Box2Box Football Network
Box2Box Football Network
Box2Box, as the name implies, is a weekly podcast for fans, experts and part-time enthusiasts. Enjoy genuine football analysis and conversation covering the whole spectrum of the game from one end of the pitch to the other. Top of the agenda each week will be the A-Leagues, a specific focus on the Socceroos & Matildas playing abroad and all Australia's FIFA World Cup qualification news. We’ll al…Social links:
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Stoppage Time - Football Australia transfer system, Brazilian clubs, Marcus Rashford, The Unify League, Diego Simeone + R9 bid for CBF Presidency
This week on the Stoppage Time agenda: Rob discusses Diego Simeone and speculates if his name might be on the list to replace Pep if he can't turn City around plus Ronaldo makes a bid for the Presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation. Edge looks at the Football Australia transfer system an…
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Box2Box - Joey Lynch as Kisborbo deserts Victory, Paul Taylor on Nottingham Forest’s merry Christmas
Patrick Kisnorbo’s decision to leave Melbourne Victory just eight games into a three-year deal caught the football world by surprise this week, while the club’s poor financial year was also laid bare in recent weeks. Joey Lynch (The Guardian, ESPN) returns to analyse a testing week, and Kisnorbo’s …
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Stoppage Time - Champions League Format, Saudi World Cup & local league improving, Holly McNamara returns, Melbourne City crowds & Atalanta entertainers
This week on the Stoppage Time agenda: Rob discusses the Saudi World Cup announcement and Melbourne City crowds. Edge looks at the improving Saudi league and and celebrates Holly McNamara's return to the ALW after injury plus Derek reflects on new the Champions League format and asks if it is worki…
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Box2Box - Nick McKenzie as Dandenong City investigated, Jamie Jackson on dramatic Manchester Derby
Victorian football was this week rocked by the news Victoria Police had raided the headquarters of Dandenong City Thunder - as well as the homes of supporters and a senior club official - as anti-gang and sports corruption detectives investigate suspected match-fixing at the club. One of Australia’…
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Stoppage Time - Matildas Coach search goes on, Ange on thin ice, FA Cup Draw, Rangers, DAZN Club World Cup & Bayern Retire No. 5
This week on the Stoppage Time agenda: Rob asks why the interminable wait for a permanent replacement for Gustavsson and is Ange Postecoglou going to survive? Edge does a deep dive into the DAZN $1B play for the Club World Cup broadcast rights and reflects on Bayern retiring Der Kaisers number plus…
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Box2Box - Jason Pine as Auckland write history, Martyn Ziegler on Club World Cup developments
Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley! Auckland FC’s extraordinary start to life in the A-League Men’s competition has continued, writing history with their sixth-straight win from debut in Saturday’s second Kiwi Derby. Sky Sports NZ’s Jason Pine has had plenty of reason to call their matche…
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Stoppage Time - FIFA Update on Qatar 2022 report + 2030 & 2034 World Cups, Gyökeres v Mbappe? Clare Polkinghore farewell blow up & Frank Lampard
This week on the Stoppage Time agenda: Edge and Rob take a look into a few stories out of FIFA HQ. Derek asks if Real Madrid should sign Sporting's Viktor Gyökeres due to Kylian Mbappe's poor form and why Frank Lampard keeps getting high profile coaching gigs. Edge highlights Botofogo's history mak…
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Box2Box - Beau Busch on PFA's players report concern, Stephen Warnock as Liverpool pull nine clear
Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley! A schism is emerging between men’s professional players and the Australian Professional Leagues as concerns mount over the direction of the ALM, despite positive signs in the first month of the season. PFA CEO Beau Busch returns to the programme for a d…
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Stoppage Time - San Marino Promoted, Edinburgh Clubs Battle, Conmebol Qualifiers
This week on the Stoppage Time agenda: San Marino move out of the bottom division in the Nations League as Scotland press for Euros qualification, Florentino Perez adds his two cents to football’s player-load debate, Hibs and Hearts prop up the Scottish Premiership table, and Argentina stride towar…
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Box2Box - Mike Tuckerman reviews A-Leagues Unite Round, Rob Tanner as Leicester sack Cooper
Box2Box, with Michael Edgley and Willem van Denderen The A-Leagues’ second annual Unite Round is in the books, with hardy fans enjoying the carnival atmosphere but seemingly few of the targeted masses jumping on board. Mike Tuckerman of The Roar was on the ground in Sydney, and returns to the progr…
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