Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast

Big Ange is GONE and Man United STUN Liverpool as the Premier League returns in style after the international break!  Ben is joined by Tom & Watto to discuss all the BIG talking points - and there’s plenty of them this week, including:  😬 - Ange SACKED after 39 days!  🤨 - Liverpool in a CRISIS?  🤩 - Is Mateta a TOP 6 Striker?!  🧤 - Goalkeeper Analysis BREAKDOWN!  🇺🇸 - Could Welbeck go to the W...

Season 14 rolls on with Marcus Bettinelli - Manchester City’s GK, who has also played at clubs such as Chelsea and Fulham! 🧤 Marcus gives us an incredible look into life inside one of the biggest clubs in the world - from training during international breaks to what it’s really like being a third-choice keeper in a world-class squad.  He opens up about his time at Chelsea and Manchester City, wor...

The BEST Strikers, Football’s First Billionaire and Trademarking Goal Celebrations!? Ben is joined by Watto and Robbo this week to discuss all the big news in football right now, including: ⚽️ - We RANK the PL’s best strikers! 🏆 - Is this Arteta’s Moment… 🔴 - Rating Man Utd’s start… 🤔 - Ronaldo or Beckham?! 🤯 - Can Forest SACK Two Managers?! Plus stay tuned for a huge win in the Quiz for one...

This week on the Fozcast, we’re joined by former Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha, who’s got some unreal stories from a career that’s taken him from Manchester City, Sunderland, QPR and over to the MLS. Nedum chats to us about his unforgettable changing room bust up with Zlatan Ibrahimović and how he Zlatan changes his own personality to get the best out of himself… We also talk about pay-as-y...

There’s plenty of football chat to get stuck into as we hit the Premier League season’s second International break! Ben is joined by Tom, Watto and Toze to discuss Liverpool’s THIRD defeat in a week! We look into Senne Lammens’ Man Utd debut, can Jack Grealish get back into the England squad and just how good is Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo…  There's also a big debate as to WHY Goalkeepers are st...

Season 14 of the Fozcast kicks off with Premier League legend Sam Allardyce! Sam has managed a fair few amount of Premier League clubs over his career as a manager (14 to be precise!) Sam talks to us about the highs, the lows, and some incredible stories which may include Samuel Eto and Rivaldo... We spoke about: ⚽️ Being SACKED after knowing months in advance... 💰 The “WORST rule in football” ❤...

Another weekend of Premier League drama and plenty to dig into! Arsenal’s clinch a dramatic comeback at Newcastle, Liverpool drop three points as Crystal Palace remain the only team unbeaten, and questions flying about Amorim’s future… How long does he have left… We also asked the big questions: 🔴 Should Bruno come off penalty duties? 👔 Is Southgate actually in line for the Man United job? 😬 Po...

Some big games in the Premier League this weekend — and as always, they didn’t disappoint! Manchester United and Amorim scraped past Chelsea in a match that should’ve been straightforward after the Sanchez incident, while Arsenal snatched a late equaliser against Man City, who surprised everyone with a style we’ve never seen from them before. We also chatted about… Do Arsenal actually have any wor...

It’s been a CRAZY weekend in the Premier League with the first week back from the international break! We spoke about… 🔴 Is Amorim on the Verge of being Sacked? 🌲 How Long will Ange Last at Nottingham Forest? 🧤 GK Union Chat ⚽️ Is this team all ready the Premier League Champions? We also have the quiz at the end of the show, so make sure you stay tuned for that! Learn more about your ad choice...

Former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Gaël Clichy joins Ben Foster and Tom on the Fozcast this week! From playing under Arsène Wenger and being part of the legendary Invincibles, to life at Man City with Pep Guardiola, Gaël shares unique insights into two of the greatest managers of all time — and how he’s taken lessons from both into his own coaching journey. Clichy opens up on winning Prem...

There’s plenty of football chat to get stuck into as we hit the season’s first International Break! Ben, Tom and Watto reflect on England’s win over Andorra, Manchester United's transfer window and Daniel Levy’s departure from Tottenham after 25 years! We also have the world famous Football Fill-In Quiz, plus we discuss: ✍️ - Senne Lammens - is he the Answer for Man Utd? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Who’s England’s...

Graham Stack - Former Arsenal GK - is BACK for his second appearance on the Fozcast and this time we are talking about everything which has happened to the GK’s in the 2025 transfer window. We spoke about… Manchester United signing Lammens from Belgium Who’s taking that No1 Spot at Manchester City? Trafford or Donnarumma? What’s Next for Emi Martinez? Who’s going to be Englands No1? We also speak...

Alexander Isak to Liverpool? Yoane Wissa to Newcastle? Gianluigi Donnarumma to Man City?  Ben, Tom and Barnsley’s finest Dave Watson reflect on another weekend of Premier League football and all the deals that could be made on Transfer Deadline Day!  We analyse whether David Raya should’ve done better for Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick at Anfield and there’s a big VAR RANT from Ben, plus: ✍️ - Dea...

Former European and Commonwealth Champions and and previous British Record holder Iwan Thomas joins the Fozcast for a wide-ranging chat on life in athletics, the highs of winning medals to the realities of money in sport. Iwan reveals the truth about Olympic medals, what it’s really like lining up against the best in the world and why he misses competing every single day. Plus, the wild story of h...

It’s Gameweek 2 in the Premier League and we’ve seen some incredible action once again as Spurs win at City, Viktor Gyokeres scores twice and Jack Grealish stars!  Join me, Tom and super Dave Watson as we look back on all the action, including:  ✍️ - Donnarumma signing? What happens to James Trafford?  🔴 - Leny Yoro penalty DEBATE!  ⭐️ - Super Jack Grealish stars for Everton 😬 - Nuno/Marinakis...

In Part Two of our chat with Eric Dier, we cover everything from his move to Bayern Munich to why he left to join Monaco this season. Eric chats about playing alongside stars like Paul Pogba, what it’s like sharing a dressing room with Manuel Neuer and some of the best players he’s ever played with… We also look at Eric’s career with England — from the heartbreak of Iceland in Euro 2016, to the mo...

The Premier League is BACK and we are BACK for another season of the Football Fill In!  Join me, Tom and super Dave Watson as we look back on all the action from the weekend.  There’s debut goals, big wins and controversial decisions…  😬 - Huge ERROR from Bayindir…  🦅 - Guehi vs Glasner, what happened?!  👋🏻 - The end for Eze at Palace?  🔴⚪️ - What a win for Sunderland!  🔵 - Reijnders & Haal...

Eric Dier joins Ben and Tom for a deep dive into his fascinating career so far. From growing up in Portugal and being moulded by Sporting Lisbon, to making the tough move to Tottenham - he talks about life under Jose Mourinho and THAT moment when he ran into the stands to confront a fan. Eric speaks about leaving Spurs, joining Bayern Munich and a hilarious Thomas Muller conversation! This is part...

The wait is over… the Premier League is back! 🙌🏼 With the 25/26 season right around the corner, we’re firing up our annual predictions — and nothing is off the table this year. From title challengers to relegation heartbreak, we’re calling it all 👇🏼 🏆 Premier League Champions 4️⃣ The Top 4 ❌ Relegation Candidates 🐴 Dark Horse 🧤 Golden Glove ⚽️ Golden Boot Plus… if you’re playing Fantasy P...

Wrexham CEO Michael Williamson joins us fresh off the club's incredible back-to-back-to back promotions and talks to us  about what’s really going on behind the scenes at one of football’s most talked-about clubs. He reveals why he turned down offers from Serie A clubs to join Wrexham, what it's like walking into The Turf for the first time, and how the club plans to not just survive but thrive in...

Pre-season is almost done and the Premier League campaign is just under two weeks away!  Ben is joined by Tom and Ben Tozer to go through the latest football news including Alexander Isak gossip, the Newcastle goalkeeper debate and Arsenal finally signing a striker... There’s all that to come plus the Quiz and an incredible new tiebreaker that you won’t want to miss. 📹 - Premier League Referees t...

From the Premier League to the A-League with Sydney FC, it’s Joe Lolley on the Fozcast! From negotiating his own contract (yes, really) to taking a massive pay cut just to move to Australia, Joe tells us what life’s really like in the A-League. We chat about footy culture down under, what a matchday looks like, and the madness of things like salary caps and "marquee players" 💰 He also reveals why...

This week on the Fozcast, we dive into the wild world of football club owners — the good, the bad, and the ugly. From Vincent Tan trying to change Cardiff's kit colours to the chaos of the Venky's at Blackburn, we share some of the most outrageous owner stories in football. We debate whether you’d prefer an owner who pumps in cash into a club or tries to build a club slowly… are the Manchester Uni...

We’re out in New Zealand and we had the pleasure of sitting down with Wrexham Director Shaun Harvey on the Fozcast. In this episode, Shaun gives us a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how transfers really happen — from navigating obstacles to sealing the deal.  With Wrexham now in the Championship, he also explains how the club’s strategy might evolve as they push for a historic promotion to t...

On The Fozcast today we bring you a Pod from Down Under as we welcome former Premier League and Socceroos stopper, it's Mark Bosnich! Now a sports broadcaster in his homeland, the former Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea keeper joins us for a fascinating chat as we look back on his career. We reminisce about massive saves in big matches, how Sir Alex Ferguson kept all those big egos under...