teuma

    Meanwhile, in the mythical realm of French football odyssey Déjà Who, Robbie kicks off the hunt for March's Teddy Teuma Reims jersey with an all-new eye-wateringly trivial clue...

    All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu!

    Episode 14 - Mbappé's bombshell announcement, PSG's Champions League chances, Ligue 1 Legend Chris Waddle!

    Episode 14 -  Mbappé's bombshell announcement, PSG's Champions League chances,  Ligue 1 Legend Chris Waddle!

    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 impressions from the Elephants' fairytale tournament win, while the story from the Asian Cup is a bit darker, with a ping-pong bust-up possibly at the heart of Korea Republic's semi-final capitulation...

    Le Prof Andreas Evagora returns with a Ligue 1 Legends: Cult Player profile of a player who could well be the best-loved Englishman in the history of France: the Magic Mullet, Mr Chris Waddle!

    The Mullet strikes in OM's win over PSG

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAts1KXMzKA'

    Waddle wallops one past Milan

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjYg5Fv0u1Q

    Magic Chris

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjYg5Fv0u1Q

    Boli & Waddle: We've got a feeling

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ct5puqTSi0

    Meanwhile, in the unfathomably trivial quantum realm of French football quiz Déjà Who, Robbie drops a new clue to round out the hunt for February's Thijs Dallinga Toulouse jersey!

    All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu!

    Episode 13 - Ligue 1's Top 5 winter transfers and Champions/Europa League preview!

    Episode 13 - Ligue 1's Top 5 winter transfers and Champions/Europa League preview!

    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 stars have fared/are faring as AFCON 2023 gets to the business end of things.


    Meanwhile, in the deeply trivial world of legendary French football quiz Déjà Who, Robbie announces the winner of that Ludovic Blas Rennes jersey and drops a new clue to kick off the hunt for February's Thijs Dallinga Toulouse jersey!


    All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu!

    Episode 12 - Le fabuleux destin de Stade Brestois and Ligue 1 Legend Hatem Ben Arfa

    Episode 12 - Le fabuleux destin de Stade Brestois and Ligue 1 Legend Hatem Ben Arfa

    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 whose board he was voted onto in November (Racing Club de France Football!!!), Jonathan finds the time to reveal the secrets behind the gobsmacking success of Eric Roy's high-flying Pirates at Stade Brestois 29.


    Meanwhile Robbie catches up with Our Man in Abidjan Andy Scott for an update on how our Ligue 1 Uber Eats stars are faring in AFCON 2023 - before dropping the second Déjà Who clue for January. Last chance to get your answers in to win that Ludovic Blas Rennes jersey!


    All that and more on the latest episode of the world's premier French football podcast in English - Le Beau Jeu!

    Episode 11 - Mid-season review, Beraldo and PSG's Brazilian connection, France's AFCON stars!

    Episode 11 - Mid-season review, Beraldo and PSG's Brazilian connection, France's AFCON stars!

    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 Déja Who quizzes is announced and a new round begins, with a Ludovic Blas Rennes jersey up for grabs for the most trivial listeners out there, while the lads also chat Trophée des Champions, Coupe de France and the impending Round 18 of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season.

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    Episode 10 - PSG's showdown with Dortmund, LOSC's Chevalier, Nice-Lens preview

    Episode 10 - PSG's showdown with Dortmund, LOSC's Chevalier,  Nice-Lens preview

    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 a look ahead to Round 17's crunch clash between high-flying Nice and their northern rivals RC Lens. 


    And of course there's our French football quiz Déjà Who, which this month gives you a chance to win a Rémy Cabella LOSC jersey. And don't hold back - Robbie's pity for listener-contestants is of a distinctly time-limited variety, so this is your moment!


    All that and more on Le Beau Jeu, the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats podcast in English!

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    Episode 9 -  Mbappé's Monaco 2017, Téji Savanier and Rennes' rebuild under Julien Stéphan

    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 travel back to 2017, when a certain Kylian Mbappé burst onto the scene and inspired Monaco to disrupt Paris Saint-Germain's title dominance. 


    And of course there's our French football quiz Déjà Who, which this month gives you a chance to win a Rémy Cabella LOSc jersey. And don't hold back - Robbie has 'taken pity' on listeners and delivered an allegedly gettable question this time out...


    All that and more on Le Beau Jeu, the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats podcast in English!

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    Ep. 8 - Déjà Who (to win a Kevin Danso RC Lens jersey!)

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