http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/ The European Football Show is a weekly round up of every aspect of European football, presented by a crack team of Euro footy experts and sponsored by Betfair. To listen, click on one of the episodes below. Alternatively, why not click here to visit our page on iTunes where you can subscribe to have the European Football Show downloaded to your computer or mobile device automatically every week! Got a question? To contact the team, send your emails to footballpodcast@betfair.com The show’s presenter is Dave Farrar. Dave is the BBC’s European football expert and has nine year’s experience as Eurosport’s Chief Football Commentator. His current duties include commentating on Serie A for Italian network RAI. Dave’s studio guests every week are two of Europe’s most respected football journalists. Gabriele Marcotti is one of the biggest names in the game and writes for both the Corriere dello Sport in Italy and the Times in England, while Ben Lyttleton writes about European football for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, FourFourTwo and When Saturday Comes. We’ll also hear from local experts, managers and former players across Europe to get the latest in-depth news and tactical insight ahead of the biggest games each week. In association with our sister website betting.betfair.com, we’ll be helping you gather the knowledge required to take advantage of the all the European football markets available on Betfair, as well as the opportunities to bet in-running with live games streamed on www.betfair.com. en Copyright 2009 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:54:32 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Listen as we recount the story of the European domestic season 2008/09, including our top 10 moments of magic and the team of the season according to our three boffins.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-five-seasons-in-one-sho-120609.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-five-seasons-in-one-sho-120609.html Episodes Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:54:32 +0000 After a last minute goal from Bruno Alves (pictured) kept Portugal's hopes of qualification alive, we round up the latest qualifiers in the Euro zone, and talk to a couple of non-European experts to give us an idea of what our sides will be up against in South Africa next year.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-international-rescue-080609.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-international-rescue-080609.html Episodes Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:41:48 +0000 Will Portugal, and Cristiano Ronaldo, be absent come next year's World Cup in South Africa? They visit Albania this weekend for a crucial fixture. Get the lowdown on that, the resurgence of the Eastern European nations, and all the upcoming European qualifiers right here...

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-out-of-africa-040609.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-out-of-africa-040609.html Episodes Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:55:35 +0000 On this week's show we celebrate the genius of Pep Guardiola, Andres Iniesta, and Barcelona's team described by president Joan Laporta as the greatest in the club's history. We also look ahead to the climax of the season in France, Spain and Italy, and catch up with goings on in Russia.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-mes-que-un-win-280509.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-mes-que-un-win-280509.html Episodes Thu, 28 May 2009 17:01:15 +0000 The two best teams, featuring the two most talented players set against the backdrop of the Eternal City. Only the most hard-hearted football fan (Chelsea fans excepted) would argue that this year's Champions League Final is anything but the most romantic possible.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-final-fantasy-250509.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-final-fantasy-250509.html Episodes Mon, 25 May 2009 14:22:52 +0000 This week we are celebrating a famous victory for the mining town of Donetsk in the UEFA Cup final, as well as looking forward to exciting weekends in all Europe's leagues, whether it be title races or relegation battles.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-miner-miracle-210509.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-miner-miracle-210509.html Episodes Thu, 21 May 2009 14:12:10 +0000 The destinations of the league titles in the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga are all but assured, so this week we go in-depth on the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, the two leagues that are still wide open.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-business-time-140509.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-business-time-140509.html Episodes Thu, 14 May 2009 14:09:42 +0000 Will Gabriele, a Chelsea season ticket holder, be able to keep his cool in the face of some playful provocation from the boys? The answer to that, as well as all the week's riddles from Europe's elite leagues, lie in the European Football Show.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-theres-no-place-like-ro-070509.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-theres-no-place-like-ro-070509.html Episodes Thu, 07 May 2009 15:40:57 +0000 Is Guus Hiddink a villain or a genius? We mull over the talking points from the Champions' League semi-finals and what could happen in those second legs, as well as all the weekend's domestic action.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-vintage-whining-300409.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-vintage-whining-300409.html Episodes Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:31:24 +0000 Our focus this week is primarily on those Champions' League semi-final first legs and the ever increasingly intriguing title race in La Liga.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-messi-pot-mania-260409.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-messi-pot-mania-260409.html Episodes Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:17:33 +0000 Five, four, three, two, one. that's the number of potential winners in Ligue 1, the Bundesliga, the Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A respectively. We begin the build up to the season's climax across Europe.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-the-beginning-of-the-en-160409.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-the-beginning-of-the-en-160409.html Episodes Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:13:06 +0000 It's half-time in the Champions' League quarter finals, and while a Chelsea v Barcelona semi-final is odds on, the other ties are finely balanced. Hear the thoughts of our experts on those games, and the latest domestic action.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-top-totti-090409.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-top-totti-090409.html Episodes Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:52:04 +0000 It's another packed week as we look back at the World Cup qualifying games, forward to the Champions League quarter finals, and take in the best of the week's domestic action.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-3-020409.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-3-020409.html Episodes Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:32:17 +0000 We've gone World Cup crazy this week, as we look at a fascinating set of European qualifying fixtures. There's a real possibility that a former tournament winner may not participate in South Africa next year, and we don't mean England!

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-a-passage-to-africa-260309.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-a-passage-to-africa-260309.html Episodes Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:02:02 +0000 After a week's hiatus, the boys are back with a bang. Dave and Ben are in the studio with Gabe on holiday, but he does join us on the phone from Tenerife to talk La Liga and Serie A.

]]> http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-2-190309.html http://betting.betfair.com/europeanfootballshow/episodes/the-european-football-show-2-190309.html Episodes Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:18:20 +0000