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Box2Box Football Network

Box2Box Football Network

Written by: Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley
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Box2Box, as the name implies, is a weekly football podcast for fans, experts and part-time enthusiasts who enjoy genuine analysis and conversation 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 also be spending plenty of time on the UEFA Champions League and the other major European competitions including Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga.

Box2Box features a line-up of experts who are famous for their hard-hitting opinions and each week we’ll chat current and former players along with some of the most authoritative journalists. The show digs deep into the politics and business of the world game providing insight and analysis fleshing out football's biggest issues.

Box2Box is a partnership between Gilbert Media and Australia’s Football Fan Network, the Green & Gold Army.

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Episodes
  • Box2Box - Robbie Thomson ahead of Socceroos vs Brazil, Andy Naylor on Brighton’s red-hot start to campaign
    Sep 21 2026

    Box2Box, with Willem van Denderen & Derek Dyson!
    The Socceroos are set to play Brazil in their first outings post-World Cup, starting with Friday’s hit-out in Townsville. Meanwhile, South Melbourne Hellas and Melbourne Victory will meet for the Australia Cup in next month’s decider, already one of the more anticipated fixtures in Australian football’s modern history. Robbie Thomson has the big games for 10/Paramount+ over the coming weeks, and returns for a preview.
    Then to England, where three big wins - and all different in nature - has launched Brighton & Hove Albion up the Premier League table, and seen them progress in the EFL Cup and Conference League. The Athletic’s Andy Naylor covers the Brighton beat - can Fabian Hürzeler lead the club to its long-awaited first trophy?
    Also on the agenda: Rangers with two fists on the chin in the Old Firm, Mo Toure injury leaves Popa’s striking stocks thin, and Rob Gilbert files a report from the Stadio Olympico...
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Box2Box - Paul Williams diagnoses AFC contingent’s disappointing World Cup, Simon Stone reflects on England’s Azteca epic
    Jul 6 2026

    Box2Box with Rob Gilbert, Derek Dyson and Willem van Denderen.
    The Socceroos and Japan this week fell at the Round of 32, which was disappointingly as far as any of the AFC’s nine representatives made it at the World Cup. The Asian Game’s Paul Williams returns to diagnose just why the ambitions of those in the confederation collectively fell so flat.
    The BBC’s Simon Stone then reviews England’s epic encounter with Mexico at the Azteca, which breathlessly rattled from incident to incident and ultimately saw the Three Lions escape the scene of their greatest torment with a famous victory.
    Also on the agenda: Ange Postecoglou to Al-Nassr, Sam Kerr to Gotham FC & reflections on the 48-team World Cup in practice.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Box2Box - Beau Busch with PFA & APL’s CBA discussions ‘exhausted’, Erik Paartalu as Australia Cup delivers magic en masse
    Jul 27 2026

    Box2Box, with Willem van Denderen & Will Hastie!
    The A-Leagues seasons look set for commencement without a playing labour agreement in place, a fortnight on from the PFA announcing CBA discussions with the APL had reached exhaustion. PFA chief-executive Beau Busch returns. Beau also discusses the week’s saddening news, with much-loved Captain Socceroo Paul Wade going public with his probable CTE diagnosis.
    Meanwhile on the pitch, the Australia Cup has been electric. Three Cupsets within 24 hours saw Preston Lions, Sydney United and Lions FC progress at the expense of A-League opposition; 10/Paramount’s Erik Paartalu discusses the big picture topics at play in Australia’s best sporting competition.
    Also on the agenda: Infantino complaint outside IOC’s remit, Klopp underway at Germany, Australia Cup & Championship maturation.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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