Football Friends with Ben & Stef

We’re back after a couple weeks off as finals really heats up. We look at all the intrigue and possible outcomes ahead of this weekend’s semi final second legs. Plus we gear up for Global Football Week as Ben makes the shortlist to play Newcastle United, and we have some tickets to give away so you can be right there for it all. And the King of Newcastle, Jason Hoffman joins us fresh off the back of his final professional season. All that and more, coming up on Football Friends!

This week on the Football Friends podcast, our special guest is New Zealand's pride and joy, heading to the NWSL in a record breaking transfer, Macey Fraser joins Ben and Stef in an exciting episode.

The boys chat through the final few weeks of the regular A-League Mens season, and discuss what it means now that the Olyroos haven't qualified for the olympics.

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Welcome to the first-ever in-studio episode of Football Friends with Ben and Stef! In this exciting episode, Ben and Stef dive deep into the world of A-Leagues football, discussing the hot topics that have been dominating the headlines.

With the finals series just around the corner, Ben and Stef share their predictions, and thoughts on who has the best chance of lifting the trophy.

But that's not all! The A-League All-Stars games are coming up so Ben and Stef put together their starting XI All-Stars lineup.

The Women's A-League finals also take center stage as Ben and Stef discuss which teams are primed for success in the postseason.

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Don't miss out on this exciting episode filled with football banter, insights, and fun! Grab your favourite jersey, kick back, and enjoy Football Friends with Ben and Stef!

Well, the superstar special guests just keep on coming. It’s time to hear from the Adelaide United starboy Nestory Irankunda as his big move to Bayern Munich fast approaches. Nestor tells us about his journey so far in football, his expectations with the jump to German football, and much more. And of course, as we ramp up for another Football Friends Derby we go through all the latest and upcoming A-League Men’s fixtures.

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Well, we finally got him everyone. It’s Adelaide United icon and Socceroos favourite Craig Goodwin joining us for a massive episode this week, direct from Saudi Arabia. The boys chat to Craig about life over there amongst the recent Saudi football rise, Craig’s rocky rocky road to kickstart his career, and of course THAT World Cup goal and everything in between. All that and more, coming up on Football Friends!

It’s Football Friends derby week in the A-League Men but before that tomorrow night, we have a massive hour-long special with former Mariner, North Queenslander and current Paramount panelist Daniel McBreen for you to enjoy. Get comfy as the boys go through plenty in a jam-packed chat discussing the struggles of transitioning to post-playing career, the pros cons and dogshit stuffups of commentary life, and most importantly some deep discussion on state of our beautiful game in Australia!

It’s Episode 21 and arguably our most jam-packed episode yet. There’s been plenty of news in the Australian footy-spheres this week and the boys are on hand to discuss all of it. We preview the Socceroos upcoming fixtures against Lebanon, the A-League All Stars news and the latest developments from Auckland, Newcastle and Canberra And of course, we couldn’t forget to go through the weekend that was in the A-League Men. All that and more, coming up on Football Friends Episode 21!

EPISODE 20: This week on Football Friends, Ben and Stef are joined by Wellington Phoenix front-man, Kosta Barbarouses.

The boys chat all things Nix, his controversial move from Melbourne to Sydney, wild fans in Greece and so much more.

Coming up this week, there’s a lot to dissect from Round 18 of the A-League Men with red cards, screamers and shock scores aplenty. The boys, as always, discuss the hottest topics of the week gone by. And, direct from the south of England, Kusini Yengi joins us to tell all of his time so far at League One leaders Portsmouth, his crazy journey to get to the 92, and coming up through the Adelaide system under Stef as skipper. All that and more, coming up on Football Friends!

EPISODE 18: This week on the Football Friends podcast, Ben and Stef talk about the financial strain the Asian Champions League puts on clubs, recent league developments with new owners and new clubs, and they review round 18 before previewing this upcoming week of A-League football!

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