https://simplecast.com Ballon d'Runks Soccer & Beers, an American pastime since 2007. 2 friends talk the world's top soccer with a beer in hand (therefore, rarely is the MLS mentioned). Spotty analysis, questionable takes, bias commentary, mixed with, drinking games, trivia, betting and passion. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:13 +0000 http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Ballon d'Runks https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cc8f9fd6-c181-405c-9831-39e2b7d351c9/8e2552a2-e37d-4809-b86b-48ad67854cf7/3000x3000/ballon-blue-pod-logo-2000x2000.png?aid=rss_feed http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website episodic Soccer & Beers, an American pastime since 2007. 2 friends talk the world's top soccer with a beer in hand (therefore, rarely is the MLS mentioned). Spotty analysis, questionable takes, bias commentary, mixed with, drinking games, trivia, betting and passion. Ballon d'Runks false https://feeds.simplecast.com/_ZYFvZmZ Austin Whitty ballondrunks@gmail.com c2c064f9-3461-450e-af2e-f62ad1125c47 EPL Power Rankings!!! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Results! | EPL Matchweek 7 Review! Welcome Back! First up this week, we talk through all the EPL Matchweek 7 games, red cards galore, half field goals, and Chelsea getting a first clean sheet of the season?! (2:10) Then we catch up on all the results from the UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 games from midweek. Who came out on top in the "Financial Shenanigans" & "Mourinho" Derbys? (33:19) Finally, we end with a early season EPL POWER RANKINGS LIST! We share our selections and settle on a final ranking for all teams after 7 weeks into the season. (53:06)Thanks for listening!

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]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back! First up this week, we talk through all the EPL Matchweek 7 games, red cards galore, half field goals, and Chelsea getting a first clean sheet of the season?! (2:10) Then we catch up on all the results from the UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 games from midweek. Who came out on top in the "Financial Shenanigans" & "Mourinho" Derbys? (33:19) Finally, we end with a early season EPL POWER RANKINGS LIST! We share our selections and settle on a final ranking for all teams after 7 weeks into the season. (53:06)Thanks for listening!

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]]> EPL Power Rankings!!! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Results! | EPL Matchweek 7 Review! Ballon d'Runks 01:25:36 EPL Matchweek 7 in the books! Plus mid week UCL bangers & The Ballon d'Runks first mid season EPL Power Rankings of the year! EPL Matchweek 7 in the books! Plus mid week UCL bangers & The Ballon d'Runks first mid season EPL Power Rankings of the year! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 70 4e5db19e-3ce8-42e8-814c-14ff4a4b8fd1 Liverpool v. Man City & Our EPL Matchweek 6 Review! | EPL Salary Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 7 Preview! This week we dive BACK into the Premier League from the (horrendously) long International break. First up, all the results from EPL Matchweek 6, including Man U v. Tottenham (2:53), Liverpool v. Man City (11:19), and the rest of the weekends round up (21:16).  After a quick look at the upcoming UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 slate (42:54), we jump over to a new tier list edition. The TOP 30 Paid Players in the EPL. Who really is worth ALL THAT MONEY teams are throwing around these days??(49:09) We wrap with a look at next weekend's EPL Matchweek 7 games, including picks, bets and fantasy selections! (1:28:02) Thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website This week we dive BACK into the Premier League from the (horrendously) long International break. First up, all the results from EPL Matchweek 6, including Man U v. Tottenham (2:53), Liverpool v. Man City (11:19), and the rest of the weekends round up (21:16).  After a quick look at the upcoming UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 slate (42:54), we jump over to a new tier list edition. The TOP 30 Paid Players in the EPL. Who really is worth ALL THAT MONEY teams are throwing around these days??(49:09) We wrap with a look at next weekend's EPL Matchweek 7 games, including picks, bets and fantasy selections! (1:28:02) Thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> Liverpool v. Man City & Our EPL Matchweek 6 Review! | EPL Salary Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 7 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:46:19 LIVERPOOL v. MAN CITY & The Rest of the EPL Matchday 6 Results! A fun segment as we tier rank the TOP 30 paid EPL Players. Plus a Look ahead to EPL Matchweek 7 with our Picks, Bets & Fantasy Selections! LIVERPOOL v. MAN CITY & The Rest of the EPL Matchday 6 Results! A fun segment as we tier rank the TOP 30 paid EPL Players. Plus a Look ahead to EPL Matchweek 7 with our Picks, Bets & Fantasy Selections! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 69 20ef0c49-04a0-46a4-9a17-0cec024ff62b Milanista Max Joins The Pod From The MLM Podcast!! | AC Milan Extravaganza! Amorim, Pulisic, Serie A, All Time Starting XI & More! Max Lombardia joins the Pod for a Ballon d'Runks x MLM Podcast crossover as we break down everything AC Milan! First up Max's background, joys & struggles with being a Rossoneri/Serie A fan in the UK (0:30). Then we discuss the newly installed coach, Amorim, charge of the squad (6:04) and thoughts on the two Americans wearing the red and black stripes (10:47). The Rossoneri v. Nerazzurri Rivalry is up next (18:46), plus our favorite (Non San Siro) stadiums and fanbases in England and Italy (23:32). Then we jump to the International game, as Max shares his thoughts on England, Tuchel and Italy's path forward (29:30) before we wrap with a special edition of our Starting XI, Max's All Time AC Milan Squad! (37:08) Please check out the MLM Podcast with Max Lombardia and we will see you next time! 

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]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks, AC Milan MLM Podcast) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Max Lombardia joins the Pod for a Ballon d'Runks x MLM Podcast crossover as we break down everything AC Milan! First up Max's background, joys & struggles with being a Rossoneri/Serie A fan in the UK (0:30). Then we discuss the newly installed coach, Amorim, charge of the squad (6:04) and thoughts on the two Americans wearing the red and black stripes (10:47). The Rossoneri v. Nerazzurri Rivalry is up next (18:46), plus our favorite (Non San Siro) stadiums and fanbases in England and Italy (23:32). Then we jump to the International game, as Max shares his thoughts on England, Tuchel and Italy's path forward (29:30) before we wrap with a special edition of our Starting XI, Max's All Time AC Milan Squad! (37:08) Please check out the MLM Podcast with Max Lombardia and we will see you next time! 

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]]> Milanista Max Joins The Pod From The MLM Podcast!! | AC Milan Extravaganza! Amorim, Pulisic, Serie A, All Time Starting XI & More! Ballon d'Runks, AC Milan MLM Podcast 00:48:10 Max Lombardia joins the Ballon d'Runks Pod from the MLM Podcast to talk all things AC Milan! We break down the club's current form, thoughts on American players, Serie A v. EPL, England v. Italy national squads & of course Max's All Time AC Milan Starting XI! Max Lombardia joins the Ballon d'Runks Pod from the MLM Podcast to talk all things AC Milan! We break down the club's current form, thoughts on American players, Serie A v. EPL, England v. Italy national squads & of course Max's All Time AC Milan Starting XI! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 68 e66adb69-d48f-40a8-9105-48f8e75b2c9e Messi (& Ronaldo) International Retirement!! | EPL Matchday 6 Preview, Picks & Bets! | France 2006-2026 Kit Tier List! Welcome Back! The lull of the international break was SHATTERED as Messi announced his retirement for the Argentinian International squad and Ronaldo found a controversial way to possibly follow suit?? (3:28) After the rest of the latest news (10:03), we dive into our return to English Premier League soccer! We break down the EPL Matchday 6 slate and share our picks, bets and fantasy lineups for the week! (20:50) Finally, we end with return to our National Team Kit Tier Lists! This time France is up, as we break down all their jerseys from 2006 through 2026! (47:38) Another fun ep in the books!

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]]> Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back! The lull of the international break was SHATTERED as Messi announced his retirement for the Argentinian International squad and Ronaldo found a controversial way to possibly follow suit?? (3:28) After the rest of the latest news (10:03), we dive into our return to English Premier League soccer! We break down the EPL Matchday 6 slate and share our picks, bets and fantasy lineups for the week! (20:50) Finally, we end with return to our National Team Kit Tier Lists! This time France is up, as we break down all their jerseys from 2006 through 2026! (47:38) Another fun ep in the books!

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]]> Messi (& Ronaldo) International Retirement!! | EPL Matchday 6 Preview, Picks & Bets! | France 2006-2026 Kit Tier List! Ballon d'Runks 01:30:00 Messi retires from international soccer (and so does Ronaldo??)! Plus the EPL returns for Matchday 6 as we share our picks & Bets! Then, another episode of our National Team Kit Tier List, this time France is in the crosshairs! Messi retires from international soccer (and so does Ronaldo??)! Plus the EPL returns for Matchday 6 as we share our picks & Bets! Then, another episode of our National Team Kit Tier List, this time France is in the crosshairs! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 67 1de31b24-414b-49ab-8a19-b15ce0a7db67 Manchester City Charged!! | USA Kit Tier List!! | Guess the Player? | EPL Quiz & Trivia! Mid International break and we are not stopping! First up, the soccer world is reeling from the Manchester City Verdict, we give our thoughts and debate where we go from here? (0:45) Next, we hit our USA Kit Tier List (2010 - Now) and break down Nike's triumphs and failures over the last 15 years. (14:04) Then, we jump back into another EPL quiz to test our knowledge, can we go 100%? (38:18) Guess the Missing Player is up next, a new segment where we dive deep in the memory banks looking at past epic matchups! (47:01) Finally, we end with some trivia including a fun Havertz spin. (1:11:11) Thanks for Listening!

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]]> Fri, 2 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Mid International break and we are not stopping! First up, the soccer world is reeling from the Manchester City Verdict, we give our thoughts and debate where we go from here? (0:45) Next, we hit our USA Kit Tier List (2010 - Now) and break down Nike's triumphs and failures over the last 15 years. (14:04) Then, we jump back into another EPL quiz to test our knowledge, can we go 100%? (38:18) Guess the Missing Player is up next, a new segment where we dive deep in the memory banks looking at past epic matchups! (47:01) Finally, we end with some trivia including a fun Havertz spin. (1:11:11) Thanks for Listening!

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]]> Manchester City Charged!! | USA Kit Tier List!! | Guess the Player? | EPL Quiz & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:19:32 Manchester City are FINALLY Charged! Then the Ballon d'Runks Team USA Kits Tier List, another EPL Quiz, a new Guess the Player segment plus Trivia! Manchester City are FINALLY Charged! Then the Ballon d'Runks Team USA Kits Tier List, another EPL Quiz, a new Guess the Player segment plus Trivia! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 66 ccb67a12-364b-4e75-b88d-d21ab97f9e7c EPL Matchweek 5 Review! | EPL 25/26 Expert Quiz! The Ballon d'Runks return with another EPL Quiz! This time we take on the 'EXPERT' 25/26 EPL Quiz and test our memory mettle from last year! (4:29) Then, we discuss the latest games from the EPL Matchday 5 slate, including Arsenal taking the L (35:54) and all the rest of the weekends results. (48:44) Thanks for listening!

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]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The Ballon d'Runks return with another EPL Quiz! This time we take on the 'EXPERT' 25/26 EPL Quiz and test our memory mettle from last year! (4:29) Then, we discuss the latest games from the EPL Matchday 5 slate, including Arsenal taking the L (35:54) and all the rest of the weekends results. (48:44) Thanks for listening!

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]]> EPL Matchweek 5 Review! | EPL 25/26 Expert Quiz! Ballon d'Runks 01:25:16 Arsenal and Chelsea go down! Plus all the EPL Matchday 5 results & another EPL quiz, this time the "EXPERT" Addition! Arsenal and Chelsea go down! Plus all the EPL Matchday 5 results & another EPL quiz, this time the "EXPERT" Addition! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 65 eb9d6b67-d7d1-424d-bffe-64d64b9bfede EPL Matchday 5 Preview, Picks & Bets! | EPL Career Path Quiz | Guess The Player Welcome Back! This week we jump back into an EPL Quiz, this time we try our hand at EPL Player's Career Paths (1:39). Next, we return to an old favorite as Austin shares some "Guess The Player" trivia with steadily revealed clues (42:40). Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchday 5 Lineup, sharing picks, bets and fantasy selections for the weekend! (53:33) Thanks for tuning in!

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]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back! This week we jump back into an EPL Quiz, this time we try our hand at EPL Player's Career Paths (1:39). Next, we return to an old favorite as Austin shares some "Guess The Player" trivia with steadily revealed clues (42:40). Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchday 5 Lineup, sharing picks, bets and fantasy selections for the weekend! (53:33) Thanks for tuning in!

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]]> EPL Matchday 5 Preview, Picks & Bets! | EPL Career Path Quiz | Guess The Player Ballon d'Runks 01:12:59 EPL Matchday 5 Previews and Predictions! Plus an EPL Career Path Quiz and a return of Guess The Player! EPL Matchday 5 Previews and Predictions! Plus an EPL Career Path Quiz and a return of Guess The Player! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 64 004d0aa3-547a-4ab1-8df8-e4cbc9b05ece EPL Matchday 4 Review | EPL World Cup Trivia! | Would You Rather? EPL Matchday 4 is in the books and we are here to break down all the action. Starting things off with a controversial Manchester Derby (2:43), plus a ton of exciting matchups that delivered! (13:30) Next, we try our hand at a group trivia session, as we take on the EPL's World Cup Trivia...How many can we get right??? (37:40) Finally, we end with throwback to our old episodes and bring back Would You Rather? for a fun hypothetical exercise! (51:48) Thanks for tuning in!

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]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website EPL Matchday 4 is in the books and we are here to break down all the action. Starting things off with a controversial Manchester Derby (2:43), plus a ton of exciting matchups that delivered! (13:30) Next, we try our hand at a group trivia session, as we take on the EPL's World Cup Trivia...How many can we get right??? (37:40) Finally, we end with throwback to our old episodes and bring back Would You Rather? for a fun hypothetical exercise! (51:48) Thanks for tuning in!

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]]> EPL Matchday 4 Review | EPL World Cup Trivia! | Would You Rather? Ballon d'Runks 01:06:06 We break down the Manchester Derby and more as we review the EPL Matchday 4 games from the weekend. Plus a fun EPL World Cup Trivia sesh before we finish with a new edition of WOULD YOU RATHER? We break down the Manchester Derby and more as we review the EPL Matchday 4 games from the weekend. Plus a fun EPL World Cup Trivia sesh before we finish with a new edition of WOULD YOU RATHER? hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 63 1b003873-97f4-4e8b-891c-0e93c682a8f8 Ballon d'Or Short-List Tier List!! | UCL MD1 REVIEW! | START, BENCH, LOAN | EPL MD4 PREVIEW Welcome Back! This week we start off with the return of UCL Football as we review the results and (lack of) take aways from Matchday 1 (3:10). Then we jump into our annual Ballon d'Or (Shout out our name inspo) Short-List Tier List! We break down all 30 candidates across our own ranking system and share who TRULY qualifies as World Class (14:26). Next, we go into a fun new segment, START, BENCH, LOAN, as Austin hits Torin with an array of players across eras to make these difficult decisions for. (1:02:21) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL Matchday 4 as we share our Picks/Bets (1:18:22) & Fantasy Picks of the week (1:33:40). Thanks for tuning in!

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]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back! This week we start off with the return of UCL Football as we review the results and (lack of) take aways from Matchday 1 (3:10). Then we jump into our annual Ballon d'Or (Shout out our name inspo) Short-List Tier List! We break down all 30 candidates across our own ranking system and share who TRULY qualifies as World Class (14:26). Next, we go into a fun new segment, START, BENCH, LOAN, as Austin hits Torin with an array of players across eras to make these difficult decisions for. (1:02:21) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL Matchday 4 as we share our Picks/Bets (1:18:22) & Fantasy Picks of the week (1:33:40). Thanks for tuning in!

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]]> Ballon d'Or Short-List Tier List!! | UCL MD1 REVIEW! | START, BENCH, LOAN | EPL MD4 PREVIEW Ballon d'Runks 01:40:16 All the Ballon d'Or Short-List Release reactions plus the midweek UCL Matchday 1 review! A fun START, BENCH, LOAN segment before our EPL Matchday 4 Preview, Picks & Bets! All the Ballon d'Or Short-List Release reactions plus the midweek UCL Matchday 1 review! A fun START, BENCH, LOAN segment before our EPL Matchday 4 Preview, Picks & Bets! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona true full 62 84e42a9d-9164-41dc-af1f-b6fa1b02eeee Non-EPL Summer Transfer Tier List!! | EPL matchday 3 Review! | News & Trivia The Ballon d'Runks are back on a Sunday Night to break down soccer with a side of professional drinking! First up this week, we break down all of the EPL Matchday 3 games, including the heavily anticipated Arsenal v. Chelsea London Derby (3:50), and the rest of the heavily contested games over the weekend (plus a spontaneous Sunderland Kit rant) (10:53). Next, we jump back to our transfer window coverage as we take a look at the top Non-EPL Transfers from the summer and break em down across our Meme Tier list (37:51). Finally, we end with special Arsenal v Chelsea & Man U v Man City edition of trivia! (1:18:37) 

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]]> Mon, 7 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The Ballon d'Runks are back on a Sunday Night to break down soccer with a side of professional drinking! First up this week, we break down all of the EPL Matchday 3 games, including the heavily anticipated Arsenal v. Chelsea London Derby (3:50), and the rest of the heavily contested games over the weekend (plus a spontaneous Sunderland Kit rant) (10:53). Next, we jump back to our transfer window coverage as we take a look at the top Non-EPL Transfers from the summer and break em down across our Meme Tier list (37:51). Finally, we end with special Arsenal v Chelsea & Man U v Man City edition of trivia! (1:18:37) 

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]]> Non-EPL Summer Transfer Tier List!! | EPL matchday 3 Review! | News & Trivia Ballon d'Runks 01:29:45 EPL Matchday 3 in the books, Just how high can Arsenal go?? Plus our NON-EPL Summer Transfer Tier List and a fun trivia sesh! EPL Matchday 3 in the books, Just how high can Arsenal go?? Plus our NON-EPL Summer Transfer Tier List and a fun trivia sesh! hull city, manchester city, inter milan, juventus, nottingham forest, aston villa, ucl, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, fifa, ballon d'runks, uefa champions league, newcastle, champions league, brighton & hove albion, roma, sunderland, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, napoli, fulham, brentford, leeds united, world cup, bayern munich, psg, soccer, everton, ipswich town, ac milan, epl, real madrid, chelsea, bournemouth, barcelona false full 61 d9e72e8e-8840-4efb-85b3-854f054d66d5 EPL Summer Transfer Window Tier List!! | EPL Matchday 2 Review & Matchday 3 Picks & Bets! As the clocks hit August 31st @ midnight, the summer transfer window officially closed! The Ballon d'Runks are here to share all the comings and goings around the league and break down our, now annual, Summer Transfer Window Tier List 2026! We will go through each team and rank them amongst themselves based on who killed it or was left wanting as the season now is in full swing (2:18). Then, we shift gears to talk through all the matchups from EPL Matchday 2 over the weekend (52:40), before ending with our preview picks, bets & fantasy for the upcoming EPL Matchday 3 slate this weekend! (1:14:22)

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]]> Wed, 2 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website As the clocks hit August 31st @ midnight, the summer transfer window officially closed! The Ballon d'Runks are here to share all the comings and goings around the league and break down our, now annual, Summer Transfer Window Tier List 2026! We will go through each team and rank them amongst themselves based on who killed it or was left wanting as the season now is in full swing (2:18). Then, we shift gears to talk through all the matchups from EPL Matchday 2 over the weekend (52:40), before ending with our preview picks, bets & fantasy for the upcoming EPL Matchday 3 slate this weekend! (1:14:22)

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]]> EPL Summer Transfer Window Tier List!! | EPL Matchday 2 Review & Matchday 3 Picks & Bets! Ballon d'Runks 01:29:35 The Summer Transfer Window has CLOSED!! We rank all 20 English Premier League teams on their summer business and outlook for the season! Plus we review the weekend's game from EPL Matchday 2 and share our picks and bets for the upcoming EPL matchday 3! The Summer Transfer Window has CLOSED!! We rank all 20 English Premier League teams on their summer business and outlook for the season! Plus we review the weekend's game from EPL Matchday 2 and share our picks and bets for the upcoming EPL matchday 3! hull city, manchester city, nottingham forest, aston villa, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, summer transfer window, tottenham hotspur, newcastle, sunderland, brighton, liverpool, coventry city, crystal palace, fulham, brentford, leeds united, soccer, everton, ipswich town, epl, chelsea fc, bournemouth true full 60 10f8156f-0766-4c1c-8ac9-0430092a290e UEFA Champions League Draw Reaction + Team Draft! | Latest Summer Transfer Updates! UEFA Champions League is almost here! We review today's league draw and debate the best and worst schedules across the board (4:44). Then, we do our annual Ballon d'Runks draft as we each take our favorite 12 teams for the upcoming season! (14:01) Next, we catch up on the latest Summer Transfer Window news, including HUGE money for ENZO and BARCOLA and Chelsea FINALLY upgrading at goalie (37:25). We end with a quick review of a recent MLS NEXT game and all the joys of second tier American soccer. (50:29) Thanks for listening!

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]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website UEFA Champions League is almost here! We review today's league draw and debate the best and worst schedules across the board (4:44). Then, we do our annual Ballon d'Runks draft as we each take our favorite 12 teams for the upcoming season! (14:01) Next, we catch up on the latest Summer Transfer Window news, including HUGE money for ENZO and BARCOLA and Chelsea FINALLY upgrading at goalie (37:25). We end with a quick review of a recent MLS NEXT game and all the joys of second tier American soccer. (50:29) Thanks for listening!

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]]> UEFA Champions League Draw Reaction + Team Draft! | Latest Summer Transfer Updates! Ballon d'Runks 00:56:50 It is already time to start talking UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!! We review today's league draw and draft our teams for the upcoming season! Plus, a check in on the latest Summer Transfer drama! It is already time to start talking UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!! We review today's league draw and draft our teams for the upcoming season! Plus, a check in on the latest Summer Transfer drama! atletico madrid, manchester city, inter milan, champions league draw, arsenal, premier league, uefa champions league, champions league, liverpool, uefa, bayern munich, psg, soccer, epl, real madrid, barcelona true full 59 e5716404-73fe-44e9-912b-3f635e6afb2a English Premier League Matchday 1 OVER-REACTIONS!!! | Latest Transfer News | EPL Matchday 2 Picks & Bets! The English Premier League has returned in all its glory!!! This week we break down all the OVERREACTIONS from the matchday 1 action and give our votes how crazy or likely they are to come true! (2:25) Then, we check in on the continuing transfer window movement with the latest deals and rumors up for discussion (43:58). Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchday 2 slate, as we share our PICKS and favorite BETS for the weekend! (1:05:02) 

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]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:57:50 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The English Premier League has returned in all its glory!!! This week we break down all the OVERREACTIONS from the matchday 1 action and give our votes how crazy or likely they are to come true! (2:25) Then, we check in on the continuing transfer window movement with the latest deals and rumors up for discussion (43:58). Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchday 2 slate, as we share our PICKS and favorite BETS for the weekend! (1:05:02) 

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]]> English Premier League Matchday 1 OVER-REACTIONS!!! | Latest Transfer News | EPL Matchday 2 Picks & Bets! Ballon d'Runks 01:23:55 Soccer season has arrived!!! The Ballon d'Runks are here to DRAMATICALLY overreact to all the results and storylines coming out of matchday 1! Plus we hit the latest transfer news and share our picks and best for EPL Matchday 2! Soccer season has arrived!!! The Ballon d'Runks are here to DRAMATICALLY overreact to all the results and storylines coming out of matchday 1! Plus we hit the latest transfer news and share our picks and best for EPL Matchday 2! manchester city, soccer betting, aston villa, manchester united, arsenal, premier league, tottenham hotspur, newcastle, english premier league, liverpool, fulham, leeds united, soccer, epl, chelsea fc true full 58 a6d5a622-66ff-474b-80e3-21c131c94f7b English Premier League Pre-Season MEGA EP!!! | EPL Pre-season Awards | EPL Futures | Fantasy, Pickems, News & More! With the new season only 2 days away...the time has come for the Ballon d'Runks English Premier League Pre-Season MEGA EP!!! We jump straight into our array of Pre-Season Award predictions, from the classic to the whacky, always a fun convo!(1:02) Next, we take a look at the (limited) futures bets we have available to us as we share our favorite picks for the upcoming season. (39:17) Then, we jump over to the latest transfer news since last week, (48:35) plus some impromptu trivia (1:04:46), and quick look at new rules in the EPL this season (1:07:48). Up next is a fantasy brief as we share our team selections and thoughts on player pricing. (1:11:42) Finally, we jump into our EPL Match Week 1 Preview, debating our picks for each game and singling out our favorite betting opportunities in week 1. (1:22:38) Cheers! Please like and subscribe and we will see you next time!


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]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:31:08 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website With the new season only 2 days away...the time has come for the Ballon d'Runks English Premier League Pre-Season MEGA EP!!! We jump straight into our array of Pre-Season Award predictions, from the classic to the whacky, always a fun convo!(1:02) Next, we take a look at the (limited) futures bets we have available to us as we share our favorite picks for the upcoming season. (39:17) Then, we jump over to the latest transfer news since last week, (48:35) plus some impromptu trivia (1:04:46), and quick look at new rules in the EPL this season (1:07:48). Up next is a fantasy brief as we share our team selections and thoughts on player pricing. (1:11:42) Finally, we jump into our EPL Match Week 1 Preview, debating our picks for each game and singling out our favorite betting opportunities in week 1. (1:22:38) Cheers! Please like and subscribe and we will see you next time!


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]]> English Premier League Pre-Season MEGA EP!!! | EPL Pre-season Awards | EPL Futures | Fantasy, Pickems, News & More! Ballon d'Runks 01:37:06 Our English Premier League Pre-Season MEGA EP is here!! Pre-season Awards! Futures Bets! Fantasy Check In! EPL Matchweek 1 picks! & the latest transfer news! Our English Premier League Pre-Season MEGA EP is here!! Pre-season Awards! Futures Bets! Fantasy Check In! EPL Matchweek 1 picks! & the latest transfer news! tottenham hotspur, english premier league, soccer, epl, chelsea fc, sports true full 57 e6426286-be5a-4fb2-8a2b-694e145bb12f EPL 26-27 Kit Rankings! + The Latest Summer Transfer News! It's that time of year again...The Ballon d'Runks are back with their annual EPL KIT RANKINGS for the 26-27 season! We break down all the jersey releases for the upcoming year and share both are glowing and brutally honest feedback across the board. First up, the TOP 10 Kits of the season (5:10), followed by the infamous WORST 10 Kits of the season (25:20). Then we share are individual top and bottom 5 kits from across the league (45:00). Next, we discuss the overall team rankings from bottom to top (58:06) and finish with some more fun stat breakdowns (1:02:20). We wrap up with a quick check in on all the latest transfer window news from around the soccer world. (1:11:41) 


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]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:48:45 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website It's that time of year again...The Ballon d'Runks are back with their annual EPL KIT RANKINGS for the 26-27 season! We break down all the jersey releases for the upcoming year and share both are glowing and brutally honest feedback across the board. First up, the TOP 10 Kits of the season (5:10), followed by the infamous WORST 10 Kits of the season (25:20). Then we share are individual top and bottom 5 kits from across the league (45:00). Next, we discuss the overall team rankings from bottom to top (58:06) and finish with some more fun stat breakdowns (1:02:20). We wrap up with a quick check in on all the latest transfer window news from around the soccer world. (1:11:41) 


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]]> EPL 26-27 Kit Rankings! + The Latest Summer Transfer News! Ballon d'Runks 01:23:35 The Ballon d'Runks are back with their annual EPL KIT RANKINGS!!! Plus all the latest from the steadily shrinking summer transfer window! The Ballon d'Runks are back with their annual EPL KIT RANKINGS!!! Plus all the latest from the steadily shrinking summer transfer window! premier league, soccer, epl true full 56 0653fc30-8b81-4b95-ae5c-1c44c3221292 EPL Top 5 By Position 26-27! | World Cup Starting XI With A Twist! | The Latest FIFA Debacle + The Latest Transfer Window News! The EPL is only 17 DAYS away from kickoff!!! This week we continue our preseason warmup starting with all the recent news, including the latest Infantino/FIFA masterclass of sucking (0:38), the latest coaching news in the EPL (4:37), and all the rumors still floating around on would be transfers (9:12). Then we hit the main event, our annual TOP 5 BY POSITION RANKINGS for the upcoming EPL season 26-27 (11:20)! Finally, we finish with a look back to the World Cup as we share another STARTING XI segment, this time with a twist, only including teams eliminated BEFORE the quarterfinals! (54:04) Thanks for listening!


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]]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 06:41:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The EPL is only 17 DAYS away from kickoff!!! This week we continue our preseason warmup starting with all the recent news, including the latest Infantino/FIFA masterclass of sucking (0:38), the latest coaching news in the EPL (4:37), and all the rumors still floating around on would be transfers (9:12). Then we hit the main event, our annual TOP 5 BY POSITION RANKINGS for the upcoming EPL season 26-27 (11:20)! Finally, we finish with a look back to the World Cup as we share another STARTING XI segment, this time with a twist, only including teams eliminated BEFORE the quarterfinals! (54:04) Thanks for listening!


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]]> EPL Top 5 By Position 26-27! | World Cup Starting XI With A Twist! | The Latest FIFA Debacle + The Latest Transfer Window News! Ballon d'Runks 01:18:07 The EPL is only 17 DAYS away from kickoff!!! This week we continue our preseason warmup starting with all the recent news, including the latest Infantino/FIFA masterclass of sucking (0:38), the latest coaching news in the EPL (4:37), and all the rumors still floating around on would be transfers (9:12). Then we hit the main event, our annual TOP 5 BY POSITION RANKINGS for the upcoming EPL season 26-27 (11:20)! Finally, we finish with a look back to the World Cup as we share another STARTING XI segment, this time with a twist, only including teams eliminated BEFORE the quarterfinals! (54:04) Thanks for listening! The EPL is only 17 DAYS away from kickoff!!! This week we continue our preseason warmup starting with all the recent news, including the latest Infantino/FIFA masterclass of sucking (0:38), the latest coaching news in the EPL (4:37), and all the rumors still floating around on would be transfers (9:12). Then we hit the main event, our annual TOP 5 BY POSITION RANKINGS for the upcoming EPL season 26-27 (11:20)! Finally, we finish with a look back to the World Cup as we share another STARTING XI segment, this time with a twist, only including teams eliminated BEFORE the quarterfinals! (54:04) Thanks for listening! false full 55 62d9012e-113f-4a0b-9060-44ffdc8c01b7 EPL Summer Transfer Grades!! (So far...) | World Cup Most Disappointing Starting XI!! The World Cup may be done, but the Summer Transfer Window is heating up!! This week we break down the latest news from the world of transfers! First up, we grade every premier league team's window so far...who made the right moves and who better get their act together! (2:05) Then, we hit all the other big name and money transfers around Europe (47:00). After some transfer related trivia (57:01), we wrap with a return to the World Cup as we share our Most Disappointing Starting XI of the tourney! (1:09:12) Thanks for tuning in, we will be back with more off season fun next week!!


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]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:11:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The World Cup may be done, but the Summer Transfer Window is heating up!! This week we break down the latest news from the world of transfers! First up, we grade every premier league team's window so far...who made the right moves and who better get their act together! (2:05) Then, we hit all the other big name and money transfers around Europe (47:00). After some transfer related trivia (57:01), we wrap with a return to the World Cup as we share our Most Disappointing Starting XI of the tourney! (1:09:12) Thanks for tuning in, we will be back with more off season fun next week!!


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]]> EPL Summer Transfer Grades!! (So far...) | World Cup Most Disappointing Starting XI!! Ballon d'Runks 01:33:42 The World Cup may be done, but the Summer Transfer Window is heating up!! This week we break down the latest news from the world of transfers! First up, we grade every premier league team's window so far...who made the right moves and who better get their act together! (2:05) Then, we hit all the other big name and money transfers around Europe (47:00). After some transfer related trivia (57:01), we wrap with a return to the World Cup as we share our Most Disappointing Starting XI of the tourney! (1:09:12) Thanks for tuning in, we will be back with more off season fun next week!!  The World Cup may be done, but the Summer Transfer Window is heating up!! This week we break down the latest news from the world of transfers! First up, we grade every premier league team's window so far...who made the right moves and who better get their act together! (2:05) Then, we hit all the other big name and money transfers around Europe (47:00). After some transfer related trivia (57:01), we wrap with a return to the World Cup as we share our Most Disappointing Starting XI of the tourney! (1:09:12) Thanks for tuning in, we will be back with more off season fun next week!!  false full 54 e0580ff6-df13-42d2-a992-656e27c63426 SPAIN ARE WORLD CHAMPS!! | FULL WORLD CUP DEBRIEF | Tourney Awards, Best & Worst Things, Starting XI and More! The World Cup is a WRAP!! Spain dominate Argentina to seal a masterful Championship! We share all our thoughts and takeaways from the final as we cap off an amazing month plus of soccer! (0:45) Next, we finalize our Starting XI of the tournament (21:35), before sharing our World Cup Tournament Awards! Who makes the cut this time around?? (35:08) Then Austin shares his FAREWELL Team of the Tournament as we say goodbye to some legends of the game. (1:06:06) Finally, we wrap with our lasting memories from the tourney, what were the best (1:09:10) and worst (1:20:18) things that we take away moving forward. The World Cup may be done, but we are NOT! The league season is only 1 month away! We will be back next week to break down more WC fallout and start looking ahead to the exciting club season! Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:44:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The World Cup is a WRAP!! Spain dominate Argentina to seal a masterful Championship! We share all our thoughts and takeaways from the final as we cap off an amazing month plus of soccer! (0:45) Next, we finalize our Starting XI of the tournament (21:35), before sharing our World Cup Tournament Awards! Who makes the cut this time around?? (35:08) Then Austin shares his FAREWELL Team of the Tournament as we say goodbye to some legends of the game. (1:06:06) Finally, we wrap with our lasting memories from the tourney, what were the best (1:09:10) and worst (1:20:18) things that we take away moving forward. The World Cup may be done, but we are NOT! The league season is only 1 month away! We will be back next week to break down more WC fallout and start looking ahead to the exciting club season! Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> SPAIN ARE WORLD CHAMPS!! | FULL WORLD CUP DEBRIEF | Tourney Awards, Best & Worst Things, Starting XI and More! Ballon d'Runks 01:33:21 The World Cup is a WRAP!! Spain dominate Argentina to seal a masterful Championship! We share all our thoughts and takeaways from the final as we cap off an amazing month plus of soccer! (0:45) Next, we finalize our Starting XI of the tournament (21:35), before sharing our World Cup Tournament Awards! Who makes the cut this time around?? (35:08) Then Austin shares his FAREWELL Team of the Tournament as we say goodbye to some legends of the game. (1:06:06) Finally, we wrap with our lasting memories from the tourney, what were the best (1:09:10) and worst (1:20:18) things that we take away moving forward. The World Cup may be done, but we are NOT! The league season is only 1 month away! We will be back next week to break down more WC fallout and start looking ahead to the exciting club season! Thanks for hanging with us! The World Cup is a WRAP!! Spain dominate Argentina to seal a masterful Championship! We share all our thoughts and takeaways from the final as we cap off an amazing month plus of soccer! (0:45) Next, we finalize our Starting XI of the tournament (21:35), before sharing our World Cup Tournament Awards! Who makes the cut this time around?? (35:08) Then Austin shares his FAREWELL Team of the Tournament as we say goodbye to some legends of the game. (1:06:06) Finally, we wrap with our lasting memories from the tourney, what were the best (1:09:10) and worst (1:20:18) things that we take away moving forward. The World Cup may be done, but we are NOT! The league season is only 1 month away! We will be back next week to break down more WC fallout and start looking ahead to the exciting club season! Thanks for hanging with us! false full 53 6cd9b577-00d8-4495-a9d3-d36ff78d9ad0 WORLD CUP FINAL PREVIEW!! | England & France Go Down! Welcome back to the World Cup Mayhem! This week we review the crazy Semi Final matchups, starting with the England collapse vs. Argentina (0:30) and wrapping with the Spanish masterclass vs. France, with a healthy dose of controversy thrown in (16:54). Lastly, we preview the Final with Spain taking on Argentina on Sunday (29:53)! Thanks for listening!


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]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:37:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back to the World Cup Mayhem! This week we review the crazy Semi Final matchups, starting with the England collapse vs. Argentina (0:30) and wrapping with the Spanish masterclass vs. France, with a healthy dose of controversy thrown in (16:54). Lastly, we preview the Final with Spain taking on Argentina on Sunday (29:53)! Thanks for listening!


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]]> WORLD CUP FINAL PREVIEW!! | England & France Go Down! Ballon d'Runks 00:47:59 Welcome back to the World Cup Mayhem! This week we review the crazy Semi Final matchups, starting with the England collapse vs. Argentina (0:30) and wrapping with the Spanish masterclass vs. France, with a healthy dose of controversy thrown in (16:54). Lastly, we preview the Final with Spain taking on Argentina on Sunday (29:53)! Thanks for listening! Welcome back to the World Cup Mayhem! This week we review the crazy Semi Final matchups, starting with the England collapse vs. Argentina (0:30) and wrapping with the Spanish masterclass vs. France, with a healthy dose of controversy thrown in (16:54). Lastly, we preview the Final with Spain taking on Argentina on Sunday (29:53)! Thanks for listening! false full 52 6f8bf8c1-f068-4bc7-a616-6116b35c84a8 World Cup Quarterfinals Preview! | Last 8 Power Rankings! | Last 8 Starting XI! Hey Y'all! Welcome back in for another World Cup Update! First up, a BANGER Argentina game yet again as they manage to survive Egypt with a major VAR call in the spotlight (0:45). After discussing the Colombia/Switzerland stalemate PK shootout (8:13), we jump into our latest Power Rankings for the remaining 8 teams! (13:30) Then we do an updated Starting XI of the tournament, taking into account only the remaining squads (21:20). Finally, we finish with a look at the Quarterfinal Previews and our favorite bets from the bunch (31:30), plus some trivia! (47:02) Thanks for listening, we will see you before the Semis!


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]]> Thu, 9 Jul 2026 05:16:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Y'all! Welcome back in for another World Cup Update! First up, a BANGER Argentina game yet again as they manage to survive Egypt with a major VAR call in the spotlight (0:45). After discussing the Colombia/Switzerland stalemate PK shootout (8:13), we jump into our latest Power Rankings for the remaining 8 teams! (13:30) Then we do an updated Starting XI of the tournament, taking into account only the remaining squads (21:20). Finally, we finish with a look at the Quarterfinal Previews and our favorite bets from the bunch (31:30), plus some trivia! (47:02) Thanks for listening, we will see you before the Semis!


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]]> World Cup Quarterfinals Preview! | Last 8 Power Rankings! | Last 8 Starting XI! Ballon d'Runks 00:55:25 Hey Y'all! Welcome back in for another World Cup Update! First up, a BANGER Argentina game yet again as they manage to survive Egypt with a major VAR call in the spotlight (0:45). After discussing the Colombia/Switzerland stalemate PK shootout (8:13), we jump into our latest Power Rankings for the remaining 8 teams! (13:30) Then we do an updated Starting XI of the tournament, taking into account only the remaining squads (21:20). Finally, we finish with a look at the Quarterfinal Previews and our favorite bets from the bunch (31:30), plus some trivia! (47:02) Thanks for listening, we will see you before the Semis! Hey Y'all! Welcome back in for another World Cup Update! First up, a BANGER Argentina game yet again as they manage to survive Egypt with a major VAR call in the spotlight (0:45). After discussing the Colombia/Switzerland stalemate PK shootout (8:13), we jump into our latest Power Rankings for the remaining 8 teams! (13:30) Then we do an updated Starting XI of the tournament, taking into account only the remaining squads (21:20). Finally, we finish with a look at the Quarterfinal Previews and our favorite bets from the bunch (31:30), plus some trivia! (47:02) Thanks for listening, we will see you before the Semis! false full 51 f16fd3a9-00e0-4687-a1d3-8b7810ad313e USA World Cup Knockout Instant Reactions! | Mexico v. England Match of the Tourney! | Plus All The Round of 16 Highlights! The d'Runks convene to talk through the disappointing USA performance vs. Belgium. No heart, no fire and no answers against a beatable side. (0:05) Then, they share thoughts on the rest of the Round of 16 matches so far, including the legendary Mexico v. England banger of a game (17:45), Norway's SHOCK(?) upset of Brazil (31:28), France's battle against Paraguay (and the Ref) (36:43), and Morocco and Spain cruising through some snoozefests (39:50). Finally, After a brief Quarterfinal (and SOFI tickets) preview (42:15), we end with a list of the most expensive available free agents on the market as we distract ourselves from the pain of today (52:03). Thanks for listening and we will be BACK in POSITIVE World Cup form for the Quarter finals!!!


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]]> Tue, 7 Jul 2026 06:25:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The d'Runks convene to talk through the disappointing USA performance vs. Belgium. No heart, no fire and no answers against a beatable side. (0:05) Then, they share thoughts on the rest of the Round of 16 matches so far, including the legendary Mexico v. England banger of a game (17:45), Norway's SHOCK(?) upset of Brazil (31:28), France's battle against Paraguay (and the Ref) (36:43), and Morocco and Spain cruising through some snoozefests (39:50). Finally, After a brief Quarterfinal (and SOFI tickets) preview (42:15), we end with a list of the most expensive available free agents on the market as we distract ourselves from the pain of today (52:03). Thanks for listening and we will be BACK in POSITIVE World Cup form for the Quarter finals!!!


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]]> USA World Cup Knockout Instant Reactions! | Mexico v. England Match of the Tourney! | Plus All The Round of 16 Highlights! Ballon d'Runks 01:06:07 The d'Runks convene to talk through the disappointing USA performance vs. Belgium. No heart, no fire and no answers against a beatable side. (0:05) Then, they share thoughts on the rest of the Round of 16 matches so far, including the legendary Mexico v. England banger of a game (17:45), Norway's SHOCK(?) upset of Brazil (31:28), France's  battle against Paraguay (and the Ref) (36:43), and Morocco and Spain cruising through some snoozefests (39:50). Finally, After a brief Quarterfinal (and SOFI tickets) preview (42:15), we end with a list of the most expensive available free agents on the market as we distract ourselves from the pain of today (52:03). Thanks for listening and we will be BACK in POSITIVE World Cup form for the Quarter finals!!! The d'Runks convene to talk through the disappointing USA performance vs. Belgium. No heart, no fire and no answers against a beatable side. (0:05) Then, they share thoughts on the rest of the Round of 16 matches so far, including the legendary Mexico v. England banger of a game (17:45), Norway's SHOCK(?) upset of Brazil (31:28), France's  battle against Paraguay (and the Ref) (36:43), and Morocco and Spain cruising through some snoozefests (39:50). Finally, After a brief Quarterfinal (and SOFI tickets) preview (42:15), we end with a list of the most expensive available free agents on the market as we distract ourselves from the pain of today (52:03). Thanks for listening and we will be BACK in POSITIVE World Cup form for the Quarter finals!!! false full 50 399829e2-2bf3-4301-90e5-a78f300eb980 World Cup Round of 32 Recap + Round of 16 Preview! | World Cup Trivia! Welcome back! The Ballon d'Runks are here to break down all the Round of 32 drama over the last 2 days, as Spain, Colombia and Switzerland cruise, Australia and Egypt give us yet another penalty shootout and Argentina/Cabo Verde & Portugal/Croatia both give us games for the ages!! (0:34) Next, we break down the Round of 16 matchups and make our bracket picks for the rest of the tournament! How far will we both put USA?! (26:28) After a brief discussion about just how awesome this World Cup has been and how it stacks up to others (41:27), we finish with a special World Cup edition of trivia! (46:19) Thanks for tuning in!!


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]]> Sat, 4 Jul 2026 07:32:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! The Ballon d'Runks are here to break down all the Round of 32 drama over the last 2 days, as Spain, Colombia and Switzerland cruise, Australia and Egypt give us yet another penalty shootout and Argentina/Cabo Verde & Portugal/Croatia both give us games for the ages!! (0:34) Next, we break down the Round of 16 matchups and make our bracket picks for the rest of the tournament! How far will we both put USA?! (26:28) After a brief discussion about just how awesome this World Cup has been and how it stacks up to others (41:27), we finish with a special World Cup edition of trivia! (46:19) Thanks for tuning in!!


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]]> World Cup Round of 32 Recap + Round of 16 Preview! | World Cup Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:21:28 Welcome back! The Ballon d'Runks are here to break down all the Round of 32 drama over the last 2 days, as Spain, Colombia and Switzerland cruise, Australia and Egypt give us yet another penalty shootout and Argentina/Cabo Verde & Portugal/Croatia both give us games for the ages!! (0:34) Next, we break down the Round of 16 matchups and make our bracket picks for the rest of the tournament! How far will we both put USA?! (26:28) After a brief discussion about just how awesome this World Cup has been and how it stacks up to others (41:27), we finish with a special World Cup edition of trivia! (46:19) Thanks for tuning in!! Welcome back! The Ballon d'Runks are here to break down all the Round of 32 drama over the last 2 days, as Spain, Colombia and Switzerland cruise, Australia and Egypt give us yet another penalty shootout and Argentina/Cabo Verde & Portugal/Croatia both give us games for the ages!! (0:34) Next, we break down the Round of 16 matchups and make our bracket picks for the rest of the tournament! How far will we both put USA?! (26:28) After a brief discussion about just how awesome this World Cup has been and how it stacks up to others (41:27), we finish with a special World Cup edition of trivia! (46:19) Thanks for tuning in!! false full 49 3157285f-936a-41ec-920c-0e1aa3a6cbfe USA SURVIVE BOSNIA!! Through to Round of 16!!! + All the Knockout Stage Drama...So Far!! WOOOOO!!!! After an amazing World Cup 2026 group stage...the Knockout stage continues to DELIVER!! First Up, we give instant reactions to the epic USA win over Bosnia! A game of highs and lows...plus a LOT of controversy! (0:00) Then, the boys walk back through every knockout stage game to date! Huge upsets, insane penalty shootouts, cut throat battles and more have graced us in this fantastic Round of 32! (7:02) With a brief review of the boys journey to see Canada v. South Africa last Sunday in Los Angeles! (47:05) We finish with a look ahead to the remaining games before Round of 16 starts this Saturday! (51:13) We will be back with more reactions and analysis soon! Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Thu, 2 Jul 2026 06:41:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WOOOOO!!!! After an amazing World Cup 2026 group stage...the Knockout stage continues to DELIVER!! First Up, we give instant reactions to the epic USA win over Bosnia! A game of highs and lows...plus a LOT of controversy! (0:00) Then, the boys walk back through every knockout stage game to date! Huge upsets, insane penalty shootouts, cut throat battles and more have graced us in this fantastic Round of 32! (7:02) With a brief review of the boys journey to see Canada v. South Africa last Sunday in Los Angeles! (47:05) We finish with a look ahead to the remaining games before Round of 16 starts this Saturday! (51:13) We will be back with more reactions and analysis soon! Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> USA SURVIVE BOSNIA!! Through to Round of 16!!! + All the Knockout Stage Drama...So Far!! Ballon d'Runks 01:02:16 WOOOOO!!!! After an amazing World Cup 2026 group stage...the Knockout stage continues to DELIVER!! First Up, we give instant reactions to the epic USA win over Bosnia! A game of highs and lows...plus a LOT of controversy! (0:00) Then, the boys walk back through every knockout stage game to date! Huge upsets, insane penalty shootouts, cut throat battles and more have graced us in this fantastic Round of 32! (7:02) With a brief review of the boys journey to see Canada v. South Africa last Sunday in Los Angeles! (47:05) We finish with a look ahead to the remaining games before Round of 16 starts this Saturday! (51:13) We will be back with more reactions and analysis soon! Thanks for hanging with us! WOOOOO!!!! After an amazing World Cup 2026 group stage...the Knockout stage continues to DELIVER!! First Up, we give instant reactions to the epic USA win over Bosnia! A game of highs and lows...plus a LOT of controversy! (0:00) Then, the boys walk back through every knockout stage game to date! Huge upsets, insane penalty shootouts, cut throat battles and more have graced us in this fantastic Round of 32! (7:02) With a brief review of the boys journey to see Canada v. South Africa last Sunday in Los Angeles! (47:05) We finish with a look ahead to the remaining games before Round of 16 starts this Saturday! (51:13) We will be back with more reactions and analysis soon! Thanks for hanging with us! false full 48 c23802e5-3e3e-4a43-8604-359a0ec27122 WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE REVIEW!! | TEAM USA Loss Reaction | The Starting XI Team Of The Tournament So Far! World Cup is in full gear and we just can't get enough! With only 1 day of group stage games left, we dive into the biggest storylines of Matchday 3! Starting off with a quick discussion about the USA loss vs. Turkey and what it means for the squad moving forward. (1:32) Then we hit the rest of our top headlines, including shocking qualifications from Capo Verde and South Africa, winners and losers of the tournament so far, our favorite goals of the tourney, and a whole slate of exciting games today and into the round of 32! (8:50) We do a quick check in on goal of the tournament so far (39:17), before we hit our Starting XI team of the Tourney so far, just how close will the boys match up?? (44:08) Finally, we end with a check in on our pre tournament bets and see who feels best about where they stand, before an abrupt technical difficulty end to the show! (1:03:15) See you all very soon!


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]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website World Cup is in full gear and we just can't get enough! With only 1 day of group stage games left, we dive into the biggest storylines of Matchday 3! Starting off with a quick discussion about the USA loss vs. Turkey and what it means for the squad moving forward. (1:32) Then we hit the rest of our top headlines, including shocking qualifications from Capo Verde and South Africa, winners and losers of the tournament so far, our favorite goals of the tourney, and a whole slate of exciting games today and into the round of 32! (8:50) We do a quick check in on goal of the tournament so far (39:17), before we hit our Starting XI team of the Tourney so far, just how close will the boys match up?? (44:08) Finally, we end with a check in on our pre tournament bets and see who feels best about where they stand, before an abrupt technical difficulty end to the show! (1:03:15) See you all very soon!


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]]> WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE REVIEW!! | TEAM USA Loss Reaction | The Starting XI Team Of The Tournament So Far! Ballon d'Runks 01:12:29 World Cup is in full gear and we just can't get enough! With only 1 day of group stage games left, we dive into the biggest storylines of Matchday 3! Starting off with a quick discussion about the USA loss vs. Turkey and what it means for the squad moving forward. (1:32) Then we hit the rest of our top headlines, including shocking qualifications from Capo Verde and South Africa, winners and losers of the tournament so far, our favorite goals of the tourney, and a whole slate of exciting games today and into the round of 32! (8:50) We do a quick check in on goal of the tournament so far (39:17), before we hit our Starting XI team of the Tourney so far, just how close will the boys match up?? (44:08) Finally, we end with a check in on our pre tournament bets and see who feels best about where they stand, before an abrupt technical difficulty end to the show! (1:03:15) See you all very soon! World Cup is in full gear and we just can't get enough! With only 1 day of group stage games left, we dive into the biggest storylines of Matchday 3! Starting off with a quick discussion about the USA loss vs. Turkey and what it means for the squad moving forward. (1:32) Then we hit the rest of our top headlines, including shocking qualifications from Capo Verde and South Africa, winners and losers of the tournament so far, our favorite goals of the tourney, and a whole slate of exciting games today and into the round of 32! (8:50) We do a quick check in on goal of the tournament so far (39:17), before we hit our Starting XI team of the Tourney so far, just how close will the boys match up?? (44:08) Finally, we end with a check in on our pre tournament bets and see who feels best about where they stand, before an abrupt technical difficulty end to the show! (1:03:15) See you all very soon! false full 47 19e8da05-8050-451a-baff-df8816d786e4 USA WINS GROUP D!! + World Cup Group Stage Check in! We are BACK to talk more world cup after way too long of an absence!! First up, USA takes down Australia and secures top spot in Group D! (2:18) Then, we talk through all the other World Cup results, news and headlines over the last week of games! (7:37) Finally, we wrap with a first hand account of what going to World Cup game is like, as Austin interview Torin about his Switzerland v. Bosnia game day experience! (47:47) We will be back later this week to talk more World Cup action!


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]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:29:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website We are BACK to talk more world cup after way too long of an absence!! First up, USA takes down Australia and secures top spot in Group D! (2:18) Then, we talk through all the other World Cup results, news and headlines over the last week of games! (7:37) Finally, we wrap with a first hand account of what going to World Cup game is like, as Austin interview Torin about his Switzerland v. Bosnia game day experience! (47:47) We will be back later this week to talk more World Cup action!


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]]> USA WINS GROUP D!! + World Cup Group Stage Check in! Ballon d'Runks 01:01:08 We are BACK to talk more world cup after way too long of an absence!! First up, USA takes down Australia and secures top spot in Group D! (2:18) Then, we talk through all the other World Cup results, news and headlines over the last week of games! (7:37) Finally, we wrap with a first hand account of what going to World Cup game is like, as Austin interview Torin about his Switzerland v. Bosnia game day experience! (47:47) We will be back later this week to talk more World Cup action! We are BACK to talk more world cup after way too long of an absence!! First up, USA takes down Australia and secures top spot in Group D! (2:18) Then, we talk through all the other World Cup results, news and headlines over the last week of games! (7:37) Finally, we wrap with a first hand account of what going to World Cup game is like, as Austin interview Torin about his Switzerland v. Bosnia game day experience! (47:47) We will be back later this week to talk more World Cup action! false full 46 5d11f73c-ccbc-4a05-a542-7cc8923dc265 WORLD CUP MANIA!!! Team USA Dominance + The 10 Biggest Story Lines to Start the Tourney + Groups A-F Matchday 1 Recaps! Welcome in Everyone! The World Cup is here and it kicked off with a bang through the first half of Matchday 1! First up, we have to talk team USA and the dominant performance from Thursday! (1:56) Then, we each come ready with our 10 biggest things after watching the first 12 games of the tourney. Upsets, rule changes, extra teams, legal betting and more are all topics for discussion! We also touch on all the major results from the first four days of games. (10:27) The drama is just starting to heat up!!


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]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Austin Whitty) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in Everyone! The World Cup is here and it kicked off with a bang through the first half of Matchday 1! First up, we have to talk team USA and the dominant performance from Thursday! (1:56) Then, we each come ready with our 10 biggest things after watching the first 12 games of the tourney. Upsets, rule changes, extra teams, legal betting and more are all topics for discussion! We also touch on all the major results from the first four days of games. (10:27) The drama is just starting to heat up!!


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]]> WORLD CUP MANIA!!! Team USA Dominance + The 10 Biggest Story Lines to Start the Tourney + Groups A-F Matchday 1 Recaps! Austin Whitty 00:50:10 Welcome in Everyone! The World Cup is here and it kicked off with a bang through the first half of Matchday 1! First up, we have to talk team USA and the dominant performance from Thursday! (1:56) Then, we each come ready with our 10 biggest things after watching the first 12 games of the tourney. Upsets, rule changes, extra teams, legal betting and more are all topics for discussion! We also touch on all the major results from the first four days of games. (10:27) The drama is just starting to heat up!! Welcome in Everyone! The World Cup is here and it kicked off with a bang through the first half of Matchday 1! First up, we have to talk team USA and the dominant performance from Thursday! (1:56) Then, we each come ready with our 10 biggest things after watching the first 12 games of the tourney. Upsets, rule changes, extra teams, legal betting and more are all topics for discussion! We also touch on all the major results from the first four days of games. (10:27) The drama is just starting to heat up!! false full 45 0e3cc553-aa05-4e73-8a81-7a1d44d5b96b WORLD CUP MEGA EP Part 2 w/ Special Guest Host Blake!! | WC Group Picks! | WC Favorite Players List! World Cup Countdown ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 DAYS!!! We are back with the second part of our World Cup MEGA Preview, featuring long time friend and particpant of the show, Blake! This week we bring you a POWER HOUR as we break down our picks for EVERY World Cup group, A through L! (1:57) We finish with our lists of FAVORITE Players playing in the tournament over the next month and a half that we can't wait to watch! (46:09) Plus, plenty of World Cup commentary along the way! We will be back after USA kicks off this weekend! See you then


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]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:33:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website World Cup Countdown ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 DAYS!!! We are back with the second part of our World Cup MEGA Preview, featuring long time friend and particpant of the show, Blake! This week we bring you a POWER HOUR as we break down our picks for EVERY World Cup group, A through L! (1:57) We finish with our lists of FAVORITE Players playing in the tournament over the next month and a half that we can't wait to watch! (46:09) Plus, plenty of World Cup commentary along the way! We will be back after USA kicks off this weekend! See you then


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]]> WORLD CUP MEGA EP Part 2 w/ Special Guest Host Blake!! | WC Group Picks! | WC Favorite Players List! Ballon d'Runks 00:49:36 World Cup Countdown ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 DAYS!!! We are back with the second part of our World Cup MEGA Preview, featuring long time friend and particpant of the show, Blake! This week we bring you a POWER HOUR as we break down our picks for EVERY World Cup group, A through L! (1:57) We finish with our lists of FAVORITE Players playing in the tournament over the next month and a half that we can't wait to watch! (46:09) Plus, plenty of World Cup commentary along the way! We will be back after USA kicks off this weekend! See you then World Cup Countdown ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 DAYS!!! We are back with the second part of our World Cup MEGA Preview, featuring long time friend and particpant of the show, Blake! This week we bring you a POWER HOUR as we break down our picks for EVERY World Cup group, A through L! (1:57) We finish with our lists of FAVORITE Players playing in the tournament over the next month and a half that we can't wait to watch! (46:09) Plus, plenty of World Cup commentary along the way! We will be back after USA kicks off this weekend! See you then false full 44 df785b56-f49a-4c76-996c-062c69c57381 WORLD CUP PREVIEW MEGA EP Part 1 | Kit Rankings | Best Starting XI NOT in WC | WC Bet Draft The World Cup is only 1 week away!! Part 1 of our two week World Cup Preview kicks off in this Mega Ep. First up, we hit one of our favorite segments, World Cup Kit Rankings. We break down (almost) every country's kit and share our Top & Bottom five selections + Honorable mentions (2:21). Then, we check in after final roster announcements and debate our international best Starting XI players that are NOT in the World Cup this year, and spoiler...the team is STACKED (32:52). Next, we hit our mega World Cup Betting segment with our first ever Bet Draft as we each select our favorite 10 bets ahead of the tournament. (51:32) Finally, we end with a flurry of news headlines and as coaches and players both are on the move to greener pastures. (1:15:32) Thanks for listening, we will be back with more World Cup excitement next week!


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]]> Thu, 4 Jun 2026 21:21:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The World Cup is only 1 week away!! Part 1 of our two week World Cup Preview kicks off in this Mega Ep. First up, we hit one of our favorite segments, World Cup Kit Rankings. We break down (almost) every country's kit and share our Top & Bottom five selections + Honorable mentions (2:21). Then, we check in after final roster announcements and debate our international best Starting XI players that are NOT in the World Cup this year, and spoiler...the team is STACKED (32:52). Next, we hit our mega World Cup Betting segment with our first ever Bet Draft as we each select our favorite 10 bets ahead of the tournament. (51:32) Finally, we end with a flurry of news headlines and as coaches and players both are on the move to greener pastures. (1:15:32) Thanks for listening, we will be back with more World Cup excitement next week!


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]]> WORLD CUP PREVIEW MEGA EP Part 1 | Kit Rankings | Best Starting XI NOT in WC | WC Bet Draft Ballon d'Runks 01:39:51 The World Cup is only 1 week away!! Part 1 of our two week World Cup Preview kicks off in this Mega Ep. First up, we hit one of our favorite segments, World Cup Kit Rankings. We break down (almost) every country's kit and share our Top & Bottom five selections + Honorable mentions (2:21). Then, we check in after final roster announcements and debate our international best Starting XI players that are NOT in the World Cup this year, and spoiler...the team is STACKED (32:52). Next, we hit our mega World Cup Betting segment with our first ever Bet Draft as we each select our favorite 10 bets ahead of the tournament. (51:32) Finally, we end with a flurry of news headlines and as coaches and players both are on the move to greener pastures. (1:15:32) Thanks for listening, we will be back with more World Cup excitement next week!  The World Cup is only 1 week away!! Part 1 of our two week World Cup Preview kicks off in this Mega Ep. First up, we hit one of our favorite segments, World Cup Kit Rankings. We break down (almost) every country's kit and share our Top & Bottom five selections + Honorable mentions (2:21). Then, we check in after final roster announcements and debate our international best Starting XI players that are NOT in the World Cup this year, and spoiler...the team is STACKED (32:52). Next, we hit our mega World Cup Betting segment with our first ever Bet Draft as we each select our favorite 10 bets ahead of the tournament. (51:32) Finally, we end with a flurry of news headlines and as coaches and players both are on the move to greener pastures. (1:15:32) Thanks for listening, we will be back with more World Cup excitement next week!  false full 43 87e772ca-f362-4dae-b2eb-567257fd5a92 ALL EPL & End of Season Awards!!! | World Cup Roster Check In | News & Rumors We made it through another EPL Season!! With week 38 complete, we take a moment to discuss our ALL EPL 1st through 3rd teams for the 25-26 season (2:15). Next, we jump to our annual EPL season awards, one of our favorite times of the year! (20:56) Then, we shift to World Cup as we discuss the USA and England roster decisions with only two weeks left till game 1!!! (39:57) Finally, we finish with an end of season News dump, as contracts start winding up and rumors take over the next 3 months of our lives! (54:10) World cup is here!!!


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]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 07:39:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website We made it through another EPL Season!! With week 38 complete, we take a moment to discuss our ALL EPL 1st through 3rd teams for the 25-26 season (2:15). Next, we jump to our annual EPL season awards, one of our favorite times of the year! (20:56) Then, we shift to World Cup as we discuss the USA and England roster decisions with only two weeks left till game 1!!! (39:57) Finally, we finish with an end of season News dump, as contracts start winding up and rumors take over the next 3 months of our lives! (54:10) World cup is here!!!


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]]> ALL EPL & End of Season Awards!!! | World Cup Roster Check In | News & Rumors Ballon d'Runks 01:04:22 We made it through another EPL Season!! With week 38 complete, we take a moment to discuss our ALL EPL 1st through 3rd teams for the 25-26 season (2:15). Next, we jump to our annual EPL season awards, one of our favorite times of the year! (20:56) Then, we shift to World Cup as we discuss the USA and England roster decisions with only two weeks left till game 1!!!  (39:57) Finally, we finish with an end of season News dump, as contracts start winding up and rumors take over the next 3 months of our lives! (54:10) World cup is here!!! We made it through another EPL Season!! With week 38 complete, we take a moment to discuss our ALL EPL 1st through 3rd teams for the 25-26 season (2:15). Next, we jump to our annual EPL season awards, one of our favorite times of the year! (20:56) Then, we shift to World Cup as we discuss the USA and England roster decisions with only two weeks left till game 1!!!  (39:57) Finally, we finish with an end of season News dump, as contracts start winding up and rumors take over the next 3 months of our lives! (54:10) World cup is here!!! false full 42 cb854beb-8529-4c6b-9a46-b099fcbeebb3 Arsenal Crowned! + Final EPL Week Preview | Alonso, Mourinho & The Coaching Carousel Chaos! | Spygate 2.0 | World Cup Roster Check In! ARSENAL FINALLY DO IT!!! Thanks to a valiant Bournemouth draw to Man City, Arsenal are celebrating a week early, as they find themselves Champions of the Premier League! We check in on that plus other EPL results first (0:35). Then we catch up on the the latest Coaching Movement with several BIG name moves already lighting up the news feeds (3:20). Next up, the Championship makes the Head lines as Southampton joins The Patriots in infamy, Spygate 2.0 (26:46). Then we talk World Cup, with a look at both Brazil and France having named their squads...any huge omissions?? (29:58) Finally, we end with a look to EPL Matchweek 38 as the season comes to a close and we finish our pickems and fantasy for the year! (44:55) Plus, a bonus Arsenal Champ discussion (56:51). Thanks for tuning in all season!


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]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 06:37:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website ARSENAL FINALLY DO IT!!! Thanks to a valiant Bournemouth draw to Man City, Arsenal are celebrating a week early, as they find themselves Champions of the Premier League! We check in on that plus other EPL results first (0:35). Then we catch up on the the latest Coaching Movement with several BIG name moves already lighting up the news feeds (3:20). Next up, the Championship makes the Head lines as Southampton joins The Patriots in infamy, Spygate 2.0 (26:46). Then we talk World Cup, with a look at both Brazil and France having named their squads...any huge omissions?? (29:58) Finally, we end with a look to EPL Matchweek 38 as the season comes to a close and we finish our pickems and fantasy for the year! (44:55) Plus, a bonus Arsenal Champ discussion (56:51). Thanks for tuning in all season!


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]]> Arsenal Crowned! + Final EPL Week Preview | Alonso, Mourinho & The Coaching Carousel Chaos! | Spygate 2.0 | World Cup Roster Check In! Ballon d'Runks 01:15:08 ARSENAL FINALLY DO IT!!! Thanks to a valiant Bournemouth draw to Man City, Arsenal are celebrating a week early, as they find themselves Champions of the Premier League! We check in on that plus other EPL results first (0:35). Then we catch up on the the latest Coaching Movement with several BIG name moves already lighting up the news feeds (3:20). Next up, the Championship makes the Head lines as Southampton joins The Patriots in infamy, Spygate 2.0 (26:46). Then we talk World Cup, with a look at both Brazil and France having named their squads...any huge omissions?? (29:58) Finally, we end with a look to EPL Matchweek 38 as the season comes to a close and we finish our pickems and fantasy for the year! (44:55) Plus, a bonus Arsenal Champ discussion (56:51). Thanks for tuning in all season! ARSENAL FINALLY DO IT!!! Thanks to a valiant Bournemouth draw to Man City, Arsenal are celebrating a week early, as they find themselves Champions of the Premier League! We check in on that plus other EPL results first (0:35). Then we catch up on the the latest Coaching Movement with several BIG name moves already lighting up the news feeds (3:20). Next up, the Championship makes the Head lines as Southampton joins The Patriots in infamy, Spygate 2.0 (26:46). Then we talk World Cup, with a look at both Brazil and France having named their squads...any huge omissions?? (29:58) Finally, we end with a look to EPL Matchweek 38 as the season comes to a close and we finish our pickems and fantasy for the year! (44:55) Plus, a bonus Arsenal Champ discussion (56:51). Thanks for tuning in all season! false full 41 25f6079c-2e82-4f8d-9679-76e70f798e15 UCL SEMI FINAL REVIEW! | 1v1 Trades Continued | EPL Matchweek 36 Preview After the match of the Decade, how would PSG & Bayern deliver for leg 2??? We break down this and more as we prepare for the UCL Final! (0:22) Then, we return for round 2 of our 1 for 1 trade debates. This week we break down the 50-70M tier of players, and we have a lot of doozies to get through! (18:06) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 36 slate, 3 games left and everything to play for! (41:15) See you next week!


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]]> Thu, 7 May 2026 06:34:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website After the match of the Decade, how would PSG & Bayern deliver for leg 2??? We break down this and more as we prepare for the UCL Final! (0:22) Then, we return for round 2 of our 1 for 1 trade debates. This week we break down the 50-70M tier of players, and we have a lot of doozies to get through! (18:06) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 36 slate, 3 games left and everything to play for! (41:15) See you next week!


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]]> UCL SEMI FINAL REVIEW! | 1v1 Trades Continued | EPL Matchweek 36 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:07:18 After the match of the Decade, how would PSG & Bayern deliver for leg 2??? We break down this and more as we prepare for the UCL Final! (0:22) Then, we return for round 2 of our 1 for 1 trade debates. This week we break down the 50-70M tier of players, and we have a lot of doozies to get through! (18:06) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 36 slate, 3 games left and everything to play for! (41:15) See you next week!  After the match of the Decade, how would PSG & Bayern deliver for leg 2??? We break down this and more as we prepare for the UCL Final! (0:22) Then, we return for round 2 of our 1 for 1 trade debates. This week we break down the 50-70M tier of players, and we have a lot of doozies to get through! (18:06) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 36 slate, 3 games left and everything to play for! (41:15) See you next week!  false full 31 c3a6c47f-cd99-4eb4-93d7-9582949b4e20 The Game of the Decade?!?! | UCL Semi's Leg 1 Results! | 1 For 1 Trade Extravaganza! | EPL Matchweek 35 Preview! Welcome back!! As the boys recover from their vegas getaway, the Champions League Returns! And what a F*CK!NG return it was!!! PSG v Bayern treated us to one of the best games of the 2020's, we break down this and all the other European midweek action. (2:40) Next, we begin our world cup preview with a quick look (and trivia) for Group A. (25:06) Then, we hit a surprise segment, our 1 for 1 Trade debate! We breakdown a slew of potential trades and weigh in on our takes of who wins and loses! (33:58) Finally, we wrap things up with a EPL check in for Matchweek 35 with only 4 games left in the year! (59:34) Thanks for spending time with your boys!


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]]> Fri, 1 May 2026 05:45:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back!! As the boys recover from their vegas getaway, the Champions League Returns! And what a F*CK!NG return it was!!! PSG v Bayern treated us to one of the best games of the 2020's, we break down this and all the other European midweek action. (2:40) Next, we begin our world cup preview with a quick look (and trivia) for Group A. (25:06) Then, we hit a surprise segment, our 1 for 1 Trade debate! We breakdown a slew of potential trades and weigh in on our takes of who wins and loses! (33:58) Finally, we wrap things up with a EPL check in for Matchweek 35 with only 4 games left in the year! (59:34) Thanks for spending time with your boys!


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]]> The Game of the Decade?!?! | UCL Semi's Leg 1 Results! | 1 For 1 Trade Extravaganza! | EPL Matchweek 35 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:20:57 Welcome back!! As the boys recover from their vegas getaway, the Champions League Returns! And what a F*CK!NG return it was!!! PSG v Bayern treated us to one of the best games of the 2020's, we break down this and all the other European midweek action. (2:40) Next, we begin our world cup preview with a quick look (and trivia) for Group A. (25:06) Then, we hit a surprise segment, our 1 for 1 Trade debate! We breakdown a slew of potential trades and weigh in on our takes of who wins and loses! (33:58) Finally, we wrap things up with a EPL check in for Matchweek 35 with only 4 games left in the year! (59:34) Thanks for spending time with your boys!  Welcome back!! As the boys recover from their vegas getaway, the Champions League Returns! And what a F*CK!NG return it was!!! PSG v Bayern treated us to one of the best games of the 2020's, we break down this and all the other European midweek action. (2:40) Next, we begin our world cup preview with a quick look (and trivia) for Group A. (25:06) Then, we hit a surprise segment, our 1 for 1 Trade debate! We breakdown a slew of potential trades and weigh in on our takes of who wins and loses! (33:58) Finally, we wrap things up with a EPL check in for Matchweek 35 with only 4 games left in the year! (59:34) Thanks for spending time with your boys!  false full 39 eb1787fc-3bbc-4693-a714-c4d70d7bb8ee Bottlers Gonna Bottle! | EPL Matchweek 33 Review | EPL Matchweek 34 Preview We are back for an impromtu episode to talk all thing BOTTLERS FC!!! We break down all the details of the Man City v. Arsenal epic and reprecussions for the season!(1:54) Then we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 33 results, including a Merseyside Derby and another Tottenham heart breaker! (26:00) Next, we hit some news, Europa League Semis set and Leicester despair. (38:12) Finally, we end with a preview of EPL Matchweek 34 with our picks & bets! (41:49)See you next week!


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]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:46:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website We are back for an impromtu episode to talk all thing BOTTLERS FC!!! We break down all the details of the Man City v. Arsenal epic and reprecussions for the season!(1:54) Then we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 33 results, including a Merseyside Derby and another Tottenham heart breaker! (26:00) Next, we hit some news, Europa League Semis set and Leicester despair. (38:12) Finally, we end with a preview of EPL Matchweek 34 with our picks & bets! (41:49)See you next week!


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]]> Bottlers Gonna Bottle! | EPL Matchweek 33 Review | EPL Matchweek 34 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:05:06 We are back for an impromtu episode to talk all thing BOTTLERS FC!!! We break down all the details of the Man City v. Arsenal epic and reprecussions for the season!(1:54) Then we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 33 results, including a Merseyside Derby and another Tottenham heart breaker! (26:00) Next, we hit some news, Europa League Semis set and Leicester despair. (38:12) Finally, we end with a preview of EPL Matchweek 34 with our picks & bets! (41:49)See you next week! We are back for an impromtu episode to talk all thing BOTTLERS FC!!! We break down all the details of the Man City v. Arsenal epic and reprecussions for the season!(1:54) Then we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 33 results, including a Merseyside Derby and another Tottenham heart breaker! (26:00) Next, we hit some news, Europa League Semis set and Leicester despair. (38:12) Finally, we end with a preview of EPL Matchweek 34 with our picks & bets! (41:49)See you next week! false full 38 9df70ed2-0c80-47a6-8431-7c177c0ce020 UCL Quarterfinal Leg 2 Review! | ARSENAL DROP POINTS! | UCL Final 4(?) Starting XI | EPL Matchweek 33 Preview! Welcome Back! Action packed episode this week, starting off with a check in on the 2nd legs of the UCL Quarterfinals! PSG & Atletico are through, while we await an epic Bayern/Madrid showdown tomorrow! (4:12) Then we hit the impactful results from EPL matchweek 32, as Arsenal drop points and Man City are licking their chops! (22:45) Next, we hit a still early look at Austin's favorite World Cup bets before our Vegas trip next week! (34:23) Then, our main event, the Ballon d'Runks UCL Final 4 Starting XI, we build our best team from the remaining players in the tournament! (52:35) Finally, we end with a preview for EPL Matchweek 33, including the Game of Season...Arsenal on the road at Man City!! (1:17:40) See you next week!


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]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:20:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back! Action packed episode this week, starting off with a check in on the 2nd legs of the UCL Quarterfinals! PSG & Atletico are through, while we await an epic Bayern/Madrid showdown tomorrow! (4:12) Then we hit the impactful results from EPL matchweek 32, as Arsenal drop points and Man City are licking their chops! (22:45) Next, we hit a still early look at Austin's favorite World Cup bets before our Vegas trip next week! (34:23) Then, our main event, the Ballon d'Runks UCL Final 4 Starting XI, we build our best team from the remaining players in the tournament! (52:35) Finally, we end with a preview for EPL Matchweek 33, including the Game of Season...Arsenal on the road at Man City!! (1:17:40) See you next week!


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]]> UCL Quarterfinal Leg 2 Review! | ARSENAL DROP POINTS! | UCL Final 4(?) Starting XI | EPL Matchweek 33 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:38:49 Welcome Back! Action packed episode this week, starting off with a check in on the 2nd legs of the UCL Quarterfinals! PSG & Atletico are through, while we await an epic Bayern/Madrid showdown tomorrow! (4:12) Then we hit the impactful results from EPL matchweek 32, as Arsenal drop points and Man City are licking their chops! (22:45) Next, we hit a still early look at Austin's favorite World Cup bets before our Vegas trip next week! (34:23) Then, our main event, the Ballon d'Runks UCL Final 4 Starting XI, we build our best team from the remaining players in the tournament! (52:35) Finally, we end with a preview for EPL Matchweek 33, including the Game of Season...Arsenal on the road at Man City!! (1:17:40) See you next week! Welcome Back! Action packed episode this week, starting off with a check in on the 2nd legs of the UCL Quarterfinals! PSG & Atletico are through, while we await an epic Bayern/Madrid showdown tomorrow! (4:12) Then we hit the impactful results from EPL matchweek 32, as Arsenal drop points and Man City are licking their chops! (22:45) Next, we hit a still early look at Austin's favorite World Cup bets before our Vegas trip next week! (34:23) Then, our main event, the Ballon d'Runks UCL Final 4 Starting XI, we build our best team from the remaining players in the tournament! (52:35) Finally, we end with a preview for EPL Matchweek 33, including the Game of Season...Arsenal on the road at Man City!! (1:17:40) See you next week! false full 37 152c9cfa-7cb2-4fb1-a3a6-961db8559c4b UCL Quarter Final Leg 1 Reactions!! | EPL Matchweek 32 Preview | Career Path Trivia! WOOO!!! We are back baby and ready to drink and talk soccer! This week, we start things off with a dive straight into the UCL Quarter Final Leg 1 results from the last two days. We break down a Real Madrid - Bayern blockbuster, a PSG masterclass, a Barcelona Red Card & Arsenal being Arsenal (Havertz sighting) as we get geared up for leg 2 next week! (3:22) Next, we jump into our first ever AI generated trivia, as Austin prompts Career Path breakdowns for Torin to guess (36:54). Then, we hit our EPL Matchweek 32 preview, sharing our Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week! (55:45) Finally, we end with a quick Master's sidebar as we get amped for the tournament teeing off tomorrow! (1:19:23)

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]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:14:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WOOO!!! We are back baby and ready to drink and talk soccer! This week, we start things off with a dive straight into the UCL Quarter Final Leg 1 results from the last two days. We break down a Real Madrid - Bayern blockbuster, a PSG masterclass, a Barcelona Red Card & Arsenal being Arsenal (Havertz sighting) as we get geared up for leg 2 next week! (3:22) Next, we jump into our first ever AI generated trivia, as Austin prompts Career Path breakdowns for Torin to guess (36:54). Then, we hit our EPL Matchweek 32 preview, sharing our Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week! (55:45) Finally, we end with a quick Master's sidebar as we get amped for the tournament teeing off tomorrow! (1:19:23)

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]]> UCL Quarter Final Leg 1 Reactions!! | EPL Matchweek 32 Preview | Career Path Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:27:15 WOOO!!! We are back baby and ready to drink and talk soccer! This week, we start things off with a dive straight into the UCL Quarter Final Leg 1 results from the last two days. We break down a Real Madrid - Bayern blockbuster, a PSG masterclass, a Barcelona Red Card & Arsenal being Arsenal (Havertz sighting) as we get geared up for leg 2 next week! (3:22) Next, we jump into our first ever AI generated trivia, as Austin prompts Career Path breakdowns for Torin to guess (36:54). Then, we hit our EPL Matchweek 32 preview, sharing our Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week! (55:45) Finally, we end with a quick Master's sidebar as we get amped for the tournament teeing off tomorrow! (1:19:23)  Thanks for listening! WOOO!!! We are back baby and ready to drink and talk soccer! This week, we start things off with a dive straight into the UCL Quarter Final Leg 1 results from the last two days. We break down a Real Madrid - Bayern blockbuster, a PSG masterclass, a Barcelona Red Card & Arsenal being Arsenal (Havertz sighting) as we get geared up for leg 2 next week! (3:22) Next, we jump into our first ever AI generated trivia, as Austin prompts Career Path breakdowns for Torin to guess (36:54). Then, we hit our EPL Matchweek 32 preview, sharing our Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week! (55:45) Finally, we end with a quick Master's sidebar as we get amped for the tournament teeing off tomorrow! (1:19:23)  Thanks for listening! false full 36 3f54e2c7-0cac-4807-a711-a43233366df6 WORLD CUP PLAYOFF DRAMA!!! | USA v. Belgium Showdown What's up folks!! We are back this week (from home & tent) to talk through all the World Cup Playoff Drama, as BIG teams go down, our picks are a mess and at the end of the it all, the World Cup Finals teams are finally set in stone!! First up the UEFA Qualifiers where Italy, Poland & Denamrk are all heading to Cancun or Ibiza for the summer (1:32). Then, Austin shares his disdain for the US Soccer announcing situation (25:45), before we jump over to check in on the 2 interconfederation playoff spots up for grabs (32:16). to the a check in with team USA. We review the matchup over the weekend US v. Belgium, what does it mean for us moving forward and how are we feeling leading into the World Cup (35:50). We finish with a fun rundown of the two teams picking our favorite XI of the mix...which country is going to come out on top?? (43:35) Thanks for tuning in with us!


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]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2026 05:36:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website What's up folks!! We are back this week (from home & tent) to talk through all the World Cup Playoff Drama, as BIG teams go down, our picks are a mess and at the end of the it all, the World Cup Finals teams are finally set in stone!! First up the UEFA Qualifiers where Italy, Poland & Denamrk are all heading to Cancun or Ibiza for the summer (1:32). Then, Austin shares his disdain for the US Soccer announcing situation (25:45), before we jump over to check in on the 2 interconfederation playoff spots up for grabs (32:16). to the a check in with team USA. We review the matchup over the weekend US v. Belgium, what does it mean for us moving forward and how are we feeling leading into the World Cup (35:50). We finish with a fun rundown of the two teams picking our favorite XI of the mix...which country is going to come out on top?? (43:35) Thanks for tuning in with us!


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]]> WORLD CUP PLAYOFF DRAMA!!! | USA v. Belgium Showdown Ballon d'Runks 01:08:35 What's up folks!! We are back this week (from home & tent) to talk through all the World Cup Playoff Drama, as BIG teams go down, our picks are a mess and at the end of the it all, the World Cup Finals teams are finally set in stone!! First up the UEFA Qualifiers where Italy, Poland & Denamrk are all heading to Cancun or Ibiza for the summer (1:32). Then,  Austin shares his disdain for the US Soccer announcing situation (25:45), before we jump over to check in on the 2 interconfederation playoff spots up for grabs (32:16). to the a check in with team USA. We review the matchup over the weekend US v. Belgium, what does it mean for us moving forward and how are we feeling leading into the World Cup (35:50). We finish with a fun rundown of the two teams picking our favorite XI of the mix...which country is going to come out on top?? (43:35) Thanks for tuning in with us! What's up folks!! We are back this week (from home & tent) to talk through all the World Cup Playoff Drama, as BIG teams go down, our picks are a mess and at the end of the it all, the World Cup Finals teams are finally set in stone!! First up the UEFA Qualifiers where Italy, Poland & Denamrk are all heading to Cancun or Ibiza for the summer (1:32). Then,  Austin shares his disdain for the US Soccer announcing situation (25:45), before we jump over to check in on the 2 interconfederation playoff spots up for grabs (32:16). to the a check in with team USA. We review the matchup over the weekend US v. Belgium, what does it mean for us moving forward and how are we feeling leading into the World Cup (35:50). We finish with a fun rundown of the two teams picking our favorite XI of the mix...which country is going to come out on top?? (43:35) Thanks for tuning in with us! false full 35 4fc91d35-b288-4ecf-ba9f-cb187a268a23 World Cup Playoff Preview & Trivia!!! | EPL Matchweek 31 Review | News & Headlines! Hey Yall! Welcome in for another fun edition of the Ballon d'Runks. This week we start off with a look at the shortened EPL Mathweek 31 slate. With a massive statement from Sunderland, Brighton and Nottingham making the headlines (5:22). Then we jump into the latest news around the world, including the RIDICULOUS AFCON court decision, a Man City upset(?), and a couple potential MLS stars on the way across the pond! (19:00) Then, we hit some World Cup themed Trivia (33:00), before we end with a look ahead to the World Cup Playoffs coming up this thursday. We share our picks and bets from the matchups and do some WAY TOO EARLY World Cup group picks!! (55:45) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:18:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Yall! Welcome in for another fun edition of the Ballon d'Runks. This week we start off with a look at the shortened EPL Mathweek 31 slate. With a massive statement from Sunderland, Brighton and Nottingham making the headlines (5:22). Then we jump into the latest news around the world, including the RIDICULOUS AFCON court decision, a Man City upset(?), and a couple potential MLS stars on the way across the pond! (19:00) Then, we hit some World Cup themed Trivia (33:00), before we end with a look ahead to the World Cup Playoffs coming up this thursday. We share our picks and bets from the matchups and do some WAY TOO EARLY World Cup group picks!! (55:45) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> World Cup Playoff Preview & Trivia!!! | EPL Matchweek 31 Review | News & Headlines! Ballon d'Runks 01:38:17 Hey Yall! Welcome in for another fun edition of the Ballon d'Runks. This week we start off with a look at the shortened EPL Mathweek 31 slate. With a massive statement from Sunderland, Brighton and Nottingham making the headlines (5:22). Then we jump into the latest news around the world, including the RIDICULOUS AFCON court decision, a Man City upset(?), and a couple potential MLS stars on the way across the pond! (19:00) Then, we hit some World Cup themed Trivia (33:00), before we end with a look ahead to the World Cup Playoffs coming up this thursday. We share our picks and bets from the matchups and do some WAY TOO EARLY World Cup group picks!! (55:45) Thanks for listening in! Hey Yall! Welcome in for another fun edition of the Ballon d'Runks. This week we start off with a look at the shortened EPL Mathweek 31 slate. With a massive statement from Sunderland, Brighton and Nottingham making the headlines (5:22). Then we jump into the latest news around the world, including the RIDICULOUS AFCON court decision, a Man City upset(?), and a couple potential MLS stars on the way across the pond! (19:00) Then, we hit some World Cup themed Trivia (33:00), before we end with a look ahead to the World Cup Playoffs coming up this thursday. We share our picks and bets from the matchups and do some WAY TOO EARLY World Cup group picks!! (55:45) Thanks for listening in! false full 34 97e72a14-3b8b-46ad-bbcc-32af3dc94a13 UCL Quarterfinals Set!! | Who Hangs Up Faster?? Trade List | EPL Matchweek 30 & 31 Check In WELCOME IN!!!! The Ballon d'Runks are back checking in on the UCL Round of 16 Results! The Quarterfinals are locked in and we take a look ahead to a star studded affair! (3:05) Next, we jump into our special segment of the week, Would You Rather (17:46), and a first ever "Who Hangs Up First" Trade List!(30:43) Finally, we check in on the impactful EPL Matchweek 30 results, with Man City dropping more points (45:28), then we wrap with a look ahead to the upcoming Matchweek 31 (49:09). Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:05:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WELCOME IN!!!! The Ballon d'Runks are back checking in on the UCL Round of 16 Results! The Quarterfinals are locked in and we take a look ahead to a star studded affair! (3:05) Next, we jump into our special segment of the week, Would You Rather (17:46), and a first ever "Who Hangs Up First" Trade List!(30:43) Finally, we check in on the impactful EPL Matchweek 30 results, with Man City dropping more points (45:28), then we wrap with a look ahead to the upcoming Matchweek 31 (49:09). Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> UCL Quarterfinals Set!! | Who Hangs Up Faster?? Trade List | EPL Matchweek 30 & 31 Check In Ballon d'Runks 01:06:13 WELCOME IN!!!! The Ballon d'Runks are back checking in on the UCL Round of 16 Results! The Quarterfinals are locked in and we take a look ahead to a star studded affair! (3:05) Next, we jump into our special segment of the week, Would You Rather (17:46), and a first ever "Who Hangs Up First" Trade List!(30:43) Finally, we check in on the impactful EPL Matchweek 30 results, with Man City dropping more points (45:28), then we wrap with a look ahead to the upcoming Matchweek 31 (49:09). Thanks for tuning in! WELCOME IN!!!! The Ballon d'Runks are back checking in on the UCL Round of 16 Results! The Quarterfinals are locked in and we take a look ahead to a star studded affair! (3:05) Next, we jump into our special segment of the week, Would You Rather (17:46), and a first ever "Who Hangs Up First" Trade List!(30:43) Finally, we check in on the impactful EPL Matchweek 30 results, with Man City dropping more points (45:28), then we wrap with a look ahead to the upcoming Matchweek 31 (49:09). Thanks for tuning in! false full 33 b4f40661-e8f1-4d23-8713-0cf9ebc4dd7b UCL Round of 16 Leg 1 Mayhem!!! | EPL Matchweek 29 & 30 Check-in! Welcome Back d'Runks! UEFA Champions League Knockout Round is here! We start things off with a look at the crazy leg 1 results from the Round of 16 matchups. Goals and Goalie Gaffs Galore! (2:13) Next, we check in on the rest of EPL Matchweek 29 results from last week, including a MASSIVE two points dropped by Man City at home! (30:32) Then, we hit our picks, bets and fantasy winners for this upcoming EPL Matchweek 30 slate! (41:57) Finally, we end with a brief NBA side bar discussing Austin's Celtics, Bam's 83 & the shitty Warriors. (1:03:13) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:21:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back d'Runks! UEFA Champions League Knockout Round is here! We start things off with a look at the crazy leg 1 results from the Round of 16 matchups. Goals and Goalie Gaffs Galore! (2:13) Next, we check in on the rest of EPL Matchweek 29 results from last week, including a MASSIVE two points dropped by Man City at home! (30:32) Then, we hit our picks, bets and fantasy winners for this upcoming EPL Matchweek 30 slate! (41:57) Finally, we end with a brief NBA side bar discussing Austin's Celtics, Bam's 83 & the shitty Warriors. (1:03:13) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> UCL Round of 16 Leg 1 Mayhem!!! | EPL Matchweek 29 & 30 Check-in! Ballon d'Runks 01:15:03 Welcome Back d'Runks! UEFA Champions League Knockout Round is here! We start things off with a look at the crazy leg 1 results from the Round of 16 matchups. Goals and Goalie Gaffs Galore! (2:13) Next, we check in on the rest of EPL Matchweek 29 results from last week, including a MASSIVE two points dropped by Man City at home! (30:32) Then, we hit our picks, bets and fantasy winners for this upcoming EPL Matchweek 30 slate! (41:57) Finally, we end with a brief NBA side bar discussing Austin's Celtics, Bam's 83 & the shitty Warriors. (1:03:13) Thanks for listening in! Welcome Back d'Runks! UEFA Champions League Knockout Round is here! We start things off with a look at the crazy leg 1 results from the Round of 16 matchups. Goals and Goalie Gaffs Galore! (2:13) Next, we check in on the rest of EPL Matchweek 29 results from last week, including a MASSIVE two points dropped by Man City at home! (30:32) Then, we hit our picks, bets and fantasy winners for this upcoming EPL Matchweek 30 slate! (41:57) Finally, we end with a brief NBA side bar discussing Austin's Celtics, Bam's 83 & the shitty Warriors. (1:03:13) Thanks for listening in! false full 32 c76fbcb5-325e-4fe7-8215-63dd8ce53939 EPL Best & Worst Contracts List! | UEFA Champions League Knockout Preview! | EPL Matchweek 28 & 29 Check In WAZZZZZUPPPPP!!! Welcome in to another MEGA pod this week! First Up, UEFA Champions League Knockout is upon us and we have all the matchups to dive into and a check in to see how our start of the season draft stacks up! (2:46) Next, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 28 games from the weekend (24:44), and a look at the midweek slate, EPL Matchweek 29 (48:18) as the season heads into its final quarter! Then, we hit our Best & Worst EPL contracts list as we dive into just how lopside some of these player contracts are (1:00:18). Finally, we end with our new RANT of the week segment, as we both get our soccer feelings off our chest! (1:38:18) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Wed, 4 Mar 2026 08:42:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WAZZZZZUPPPPP!!! Welcome in to another MEGA pod this week! First Up, UEFA Champions League Knockout is upon us and we have all the matchups to dive into and a check in to see how our start of the season draft stacks up! (2:46) Next, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 28 games from the weekend (24:44), and a look at the midweek slate, EPL Matchweek 29 (48:18) as the season heads into its final quarter! Then, we hit our Best & Worst EPL contracts list as we dive into just how lopside some of these player contracts are (1:00:18). Finally, we end with our new RANT of the week segment, as we both get our soccer feelings off our chest! (1:38:18) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> EPL Best & Worst Contracts List! | UEFA Champions League Knockout Preview! | EPL Matchweek 28 & 29 Check In Ballon d'Runks 01:53:33 WAZZZZZUPPPPP!!! Welcome in to another MEGA pod this week! First Up, UEFA Champions League Knockout is upon us and we have all the matchups to dive into and a check in to see how our start of the season draft stacks up! (2:46) Next, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 28 games from the weekend (24:44), and a look at the midweek slate, EPL Matchweek 29 (48:18) as the season heads into its final quarter! Then, we hit our Best & Worst EPL contracts list as we dive into just how lopside some of these player contracts are (1:00:18). Finally, we end with our new RANT of the week segment, as we both get our soccer feelings off our chest! (1:38:18) Thanks for listening in! WAZZZZZUPPPPP!!! Welcome in to another MEGA pod this week! First Up, UEFA Champions League Knockout is upon us and we have all the matchups to dive into and a check in to see how our start of the season draft stacks up! (2:46) Next, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 28 games from the weekend (24:44), and a look at the midweek slate, EPL Matchweek 29 (48:18) as the season heads into its final quarter! Then, we hit our Best & Worst EPL contracts list as we dive into just how lopside some of these player contracts are (1:00:18). Finally, we end with our new RANT of the week segment, as we both get our soccer feelings off our chest! (1:38:18) Thanks for listening in! false full 31 15f7af2b-6c8e-4b3b-b76b-42714bb7bd87 UEFA Champions League Playoff Leg 2 Preview! | EPL Matchweek 27 Review & 28 Preview | EPL Trivia! Hey Yall! Welcome back in to the Ballon d'Runks pod! Amped to get back into the swing of things as we have mid week games AGAIN! First up, we talk through the exciting 2nd leg matchups for the UEFA Champions League playoff round starting tomorrow! The first leg delivered some heaters and we hope for more this week! (3:48) Next, we jump over to the EPL, and talk through the results from the weekend, including a crazy midweek Arsenal slip up throwing the title race into a tight affair! (22:19) Next, we hit some historical EPL team trivia as Austin tries his best to down Topo Chico seltzers. (41:45) Finally, We end with a look to the weekend for the EPL Matchweek 28 slate and share our picks, bets and fantasy squads (1:02:42). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:48:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Yall! Welcome back in to the Ballon d'Runks pod! Amped to get back into the swing of things as we have mid week games AGAIN! First up, we talk through the exciting 2nd leg matchups for the UEFA Champions League playoff round starting tomorrow! The first leg delivered some heaters and we hope for more this week! (3:48) Next, we jump over to the EPL, and talk through the results from the weekend, including a crazy midweek Arsenal slip up throwing the title race into a tight affair! (22:19) Next, we hit some historical EPL team trivia as Austin tries his best to down Topo Chico seltzers. (41:45) Finally, We end with a look to the weekend for the EPL Matchweek 28 slate and share our picks, bets and fantasy squads (1:02:42). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Playoff Leg 2 Preview! | EPL Matchweek 27 Review & 28 Preview | EPL Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:37:12 Hey Yall! Welcome back in to the Ballon d'Runks pod! Amped to get back into the swing of things as we have mid week games AGAIN! First up, we talk through the exciting 2nd leg matchups for the UEFA Champions League playoff round starting tomorrow! The first leg delivered some heaters and we hope for more this week! (3:48) Next, we jump over to the EPL, and talk through the results from the weekend, including a crazy midweek Arsenal slip up throwing the title race into a tight affair! (22:19) Next, we hit some historical EPL team trivia as Austin tries his best to down Topo Chico seltzers. (41:45) Finally, We end with a look to the weekend for the EPL Matchweek 28 slate and share our picks, bets and fantasy squads (1:02:42). Thanks for hanging with us! Hey Yall! Welcome back in to the Ballon d'Runks pod! Amped to get back into the swing of things as we have mid week games AGAIN! First up, we talk through the exciting 2nd leg matchups for the UEFA Champions League playoff round starting tomorrow! The first leg delivered some heaters and we hope for more this week! (3:48) Next, we jump over to the EPL, and talk through the results from the weekend, including a crazy midweek Arsenal slip up throwing the title race into a tight affair! (22:19) Next, we hit some historical EPL team trivia as Austin tries his best to down Topo Chico seltzers. (41:45) Finally, We end with a look to the weekend for the EPL Matchweek 28 slate and share our picks, bets and fantasy squads (1:02:42). Thanks for hanging with us! false full 30 d134458e-2572-42c2-a9c1-46023bc79d1f Trivia, Ballon d'Or Dream Team & WYR Mega Ep! | UEFA Champions League Playoff Preview! | EPL Matchweek 27 Preview We are back!! This week we switch things up and start off with an avalanche of Trivia (1:32), Would You Rather (14:18) & Ballon d'Or Dream Team debates (35:23)! Then, we check in on the upcoming UEFA Champions League Playoff game matchups (53:27). We close out the show with quick EPL check in (1:01:54) and a look ahead to this weekends games (1:07:51).

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]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:07:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website We are back!! This week we switch things up and start off with an avalanche of Trivia (1:32), Would You Rather (14:18) & Ballon d'Or Dream Team debates (35:23)! Then, we check in on the upcoming UEFA Champions League Playoff game matchups (53:27). We close out the show with quick EPL check in (1:01:54) and a look ahead to this weekends games (1:07:51).

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]]> Trivia, Ballon d'Or Dream Team & WYR Mega Ep! | UEFA Champions League Playoff Preview! | EPL Matchweek 27 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:30:14 We are back!! This week we switch things up and start off with an avalanche of Trivia (1:32), Would You Rather (14:18) & Ballon d'Or Dream Team debates (35:23)! Then, we check in on the upcoming UEFA Champions League Playoff game matchups (53:27). We close out the show with quick EPL check in (1:01:54) and a look ahead to this weekends games (1:07:51). Thanks for listening in! We are back!! This week we switch things up and start off with an avalanche of Trivia (1:32), Would You Rather (14:18) & Ballon d'Or Dream Team debates (35:23)! Then, we check in on the upcoming UEFA Champions League Playoff game matchups (53:27). We close out the show with quick EPL check in (1:01:54) and a look ahead to this weekends games (1:07:51). Thanks for listening in! false full 29 d6dd799d-b9e3-4d3f-98df-c1b3eba904b1 Way Too Early World Cup Check In! | EPL Matchweek 25 Review & 26 Preview! We are back! Still recovering from our Superbowl debauchery...the d'Runks dive into the weekend and Tuesday EPL results. An epic Liverpool-Man City showdown, Man U almost getting a haircut, and Tttenham in bad shape! (1:40) After a quick VAR detour (20:37), we jump to the latest news, De Zerbi out at Marseille, Merino foot surgery and ANOTHER Mourinho rumor! (25:00) Next, we jump into FULL WORLD CUP MODE for our WAY TOO EARLY WC Check In! The boys are headed to the round of 32! We discuss potential matchups for our game and break down our early betting favorites, a TON of value out there! (41:25) Finally, we finish with a look to the remaining games in EPL Matchweek 26, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy lineups for the mid week slate (1:02:34).

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]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website We are back! Still recovering from our Superbowl debauchery...the d'Runks dive into the weekend and Tuesday EPL results. An epic Liverpool-Man City showdown, Man U almost getting a haircut, and Tttenham in bad shape! (1:40) After a quick VAR detour (20:37), we jump to the latest news, De Zerbi out at Marseille, Merino foot surgery and ANOTHER Mourinho rumor! (25:00) Next, we jump into FULL WORLD CUP MODE for our WAY TOO EARLY WC Check In! The boys are headed to the round of 32! We discuss potential matchups for our game and break down our early betting favorites, a TON of value out there! (41:25) Finally, we finish with a look to the remaining games in EPL Matchweek 26, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy lineups for the mid week slate (1:02:34).

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]]> Way Too Early World Cup Check In! | EPL Matchweek 25 Review & 26 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:22:55 We are back! Still recovering from our Superbowl debauchery...the d'Runks dive into the weekend and Tuesday EPL results. An epic Liverpool-Man City showdown, Man U almost getting a haircut, and Tttenham in bad shape! (1:40) After a quick VAR detour (20:37), we jump to the latest news, De Zerbi out at Marseille, Merino foot surgery and ANOTHER Mourinho rumor! (25:00) Next, we jump into FULL WORLD CUP MODE for our WAY TOO EARLY WC Check In! The boys are headed to the round of 32! We discuss potential matchups for our game and break down our early betting favorites, a TON of value out there! (41:25) Finally, we finish with a look to the remaining games in EPL Matchweek 26, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy lineups for the mid week slate (1:02:34).   Thanks for hanging with us! We are back! Still recovering from our Superbowl debauchery...the d'Runks dive into the weekend and Tuesday EPL results. An epic Liverpool-Man City showdown, Man U almost getting a haircut, and Tttenham in bad shape! (1:40) After a quick VAR detour (20:37), we jump to the latest news, De Zerbi out at Marseille, Merino foot surgery and ANOTHER Mourinho rumor! (25:00) Next, we jump into FULL WORLD CUP MODE for our WAY TOO EARLY WC Check In! The boys are headed to the round of 32! We discuss potential matchups for our game and break down our early betting favorites, a TON of value out there! (41:25) Finally, we finish with a look to the remaining games in EPL Matchweek 26, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy lineups for the mid week slate (1:02:34).   Thanks for hanging with us! false full 28 ca91196b-49d3-4f3e-9bf7-e9b0135c2fd4 EPL Winter Transfer Window '26 Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 24 Review & 25 Preview! Welcome back friends! We are back with a banger ep as February is upon us! First up, we dive into the EPL matchweek 24 results with action packed games across the league, Man U continue their tear, City drop more points and Arsenal remain top! (3:59) Next, we jump into the frantic final days of the winter transfer window as last minute moves and transfer collapses run rampant. We break down our tier list of EPL teams and how their fans are feeling coming out of the transfer window chaos! (33:50) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy stars of the week (1:12:38). Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Wed, 4 Feb 2026 07:27:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back friends! We are back with a banger ep as February is upon us! First up, we dive into the EPL matchweek 24 results with action packed games across the league, Man U continue their tear, City drop more points and Arsenal remain top! (3:59) Next, we jump into the frantic final days of the winter transfer window as last minute moves and transfer collapses run rampant. We break down our tier list of EPL teams and how their fans are feeling coming out of the transfer window chaos! (33:50) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy stars of the week (1:12:38). Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> EPL Winter Transfer Window '26 Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 24 Review & 25 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:43:01 Welcome back friends! We are back with a banger ep as February is upon us! First up, we dive into the EPL matchweek 24 results with action packed games across the league, Man U continue their tear, City drop more points and Arsenal remain top! (3:59) Next, we jump into the frantic final days of the winter transfer window as last minute moves and transfer collapses run rampant. We break down our tier list of EPL teams and how their fans are feeling coming out of the transfer window chaos! (33:50) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy stars of the week (1:12:38). Thanks for tuning in! Welcome back friends! We are back with a banger ep as February is upon us! First up, we dive into the EPL matchweek 24 results with action packed games across the league, Man U continue their tear, City drop more points and Arsenal remain top! (3:59) Next, we jump into the frantic final days of the winter transfer window as last minute moves and transfer collapses run rampant. We break down our tier list of EPL teams and how their fans are feeling coming out of the transfer window chaos! (33:50) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy stars of the week (1:12:38). Thanks for tuning in! false full 27 e199535e-c22a-4572-abb7-26e38a56ee20 UCL Final League Day Madness!!! | Transfer Window Check In | EPL Matchweek 24 Preview! WOOO!!! Drama galore during the final Matchday of the UCL league stage! We break down all the results and see how the table finished up! (4:35) Then, we jump into our UCL play-off knock out stage power rankings and check how we stack up against the betting odds (17:02). Next, we hit the latest transfer news, rumors and injuries (32:21), before jumping into our EPL Matchweek 23 review. Arsenal and Liverpool both go down! And huge wins for Fulham and Aston Villa! (48:41) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 24, sharing our picks, bets & fantasy winners of the week (1:05:55)! Cheers!


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]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:40:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WOOO!!! Drama galore during the final Matchday of the UCL league stage! We break down all the results and see how the table finished up! (4:35) Then, we jump into our UCL play-off knock out stage power rankings and check how we stack up against the betting odds (17:02). Next, we hit the latest transfer news, rumors and injuries (32:21), before jumping into our EPL Matchweek 23 review. Arsenal and Liverpool both go down! And huge wins for Fulham and Aston Villa! (48:41) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 24, sharing our picks, bets & fantasy winners of the week (1:05:55)! Cheers!


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]]> UCL Final League Day Madness!!! | Transfer Window Check In | EPL Matchweek 24 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:26:47 WOOO!!! Drama galore during the final Matchday of the UCL league stage! We break down all the results and see how the table finished up! (4:35) Then, we jump into our UCL play-off knock out stage power rankings and check how we stack up against the betting odds (17:02). Next, we hit the latest transfer news, rumors and injuries (32:21), before jumping into our EPL Matchweek 23 review. Arsenal and Liverpool both go down! And huge wins for Fulham and Aston Villa! (48:41) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 24, sharing our picks, bets & fantasy winners of the week (1:05:55)! Cheers! WOOO!!! Drama galore during the final Matchday of the UCL league stage! We break down all the results and see how the table finished up! (4:35) Then, we jump into our UCL play-off knock out stage power rankings and check how we stack up against the betting odds (17:02). Next, we hit the latest transfer news, rumors and injuries (32:21), before jumping into our EPL Matchweek 23 review. Arsenal and Liverpool both go down! And huge wins for Fulham and Aston Villa! (48:41) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 24, sharing our picks, bets & fantasy winners of the week (1:05:55)! Cheers! false full 26 d5d5b8d3-9847-4acc-81d8-de8adc99a7a7 AFCON Madness! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 Results | EPL Matchweek 23 Preview Welcome back! This week we start with the INSANE AFCON Final and all the WILD story lines coming out of Senegal's epic win behind enemy lines in Morocco! (4:30) Next, we check in on the UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 results as the final standings start to take shape (22:32). Manchester Derby action is next as the Carrick led Red Devils shock their cross town rivals (32:47). Then, we hit the latest from the Winter Transfer window, with a pod favorite Dzeko on the move! (43:20) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL matchweek 23 slate, checking out our picks, bets and fantasy favorites for the week (58:59). Cheers! and thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:23:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! This week we start with the INSANE AFCON Final and all the WILD story lines coming out of Senegal's epic win behind enemy lines in Morocco! (4:30) Next, we check in on the UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 results as the final standings start to take shape (22:32). Manchester Derby action is next as the Carrick led Red Devils shock their cross town rivals (32:47). Then, we hit the latest from the Winter Transfer window, with a pod favorite Dzeko on the move! (43:20) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL matchweek 23 slate, checking out our picks, bets and fantasy favorites for the week (58:59). Cheers! and thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> AFCON Madness! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 Results | EPL Matchweek 23 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:27:03 Welcome back! This week we start with the INSANE AFCON Final and all the WILD story lines coming out of Senegal's epic win behind enemy lines in Morocco! (4:30) Next, we check in on the UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 results as the final standings start to take shape (22:32). Manchester Derby action is next as the Carrick led Red Devils shock their cross town rivals (32:47). Then, we hit the latest from the Winter Transfer window, with a pod favorite Dzeko on the move! (43:20) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL matchweek 23 slate, checking out our picks, bets and fantasy favorites for the week (58:59). Cheers! and thanks for hanging with us! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks ! Welcome back! This week we start with the INSANE AFCON Final and all the WILD story lines coming out of Senegal's epic win behind enemy lines in Morocco! (4:30) Next, we check in on the UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 results as the final standings start to take shape (22:32). Manchester Derby action is next as the Carrick led Red Devils shock their cross town rivals (32:47). Then, we hit the latest from the Winter Transfer window, with a pod favorite Dzeko on the move! (43:20) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL matchweek 23 slate, checking out our picks, bets and fantasy favorites for the week (58:59). Cheers! and thanks for hanging with us! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks ! false full 25 3cb4108f-7c71-4c34-8729-132b92aa0c65 EPL Winter Transfer Window Wishlist! | AFCON & FA Cup Check In! | EPL Matchweek 22 Preview 2 Hour Pod ALERT!! No EPL over the weekend but so much to talk about! First up, we check in on the latest from the AFCON knockout stage (2:29), the FA CUP (9:02) and the EFL Carabao Cup Semi Finals (13:16). Then, we hit the latest news including a crazy transfer window, high profile coach firings, an EPL reunion, and a TV option we have been asking for for YEARS! (19:02) Then, we hit our main event of the week, our EPL Winter Transfer Window Wishlist! From top to bottom, we break down every team's weaknesses and desires as we gear up for a tight second half finish (37:54). Next, Austin delivers some fun trivia (1:25:22), before we jump into our EPL Matchweek 22 Preview. Picks, Bets and Fantasy to round things out! (1:35:33)

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]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:02:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website 2 Hour Pod ALERT!! No EPL over the weekend but so much to talk about! First up, we check in on the latest from the AFCON knockout stage (2:29), the FA CUP (9:02) and the EFL Carabao Cup Semi Finals (13:16). Then, we hit the latest news including a crazy transfer window, high profile coach firings, an EPL reunion, and a TV option we have been asking for for YEARS! (19:02) Then, we hit our main event of the week, our EPL Winter Transfer Window Wishlist! From top to bottom, we break down every team's weaknesses and desires as we gear up for a tight second half finish (37:54). Next, Austin delivers some fun trivia (1:25:22), before we jump into our EPL Matchweek 22 Preview. Picks, Bets and Fantasy to round things out! (1:35:33)

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]]> EPL Winter Transfer Window Wishlist! | AFCON & FA Cup Check In! | EPL Matchweek 22 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:58:34 2 Hour Pod ALERT!! No EPL over the weekend but so much to talk about! First up, we check in on the latest from the AFCON knockout stage (2:29), the FA CUP (9:02) and the EFL Carabao Cup Semi Finals (13:16). Then, we hit the latest news including a crazy transfer window, high profile coach firings, an EPL reunion, and a TV option we have been asking for for YEARS! (19:02) Then, we hit our main event of the week, our EPL Winter Transfer Window Wishlist! From top to bottom, we break down every team's weaknesses and desires as we gear up for a tight second half finish (37:54). Next, Austin delivers some fun trivia (1:25:22), before we jump into our EPL Matchweek 22 Preview. Picks, Bets and Fantasy to round things out! (1:35:33)  Thanks for tuning in!  You can also watch us live on Youtube on our channel @ballondrunks ! 2 Hour Pod ALERT!! No EPL over the weekend but so much to talk about! First up, we check in on the latest from the AFCON knockout stage (2:29), the FA CUP (9:02) and the EFL Carabao Cup Semi Finals (13:16). Then, we hit the latest news including a crazy transfer window, high profile coach firings, an EPL reunion, and a TV option we have been asking for for YEARS! (19:02) Then, we hit our main event of the week, our EPL Winter Transfer Window Wishlist! From top to bottom, we break down every team's weaknesses and desires as we gear up for a tight second half finish (37:54). Next, Austin delivers some fun trivia (1:25:22), before we jump into our EPL Matchweek 22 Preview. Picks, Bets and Fantasy to round things out! (1:35:33)  Thanks for tuning in!  You can also watch us live on Youtube on our channel @ballondrunks ! false full 24 912a5e89-ea4e-480f-b6d6-74658eaa777c 25-26 Midseason All EPL! | Midweek EPL Madness! | AFCON Check In! Welcome back! Back to Back EPL match madness is upon us! Starting off, with a look at the results from EPL matchweek 20 & 21! Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Chelsea all drop points as the CRAZY EPL table continues to deliver (5:02). Next we catch up on the exciting AFCON knockout stage, as we prep for quarterfinals starting tomorrow (34:40). Then, we hit the latest news from the winter transfer market and dive deeper on the recent manager departures (44:36). Finally, we finish with our debate over All EPL Midseason selections for 1st, 2nd and 3rd team. (1:04:33) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Fri, 9 Jan 2026 07:02:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! Back to Back EPL match madness is upon us! Starting off, with a look at the results from EPL matchweek 20 & 21! Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Chelsea all drop points as the CRAZY EPL table continues to deliver (5:02). Next we catch up on the exciting AFCON knockout stage, as we prep for quarterfinals starting tomorrow (34:40). Then, we hit the latest news from the winter transfer market and dive deeper on the recent manager departures (44:36). Finally, we finish with our debate over All EPL Midseason selections for 1st, 2nd and 3rd team. (1:04:33) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> 25-26 Midseason All EPL! | Midweek EPL Madness! | AFCON Check In! Ballon d'Runks 01:33:59 Welcome back! Back to Back EPL match madness is upon us! Starting off, with a look at the results from EPL matchweek 20 & 21! Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Chelsea all drop points as the CRAZY EPL table continues to deliver (5:02). Next we catch up on the exciting AFCON knockout stage, as we prep for quarterfinals starting tomorrow (34:40). Then, we hit the latest news from the winter transfer market and dive deeper on the recent manager departures (44:36). Finally, we finish with our debate over All EPL Midseason selections for 1st, 2nd and 3rd team. (1:04:33) Thanks for hanging with us! Welcome back! Back to Back EPL match madness is upon us! Starting off, with a look at the results from EPL matchweek 20 & 21! Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Chelsea all drop points as the CRAZY EPL table continues to deliver (5:02). Next we catch up on the exciting AFCON knockout stage, as we prep for quarterfinals starting tomorrow (34:40). Then, we hit the latest news from the winter transfer market and dive deeper on the recent manager departures (44:36). Finally, we finish with our debate over All EPL Midseason selections for 1st, 2nd and 3rd team. (1:04:33) Thanks for hanging with us! false full 23 965fc819-5e36-4adb-a719-fc55eeb22943 EPL 25-26 Midseason Awards! | EPL Matchweek 20 Preview! Happy New Year!!! New Year, same us as we start the show with technical difficulties but power through. First up, we jump straight into our EPL 25-26 Midseason Awards! Halfway through the season, we take stock of the players and teams in the league and hand out our awards of the season so far! (0:37) Next, we check in on the the latest AFCON updates (43:43) as we head into the Knockout round, then jump into the winter transfer window, with some major moves already locked in! (45:15) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, making our picks, bets and fantasy winners! (50:17) Thanks for listening!


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]]> Fri, 2 Jan 2026 07:10:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Happy New Year!!! New Year, same us as we start the show with technical difficulties but power through. First up, we jump straight into our EPL 25-26 Midseason Awards! Halfway through the season, we take stock of the players and teams in the league and hand out our awards of the season so far! (0:37) Next, we check in on the the latest AFCON updates (43:43) as we head into the Knockout round, then jump into the winter transfer window, with some major moves already locked in! (45:15) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, making our picks, bets and fantasy winners! (50:17) Thanks for listening!


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]]> EPL 25-26 Midseason Awards! | EPL Matchweek 20 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:08:48 Happy New Year!!! New Year, same us as we start the show with technical difficulties but power through. First up, we jump straight into our EPL 25-26 Midseason Awards! Halfway through the season, we take stock of the players and teams in the league and hand out our awards of the season so far! (0:37) Next, we check in on the the latest AFCON updates (43:43) as we head into the Knockout round, then jump into the winter transfer window, with some major moves already locked in! (45:15) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, making our picks, bets and fantasy winners! (50:17) Thanks for listening! Happy New Year!!! New Year, same us as we start the show with technical difficulties but power through. First up, we jump straight into our EPL 25-26 Midseason Awards! Halfway through the season, we take stock of the players and teams in the league and hand out our awards of the season so far! (0:37) Next, we check in on the the latest AFCON updates (43:43) as we head into the Knockout round, then jump into the winter transfer window, with some major moves already locked in! (45:15) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, making our picks, bets and fantasy winners! (50:17) Thanks for listening! false full 22 15dc264a-2814-41e3-92be-8c24536524bd AFCON Check In! | EPL Matchweek 19 Preview & 18 Review! Welcome back! We love the holiday season onslaught of matches! This week we start with a review of the Boxing Day matches from the weekend, with Aston Villa continuing their streak while Arsenal and Man City keep pace! (2:59) Next, we hit the latest quotes and stats from around the leagues (36:30). Then, we check in on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the group stage comes to an end and knockouts kick off! (46:58) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 19 matchups including picks, bets and our fantasy team of the week! (Steven Adams shout out!) (56:31) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! We love the holiday season onslaught of matches! This week we start with a review of the Boxing Day matches from the weekend, with Aston Villa continuing their streak while Arsenal and Man City keep pace! (2:59) Next, we hit the latest quotes and stats from around the leagues (36:30). Then, we check in on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the group stage comes to an end and knockouts kick off! (46:58) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 19 matchups including picks, bets and our fantasy team of the week! (Steven Adams shout out!) (56:31) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> AFCON Check In! | EPL Matchweek 19 Preview & 18 Review! Ballon d'Runks 01:22:43 Welcome back! We love the holiday season onslaught of matches! This week we start with a review of the Boxing Day matches from the weekend, with Aston Villa continuing their streak while Arsenal and Man City keep pace! (2:59) Next, we hit the latest quotes and stats from around the leagues (36:30). Then, we check in on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the group stage comes to an end and knockouts kick off! (46:58) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 19 matchups including picks, bets and our fantasy team of the week! (Steven Adams shout out!) (56:31) Thanks for hanging with us! Welcome back! We love the holiday season onslaught of matches! This week we start with a review of the Boxing Day matches from the weekend, with Aston Villa continuing their streak while Arsenal and Man City keep pace! (2:59) Next, we hit the latest quotes and stats from around the leagues (36:30). Then, we check in on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the group stage comes to an end and knockouts kick off! (46:58) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 19 matchups including picks, bets and our fantasy team of the week! (Steven Adams shout out!) (56:31) Thanks for hanging with us! false full 21 bb6ed06d-7b99-4740-99cf-bc0680ce6a4a Most Annoying Things in Soccer Tier List Pt. 2! | EPL Matchweek 17 Review & 18 Preview Hey Friends! Welcome back to the debauchery of the Ballon d'Runks podcast! This week we start off with a review of all the action from the EPL Matchweek 17 games with Arsenal and Man City keeping pace, Newcastle and Chelsea fighting to a draw, and Aston Villa continuing to make moves in the table! (3:13) Next, we hit the latest news from the soccer world including the first ever discussion of a LIFETIME contract (29:26). Then, Austin hits Torin with a fun array of trivia (35:45). Next up, our main event, the next installment of our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! In part two, we break down more of the most annoying the things we hate to see! (51:40) Finally, we wrap with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 17 slate, going through our picks, bets and bottom half fantasy favorites! (1:31:06) Thanks for hanging with us for 2 hours!


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]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:48:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Friends! Welcome back to the debauchery of the Ballon d'Runks podcast! This week we start off with a review of all the action from the EPL Matchweek 17 games with Arsenal and Man City keeping pace, Newcastle and Chelsea fighting to a draw, and Aston Villa continuing to make moves in the table! (3:13) Next, we hit the latest news from the soccer world including the first ever discussion of a LIFETIME contract (29:26). Then, Austin hits Torin with a fun array of trivia (35:45). Next up, our main event, the next installment of our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! In part two, we break down more of the most annoying the things we hate to see! (51:40) Finally, we wrap with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 17 slate, going through our picks, bets and bottom half fantasy favorites! (1:31:06) Thanks for hanging with us for 2 hours!


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]]> Most Annoying Things in Soccer Tier List Pt. 2! | EPL Matchweek 17 Review & 18 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:59:08 Hey Friends! Welcome back to the debauchery of the Ballon d'Runks podcast! This week we start off with a review of all the action from the EPL Matchweek 17 games with Arsenal and Man City keeping pace, Newcastle and Chelsea fighting to a draw, and Aston Villa continuing to make moves in the table! (3:13) Next, we hit the latest news from the soccer world including the first ever discussion of a LIFETIME contract (29:26). Then, Austin hits Torin with a fun array of trivia (35:45). Next up, our main event, the next installment of our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! In part two, we break down more of the most annoying the things we hate to see! (51:40) Finally, we wrap with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 17 slate, going through our picks, bets and bottom half fantasy favorites! (1:31:06) Thanks for hanging with us for 2 hours! Hey Friends! Welcome back to the debauchery of the Ballon d'Runks podcast! This week we start off with a review of all the action from the EPL Matchweek 17 games with Arsenal and Man City keeping pace, Newcastle and Chelsea fighting to a draw, and Aston Villa continuing to make moves in the table! (3:13) Next, we hit the latest news from the soccer world including the first ever discussion of a LIFETIME contract (29:26). Then, Austin hits Torin with a fun array of trivia (35:45). Next up, our main event, the next installment of our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! In part two, we break down more of the most annoying the things we hate to see! (51:40) Finally, we wrap with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 17 slate, going through our picks, bets and bottom half fantasy favorites! (1:31:06) Thanks for hanging with us for 2 hours! false full 20 f99c0a06-d0da-43c2-ad02-68fb8482c567 Our Favorite Things in Soccer Tier List Part II! | EPL Matchweek 16 Review & 17 Preview | Extra Trivia! Welcome back soccer fans! Absolutely MEGA episode this week! Starting off with a look at the recent EPL matchweek 16 results! Salah plays! The Tyne-Wear Derby returns! And Arsenal get a scare! (2:50) Next, we go over the upcoming AFCON player departures and how these absences will impact the league over the next month (37:05). Then, we hit the latest news around the soccer world, including FIFA lawsuits, world cup ticket drama, and a Vardy award! (42:55) Trivia is back with a bang as Austin hits Torin with a slew of fun questions (53:25). Next, we go over our EPL Matchweek 17 Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week (1:07:00). Finally, we end with the return of our tier list segment...Round 2 of OUR FAVORITE THINGS IN SOCCER! (1:27:10) Thanks for hanging out with us!


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]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:36:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back soccer fans! Absolutely MEGA episode this week! Starting off with a look at the recent EPL matchweek 16 results! Salah plays! The Tyne-Wear Derby returns! And Arsenal get a scare! (2:50) Next, we go over the upcoming AFCON player departures and how these absences will impact the league over the next month (37:05). Then, we hit the latest news around the soccer world, including FIFA lawsuits, world cup ticket drama, and a Vardy award! (42:55) Trivia is back with a bang as Austin hits Torin with a slew of fun questions (53:25). Next, we go over our EPL Matchweek 17 Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week (1:07:00). Finally, we end with the return of our tier list segment...Round 2 of OUR FAVORITE THINGS IN SOCCER! (1:27:10) Thanks for hanging out with us!


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]]> Our Favorite Things in Soccer Tier List Part II! | EPL Matchweek 16 Review & 17 Preview | Extra Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 02:13:12 Welcome back soccer fans! Absolutely MEGA episode this week! Starting off with a look at the recent EPL matchweek 16 results! Salah plays! The Tyne-Wear Derby returns! And Arsenal get a scare! (2:50) Next, we go over the upcoming AFCON player departures and how these absences will impact the league over the next month (37:05). Then, we hit the latest news around the soccer world, including FIFA lawsuits, world cup ticket drama, and a Vardy award! (42:55) Trivia is back with a bang as Austin hits Torin with a slew of fun questions (53:25). Next, we go over our EPL Matchweek 17 Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week (1:07:00). Finally, we end with the return of our tier list segment...Round 2 of OUR FAVORITE THINGS IN SOCCER! (1:27:10) Thanks for hanging out with us! Welcome back soccer fans! Absolutely MEGA episode this week! Starting off with a look at the recent EPL matchweek 16 results! Salah plays! The Tyne-Wear Derby returns! And Arsenal get a scare! (2:50) Next, we go over the upcoming AFCON player departures and how these absences will impact the league over the next month (37:05). Then, we hit the latest news around the soccer world, including FIFA lawsuits, world cup ticket drama, and a Vardy award! (42:55) Trivia is back with a bang as Austin hits Torin with a slew of fun questions (53:25). Next, we go over our EPL Matchweek 17 Picks, Bets & Fantasy teams of the week (1:07:00). Finally, we end with the return of our tier list segment...Round 2 of OUR FAVORITE THINGS IN SOCCER! (1:27:10) Thanks for hanging out with us! false full 19 7d94555b-b422-4f4c-8127-67eabd48a10b Salah Drama & Leeds Delight! | World Cup Draw | EPL Matchweek 14/15 Review & 16 Preview Welcome back! We jump straight into the headline of the week, SALAH DRAMA! We discuss the firey comments from the Liverpool forward and debate where things move forward from here? (3:28) Then, we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 14/15 slate, including Arsenal going down and an amazing week for Leeds winning 4 points against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool! (12:49) Next, we talk through the recent World Cup Draw and give our thoughts on how the groups stack up for next summer's showdown (34:37). Champions League check in is up next as we are midway through the matchday 6 slate. (57:45) Finally, we finish with a look at the upcoming EPL matchweek 16 games, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy favorites! (1:02:55) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:35:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! We jump straight into the headline of the week, SALAH DRAMA! We discuss the firey comments from the Liverpool forward and debate where things move forward from here? (3:28) Then, we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 14/15 slate, including Arsenal going down and an amazing week for Leeds winning 4 points against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool! (12:49) Next, we talk through the recent World Cup Draw and give our thoughts on how the groups stack up for next summer's showdown (34:37). Champions League check in is up next as we are midway through the matchday 6 slate. (57:45) Finally, we finish with a look at the upcoming EPL matchweek 16 games, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy favorites! (1:02:55) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Salah Drama & Leeds Delight! | World Cup Draw | EPL Matchweek 14/15 Review & 16 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:30:30 Welcome back! We jump straight into the headline of the week, SALAH DRAMA! We discuss the firey comments from the Liverpool forward and debate where things move forward from here? (3:28) Then, we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 14/15 slate, including Arsenal going down and an amazing week for Leeds winning 4 points against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool! (12:49) Next, we talk through the recent World Cup Draw and give our thoughts on how the groups stack up for next summer's showdown (34:37). Champions League check in is up next as we are midway through the matchday 6 slate. (57:45) Finally, we finish with a look at the upcoming EPL matchweek 16 games, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy favorites! (1:02:55) Thanks for tuning in!  Welcome back! We jump straight into the headline of the week, SALAH DRAMA! We discuss the firey comments from the Liverpool forward and debate where things move forward from here? (3:28) Then, we hit the rest of the EPL Matchweek 14/15 slate, including Arsenal going down and an amazing week for Leeds winning 4 points against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool! (12:49) Next, we talk through the recent World Cup Draw and give our thoughts on how the groups stack up for next summer's showdown (34:37). Champions League check in is up next as we are midway through the matchday 6 slate. (57:45) Finally, we finish with a look at the upcoming EPL matchweek 16 games, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy favorites! (1:02:55) Thanks for tuning in!  false full 18 9a57ff15-7641-4c1e-a617-511a3d16ea88 Top 50 21st Century Players Warmup Debate | EPL Matchweek 13 Review & Matchweek 14/15 Preview | Trivia, News & More! Welcome in! This week we have another mega-POD with the "triple gameweek" EPL slate upon us! We start discussing the EPL Matchweek 13 (and some 14) results, including Arsenal dropping points and Liverpool stopping their slide. (4:21) Next, we jump into the latest news, starting with SDFC's dissapointing (but awesome) season coming to an end (29:15), plus new VAR rules being discussed (35:45), and a check in on the VERY competitive Serie A season (38:52). Then, Austin shares his first draft of his 21st Century Top 50 players ranking with much discussion and debate to get to! (45:40) Next up, trivia and quotes (shout out Havertz!) (1:06:36), before wrapping with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 15 picks and bets for the weekend! (1:15:50) Appreciate you listening to and somehow bearing our voices ;-) Cheers!


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]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2025 07:20:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in! This week we have another mega-POD with the "triple gameweek" EPL slate upon us! We start discussing the EPL Matchweek 13 (and some 14) results, including Arsenal dropping points and Liverpool stopping their slide. (4:21) Next, we jump into the latest news, starting with SDFC's dissapointing (but awesome) season coming to an end (29:15), plus new VAR rules being discussed (35:45), and a check in on the VERY competitive Serie A season (38:52). Then, Austin shares his first draft of his 21st Century Top 50 players ranking with much discussion and debate to get to! (45:40) Next up, trivia and quotes (shout out Havertz!) (1:06:36), before wrapping with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 15 picks and bets for the weekend! (1:15:50) Appreciate you listening to and somehow bearing our voices ;-) Cheers!


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]]> Top 50 21st Century Players Warmup Debate | EPL Matchweek 13 Review & Matchweek 14/15 Preview | Trivia, News & More! Ballon d'Runks 01:41:42 Welcome in! This week we have another mega-POD with the "triple gameweek" EPL slate upon us! We start discussing the EPL Matchweek 13 (and some 14) results, including Arsenal dropping points and Liverpool stopping their slide. (4:21) Next, we jump into the latest news, starting with SDFC's dissapointing (but awesome) season coming to an end (29:15), plus new VAR rules being discussed (35:45), and a check in on the VERY competitive Serie A season (38:52). Then, Austin shares his first draft of his 21st Century Top 50 players ranking with much discussion and debate to get to! (45:40) Next up, trivia and quotes (shout out Havertz!) (1:06:36), before wrapping with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 15 picks and bets for the weekend! (1:15:50) Appreciate you listening to and somehow bearing our voices ;-) Cheers! Welcome in! This week we have another mega-POD with the "triple gameweek" EPL slate upon us! We start discussing the EPL Matchweek 13 (and some 14) results, including Arsenal dropping points and Liverpool stopping their slide. (4:21) Next, we jump into the latest news, starting with SDFC's dissapointing (but awesome) season coming to an end (29:15), plus new VAR rules being discussed (35:45), and a check in on the VERY competitive Serie A season (38:52). Then, Austin shares his first draft of his 21st Century Top 50 players ranking with much discussion and debate to get to! (45:40) Next up, trivia and quotes (shout out Havertz!) (1:06:36), before wrapping with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 15 picks and bets for the weekend! (1:15:50) Appreciate you listening to and somehow bearing our voices ;-) Cheers! false full 17 b9c18845-59ff-4b97-9bbd-da902eaf80f6 Goal Celebrations Tier List! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 Review | EPL Matchweek 13 Preview Welcome into the Turkey Day MEGA-POD!!! Austin is back from his fun Mexico vacation and we have so much to catch up on! First off, we go through the recent Champions League Matchday 5 results with Arsenal leading the way and Chelsea shocking Barcelona. (7:27) Next, we jump into the results from EPL Matchweek 12 over the weekend, including Liverpools continued struggles and Newcastle pulling out a huge win! (23:57) After hitting some News (35:45) and Trivia (40:55), we head into our main event. This week's Tier List is Goal Celebrations! From the classics to the individual masterpieces, we breakdown our thoughts across the celebration spectrum! (49:30) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 13 slate this weekend, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy team of the week! (1:26:30) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:50:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome into the Turkey Day MEGA-POD!!! Austin is back from his fun Mexico vacation and we have so much to catch up on! First off, we go through the recent Champions League Matchday 5 results with Arsenal leading the way and Chelsea shocking Barcelona. (7:27) Next, we jump into the results from EPL Matchweek 12 over the weekend, including Liverpools continued struggles and Newcastle pulling out a huge win! (23:57) After hitting some News (35:45) and Trivia (40:55), we head into our main event. This week's Tier List is Goal Celebrations! From the classics to the individual masterpieces, we breakdown our thoughts across the celebration spectrum! (49:30) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 13 slate this weekend, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy team of the week! (1:26:30) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Goal Celebrations Tier List! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 Review | EPL Matchweek 13 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:47:14 Welcome into the Turkey Day MEGA-POD!!! Austin is back from his fun Mexico vacation and we have so much to catch up on! First off, we go through the recent Champions League Matchday 5 results with Arsenal leading the way and Chelsea shocking Barcelona. (7:27) Next, we jump into the results from EPL Matchweek 12 over the weekend, including Liverpools continued struggles and Newcastle pulling out a huge win! (23:57) After hitting some News (35:45) and Trivia (40:55), we head into our main event. This week's Tier List is Goal Celebrations! From the classics to the individual masterpieces, we breakdown our thoughts across the celebration spectrum! (49:30) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 13 slate this weekend, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy team of the week! (1:26:30) Thanks for tuning in! Welcome into the Turkey Day MEGA-POD!!! Austin is back from his fun Mexico vacation and we have so much to catch up on! First off, we go through the recent Champions League Matchday 5 results with Arsenal leading the way and Chelsea shocking Barcelona. (7:27) Next, we jump into the results from EPL Matchweek 12 over the weekend, including Liverpools continued struggles and Newcastle pulling out a huge win! (23:57) After hitting some News (35:45) and Trivia (40:55), we head into our main event. This week's Tier List is Goal Celebrations! From the classics to the individual masterpieces, we breakdown our thoughts across the celebration spectrum! (49:30) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 13 slate this weekend, sharing our picks, bets and fantasy team of the week! (1:26:30) Thanks for tuning in! false full 16 f9f22158-1990-4d76-b41d-fafb6a474399 Most Annoying Things in Soccer Tier List! | World Cup Qualifiers Update | EPL Matchweek 12 Preview Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the pod! Fortunately, this international break brought the drama with crucial World Cup qualifiers across the world. We start off this ep by reviewing all the results, including insane late finishes out of Ireland, Austria and Scotland! (2:34) Next, we hit the latest news, including the decision (FINALLY) from the MLS owners to shift the season to FIFA's schedule! (16:44) Then, we hit our main event, our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! Taking a total 180 from last week, we break down some of our LEAST favorite things that are part of the game! (33:35) Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 12 slate checking our picks, bets & fantasy favorites (1:15:20). Thanks for listening!


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]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:37:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the pod! Fortunately, this international break brought the drama with crucial World Cup qualifiers across the world. We start off this ep by reviewing all the results, including insane late finishes out of Ireland, Austria and Scotland! (2:34) Next, we hit the latest news, including the decision (FINALLY) from the MLS owners to shift the season to FIFA's schedule! (16:44) Then, we hit our main event, our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! Taking a total 180 from last week, we break down some of our LEAST favorite things that are part of the game! (33:35) Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 12 slate checking our picks, bets & fantasy favorites (1:15:20). Thanks for listening!


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]]> Most Annoying Things in Soccer Tier List! | World Cup Qualifiers Update | EPL Matchweek 12 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:39:57 Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the pod! Fortunately, this international break brought the drama with crucial World Cup qualifiers across the world. We start off this ep by reviewing all the results, including insane late finishes out of Ireland, Austria and Scotland! (2:34) Next, we hit the latest news, including the decision (FINALLY) from the MLS owners to shift the season to FIFA's schedule! (16:44) Then, we hit our main event, our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! Taking a total 180 from last week, we break down some of our LEAST favorite things that are part of the game! (33:35) Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 12 slate checking our picks, bets & fantasy favorites (1:15:20). Thanks for listening!  Hey Y'all! Welcome back to the pod! Fortunately, this international break brought the drama with crucial World Cup qualifiers across the world. We start off this ep by reviewing all the results, including insane late finishes out of Ireland, Austria and Scotland! (2:34) Next, we hit the latest news, including the decision (FINALLY) from the MLS owners to shift the season to FIFA's schedule! (16:44) Then, we hit our main event, our MOST ANNOYING THINGS IN SOCCER TIER LIST! Taking a total 180 from last week, we break down some of our LEAST favorite things that are part of the game! (33:35) Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 12 slate checking our picks, bets & fantasy favorites (1:15:20). Thanks for listening!  false full 15 2c60b388-2e37-4dac-811c-9ebf75e8b324 The Sexiest Plays in Soccer Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 11 Review Thanks for tuning in! This week we start off with a beer bong bang! (4:35) Before getting into the EPL results from Matchweek 11. Liverpool continue to stumble but Arsenal also lose points keeping the top of the table battle alive! (5:51) Next, we get into trivia and stats including a look at the odds ahead of the upcoming World Cup 2026! (41:22) Finally, we end with a surprise tier list for Austin...The sexiest play in soccer! We break down all those plays you love to see and can't get enough of...how do they stack up against each other? (59:00) Thanks for listening and see you next time!


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]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:05:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Thanks for tuning in! This week we start off with a beer bong bang! (4:35) Before getting into the EPL results from Matchweek 11. Liverpool continue to stumble but Arsenal also lose points keeping the top of the table battle alive! (5:51) Next, we get into trivia and stats including a look at the odds ahead of the upcoming World Cup 2026! (41:22) Finally, we end with a surprise tier list for Austin...The sexiest play in soccer! We break down all those plays you love to see and can't get enough of...how do they stack up against each other? (59:00) Thanks for listening and see you next time!


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]]> The Sexiest Plays in Soccer Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 11 Review Ballon d'Runks 01:38:25 Thanks for tuning in! This week we start off with a beer bong bang! (4:35) Before getting into the EPL results from Matchweek 11. Liverpool continue to stumble but Arsenal also lose points keeping the top of the table battle alive! (5:51) Next, we get into trivia and stats including a look at the odds ahead of the upcoming World Cup 2026! (41:22) Finally, we end with a surprise tier list for Austin...The sexiest play in soccer! We break down all those plays you love to see and can't get enough of...how do they stack up against each other? (59:00) Thanks for listening and see you next time! Thanks for tuning in! This week we start off with a beer bong bang! (4:35) Before getting into the EPL results from Matchweek 11. Liverpool continue to stumble but Arsenal also lose points keeping the top of the table battle alive! (5:51) Next, we get into trivia and stats including a look at the odds ahead of the upcoming World Cup 2026! (41:22) Finally, we end with a surprise tier list for Austin...The sexiest play in soccer! We break down all those plays you love to see and can't get enough of...how do they stack up against each other? (59:00) Thanks for listening and see you next time! false full 14 409a7a95-2c23-4808-b3cc-74630db291f5 UEFA Champions League Matchweek 4! | EPL Matchweek 10 Review & 11 Preview | FIFPRO World XI Reaction! Welcome back, this week we kick off with fresh off the grill reactions to the UEFA Champions League Matchweek 4 games, including the epic showdowns between Liverpool/Real Madrid and PSG/Bayern! (5:38) Next, we get into the EPL matchweek 10 results, with Liverpool snapping their losing streak and Arsenal staying top of the league (23:25). Then, we move into reviewing the 2025 edition of the FIFPRO World XI team of the year. Selected by the players for the players, we break down the team of the season! (36:25) After some trivia (41:57), we move into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 11 lineup. We break down picks and bets (53:10) before wrapping with our Fantasy squads of the week (1:13:30) before signing off. See you next week!


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]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2025 06:41:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back, this week we kick off with fresh off the grill reactions to the UEFA Champions League Matchweek 4 games, including the epic showdowns between Liverpool/Real Madrid and PSG/Bayern! (5:38) Next, we get into the EPL matchweek 10 results, with Liverpool snapping their losing streak and Arsenal staying top of the league (23:25). Then, we move into reviewing the 2025 edition of the FIFPRO World XI team of the year. Selected by the players for the players, we break down the team of the season! (36:25) After some trivia (41:57), we move into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 11 lineup. We break down picks and bets (53:10) before wrapping with our Fantasy squads of the week (1:13:30) before signing off. See you next week!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Matchweek 4! | EPL Matchweek 10 Review & 11 Preview | FIFPRO World XI Reaction! Ballon d'Runks 01:18:21 Welcome back, this week we kick off with fresh off the grill reactions to the UEFA Champions League Matchweek 4 games, including the epic showdowns between Liverpool/Real Madrid and PSG/Bayern! (5:38) Next, we get into the EPL matchweek 10 results, with Liverpool snapping their losing streak and Arsenal staying top of the league (23:25). Then, we move into reviewing the 2025 edition of the FIFPRO World XI team of the year. Selected by the players for the players, we break down the team of the season! (36:25) After some trivia (41:57), we move into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 11 lineup. We break down picks and bets (53:10) before wrapping with our Fantasy squads of the week (1:13:30) before signing off. See you next week! Welcome back, this week we kick off with fresh off the grill reactions to the UEFA Champions League Matchweek 4 games, including the epic showdowns between Liverpool/Real Madrid and PSG/Bayern! (5:38) Next, we get into the EPL matchweek 10 results, with Liverpool snapping their losing streak and Arsenal staying top of the league (23:25). Then, we move into reviewing the 2025 edition of the FIFPRO World XI team of the year. Selected by the players for the players, we break down the team of the season! (36:25) After some trivia (41:57), we move into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 11 lineup. We break down picks and bets (53:10) before wrapping with our Fantasy squads of the week (1:13:30) before signing off. See you next week! false full 13 df8b6786-37a1-4f2d-90c4-7155f344f951 Liverpool Go Down Again & SDFC Playoff Debut! | EPL Matchweek 9 Review & Matchweek 10 Preview! Liverpool go down for a FOURTH time in a row! This week we start by catching up on all the games from the weekend with major impacts throughout the EPL table! (6:04) Then we hit some of the latest news headlines (32:40), before jumping into a first hand account of the SDFC playoff opener from the weekend! (42:27) Next, we hit a African soccer centered trivia sesh inspired by Austin's 5 star uber driver over the weekend. (46:23) Finally we get into our picks (58:45), Bets (1:08:45), and Fantasy squads of the week (1:12:00) for EPL matchweek 10! Thanks for listening!


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]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:11:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Liverpool go down for a FOURTH time in a row! This week we start by catching up on all the games from the weekend with major impacts throughout the EPL table! (6:04) Then we hit some of the latest news headlines (32:40), before jumping into a first hand account of the SDFC playoff opener from the weekend! (42:27) Next, we hit a African soccer centered trivia sesh inspired by Austin's 5 star uber driver over the weekend. (46:23) Finally we get into our picks (58:45), Bets (1:08:45), and Fantasy squads of the week (1:12:00) for EPL matchweek 10! Thanks for listening!


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]]> Liverpool Go Down Again & SDFC Playoff Debut! | EPL Matchweek 9 Review & Matchweek 10 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:16:11 Liverpool go down for a FOURTH time in a row! This week we start by catching up on all the games from the weekend with major impacts throughout the EPL table! (6:04) Then we hit some of the latest news headlines (32:40), before jumping into a first hand account of the SDFC playoff opener from the weekend! (42:27) Next, we hit a African soccer centered trivia sesh inspired by Austin's 5 star uber driver over the weekend. (46:23) Finally we get into our picks (58:45), Bets (1:08:45), and Fantasy squads of the week (1:12:00) for EPL matchweek 10! Thanks for listening! Liverpool go down for a FOURTH time in a row! This week we start by catching up on all the games from the weekend with major impacts throughout the EPL table! (6:04) Then we hit some of the latest news headlines (32:40), before jumping into a first hand account of the SDFC playoff opener from the weekend! (42:27) Next, we hit a African soccer centered trivia sesh inspired by Austin's 5 star uber driver over the weekend. (46:23) Finally we get into our picks (58:45), Bets (1:08:45), and Fantasy squads of the week (1:12:00) for EPL matchweek 10! Thanks for listening! false full 12 da5ca3cc-50a1-474b-a6c1-faec04bd32ed EPL Matchweek 9 Preview! | EPL Matchweek 8 Review! Hey gang, we are back in the thick of the EPL season after the international break. This week we talk through the insane results for EPL Matchweek 8, including a 3rd straight loss for Liverpool, a big win for Brighton and a death knell for Ange's brief return to the league! (3:24) Next, we go through a smattering of quotes from around the soccer world (31:03). Then, we finish with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 9! We go through our Picks & Bets (37:54), before sharing our EPL Fantasy teams of the week (in a new format!) (58:05). Thanks for listening!


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]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:59:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey gang, we are back in the thick of the EPL season after the international break. This week we talk through the insane results for EPL Matchweek 8, including a 3rd straight loss for Liverpool, a big win for Brighton and a death knell for Ange's brief return to the league! (3:24) Next, we go through a smattering of quotes from around the soccer world (31:03). Then, we finish with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 9! We go through our Picks & Bets (37:54), before sharing our EPL Fantasy teams of the week (in a new format!) (58:05). Thanks for listening!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 9 Preview! | EPL Matchweek 8 Review! Ballon d'Runks 01:09:05 Hey gang, we are back in the thick of the EPL season after the international break. This week we talk through the insane results for EPL Matchweek 8, including a 3rd straight loss for Liverpool, a big win for Brighton and a death knell for Ange's brief return to the league! (3:24) Next, we go through a smattering of quotes from around the soccer world (31:03). Then, we finish with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 9! We go through our Picks & Bets (37:54), before sharing our EPL Fantasy teams of the week (in a new format!) (58:05). Thanks for listening! Hey gang, we are back in the thick of the EPL season after the international break. This week we talk through the insane results for EPL Matchweek 8, including a 3rd straight loss for Liverpool, a big win for Brighton and a death knell for Ange's brief return to the league! (3:24) Next, we go through a smattering of quotes from around the soccer world (31:03). Then, we finish with a look ahead to EPL Matchweek 9! We go through our Picks & Bets (37:54), before sharing our EPL Fantasy teams of the week (in a new format!) (58:05). Thanks for listening! false full 11 23539d14-5d91-416b-9c8b-597da7f69d72 EPL Top 5 By Position 1/4 Season Check-In! | EPL Matchweek 8 Preview | Trivia Wooo!! We are back from the international break and ready for some more EPL drama! This week, we start with a tribute to a long careered American legend, Brad Guzan! (1:12) Then, we dive into a 1/4 season check in on our Top 5 by position picks from the start of the year! Who showed up, who disappeared, who joined the league? Everything is up for debate! (6:30) Then, we hit some International break inspired trivia...who has scored the most goals and has the most assists all time? (54:17) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 8 slate. We share our picks (1:06:55), bets (1:20:10), and our brand new segment, our EPL fantasy team of the week, as we find one more thing to go head to head against on! (1:31:25) Thanks for hanging out with us!


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]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:12:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Wooo!! We are back from the international break and ready for some more EPL drama! This week, we start with a tribute to a long careered American legend, Brad Guzan! (1:12) Then, we dive into a 1/4 season check in on our Top 5 by position picks from the start of the year! Who showed up, who disappeared, who joined the league? Everything is up for debate! (6:30) Then, we hit some International break inspired trivia...who has scored the most goals and has the most assists all time? (54:17) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 8 slate. We share our picks (1:06:55), bets (1:20:10), and our brand new segment, our EPL fantasy team of the week, as we find one more thing to go head to head against on! (1:31:25) Thanks for hanging out with us!


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]]> EPL Top 5 By Position 1/4 Season Check-In! | EPL Matchweek 8 Preview | Trivia Ballon d'Runks 01:44:45 Wooo!! We are back from the international break and ready for some more EPL drama! This week, we start with a tribute to a long careered American legend, Brad Guzan! (1:12) Then, we dive into a 1/4 season check in on our Top 5 by position picks from the start of the year! Who showed up, who disappeared, who joined the league? Everything is up for debate! (6:30) Then, we hit some International break inspired trivia...who has scored the most goals and has the most assists all time? (54:17) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 8 slate. We share our picks (1:06:55), bets (1:20:10), and our brand new segment, our EPL fantasy team of the week, as we find one more thing to go head to head against on! (1:31:25) Thanks for hanging out with us! Wooo!! We are back from the international break and ready for some more EPL drama! This week, we start with a tribute to a long careered American legend, Brad Guzan! (1:12) Then, we dive into a 1/4 season check in on our Top 5 by position picks from the start of the year! Who showed up, who disappeared, who joined the league? Everything is up for debate! (6:30) Then, we hit some International break inspired trivia...who has scored the most goals and has the most assists all time? (54:17) Finally, we end with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 8 slate. We share our picks (1:06:55), bets (1:20:10), and our brand new segment, our EPL fantasy team of the week, as we find one more thing to go head to head against on! (1:31:25) Thanks for hanging out with us! false full 10 2ebf2135-1b3f-4ef4-9fe8-d5ebd92cb3b4 EPL Matchweek 7 Review | News & Trivia! Welcome back homies! We are back this week starting out with a bang...an Austin beer bong! After Austin demonstrates his chugging prowess, we dive into the results of EPL Matchweek 7, including a crazy 2nd loss in a row from Liverpool! (6:00) Next, we check in the latest news around the league, including the recently revealed world cup ticket pricing! (35:00) Finally, we end with a fun trivia session from Austin! (44:26) Thanks for hanging with us, we will see you next week!


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]]> Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:35:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back homies! We are back this week starting out with a bang...an Austin beer bong! After Austin demonstrates his chugging prowess, we dive into the results of EPL Matchweek 7, including a crazy 2nd loss in a row from Liverpool! (6:00) Next, we check in the latest news around the league, including the recently revealed world cup ticket pricing! (35:00) Finally, we end with a fun trivia session from Austin! (44:26) Thanks for hanging with us, we will see you next week!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 7 Review | News & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:02:47 Welcome back homies! We are back this week starting out with a bang...an Austin beer bong! After Austin demonstrates his chugging prowess, we dive into the results of EPL Matchweek 7, including a crazy 2nd loss in a row from Liverpool! (6:00) Next, we check in the latest news around the league, including the recently revealed world cup ticket pricing! (35:00) Finally, we end with a fun trivia session from Austin! (44:26) Thanks for hanging with us, we will see you next week! Welcome back homies! We are back this week starting out with a bang...an Austin beer bong! After Austin demonstrates his chugging prowess, we dive into the results of EPL Matchweek 7, including a crazy 2nd loss in a row from Liverpool! (6:00) Next, we check in the latest news around the league, including the recently revealed world cup ticket pricing! (35:00) Finally, we end with a fun trivia session from Austin! (44:26) Thanks for hanging with us, we will see you next week! false full 9 d96f7f03-7fca-4b77-892c-f1527798b142 EPL "MOST FUN TO WATCH" RANKINGS! | EPL Matchweek 7 Preview This week we start things off with a look at the EPL Matchweek 6 games from the weekend, including a shock liverpool slip up and Arsenal taking advantage! (5:58) Then, we hit the latest news from the soccer world, including a new manager at West Ham and the Milan teams setting sights on a new stadium! (30:50) Then, for our special segment of the week, we hit our "Most Fun To Watch" Rankings for the EPL so far this year! (38:54) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL mathweek 7 and share picks and (hopefully improved) bets for the weekend! (1:00:23)

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]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2025 05:17:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website This week we start things off with a look at the EPL Matchweek 6 games from the weekend, including a shock liverpool slip up and Arsenal taking advantage! (5:58) Then, we hit the latest news from the soccer world, including a new manager at West Ham and the Milan teams setting sights on a new stadium! (30:50) Then, for our special segment of the week, we hit our "Most Fun To Watch" Rankings for the EPL so far this year! (38:54) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL mathweek 7 and share picks and (hopefully improved) bets for the weekend! (1:00:23)

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]]> EPL "MOST FUN TO WATCH" RANKINGS! | EPL Matchweek 7 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:14:44 This week we start things off with a look at the EPL Matchweek 6 games from the weekend, including a shock liverpool slip up and Arsenal taking advantage! (5:58) Then, we hit the latest news from the soccer world, including a new manager at West Ham and the Milan teams setting sights on a new stadium! (30:50) Then, for our special segment of the week, we hit our "Most Fun To Watch" Rankings for the EPL so far this year! (38:54) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL mathweek 7 and share picks and (hopefully improved) bets for the weekend! (1:00:23) Thanks for listening! This week we start things off with a look at the EPL Matchweek 6 games from the weekend, including a shock liverpool slip up and Arsenal taking advantage! (5:58) Then, we hit the latest news from the soccer world, including a new manager at West Ham and the Milan teams setting sights on a new stadium! (30:50) Then, for our special segment of the week, we hit our "Most Fun To Watch" Rankings for the EPL so far this year! (38:54) Finally, we end with a look ahead to EPL mathweek 7 and share picks and (hopefully improved) bets for the weekend! (1:00:23) Thanks for listening! false full 8 fd0d50d5-b126-4fb8-bbec-be1eeb7dc3ad Ballon d'Or Reactions + Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 5 Review & Matchweek 6 Preview! Hey Y'all! We are back this week with yet another early season staple...the Ballon d'Or Award (our namesake) and all the classic fallout that comes with it! First, we check in on the weekend games from matchweek 5 (4:25), before a quick flash back in time to celebrate the Lewandowski classic 5 goals in 9 minutes from 10 years ago ! (23:30) Then we hit the results from the Ballon d'Or, including a shocking 9 players from PSG in the short list! (24:35) Next, we take our own stab at the short list and break down the 30 players across our classic tier list structure (36:44). Finally, we end with a look ahead at EPL Matchweek 6 and share our picks and bets across the games (1:07:40). Thanks for listening!


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]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:47:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Y'all! We are back this week with yet another early season staple...the Ballon d'Or Award (our namesake) and all the classic fallout that comes with it! First, we check in on the weekend games from matchweek 5 (4:25), before a quick flash back in time to celebrate the Lewandowski classic 5 goals in 9 minutes from 10 years ago ! (23:30) Then we hit the results from the Ballon d'Or, including a shocking 9 players from PSG in the short list! (24:35) Next, we take our own stab at the short list and break down the 30 players across our classic tier list structure (36:44). Finally, we end with a look ahead at EPL Matchweek 6 and share our picks and bets across the games (1:07:40). Thanks for listening!


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]]> Ballon d'Or Reactions + Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 5 Review & Matchweek 6 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:29:16 Hey Y'all! We are back this week with yet another early season staple...the Ballon d'Or Award (our namesake) and all the classic fallout that comes with it! First, we check in on the weekend games from matchweek 5 (4:25), before a quick flash back in time to celebrate the Lewandowski classic 5 goals in 9 minutes from 10 years ago ! (23:30) Then we hit the results from the Ballon d'Or, including a shocking 9 players from PSG in the short list! (24:35) Next, we take our own stab at the short list and break down the 30 players across our classic tier list structure (36:44). Finally, we end with a look ahead at EPL Matchweek 6 and share our picks and bets across the games (1:07:40). Thanks for listening! Hey Y'all! We are back this week with yet another early season staple...the Ballon d'Or Award (our namesake) and all the classic fallout that comes with it! First, we check in on the weekend games from matchweek 5 (4:25), before a quick flash back in time to celebrate the Lewandowski classic 5 goals in 9 minutes from 10 years ago ! (23:30) Then we hit the results from the Ballon d'Or, including a shocking 9 players from PSG in the short list! (24:35) Next, we take our own stab at the short list and break down the 30 players across our classic tier list structure (36:44). Finally, we end with a look ahead at EPL Matchweek 6 and share our picks and bets across the games (1:07:40). Thanks for listening! false full 7 ce66c959-311a-4a23-bedb-efe38309117e UEFA Champions League Draft! | EPL Matchweek 4 Review & 5 Preview Welcome back! This week we start off with a quick review of the EPL Matchweek 4 action from over the weekend, including the eagerly awaited Manchester Derby (6:28). Then we segue into the return of the UEFA Champions League this week! We talk through the matchday 1 results including a miraculous escape from Liverpool and PSG's continued dominance (18:45). Next we hit our special segment of the week, the Ballon d'Runks UEFA Champions League Team Draft! We run through all 36 teams in this years edition of the competition and select our favorite 12 each from the group. TBD who takes home the best squad?? (38:55) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 5 slate and share our picks and favorite bets for the weekend. (53:20) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:10:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! This week we start off with a quick review of the EPL Matchweek 4 action from over the weekend, including the eagerly awaited Manchester Derby (6:28). Then we segue into the return of the UEFA Champions League this week! We talk through the matchday 1 results including a miraculous escape from Liverpool and PSG's continued dominance (18:45). Next we hit our special segment of the week, the Ballon d'Runks UEFA Champions League Team Draft! We run through all 36 teams in this years edition of the competition and select our favorite 12 each from the group. TBD who takes home the best squad?? (38:55) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 5 slate and share our picks and favorite bets for the weekend. (53:20) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Draft! | EPL Matchweek 4 Review & 5 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:14:16 Welcome back! This week we start off with a quick review of the EPL Matchweek 4 action from over the weekend, including the eagerly awaited Manchester Derby (6:28). Then we segue into the return of the UEFA Champions League this week! We talk through the matchday 1 results including a miraculous escape from Liverpool and PSG's continued dominance (18:45). Next we hit our special segment of the week, the Ballon d'Runks UEFA Champions League Team Draft! We run through all 36 teams in this years edition of the competition and select our favorite 12 each from the group. TBD who takes home the best squad?? (38:55) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 5 slate and share our picks and favorite bets for the weekend. (53:20) Thanks for listening in! Welcome back! This week we start off with a quick review of the EPL Matchweek 4 action from over the weekend, including the eagerly awaited Manchester Derby (6:28). Then we segue into the return of the UEFA Champions League this week! We talk through the matchday 1 results including a miraculous escape from Liverpool and PSG's continued dominance (18:45). Next we hit our special segment of the week, the Ballon d'Runks UEFA Champions League Team Draft! We run through all 36 teams in this years edition of the competition and select our favorite 12 each from the group. TBD who takes home the best squad?? (38:55) Finally, we finish with a look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 5 slate and share our picks and favorite bets for the weekend. (53:20) Thanks for listening in! false full 6 da763127-cbaf-4f0b-9f49-60aa1d4c81d8 EPL Top 5 By Position Rankings! | End of Season Award Predictions | EPL Matchweek 4 Preview Welcome back from the first international break of the season! Absolutely massive episode this week, starting with the latest news from the last week. Ange back in the League, Daniel Levy out, and Modric still balling! (3:05). Then, we have to address the sad and depressing departure of Ray hudson as he retires from commentary and leaves us all heartbroken for years to come (9:12). After hitting a quick Champions League preview (17:30), we move into our early season Top 5 by position rankings across the EPL! We break down our picks and angles and debate who really will take a leap this year?? (18:55) Next, we talk through our early season predictions for end of the season awards...player of the year, most fun to watch, worst signing...even fun ones like most likely to be subbed at half. We cover it all and more and can't wait to see how badly we get this wrong by the end of the year! (1:07:38) Finally, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 4 and share our picks and bets for the weekend! (1:36:32)

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]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:36:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back from the first international break of the season! Absolutely massive episode this week, starting with the latest news from the last week. Ange back in the League, Daniel Levy out, and Modric still balling! (3:05). Then, we have to address the sad and depressing departure of Ray hudson as he retires from commentary and leaves us all heartbroken for years to come (9:12). After hitting a quick Champions League preview (17:30), we move into our early season Top 5 by position rankings across the EPL! We break down our picks and angles and debate who really will take a leap this year?? (18:55) Next, we talk through our early season predictions for end of the season awards...player of the year, most fun to watch, worst signing...even fun ones like most likely to be subbed at half. We cover it all and more and can't wait to see how badly we get this wrong by the end of the year! (1:07:38) Finally, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 4 and share our picks and bets for the weekend! (1:36:32)

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]]> EPL Top 5 By Position Rankings! | End of Season Award Predictions | EPL Matchweek 4 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:48:17 Welcome back from the first international break of the season! Absolutely massive episode this week, starting with the latest news from the last week. Ange back in the League, Daniel Levy out, and Modric still balling!  (3:05). Then, we have to address the sad and depressing departure of Ray hudson as he retires from commentary and leaves us all heartbroken for years to come (9:12).  After hitting a quick Champions League preview (17:30), we move into our early season Top 5 by position rankings across the EPL! We break down our picks and angles and debate who really will take a leap this year?? (18:55) Next, we talk through our early season predictions for end of the season awards...player of the year, most fun to watch, worst signing...even fun ones like most likely to be subbed at half. We cover it all and more and can't wait to see how badly we get this wrong by the end of the year! (1:07:38) Finally, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 4 and share our picks and bets for the weekend! (1:36:32) Cheers! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks Welcome back from the first international break of the season! Absolutely massive episode this week, starting with the latest news from the last week. Ange back in the League, Daniel Levy out, and Modric still balling!  (3:05). Then, we have to address the sad and depressing departure of Ray hudson as he retires from commentary and leaves us all heartbroken for years to come (9:12).  After hitting a quick Champions League preview (17:30), we move into our early season Top 5 by position rankings across the EPL! We break down our picks and angles and debate who really will take a leap this year?? (18:55) Next, we talk through our early season predictions for end of the season awards...player of the year, most fun to watch, worst signing...even fun ones like most likely to be subbed at half. We cover it all and more and can't wait to see how badly we get this wrong by the end of the year! (1:07:38) Finally, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 4 and share our picks and bets for the weekend! (1:36:32) Cheers! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks false full 5 1881cd36-cc2d-4479-bdf2-06be749830fe Summer Transfer Window Last Minute Drama + Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 3 Review! This year the transfer window drama really delivered all the way up till the last second! But first, we start with reviewing the recent games from the weekend for EPL matchweek 3. We talk through the early season championship bout between Arsenal and Liverpool, the shock to Man City and VAR making another upsetting headline for the league. (3:23) Then, we jump into all the deadline day drama with rumors and surprises both keeping us on our toes. (33:25) Finally, we wrap with a look back at the summer transfer window as a whole, as we tier list out the top 25 money signings across the league. (53:10) Which team's fans should be most amped heading into the first international break of the season?!

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]]> Wed, 3 Sep 2025 06:44:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website This year the transfer window drama really delivered all the way up till the last second! But first, we start with reviewing the recent games from the weekend for EPL matchweek 3. We talk through the early season championship bout between Arsenal and Liverpool, the shock to Man City and VAR making another upsetting headline for the league. (3:23) Then, we jump into all the deadline day drama with rumors and surprises both keeping us on our toes. (33:25) Finally, we wrap with a look back at the summer transfer window as a whole, as we tier list out the top 25 money signings across the league. (53:10) Which team's fans should be most amped heading into the first international break of the season?!

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]]> Summer Transfer Window Last Minute Drama + Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 3 Review! Ballon d'Runks 01:26:32 This year the transfer window drama really delivered all the way up till the last second! But first, we start with reviewing the recent games from the weekend for EPL matchweek 3. We talk through the early season championship bout between Arsenal and Liverpool, the shock to Man City and VAR making another upsetting headline for the league. (3:23) Then, we jump into all the deadline day drama with rumors and surprises both keeping us on our toes. (33:25) Finally, we wrap with a look back at the summer transfer window as a whole, as we tier list out the top 25 money signings across the league. (53:10) Which team's fans should be most amped heading into the first international break of the season?! Thanks for hanging out with us! This year the transfer window drama really delivered all the way up till the last second! But first, we start with reviewing the recent games from the weekend for EPL matchweek 3. We talk through the early season championship bout between Arsenal and Liverpool, the shock to Man City and VAR making another upsetting headline for the league. (3:23) Then, we jump into all the deadline day drama with rumors and surprises both keeping us on our toes. (33:25) Finally, we wrap with a look back at the summer transfer window as a whole, as we tier list out the top 25 money signings across the league. (53:10) Which team's fans should be most amped heading into the first international break of the season?! Thanks for hanging out with us! false full 4 25672d30-af6a-4734-a45c-b732a81759b9 EPL Matchweek 2 Review & Matchweek 3 Preview! | Latest Transfer News, Stories & Trivia! Welcome Back Crew! We are now fully into in the season after matchweek 2 and there is so much to talk about! We start off with Austin following through on his beer bong bet (2:35), among our other start of the show drinks. Then we get straight into the action from the weekend, the match of the week Newcastle v. Liverpool (5:39), Everton's debut in their new stadium (11:58), and a massive result for Tottenham on the road (14:04). After hitting the rest of the EPL games (19:48), we jump into Surprise matchweek 2 trivia, featuring Liverpool v. Newcastle questions! (30:30 ) Then, we get into the latest news as we enter the final week of the summer transfer window! (45:18) Then we end with a look ahead to our Matchweek 3 picks and bets! (1:14:37) Thanks for listening!

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]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:59:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back Crew! We are now fully into in the season after matchweek 2 and there is so much to talk about! We start off with Austin following through on his beer bong bet (2:35), among our other start of the show drinks. Then we get straight into the action from the weekend, the match of the week Newcastle v. Liverpool (5:39), Everton's debut in their new stadium (11:58), and a massive result for Tottenham on the road (14:04). After hitting the rest of the EPL games (19:48), we jump into Surprise matchweek 2 trivia, featuring Liverpool v. Newcastle questions! (30:30 ) Then, we get into the latest news as we enter the final week of the summer transfer window! (45:18) Then we end with a look ahead to our Matchweek 3 picks and bets! (1:14:37) Thanks for listening!

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]]> EPL Matchweek 2 Review & Matchweek 3 Preview! | Latest Transfer News, Stories & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:33:01 Welcome Back Crew! We are now fully into in the season after matchweek 2 and there is so much to talk about! We start off with Austin following through on his beer bong bet (2:35), among our other start of the show drinks. Then we get straight into the action from the weekend, the match of the week Newcastle v. Liverpool (5:39), Everton's debut in their new stadium (11:58), and a massive result for Tottenham on the road (14:04). After hitting the rest of the EPL games (19:48), we jump into Surprise matchweek 2 trivia, featuring Liverpool v. Newcastle questions! (30:30 ) Then, we get into the latest news as we enter the final week of the summer transfer window! (45:18) Then we end with a look ahead to our Matchweek 3 picks and bets! (1:14:37) Thanks for listening! Thanks for listening! Welcome Back Crew! We are now fully into in the season after matchweek 2 and there is so much to talk about! We start off with Austin following through on his beer bong bet (2:35), among our other start of the show drinks. Then we get straight into the action from the weekend, the match of the week Newcastle v. Liverpool (5:39), Everton's debut in their new stadium (11:58), and a massive result for Tottenham on the road (14:04). After hitting the rest of the EPL games (19:48), we jump into Surprise matchweek 2 trivia, featuring Liverpool v. Newcastle questions! (30:30 ) Then, we get into the latest news as we enter the final week of the summer transfer window! (45:18) Then we end with a look ahead to our Matchweek 3 picks and bets! (1:14:37) Thanks for listening! Thanks for listening! false full 3 612913f0-fcca-4209-b0ee-c021f6d72ab5 EPL 25-26 KIT RANKINGS! | EPL Matchday 1 Review and Matchday 2 Preview! | Trivia, Transfer Drama & PFA Awards! The EPL Season is officially underway! It feels so good to be back! Huge episode this week as we start off by checking in on our thoughts from each teams start to the season in week 1. (3:25) Then, Austin has prepared a special EPL Matchweek 1 edition of trivia for Torin to ponder and drink. (26:50) Next, we catch up on the latest news, including transfers, Isak drama and our PFA Awards reactions. (33:25) Then we move into one of our favorite segments of the year, the EPL 25-26 KIT RANKINGS! We have reviewed all the kits across all 20 teams and tallied up our Best and Worst from around the league to share with you all! Just wait for the Man City 3rd alternate! (44:53) Then, we move into our prep for EPL Matchweek 2 looking at our Picks and Bets for the weekend!(1:22:35)

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]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:38:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The EPL Season is officially underway! It feels so good to be back! Huge episode this week as we start off by checking in on our thoughts from each teams start to the season in week 1. (3:25) Then, Austin has prepared a special EPL Matchweek 1 edition of trivia for Torin to ponder and drink. (26:50) Next, we catch up on the latest news, including transfers, Isak drama and our PFA Awards reactions. (33:25) Then we move into one of our favorite segments of the year, the EPL 25-26 KIT RANKINGS! We have reviewed all the kits across all 20 teams and tallied up our Best and Worst from around the league to share with you all! Just wait for the Man City 3rd alternate! (44:53) Then, we move into our prep for EPL Matchweek 2 looking at our Picks and Bets for the weekend!(1:22:35)

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]]> EPL 25-26 KIT RANKINGS! | EPL Matchday 1 Review and Matchday 2 Preview! | Trivia, Transfer Drama & PFA Awards! Ballon d'Runks 01:37:00 The EPL Season is officially underway! It feels so good to be back! Huge episode this week as we start off by checking in on our thoughts from each teams start to the season in week 1. (3:25) Then, Austin has prepared a special EPL Matchweek 1 edition of trivia for Torin to ponder and drink. (26:50) Next, we catch up on the latest news, including transfers, Isak drama and our PFA Awards reactions. (33:25) Then we move into one of our favorite segments of the year, the EPL 25-26 KIT RANKINGS! We have reviewed all the kits across all 20 teams and tallied up our Best and Worst from around the league to share with you all! Just wait for the Man City 3rd alternate! (44:53) Then, we move into our prep for EPL Matchweek 2 looking at our Picks and Bets for the weekend!(1:22:35) Thanks for listening! The EPL Season is officially underway! It feels so good to be back! Huge episode this week as we start off by checking in on our thoughts from each teams start to the season in week 1. (3:25) Then, Austin has prepared a special EPL Matchweek 1 edition of trivia for Torin to ponder and drink. (26:50) Next, we catch up on the latest news, including transfers, Isak drama and our PFA Awards reactions. (33:25) Then we move into one of our favorite segments of the year, the EPL 25-26 KIT RANKINGS! We have reviewed all the kits across all 20 teams and tallied up our Best and Worst from around the league to share with you all! Just wait for the Man City 3rd alternate! (44:53) Then, we move into our prep for EPL Matchweek 2 looking at our Picks and Bets for the weekend!(1:22:35) Thanks for listening! false full 2 4daaebd9-fef0-4b20-9e0c-00d6c19f49bc EPL 25-26 SEASON KICKOFF MEGA POD! | EPL Summer Transfer Grades! | EPL Table Predictions! WELCOME BACK TO A NEW EPL SEASON! We are giddy with excitement for the new year to kick off and get back to our regularly scheduled weekly pods! We have a banger episode this week with a mountain of things to catch up on. First off, we dive into all the latest news over the last two weeks, transfers, rumors, holdouts, injuries...you name it and it happened in the last few weeks! (2:00) Then, we move straight into our Summer Transfer Grades as we break down each teams additions and losses and look at you is best poised to hit 25-26 with momentum (27:40). Next, we go through our individual EPL table predictions for the season and check how we did versus the ever shifting betting lines (1:18:38). Finally, we get into our EPL Matchweek 1 preview, going through our classic pickems and favorite bets for the weekend! (1:35:15) So amped to be back! Thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:06:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WELCOME BACK TO A NEW EPL SEASON! We are giddy with excitement for the new year to kick off and get back to our regularly scheduled weekly pods! We have a banger episode this week with a mountain of things to catch up on. First off, we dive into all the latest news over the last two weeks, transfers, rumors, holdouts, injuries...you name it and it happened in the last few weeks! (2:00) Then, we move straight into our Summer Transfer Grades as we break down each teams additions and losses and look at you is best poised to hit 25-26 with momentum (27:40). Next, we go through our individual EPL table predictions for the season and check how we did versus the ever shifting betting lines (1:18:38). Finally, we get into our EPL Matchweek 1 preview, going through our classic pickems and favorite bets for the weekend! (1:35:15) So amped to be back! Thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> EPL 25-26 SEASON KICKOFF MEGA POD! | EPL Summer Transfer Grades! | EPL Table Predictions! Ballon d'Runks 01:42:31 WELCOME BACK TO A NEW EPL SEASON! We are giddy with excitement for the new year to kick off and get back to our regularly scheduled weekly pods! We have a banger episode this week with a mountain of things to catch up on. First off, we dive into all the latest news over the last two weeks, transfers, rumors, holdouts, injuries...you name it and it happened in the last few weeks! (2:00) Then, we move straight into our Summer Transfer Grades as we break down each teams additions and losses and look at you is best poised to hit 25-26 with momentum (27:40). Next, we go through our individual EPL table predictions for the season and check how we did versus the ever shifting betting lines (1:18:38). Finally, we get into our EPL Matchweek 1 preview, going through our classic pickems and favorite bets for the weekend! (1:35:15) So amped to be back! Thanks for hanging with us! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks WELCOME BACK TO A NEW EPL SEASON! We are giddy with excitement for the new year to kick off and get back to our regularly scheduled weekly pods! We have a banger episode this week with a mountain of things to catch up on. First off, we dive into all the latest news over the last two weeks, transfers, rumors, holdouts, injuries...you name it and it happened in the last few weeks! (2:00) Then, we move straight into our Summer Transfer Grades as we break down each teams additions and losses and look at you is best poised to hit 25-26 with momentum (27:40). Next, we go through our individual EPL table predictions for the season and check how we did versus the ever shifting betting lines (1:18:38). Finally, we get into our EPL Matchweek 1 preview, going through our classic pickems and favorite bets for the weekend! (1:35:15) So amped to be back! Thanks for hanging with us! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks false full 1 86b278ef-5ffe-451a-9002-07cc697a8f6a 25-26 EPL Players Salary Tier List! | Latest Summer Transfer News! After a brief summer hiatus, we are back! With the new season edging ever closer...we only have 3 weeks left before EPL is back in our lives! First off, we dive straight into the latest news from the last few weeks, including Diaz departing, Isak teetering and Gibbs-White staying (1:18). Then, for our main event this week, we run through the top 30 paid players in the EPL for the upcoming season and make our tier list of who deserves (and doesn't deserve) their contracts! (30:12) A fun one to get us back in the swing of things! Thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:46:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website After a brief summer hiatus, we are back! With the new season edging ever closer...we only have 3 weeks left before EPL is back in our lives! First off, we dive straight into the latest news from the last few weeks, including Diaz departing, Isak teetering and Gibbs-White staying (1:18). Then, for our main event this week, we run through the top 30 paid players in the EPL for the upcoming season and make our tier list of who deserves (and doesn't deserve) their contracts! (30:12) A fun one to get us back in the swing of things! Thanks for hanging with us!

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]]> 25-26 EPL Players Salary Tier List! | Latest Summer Transfer News! Ballon d'Runks 01:11:18 After a brief summer hiatus, we are back! With the new season edging ever closer...we only have 3 weeks left before EPL is back in our lives! First off, we dive straight into the latest news from the last few weeks, including Diaz departing, Isak teetering and Gibbs-White staying (1:18). Then, for our main event this week, we run through the top 30 paid players in the EPL for the upcoming season and make our tier list of who deserves (and doesn't deserve) their contracts! (30:12) A fun one to get us back in the swing of things! Thanks for hanging with us! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks After a brief summer hiatus, we are back! With the new season edging ever closer...we only have 3 weeks left before EPL is back in our lives! First off, we dive straight into the latest news from the last few weeks, including Diaz departing, Isak teetering and Gibbs-White staying (1:18). Then, for our main event this week, we run through the top 30 paid players in the EPL for the upcoming season and make our tier list of who deserves (and doesn't deserve) their contracts! (30:12) A fun one to get us back in the swing of things! Thanks for hanging with us! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks false full 47 4972a7f2-53d0-451c-b0a4-ee40cfcb9f58 Talented Players You Don't Want On Your Team Tier List! | Latest Summer Transfer News & Rumors Welcome back folks! We are back in podcasting mode after our Mexican getaway and catching up on all the latest soccer news. First, a brief moment of respect for Diogo Jota and his unfortunate and untimely passing this week (2:27) Then, we jump to the slew of new Transfers and rumors galore (4:14) Next, we jump into this ep's main event, the "Talented Players You Don't Want On Your Team Tier List". We navigate through a list of 25 expertly picked players that test our personal thoughts and objective feelings about having on your team. Who takes the top spot?? (19:00) Thanks for tuning in, even in the offseason!

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]]> Sun, 6 Jul 2025 05:54:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back folks! We are back in podcasting mode after our Mexican getaway and catching up on all the latest soccer news. First, a brief moment of respect for Diogo Jota and his unfortunate and untimely passing this week (2:27) Then, we jump to the slew of new Transfers and rumors galore (4:14) Next, we jump into this ep's main event, the "Talented Players You Don't Want On Your Team Tier List". We navigate through a list of 25 expertly picked players that test our personal thoughts and objective feelings about having on your team. Who takes the top spot?? (19:00) Thanks for tuning in, even in the offseason!

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]]> Talented Players You Don't Want On Your Team Tier List! | Latest Summer Transfer News & Rumors Ballon d'Runks 01:14:44 Welcome back folks! We are back in podcasting mode after our Mexican getaway and catching up on all the latest soccer news. First, a brief moment of respect for Diogo Jota and his unfortunate and untimely passing this week (2:27) Then, we jump to the slew of new Transfers and rumors galore (4:14) Next, we jump into this ep's main event, the "Talented Players You Don't Want On Your Team Tier List". We navigate through a list of 25 expertly picked players that test our personal thoughts and objective feelings about having on your team. Who takes the top spot?? (19:00) Thanks for tuning in, even in the offseason! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks   Welcome back folks! We are back in podcasting mode after our Mexican getaway and catching up on all the latest soccer news. First, a brief moment of respect for Diogo Jota and his unfortunate and untimely passing this week (2:27) Then, we jump to the slew of new Transfers and rumors galore (4:14) Next, we jump into this ep's main event, the "Talented Players You Don't Want On Your Team Tier List". We navigate through a list of 25 expertly picked players that test our personal thoughts and objective feelings about having on your team. Who takes the top spot?? (19:00) Thanks for tuning in, even in the offseason! You can also check us out on youtube @ballondrunks   false full 46 1888210c-418f-4cbf-a176-f5faf5b65039 Greatest English Starting XI of All Time! | Latest News & Transfers! This week we return to our ongoing Greatest National Team Starting XI Series! First off, we touch on the latest Transfer news and headlines around the world. An American on the move (2:00), A quick check in on the Mudryk situation (5:26) followed by positive news with Pogba and Ansu Fati looking at new opportunities (6:58). Next we discuss the tough situation with Lyon being relegated to Ligue II (8:42), and the continued Napoli strategic moves for next season (10:40). Then we wrap news with the exciting news regarding Eze possibly on the move (13:05). Then, we move into our main event, The Greatest English Starting XI of All Time! We give our best shot at breaking down players from all generations and eras to settle on their true best team of all time. It's an exercise that is never easy but always fun! Who gets left out!?!? (19:07) Finally, we end with the ongoing legacy of the English team (51:25).

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]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:34:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website This week we return to our ongoing Greatest National Team Starting XI Series! First off, we touch on the latest Transfer news and headlines around the world. An American on the move (2:00), A quick check in on the Mudryk situation (5:26) followed by positive news with Pogba and Ansu Fati looking at new opportunities (6:58). Next we discuss the tough situation with Lyon being relegated to Ligue II (8:42), and the continued Napoli strategic moves for next season (10:40). Then we wrap news with the exciting news regarding Eze possibly on the move (13:05). Then, we move into our main event, The Greatest English Starting XI of All Time! We give our best shot at breaking down players from all generations and eras to settle on their true best team of all time. It's an exercise that is never easy but always fun! Who gets left out!?!? (19:07) Finally, we end with the ongoing legacy of the English team (51:25).

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]]> Greatest English Starting XI of All Time! | Latest News & Transfers! Ballon d'Runks 01:05:10 This week we return to our ongoing Greatest National Team Starting XI Series! First off, we touch on the latest Transfer news and headlines around the world. An American on the move (2:00), A quick check in on the Mudryk situation (5:26) followed by positive news with Pogba and Ansu Fati looking at new opportunities (6:58). Next we discuss the tough situation with Lyon being relegated to Ligue II (8:42), and the continued Napoli strategic moves for next season (10:40). Then we wrap news with the exciting news regarding Eze possibly on the move (13:05). Then, we move into our main event, The Greatest English Starting XI of All Time! We give our best shot at breaking down players from all generations and eras to settle on their true best team of all time. It's an exercise that is never easy but always fun! Who gets left out!?!? (19:07) Finally, we end with the ongoing legacy of the English team (51:25). Thanks for listening! You can also check us out on Youtube @ballondrunks ! This week we return to our ongoing Greatest National Team Starting XI Series! First off, we touch on the latest Transfer news and headlines around the world. An American on the move (2:00), A quick check in on the Mudryk situation (5:26) followed by positive news with Pogba and Ansu Fati looking at new opportunities (6:58). Next we discuss the tough situation with Lyon being relegated to Ligue II (8:42), and the continued Napoli strategic moves for next season (10:40). Then we wrap news with the exciting news regarding Eze possibly on the move (13:05). Then, we move into our main event, The Greatest English Starting XI of All Time! We give our best shot at breaking down players from all generations and eras to settle on their true best team of all time. It's an exercise that is never easy but always fun! Who gets left out!?!? (19:07) Finally, we end with the ongoing legacy of the English team (51:25). Thanks for listening! You can also check us out on Youtube @ballondrunks ! false full 45 d9e28fcc-2d62-4596-801d-87ce72f6d13a EPL Mascot Tier List! | Latest News, Transfers & Rumors | What Is The Best Midfield of All Time? Welcome back to your regularly scheduled summer programming! The Ballon d'Runks are back with another episode starting off with a check in on the latest news around the soccer world. Club World Cup empty stadiums, new Italy Manager, Turkish Drama, and a (awesome) Santi Carzola sighting (1:51).Then, we shift to the latest transfer news since we last talked, with new rumors and signings continuing to roll in (13:10). Next, we hit our main event (much to Austin's chagrine), EPL Mascot Tier List! You know its the height of the summer off season when we reach this deep into the topics...but you know this is gonna be fun regardless! Who takes the crown for the Best and Worst mascots around the EPL??? Who even knew almost all of the teams had mascots?? (20:53) Then we check in on a fun short list of most iconic boots of all time. We give our thoughts on the both the public and our personal favorites! (39:10) Finally, we end with a "Better Than" comparison discussion for Wayne Rooney (44:55), and a debate over the REAL best midfield of all time (49:44). Thanks for hanging out with us!


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]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:09:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back to your regularly scheduled summer programming! The Ballon d'Runks are back with another episode starting off with a check in on the latest news around the soccer world. Club World Cup empty stadiums, new Italy Manager, Turkish Drama, and a (awesome) Santi Carzola sighting (1:51).Then, we shift to the latest transfer news since we last talked, with new rumors and signings continuing to roll in (13:10). Next, we hit our main event (much to Austin's chagrine), EPL Mascot Tier List! You know its the height of the summer off season when we reach this deep into the topics...but you know this is gonna be fun regardless! Who takes the crown for the Best and Worst mascots around the EPL??? Who even knew almost all of the teams had mascots?? (20:53) Then we check in on a fun short list of most iconic boots of all time. We give our thoughts on the both the public and our personal favorites! (39:10) Finally, we end with a "Better Than" comparison discussion for Wayne Rooney (44:55), and a debate over the REAL best midfield of all time (49:44). Thanks for hanging out with us!


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]]> EPL Mascot Tier List! | Latest News, Transfers & Rumors | What Is The Best Midfield of All Time? Ballon d'Runks 00:57:17 Welcome back to your regularly scheduled summer programming! The Ballon d'Runks are back with another episode starting off with a check in on the latest news around the soccer world. Club World Cup empty stadiums, new Italy Manager, Turkish Drama, and a (awesome) Santi Carzola sighting (1:51).Then, we shift to the latest transfer news since we last talked, with new rumors and signings continuing to roll in (13:10). Next, we hit our main event (much to Austin's chagrine), EPL Mascot Tier List! You know its the height of the summer off season when we reach this deep into the topics...but you know this is gonna be fun regardless! Who takes the crown for the Best and Worst mascots around the EPL??? Who even knew almost all of the teams had mascots?? (20:53) Then we check in on a fun short list of most iconic boots of all time. We give our thoughts on the both the public and our personal favorites! (39:10) Finally, we end with a "Better Than" comparison discussion for Wayne Rooney (44:55), and a debate over the REAL best midfield of all time (49:44). Thanks for hanging out with us!  Welcome back to your regularly scheduled summer programming! The Ballon d'Runks are back with another episode starting off with a check in on the latest news around the soccer world. Club World Cup empty stadiums, new Italy Manager, Turkish Drama, and a (awesome) Santi Carzola sighting (1:51).Then, we shift to the latest transfer news since we last talked, with new rumors and signings continuing to roll in (13:10). Next, we hit our main event (much to Austin's chagrine), EPL Mascot Tier List! You know its the height of the summer off season when we reach this deep into the topics...but you know this is gonna be fun regardless! Who takes the crown for the Best and Worst mascots around the EPL??? Who even knew almost all of the teams had mascots?? (20:53) Then we check in on a fun short list of most iconic boots of all time. We give our thoughts on the both the public and our personal favorites! (39:10) Finally, we end with a "Better Than" comparison discussion for Wayne Rooney (44:55), and a debate over the REAL best midfield of all time (49:44). Thanks for hanging out with us!  false full 44 210c26b8-bbd2-41ec-ac3c-3684806c7286 The Greatest French Starting XI of All Time | Summer Transfer Madness! | UEFA Champions League Final Review Welcome Back to the Show! Our summer programming is officially here after the end of a relentless season. We kick off the summer session with a return to our long lost series... Starting XI! This time we go through our best picks for the Great French Starting XI of All Time. We debate all positions and resumes to build the ultimate Francais squad! (0:40) Next, we jump over to check in on the CRAZY start to the summer transfer window. First we give our grades on the blockbuster Manchester and Liverpool transfers (37:30), then check in on Tottenham's new coach Thomas Frank (44:33), among other news headlines. (50:40) Then, we finally have a chance to talk about the domination of PSG in the UEFA Champions League Final (including first hand footage from our correspondent on the ground at the Paris Bar Scene, Blake) (57:13). After an upsetting debate regarding the Ballon d'Or odds (1:01:40), we finish up with some Champions League Trivia (1:05:35) and a slew of banger quotes (1:11:10). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:26:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome Back to the Show! Our summer programming is officially here after the end of a relentless season. We kick off the summer session with a return to our long lost series... Starting XI! This time we go through our best picks for the Great French Starting XI of All Time. We debate all positions and resumes to build the ultimate Francais squad! (0:40) Next, we jump over to check in on the CRAZY start to the summer transfer window. First we give our grades on the blockbuster Manchester and Liverpool transfers (37:30), then check in on Tottenham's new coach Thomas Frank (44:33), among other news headlines. (50:40) Then, we finally have a chance to talk about the domination of PSG in the UEFA Champions League Final (including first hand footage from our correspondent on the ground at the Paris Bar Scene, Blake) (57:13). After an upsetting debate regarding the Ballon d'Or odds (1:01:40), we finish up with some Champions League Trivia (1:05:35) and a slew of banger quotes (1:11:10). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> The Greatest French Starting XI of All Time | Summer Transfer Madness! | UEFA Champions League Final Review Ballon d'Runks 01:21:17 Welcome Back to the Show! Our summer programming is officially here after the end of a relentless season. We kick off the summer session with a return to our long lost series... Starting XI! This time we go through our best picks for the Great French Starting XI of All Time. We debate all positions and resumes to build the ultimate Francais squad! (0:40) Next, we jump over to check in on the CRAZY start to the summer transfer window. First we give our grades on the blockbuster Manchester and Liverpool transfers (37:30), then check in on Tottenham's new coach Thomas Frank (44:33), among other news headlines. (50:40) Then, we finally have a chance to talk about the domination of PSG in the UEFA Champions League Final (including first hand footage from our correspondent on the ground at the Paris Bar Scene, Blake) (57:13). After an upsetting debate regarding the Ballon d'Or odds (1:01:40), we finish up with some Champions League Trivia (1:05:35) and a slew of banger quotes (1:11:10). Thanks for hanging with us! Welcome Back to the Show! Our summer programming is officially here after the end of a relentless season. We kick off the summer session with a return to our long lost series... Starting XI! This time we go through our best picks for the Great French Starting XI of All Time. We debate all positions and resumes to build the ultimate Francais squad! (0:40) Next, we jump over to check in on the CRAZY start to the summer transfer window. First we give our grades on the blockbuster Manchester and Liverpool transfers (37:30), then check in on Tottenham's new coach Thomas Frank (44:33), among other news headlines. (50:40) Then, we finally have a chance to talk about the domination of PSG in the UEFA Champions League Final (including first hand footage from our correspondent on the ground at the Paris Bar Scene, Blake) (57:13). After an upsetting debate regarding the Ballon d'Or odds (1:01:40), we finish up with some Champions League Trivia (1:05:35) and a slew of banger quotes (1:11:10). Thanks for hanging with us! false full 43 91f113ab-dc57-4f45-b8a9-3678ab5232ad ALL EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON! | Final Matchweek of the Season! | Headlines & Transfer News! The end of season is here! With only the Champions League final to go, we check in on all the meaningful games from the final weekend in the EPL and how the final standings line up, with 9 EPL teams making European competitions next year! (5:14) Next, we jump into the latest headlines from around the soccer world, starting with Napoli's triumphant Serie A title (14:40). Then, we hit all the latest transfers and rumors as the dominoes start to fall in the offseason. (19:49) EPL goal of the season review is up next, how did our votes stack up against the official rankings?? (27:26) After a brief preview of the UEFA Champions League Final (31:40), we get into our main event, the ALL EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON! We break down our 1st, 2nd and 3rd All EPL teams (34:02) and then build our final 4-3-3 team of year (55:18)! Finally, we end with trivia and stats from the season! (1:02:00) Thanks for hanging with us this season! Looking forward to our offseason segments, Stay Tuned!


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]]> Sat, 31 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website The end of season is here! With only the Champions League final to go, we check in on all the meaningful games from the final weekend in the EPL and how the final standings line up, with 9 EPL teams making European competitions next year! (5:14) Next, we jump into the latest headlines from around the soccer world, starting with Napoli's triumphant Serie A title (14:40). Then, we hit all the latest transfers and rumors as the dominoes start to fall in the offseason. (19:49) EPL goal of the season review is up next, how did our votes stack up against the official rankings?? (27:26) After a brief preview of the UEFA Champions League Final (31:40), we get into our main event, the ALL EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON! We break down our 1st, 2nd and 3rd All EPL teams (34:02) and then build our final 4-3-3 team of year (55:18)! Finally, we end with trivia and stats from the season! (1:02:00) Thanks for hanging with us this season! Looking forward to our offseason segments, Stay Tuned!


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]]> ALL EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON! | Final Matchweek of the Season! | Headlines & Transfer News! Ballon d'Runks 01:23:48 The end of season is here! With only the Champions League final to go, we check in on all the meaningful games from the final weekend in the EPL and how the final standings line up, with 9 EPL teams making European competitions next year! (5:14) Next, we jump into the latest headlines from around the soccer world, starting with Napoli's triumphant Serie A title (14:40). Then, we hit all the latest transfers and rumors as the dominoes start to fall in the offseason. (19:49) EPL goal of the season review is up next, how did our votes stack up against the official rankings?? (27:26) After a brief preview of the UEFA Champions League Final (31:40), we get into our main event, the ALL EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON! We break down our 1st, 2nd and 3rd All EPL teams (34:02) and then build our final 4-3-3 team of year (55:18)! Finally, we end with trivia and stats from the season! (1:02:00) Thanks for hanging with us this season! Looking forward to our offseason segments, Stay Tuned! The end of season is here! With only the Champions League final to go, we check in on all the meaningful games from the final weekend in the EPL and how the final standings line up, with 9 EPL teams making European competitions next year! (5:14) Next, we jump into the latest headlines from around the soccer world, starting with Napoli's triumphant Serie A title (14:40). Then, we hit all the latest transfers and rumors as the dominoes start to fall in the offseason. (19:49) EPL goal of the season review is up next, how did our votes stack up against the official rankings?? (27:26) After a brief preview of the UEFA Champions League Final (31:40), we get into our main event, the ALL EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON! We break down our 1st, 2nd and 3rd All EPL teams (34:02) and then build our final 4-3-3 team of year (55:18)! Finally, we end with trivia and stats from the season! (1:02:00) Thanks for hanging with us this season! Looking forward to our offseason segments, Stay Tuned! false full 42 2841873e-cf98-437c-80fc-0654055c1dae Tottenham & Crystal Palace Win Trophies!!! | End of Season EPL Awards! | Final 24-25 EPL Matchweek Preview! FINALLY IT HAPPENS!!! Tottenham and Crystal Palace raise trophies and end their respective droughts! Incredible scenes over the last few days as we talk through the Europa League Final (0:41) and FA cup Final (14:27), both bringing fans and players to tears and showing ust the very best scenes soccer has to offer! Next we talk through other news headlines, as we say goodbye to some absolute legends including, Kevin De Bruyne, Jamie Vardy, Luka Modric and Goodison Park (20:15). After a quick check on the TAA drama (33:00), we hit a a check in Serie A (39:30), we talk through the EPL table with one game to go and all there is to play for (41:28). Then, we get into our EPL matchweek 38 picks (44:17) and Bets (51:37) to end the season! Finally, we hit our main event, our annual EPL Season Awards with much to discuss and debate across the league and year! (54:23) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 06:35:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website FINALLY IT HAPPENS!!! Tottenham and Crystal Palace raise trophies and end their respective droughts! Incredible scenes over the last few days as we talk through the Europa League Final (0:41) and FA cup Final (14:27), both bringing fans and players to tears and showing ust the very best scenes soccer has to offer! Next we talk through other news headlines, as we say goodbye to some absolute legends including, Kevin De Bruyne, Jamie Vardy, Luka Modric and Goodison Park (20:15). After a quick check on the TAA drama (33:00), we hit a a check in Serie A (39:30), we talk through the EPL table with one game to go and all there is to play for (41:28). Then, we get into our EPL matchweek 38 picks (44:17) and Bets (51:37) to end the season! Finally, we hit our main event, our annual EPL Season Awards with much to discuss and debate across the league and year! (54:23) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Tottenham & Crystal Palace Win Trophies!!! | End of Season EPL Awards! | Final 24-25 EPL Matchweek Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:30:34 FINALLY IT HAPPENS!!! Tottenham and Crystal Palace raise trophies and end their respective droughts! Incredible scenes over the last few days as we talk through the Europa League Final (0:41) and FA cup Final (14:27), both bringing fans and players to tears and showing ust the very best scenes soccer has to offer! Next we talk through other news headlines, as we say goodbye to some absolute legends including, Kevin De Bruyne, Jamie Vardy, Luka Modric and Goodison Park (20:15). After a quick check on the TAA drama (33:00), we hit a a check in Serie A (39:30), we talk through the EPL table with one game to go and all there is to play for (41:28). Then, we get into our EPL matchweek 38 picks (44:17) and Bets (51:37) to end the season! Finally, we hit our main event, our annual EPL Season Awards with much to discuss and debate across the league and year! (54:23) Thanks for listening in! FINALLY IT HAPPENS!!! Tottenham and Crystal Palace raise trophies and end their respective droughts! Incredible scenes over the last few days as we talk through the Europa League Final (0:41) and FA cup Final (14:27), both bringing fans and players to tears and showing ust the very best scenes soccer has to offer! Next we talk through other news headlines, as we say goodbye to some absolute legends including, Kevin De Bruyne, Jamie Vardy, Luka Modric and Goodison Park (20:15). After a quick check on the TAA drama (33:00), we hit a a check in Serie A (39:30), we talk through the EPL table with one game to go and all there is to play for (41:28). Then, we get into our EPL matchweek 38 picks (44:17) and Bets (51:37) to end the season! Finally, we hit our main event, our annual EPL Season Awards with much to discuss and debate across the league and year! (54:23) Thanks for listening in! false full 41 21f4db11-d5ba-429d-b615-bcd4b340cc23 This Week in Soccer! News & Stories From Across The World | EPL Matchweek 37 Preview! Welcome in! This week we have a hodge podge episode covering all the topics from around the soccer world. We start with a check in on all the trophy winners from across Europe, Barcelona crowned kings of La Liga, Bologna with an epic upset in the Coppa Italia, and Harry Kane (and Bayern) finally win a trophy! (3:48) Then we shift to the EPL and talk through the scary scenes with Nottingham Forrest and Anwonyi's injury and the Liverpool fans (undeserved?) TAA booing (6:29). Next, we prep our end of season awards (16:15), before jumping back in news from de zerbi, Beckham & hamburg fans destroying their stadium (18:40). Next, we talk through the interesting Player minutes vs. intensity article that recently came out (27:20). Then, we check in on the 2020 top world soccer teenagers list and see how things played out...who has dropped and rose up the list?? (34:10) Then we have to stop to talk about the new TEAM USA jersey release, is this a step up from last time? (39:23) Finally, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 37 games hitting our picks (42:25) and bets (52:00) for the week! Plus, a bonus NBA checkin (56:26). Love you guys!


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]]> Fri, 16 May 2025 07:04:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in! This week we have a hodge podge episode covering all the topics from around the soccer world. We start with a check in on all the trophy winners from across Europe, Barcelona crowned kings of La Liga, Bologna with an epic upset in the Coppa Italia, and Harry Kane (and Bayern) finally win a trophy! (3:48) Then we shift to the EPL and talk through the scary scenes with Nottingham Forrest and Anwonyi's injury and the Liverpool fans (undeserved?) TAA booing (6:29). Next, we prep our end of season awards (16:15), before jumping back in news from de zerbi, Beckham & hamburg fans destroying their stadium (18:40). Next, we talk through the interesting Player minutes vs. intensity article that recently came out (27:20). Then, we check in on the 2020 top world soccer teenagers list and see how things played out...who has dropped and rose up the list?? (34:10) Then we have to stop to talk about the new TEAM USA jersey release, is this a step up from last time? (39:23) Finally, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 37 games hitting our picks (42:25) and bets (52:00) for the week! Plus, a bonus NBA checkin (56:26). Love you guys!


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]]> This Week in Soccer! News & Stories From Across The World | EPL Matchweek 37 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:08:36 Welcome in! This week we have a hodge podge episode covering all the topics from around the soccer world. We start with a check in on all the trophy winners from across Europe, Barcelona crowned kings of La Liga, Bologna with an epic upset in the Coppa Italia, and Harry Kane (and Bayern) finally win a trophy! (3:48) Then we shift to the EPL and  talk through the scary scenes with Nottingham Forrest and Anwonyi's injury and the Liverpool fans (undeserved?) TAA booing (6:29).  Next, we prep our end of season awards (16:15), before jumping back in news from de zerbi, Beckham & hamburg fans destroying their stadium (18:40). Next, we talk through the interesting Player minutes vs. intensity article that recently came out (27:20). Then, we check in on the 2020 top world soccer teenagers list and see how things played out...who has dropped and rose up the list?? (34:10) Then we have to stop to talk about the new TEAM USA jersey release, is this a step up from last time? (39:23)  Finally, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 37 games hitting our picks (42:25) and bets (52:00) for the week! Plus, a bonus NBA checkin (56:26). Love you guys! Welcome in! This week we have a hodge podge episode covering all the topics from around the soccer world. We start with a check in on all the trophy winners from across Europe, Barcelona crowned kings of La Liga, Bologna with an epic upset in the Coppa Italia, and Harry Kane (and Bayern) finally win a trophy! (3:48) Then we shift to the EPL and  talk through the scary scenes with Nottingham Forrest and Anwonyi's injury and the Liverpool fans (undeserved?) TAA booing (6:29).  Next, we prep our end of season awards (16:15), before jumping back in news from de zerbi, Beckham & hamburg fans destroying their stadium (18:40). Next, we talk through the interesting Player minutes vs. intensity article that recently came out (27:20). Then, we check in on the 2020 top world soccer teenagers list and see how things played out...who has dropped and rose up the list?? (34:10) Then we have to stop to talk about the new TEAM USA jersey release, is this a step up from last time? (39:23)  Finally, we jump into the EPL Matchweek 37 games hitting our picks (42:25) and bets (52:00) for the week! Plus, a bonus NBA checkin (56:26). Love you guys! false full 40 72a84e41-f3dc-4b5e-8d65-1ac69be966ba UEFA Champions League Semi-Final For The Ages! | EPL Matchweek 36 Preview! HOLY SH#@$!%#$*&^TTT!! Did we just watch the BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL of ALL TIME??!!? Regardless, we will remember this game for a long time to come. We break down all the aspects of the incredible Inter v. Barcelona matchup. As we break down the play by play from the game, we touch on our unsung heros, tactical analysis & our lasting impressions from an otherwordly semi final (0:29). Then we hit the PSG v. Arsenal 2nd leg with (unfortunately) less drama and more complaining. Where do Arsenal go from here? (27:52) Next, we touch on the upcoming final now set for the end of the month! (40:00) Then we shift to a (hilarious) 15 v. 16 EPL matchup as both Man U and Tottenham qualify for the Europa League final! (47:52) Next, we review our awesome reunion attending an SDFC game over the weekend! (with 1 or 5 too many beers consumed). (53:48) Then, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 36 lineup with our picks (1:01:05), Bets (1:10:36) and fantasy lineups (1:14:31). Finally, we have to check in on the NBA playoffs with both our teams looking for answers (1:19:48). Thanks for listening!


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]]> Fri, 9 May 2025 06:31:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website HOLY SH#@$!%#$*&^TTT!! Did we just watch the BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL of ALL TIME??!!? Regardless, we will remember this game for a long time to come. We break down all the aspects of the incredible Inter v. Barcelona matchup. As we break down the play by play from the game, we touch on our unsung heros, tactical analysis & our lasting impressions from an otherwordly semi final (0:29). Then we hit the PSG v. Arsenal 2nd leg with (unfortunately) less drama and more complaining. Where do Arsenal go from here? (27:52) Next, we touch on the upcoming final now set for the end of the month! (40:00) Then we shift to a (hilarious) 15 v. 16 EPL matchup as both Man U and Tottenham qualify for the Europa League final! (47:52) Next, we review our awesome reunion attending an SDFC game over the weekend! (with 1 or 5 too many beers consumed). (53:48) Then, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 36 lineup with our picks (1:01:05), Bets (1:10:36) and fantasy lineups (1:14:31). Finally, we have to check in on the NBA playoffs with both our teams looking for answers (1:19:48). Thanks for listening!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Semi-Final For The Ages! | EPL Matchweek 36 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:26:47 HOLY SH#@$!%#$*&^TTT!! Did we just watch the BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL of ALL TIME??!!? Regardless, we will remember this game for a long time to come. We break down all the aspects of the incredible Inter v. Barcelona matchup. As we break down the play by play from the game, we touch on our unsung heros, tactical analysis & our lasting impressions from an otherwordly semi final (0:29). Then we hit the PSG v. Arsenal 2nd leg with (unfortunately) less drama and more complaining. Where do Arsenal go from here? (27:52) Next, we touch on the upcoming final now set for the end of the month! (40:00) Then we shift to a (hilarious) 15 v. 16 EPL matchup as both Man U and Tottenham qualify for the Europa League final! (47:52) Next, we review our awesome reunion attending an SDFC game over the weekend! (with 1 or 5 too many beers consumed). (53:48) Then, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 36 lineup with our picks (1:01:05), Bets (1:10:36) and fantasy lineups (1:14:31). Finally, we have to check in on the NBA playoffs with both our teams looking for answers (1:19:48). Thanks for listening! HOLY SH#@$!%#$*&^TTT!! Did we just watch the BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL of ALL TIME??!!? Regardless, we will remember this game for a long time to come. We break down all the aspects of the incredible Inter v. Barcelona matchup. As we break down the play by play from the game, we touch on our unsung heros, tactical analysis & our lasting impressions from an otherwordly semi final (0:29). Then we hit the PSG v. Arsenal 2nd leg with (unfortunately) less drama and more complaining. Where do Arsenal go from here? (27:52) Next, we touch on the upcoming final now set for the end of the month! (40:00) Then we shift to a (hilarious) 15 v. 16 EPL matchup as both Man U and Tottenham qualify for the Europa League final! (47:52) Next, we review our awesome reunion attending an SDFC game over the weekend! (with 1 or 5 too many beers consumed). (53:48) Then, we check in on the upcoming EPL Matchweek 36 lineup with our picks (1:01:05), Bets (1:10:36) and fantasy lineups (1:14:31). Finally, we have to check in on the NBA playoffs with both our teams looking for answers (1:19:48). Thanks for listening! false full 39 95a68b92-82fb-482a-8d95-80ec45953660 UEFA Champions League Semi Final Special! | Liverpool EPL Champs | EPL Matchweek 35 Preview Welcome back! We are coming to you straight after the Arsenal v. PSG leg one UCL Semi-Final! We hit all our takes and angles after this matchup and look ahead to leg 2. (2:18) Next, we quickly hit the upcoming Barcelona v. Inter leg one semi-final match tomorrow (18:15), before our main event. Our annual tradition of building our favorite team from the last four of the Champions League. We debate our picks and make the ultimate team! (25:29) Next, we touch on last weekends EPL matchweek 34 games, including Liverpool's coronation! (52:00) Next up, we have an amazing surprise top ten list from Austin, the Top Ten Situational Beers! (58:03) Then, we hit the latest news from around the soccer world, an exciting Copa del Rey, Ancelotti's next destination, and Vardy on the move? (1:02:54) Then, we jump to the upcoming EPL matchweek 35 preview, with picks and bets for the weekend. (1:11:30) Finally, we wrap with a brief NBA check in as the playoffs are heating up! (1:23:28) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:43:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! We are coming to you straight after the Arsenal v. PSG leg one UCL Semi-Final! We hit all our takes and angles after this matchup and look ahead to leg 2. (2:18) Next, we quickly hit the upcoming Barcelona v. Inter leg one semi-final match tomorrow (18:15), before our main event. Our annual tradition of building our favorite team from the last four of the Champions League. We debate our picks and make the ultimate team! (25:29) Next, we touch on last weekends EPL matchweek 34 games, including Liverpool's coronation! (52:00) Next up, we have an amazing surprise top ten list from Austin, the Top Ten Situational Beers! (58:03) Then, we hit the latest news from around the soccer world, an exciting Copa del Rey, Ancelotti's next destination, and Vardy on the move? (1:02:54) Then, we jump to the upcoming EPL matchweek 35 preview, with picks and bets for the weekend. (1:11:30) Finally, we wrap with a brief NBA check in as the playoffs are heating up! (1:23:28) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Semi Final Special! | Liverpool EPL Champs | EPL Matchweek 35 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:32:17 Welcome back! We are coming to you straight after the Arsenal v. PSG leg one UCL Semi-Final! We hit all our takes and angles after this matchup and look ahead to leg 2. (2:18) Next, we quickly hit the upcoming Barcelona v. Inter leg one semi-final match tomorrow (18:15), before our main event. Our annual tradition of building our favorite team from the last four of the Champions League. We debate our picks and make the ultimate team! (25:29) Next, we touch on last weekends EPL matchweek 34 games, including Liverpool's coronation! (52:00) Next up, we have an amazing surprise top ten list from Austin, the Top Ten Situational Beers! (58:03) Then, we hit the latest news from around the soccer world, an exciting Copa del Rey, Ancelotti's next destination, and Vardy on the move? (1:02:54)  Then, we jump to the upcoming EPL matchweek 35 preview, with picks and bets for the weekend. (1:11:30) Finally, we wrap with a brief NBA check in as the playoffs are heating up! (1:23:28) Thanks for hanging with us! Welcome back! We are coming to you straight after the Arsenal v. PSG leg one UCL Semi-Final! We hit all our takes and angles after this matchup and look ahead to leg 2. (2:18) Next, we quickly hit the upcoming Barcelona v. Inter leg one semi-final match tomorrow (18:15), before our main event. Our annual tradition of building our favorite team from the last four of the Champions League. We debate our picks and make the ultimate team! (25:29) Next, we touch on last weekends EPL matchweek 34 games, including Liverpool's coronation! (52:00) Next up, we have an amazing surprise top ten list from Austin, the Top Ten Situational Beers! (58:03) Then, we hit the latest news from around the soccer world, an exciting Copa del Rey, Ancelotti's next destination, and Vardy on the move? (1:02:54)  Then, we jump to the upcoming EPL matchweek 35 preview, with picks and bets for the weekend. (1:11:30) Finally, we wrap with a brief NBA check in as the playoffs are heating up! (1:23:28) Thanks for hanging with us! false full 38 7e42d89d-1d5d-468a-97ea-8de0a5a9da7a EPL Matchweek 33 Review & 34 Preview! | Europa League Drama! | Latest News + Trivia! Welcome In! This week we start off with some EPIC Europa League Quarterfinal matches, including a must see Man U comeback for the ages! (1:55) Then we jump into the recent EPL matchweek 33 games from the weekend. The battle for the European spots is heating up! (8:00) Next, we look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 34 games starting tomorrow, going through our bets and picks! (21:05) Finally, we jump into the latest News headlines across the league, including an dead heat title battle in Serie A & LEEDS' and BURNLEY's confirmation to return to the EPL! (31:35) Lastly, we hit a couple trivia questions (50:39). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:35:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome In! This week we start off with some EPIC Europa League Quarterfinal matches, including a must see Man U comeback for the ages! (1:55) Then we jump into the recent EPL matchweek 33 games from the weekend. The battle for the European spots is heating up! (8:00) Next, we look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 34 games starting tomorrow, going through our bets and picks! (21:05) Finally, we jump into the latest News headlines across the league, including an dead heat title battle in Serie A & LEEDS' and BURNLEY's confirmation to return to the EPL! (31:35) Lastly, we hit a couple trivia questions (50:39). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 33 Review & 34 Preview! | Europa League Drama! | Latest News + Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:06:54 Welcome In! This week we start off with some EPIC Europa League Quarterfinal matches, including a must see Man U comeback for the ages! (1:55) Then we jump into the recent EPL matchweek 33 games from the weekend. The battle for the European spots is heating up! (8:00) Next, we look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 34 games starting tomorrow, going through our bets and picks! (21:05) Finally, we jump into the latest News headlines across the league, including an dead heat title battle in Serie A & LEEDS' and BURNLEY's confirmation to return to the EPL! (31:35) Lastly, we hit a couple trivia questions (50:39). Thanks for hanging with us! Welcome In! This week we start off with some EPIC Europa League Quarterfinal matches, including a must see Man U comeback for the ages! (1:55) Then we jump into the recent EPL matchweek 33 games from the weekend. The battle for the European spots is heating up! (8:00) Next, we look ahead to the EPL Matchweek 34 games starting tomorrow, going through our bets and picks! (21:05) Finally, we jump into the latest News headlines across the league, including an dead heat title battle in Serie A & LEEDS' and BURNLEY's confirmation to return to the EPL! (31:35) Lastly, we hit a couple trivia questions (50:39). Thanks for hanging with us! false full 37 deea7e87-32e9-4d54-ba83-a0cff46264fd UEFA Champions League Semi Finals Set! | EPL Matchweek 33 Preview, Picks & Bets | News, Quotes & Trivia! After an insane first leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, we return for part 2 this week! We discuss all the results and the AMAZING Semifinal matchups setup for the next round! (1:46) Next, we dive into an array of news, quotes and trivia from around the soccer world, including a new Van Dijk contract, a changeup in the US Mens Team Strategy, and Luis Saurez still biting people?! (17:56) Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 33 game slate, going through our picks and Bets!(38:53) Plus a special NBA playoff checkin segment! (55:10) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:08:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website After an insane first leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, we return for part 2 this week! We discuss all the results and the AMAZING Semifinal matchups setup for the next round! (1:46) Next, we dive into an array of news, quotes and trivia from around the soccer world, including a new Van Dijk contract, a changeup in the US Mens Team Strategy, and Luis Saurez still biting people?! (17:56) Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 33 game slate, going through our picks and Bets!(38:53) Plus a special NBA playoff checkin segment! (55:10) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Semi Finals Set! | EPL Matchweek 33 Preview, Picks & Bets | News, Quotes & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:05:23 After an insane first leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, we return for part 2 this week! We discuss all the results and the AMAZING Semifinal matchups setup for the next round! (1:46) Next, we dive into an array of news, quotes and trivia from around the soccer world, including a new Van Dijk contract, a changeup in the US Mens Team Strategy, and Luis Saurez still biting people?! (17:56) Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 33 game slate, going through our picks and Bets!(38:53) Plus a special NBA playoff checkin segment! (55:10) Thanks for hanging with us!  After an insane first leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, we return for part 2 this week! We discuss all the results and the AMAZING Semifinal matchups setup for the next round! (1:46) Next, we dive into an array of news, quotes and trivia from around the soccer world, including a new Van Dijk contract, a changeup in the US Mens Team Strategy, and Luis Saurez still biting people?! (17:56) Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 33 game slate, going through our picks and Bets!(38:53) Plus a special NBA playoff checkin segment! (55:10) Thanks for hanging with us!  false full 36 1137121f-94d8-41b1-b07c-9dd7337a8ab9 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals Check in! | EPL Matchweek 32 Preview WOOO! UEFA Champions League Returns with a bang! The Quarterfinals are here and there is a lot to discuss. Rice with goal of the tournament? Are Inter still under the radar? Did PSG finally reach their peak? Is Barcelona too lethal for anyone to beat? The d'Runks go through it all after the exciting first legs and look forward to next week's return legs (1:48). Next, the boys jump straight into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 32 slate going through picks (18:31) & Fantasy (27:30). Finally, we save the last segment for News & Quotes (35:24), before a surprise Question section! (48:22) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:27:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website WOOO! UEFA Champions League Returns with a bang! The Quarterfinals are here and there is a lot to discuss. Rice with goal of the tournament? Are Inter still under the radar? Did PSG finally reach their peak? Is Barcelona too lethal for anyone to beat? The d'Runks go through it all after the exciting first legs and look forward to next week's return legs (1:48). Next, the boys jump straight into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 32 slate going through picks (18:31) & Fantasy (27:30). Finally, we save the last segment for News & Quotes (35:24), before a surprise Question section! (48:22) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals Check in! | EPL Matchweek 32 Preview Ballon d'Runks 00:57:37 WOOO! UEFA Champions League Returns with a bang! The Quarterfinals are here and there is a lot to discuss. Rice with goal of the tournament? Are Inter still under the radar? Did PSG finally reach their peak? Is Barcelona too lethal for anyone to beat? The d'Runks go through it all after the exciting first legs and look forward to next week's return legs (1:48). Next, the boys jump straight into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 32 slate going through picks (18:31) & Fantasy (27:30). Finally, we save the last segment for News & Quotes (35:24), before a surprise Question section! (48:22) Thanks for hanging with us! WOOO! UEFA Champions League Returns with a bang! The Quarterfinals are here and there is a lot to discuss. Rice with goal of the tournament? Are Inter still under the radar? Did PSG finally reach their peak? Is Barcelona too lethal for anyone to beat? The d'Runks go through it all after the exciting first legs and look forward to next week's return legs (1:48). Next, the boys jump straight into the upcoming EPL Matchweek 32 slate going through picks (18:31) & Fantasy (27:30). Finally, we save the last segment for News & Quotes (35:24), before a surprise Question section! (48:22) Thanks for hanging with us! false full 35 2ee5feaf-d2cf-4c75-8f0a-f83c6812a00d New Format! EPL Matchweek 30 Review! | EPL Matchweek 31 Preview! | News, Quotes & Everything in Between! Welcome back! This week we try out our new unplanned format with the d'Runks firing topics back and forth across the web. First, We jump into the midweek EPL madness with the Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Matchweek 30 games. Merseyside "drama", Nottingham delight, a Tonali SCREAMER & Ange on the SIZZLING hot seat (2:30). Then, we jump into a menagerie of other Leagues, News, Quotes & Stats as we cover everything under the sun from the last week in the world of soccer (26:12). Finally, we lay out the upcoming EPL Matchweek 31 slate, sharing our picks (49:48), Bets (1:00:00), and favorite fantasy lineups (1:03:08). Love you guys!


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]]> Fri, 4 Apr 2025 06:58:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! This week we try out our new unplanned format with the d'Runks firing topics back and forth across the web. First, We jump into the midweek EPL madness with the Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Matchweek 30 games. Merseyside "drama", Nottingham delight, a Tonali SCREAMER & Ange on the SIZZLING hot seat (2:30). Then, we jump into a menagerie of other Leagues, News, Quotes & Stats as we cover everything under the sun from the last week in the world of soccer (26:12). Finally, we lay out the upcoming EPL Matchweek 31 slate, sharing our picks (49:48), Bets (1:00:00), and favorite fantasy lineups (1:03:08). Love you guys!


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]]> New Format! EPL Matchweek 30 Review! | EPL Matchweek 31 Preview! | News, Quotes & Everything in Between! Ballon d'Runks 01:07:22 Welcome back! This week we try out our new unplanned format with the d'Runks firing topics back and forth across the web. First, We jump into the midweek EPL madness with the Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Matchweek 30 games. Merseyside "drama", Nottingham delight, a Tonali SCREAMER & Ange on the SIZZLING hot seat (2:30). Then, we jump into a menagerie of other Leagues, News, Quotes & Stats as we cover everything under the sun from the last week in the world of soccer (26:12). Finally, we lay out the upcoming EPL Matchweek 31 slate, sharing our picks (49:48), Bets (1:00:00), and favorite fantasy lineups (1:03:08). Love you guys! Welcome back! This week we try out our new unplanned format with the d'Runks firing topics back and forth across the web. First, We jump into the midweek EPL madness with the Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Matchweek 30 games. Merseyside "drama", Nottingham delight, a Tonali SCREAMER & Ange on the SIZZLING hot seat (2:30). Then, we jump into a menagerie of other Leagues, News, Quotes & Stats as we cover everything under the sun from the last week in the world of soccer (26:12). Finally, we lay out the upcoming EPL Matchweek 31 slate, sharing our picks (49:48), Bets (1:00:00), and favorite fantasy lineups (1:03:08). Love you guys! false full 34 06b5ef69-0990-45b6-ac50-a717277e6e33 Greatest EPL Squads of All Time Tier List! | USA Soccer in Shambles?! | EPL Match week 30 Preview After a LONG two week hiatus, the Ballon d'Runks Return to talk all things SOCCER! First off, we dive into the EMBARRASSING USA Soccer showing in the Nations League. Where do we go from here? (3:04) Next, we hit all the latest headline news stories including the Trent Alexander Arnold news, Tuchel's 1st game in charge, and Mbappe's 500th senior appearance. (12:18) Then, we jump into this episode's special event, the EPL's Greatest Teams of All Time Tier List! Breaking down some epic squads and seasons over the years (43:14). Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL matchweek 30 games as we share our Picks (1:07:30) and Bets (1:14:40) for next week! Thank you for listening and hanging out with us!


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]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:30:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website After a LONG two week hiatus, the Ballon d'Runks Return to talk all things SOCCER! First off, we dive into the EMBARRASSING USA Soccer showing in the Nations League. Where do we go from here? (3:04) Next, we hit all the latest headline news stories including the Trent Alexander Arnold news, Tuchel's 1st game in charge, and Mbappe's 500th senior appearance. (12:18) Then, we jump into this episode's special event, the EPL's Greatest Teams of All Time Tier List! Breaking down some epic squads and seasons over the years (43:14). Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL matchweek 30 games as we share our Picks (1:07:30) and Bets (1:14:40) for next week! Thank you for listening and hanging out with us!


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]]> Greatest EPL Squads of All Time Tier List! | USA Soccer in Shambles?! | EPL Match week 30 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:19:31 After a LONG two week hiatus, the Ballon d'Runks Return to talk all things SOCCER! First off, we dive into the EMBARRASSING USA Soccer showing in the Nations League. Where do we go from here? (3:04) Next, we hit all the latest headline news stories including the Trent Alexander Arnold news, Tuchel's 1st game in charge, and Mbappe's 500th senior appearance. (12:18) Then, we jump into this episode's special event, the EPL's Greatest Teams of All Time Tier List! Breaking down some epic squads and seasons over the years (43:14). Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL matchweek 30 games as we share our Picks (1:07:30) and Bets (1:14:40) for next week! Thank you for listening and hanging out with us! After a LONG two week hiatus, the Ballon d'Runks Return to talk all things SOCCER! First off, we dive into the EMBARRASSING USA Soccer showing in the Nations League. Where do we go from here? (3:04) Next, we hit all the latest headline news stories including the Trent Alexander Arnold news, Tuchel's 1st game in charge, and Mbappe's 500th senior appearance. (12:18) Then, we jump into this episode's special event, the EPL's Greatest Teams of All Time Tier List! Breaking down some epic squads and seasons over the years (43:14). Finally, we hit the upcoming EPL matchweek 30 games as we share our Picks (1:07:30) and Bets (1:14:40) for next week! Thank you for listening and hanging out with us! false full 33 0a825c8e-33e4-4af5-ab83-edadd313d38f UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Results! | EPL Matchweek 28 Review & 29 Preview! | News, Trivia & Quotes Hey d'Runks, welcome back! Fully packed episode this week with Champions League AND Premier League to talk about! Starting off with results from the Round of 16 UEFA Champions League matchups, including wild PENALTY shootouts in Liverpool v. PSG & Athletico v. Real! (2:46) Then, we dive into the latest News from the soccer world (28:55). Next, we take a brief stint into Trivia, Stats & Quotes (36:00). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 29 slate, including Picks (48:58), Bets (1:01:32) & Fantasy (1:12:37). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:41:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey d'Runks, welcome back! Fully packed episode this week with Champions League AND Premier League to talk about! Starting off with results from the Round of 16 UEFA Champions League matchups, including wild PENALTY shootouts in Liverpool v. PSG & Athletico v. Real! (2:46) Then, we dive into the latest News from the soccer world (28:55). Next, we take a brief stint into Trivia, Stats & Quotes (36:00). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 29 slate, including Picks (48:58), Bets (1:01:32) & Fantasy (1:12:37). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Results! | EPL Matchweek 28 Review & 29 Preview! | News, Trivia & Quotes Ballon d'Runks 01:16:26 Hey d'Runks, welcome back! Fully packed episode this week with Champions League AND Premier League to talk about! Starting off with results from the Round of 16 UEFA Champions League matchups, including wild PENALTY shootouts in Liverpool v. PSG & Athletico v. Real! (2:46) Then, we dive into the latest News from the soccer world (28:55). Next, we take a brief stint into Trivia, Stats & Quotes (36:00). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 29 slate, including Picks (48:58), Bets (1:01:32) & Fantasy (1:12:37). Thanks for hanging with us! Hey d'Runks, welcome back! Fully packed episode this week with Champions League AND Premier League to talk about! Starting off with results from the Round of 16 UEFA Champions League matchups, including wild PENALTY shootouts in Liverpool v. PSG & Athletico v. Real! (2:46) Then, we dive into the latest News from the soccer world (28:55). Next, we take a brief stint into Trivia, Stats & Quotes (36:00). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 29 slate, including Picks (48:58), Bets (1:01:32) & Fantasy (1:12:37). Thanks for hanging with us! false full 32 298b998a-d7a0-4f87-a71e-089adb1dd998 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 Review! | EPL Matchweek 28 Preview! Welcome back! We start off diving straight into the results from the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 results. We talk through all the crazy matchups setting up an insane leg 2 next week! (Also 100% on our bets!)(1:05) Next, we jump into the latest News Headlines in the soccer world, including the dramatic Mateta injury and impact (18:14). Then, Austin shares a great Time Howard Tribute sesh for his birthday (30:20) followed by our Trivia (36:00) and Quotes (38:56) of the week. Finally, we shift into the EPL Matchweek 28 lineup going through our picks and choosing our bets of the week! (44:25) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Fri, 7 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! We start off diving straight into the results from the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 results. We talk through all the crazy matchups setting up an insane leg 2 next week! (Also 100% on our bets!)(1:05) Next, we jump into the latest News Headlines in the soccer world, including the dramatic Mateta injury and impact (18:14). Then, Austin shares a great Time Howard Tribute sesh for his birthday (30:20) followed by our Trivia (36:00) and Quotes (38:56) of the week. Finally, we shift into the EPL Matchweek 28 lineup going through our picks and choosing our bets of the week! (44:25) Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 Review! | EPL Matchweek 28 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 00:59:05 Welcome back! We start off diving straight into the results from the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 results. We talk through all the crazy matchups setting up an insane leg 2 next week! (Also 100% on our bets!)(1:05) Next, we jump into the latest News Headlines in the soccer world, including the dramatic Mateta injury and impact (18:14). Then, Austin shares a great Time Howard Tribute sesh for his birthday (30:20) followed by our Trivia (36:00) and Quotes (38:56) of the week. Finally, we shift into the EPL Matchweek 28 lineup going through our picks and choosing our bets of the week! (44:25) Thanks for hanging with us! Welcome back! We start off diving straight into the results from the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 results. We talk through all the crazy matchups setting up an insane leg 2 next week! (Also 100% on our bets!)(1:05) Next, we jump into the latest News Headlines in the soccer world, including the dramatic Mateta injury and impact (18:14). Then, Austin shares a great Time Howard Tribute sesh for his birthday (30:20) followed by our Trivia (36:00) and Quotes (38:56) of the week. Finally, we shift into the EPL Matchweek 28 lineup going through our picks and choosing our bets of the week! (44:25) Thanks for hanging with us! false full 31 7ffd76a2-55ce-4e1c-91cd-19fa62796294 UEFA Champions League Final 16 BEST BUILD-A-SQUAD! | EPL Matchweek 27 Review Welcome in! This week we start off with a quick review of the mid week EPL Matchweek 27 line up. Everton keep finding points, Brighton & Crystal Palace with huge wins and is the title race officially OVER?! (3:14) Next, we jump over to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg One preview. We dissect the matchups, guess the lines and make are favorite bets for next week! (20:25) Then we have a special edition of Champions League Trivia as Austin does his best to stump Torin (32:13). Finally, we hit the main event...our UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 BEST BUILD-A-SQUAD! We break down the remaining players from the final 16 teams and pick the best (...okay...maybe favoriteee) team we can! (40:12) Love you all!


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]]> Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:06:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in! This week we start off with a quick review of the mid week EPL Matchweek 27 line up. Everton keep finding points, Brighton & Crystal Palace with huge wins and is the title race officially OVER?! (3:14) Next, we jump over to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg One preview. We dissect the matchups, guess the lines and make are favorite bets for next week! (20:25) Then we have a special edition of Champions League Trivia as Austin does his best to stump Torin (32:13). Finally, we hit the main event...our UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 BEST BUILD-A-SQUAD! We break down the remaining players from the final 16 teams and pick the best (...okay...maybe favoriteee) team we can! (40:12) Love you all!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Final 16 BEST BUILD-A-SQUAD! | EPL Matchweek 27 Review Ballon d'Runks 00:58:04 Welcome in! This week we start off with a quick review of the mid week EPL Matchweek 27 line up. Everton keep finding points, Brighton & Crystal Palace with huge wins and is the title race officially OVER?! (3:14) Next, we jump over to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg One preview. We dissect the matchups, guess the lines and make are favorite bets for next week! (20:25) Then we have a special edition of Champions League Trivia as Austin does his best to stump Torin (32:13). Finally, we hit the main event...our UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 BEST BUILD-A-SQUAD! We break down the remaining players from the final 16 teams and pick the best (...okay...maybe favoriteee) team we can! (40:12) Love you all! Welcome in! This week we start off with a quick review of the mid week EPL Matchweek 27 line up. Everton keep finding points, Brighton & Crystal Palace with huge wins and is the title race officially OVER?! (3:14) Next, we jump over to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg One preview. We dissect the matchups, guess the lines and make are favorite bets for next week! (20:25) Then we have a special edition of Champions League Trivia as Austin does his best to stump Torin (32:13). Finally, we hit the main event...our UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 BEST BUILD-A-SQUAD! We break down the remaining players from the final 16 teams and pick the best (...okay...maybe favoriteee) team we can! (40:12) Love you all! false full 30 e721fa7f-e913-4a32-9a23-e91bd4411a80 EPL Matchweek 26 Preview & 27 Review! | UEFA Champions League Knockout Draw Set! | News & Trivia Hey Y'ALL! We are back with a new episode this week hitting EPL and UEFA Champions League! Starting off with the recent UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage Draw, we now have all of our matches and bracket paths set for the tourney! We talk through best draws, easiest paths and the new betting favorites to win the cup! (6:38) Then we jump into the latest News around the league, including a OPENING GAME WIN for Austin's new favorite team (15:10). Then we hit a little trivia about the best young attacking players in the game and a question regarding Isak's latest EPL goal milestone (21:23). Next we catch up on all the EPL Matchweek 26 results from the weekend, with big wins for Liverpool, Newcastle, West Ham & Aston Villa! As well as our bets! (33:40) Finally, we preview the upcoming EPL Matchweek 27 slate, going through our picks and favorite bets (45:04). Thank you for hanging with us!


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]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:57:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Y'ALL! We are back with a new episode this week hitting EPL and UEFA Champions League! Starting off with the recent UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage Draw, we now have all of our matches and bracket paths set for the tourney! We talk through best draws, easiest paths and the new betting favorites to win the cup! (6:38) Then we jump into the latest News around the league, including a OPENING GAME WIN for Austin's new favorite team (15:10). Then we hit a little trivia about the best young attacking players in the game and a question regarding Isak's latest EPL goal milestone (21:23). Next we catch up on all the EPL Matchweek 26 results from the weekend, with big wins for Liverpool, Newcastle, West Ham & Aston Villa! As well as our bets! (33:40) Finally, we preview the upcoming EPL Matchweek 27 slate, going through our picks and favorite bets (45:04). Thank you for hanging with us!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 26 Preview & 27 Review! | UEFA Champions League Knockout Draw Set! | News & Trivia Ballon d'Runks 01:00:44 Hey Y'ALL! We are back with a new episode this week hitting EPL and UEFA Champions League! Starting off with the recent UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage Draw, we now have all of our matches and bracket paths set for the tourney! We talk through best draws, easiest paths and the new betting favorites to win the cup! (6:38) Then we jump into the latest News around the league, including a OPENING GAME WIN for Austin's new favorite team (15:10). Then we hit a little trivia about the best young attacking players in the game and a question regarding Isak's latest EPL goal milestone (21:23). Next we catch up on all the EPL Matchweek 26 results from the weekend, with big wins for Liverpool, Newcastle, West Ham & Aston Villa! As well as our bets! (33:40) Finally, we preview the upcoming EPL Matchweek 27 slate, going through our picks and favorite bets (45:04). Thank you for hanging with us! Hey Y'ALL! We are back with a new episode this week hitting EPL and UEFA Champions League! Starting off with the recent UEFA Champions League Knockout Stage Draw, we now have all of our matches and bracket paths set for the tourney! We talk through best draws, easiest paths and the new betting favorites to win the cup! (6:38) Then we jump into the latest News around the league, including a OPENING GAME WIN for Austin's new favorite team (15:10). Then we hit a little trivia about the best young attacking players in the game and a question regarding Isak's latest EPL goal milestone (21:23). Next we catch up on all the EPL Matchweek 26 results from the weekend, with big wins for Liverpool, Newcastle, West Ham & Aston Villa! As well as our bets! (33:40) Finally, we preview the upcoming EPL Matchweek 27 slate, going through our picks and favorite bets (45:04). Thank you for hanging with us! false full 29 336ca995-fda8-4804-9145-14d9a423f70d UEFA Champions League Playoff Stage REVIEW! | EPL Matchweek 26 Preview | EPL Matchweek 25 Review After Austin's SUCCESFUL surgery...we are back!!! Such much to catch up on, starting with the first ever UEFA Champions League Playoff Round! Major results as Juventus, AC Milan and Man City all go down! (4:15) After Austin's (surgery assisted) play by play, we jump into the potential matchups for the UEFA Champions League Knockout stage! (18:36) Then we touch on the latest news involving likely Man City departures, Major Reyna Regret and the return of THE BEST BALL OF ALL TIME! YESSSSS! (Don't Get Me Started!) (23:56) Next, we hit the results from EPL Matchweek 25 [+random EPL Matchweek 29 AV v. LIV match].(34:47) Finally we finish with our picks, bets & fantasy squads for the upcoming EPL Matchweek 26 lineup. Can we bounce back on our bets?? (41:34)

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]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:08:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website After Austin's SUCCESFUL surgery...we are back!!! Such much to catch up on, starting with the first ever UEFA Champions League Playoff Round! Major results as Juventus, AC Milan and Man City all go down! (4:15) After Austin's (surgery assisted) play by play, we jump into the potential matchups for the UEFA Champions League Knockout stage! (18:36) Then we touch on the latest news involving likely Man City departures, Major Reyna Regret and the return of THE BEST BALL OF ALL TIME! YESSSSS! (Don't Get Me Started!) (23:56) Next, we hit the results from EPL Matchweek 25 [+random EPL Matchweek 29 AV v. LIV match].(34:47) Finally we finish with our picks, bets & fantasy squads for the upcoming EPL Matchweek 26 lineup. Can we bounce back on our bets?? (41:34)

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]]> UEFA Champions League Playoff Stage REVIEW! | EPL Matchweek 26 Preview | EPL Matchweek 25 Review Ballon d'Runks 01:13:13 After Austin's SUCCESFUL surgery...we are back!!! Such much to catch up on, starting with the first ever UEFA Champions League Playoff Round! Major results as Juventus, AC Milan and Man City all go down! (4:15) After Austin's (surgery assisted) play by play, we jump into the potential matchups for the UEFA Champions League Knockout stage! (18:36) Then we touch on the latest news involving likely Man City departures, Major Reyna Regret and the return of THE BEST BALL OF ALL TIME! YESSSSS! (Don't Get Me Started!) (23:56) Next, we hit the results from EPL Matchweek 25 [+random EPL Matchweek 29 AV v. LIV match].(34:47) Finally we finish with our picks, bets & fantasy squads for the upcoming EPL Matchweek 26 lineup. Can we bounce back on our bets?? (41:34) Thanks for hanging with us! After Austin's SUCCESFUL surgery...we are back!!! Such much to catch up on, starting with the first ever UEFA Champions League Playoff Round! Major results as Juventus, AC Milan and Man City all go down! (4:15) After Austin's (surgery assisted) play by play, we jump into the potential matchups for the UEFA Champions League Knockout stage! (18:36) Then we touch on the latest news involving likely Man City departures, Major Reyna Regret and the return of THE BEST BALL OF ALL TIME! YESSSSS! (Don't Get Me Started!) (23:56) Next, we hit the results from EPL Matchweek 25 [+random EPL Matchweek 29 AV v. LIV match].(34:47) Finally we finish with our picks, bets & fantasy squads for the upcoming EPL Matchweek 26 lineup. Can we bounce back on our bets?? (41:34) Thanks for hanging with us! false full 28 50939f05-100a-476b-abdf-295a812b8732 UEFA Champions League Playoffs Leg 1 Review! | EPL Matchweek 25 Preview! Hey d'Runks! Welcome back to the pod. This week we start with a full review of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Playoffs! Amazing matchups including Juventus-PSG, Feyenoord-Milan & biggest of all...MAN CITY-REAL MADRID! (1:39) After discussing the action packed make-up Merseyside derby (20:18), we move into the latest news of the last week.(24:50) Then we hit a quick KEEP OR SELL for Chelsea (32:28). Finally, we finish with a look at the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, including picks (36:57), Bets (50:09), and our latest fantasy lineups (54:09). Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:04:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey d'Runks! Welcome back to the pod. This week we start with a full review of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Playoffs! Amazing matchups including Juventus-PSG, Feyenoord-Milan & biggest of all...MAN CITY-REAL MADRID! (1:39) After discussing the action packed make-up Merseyside derby (20:18), we move into the latest news of the last week.(24:50) Then we hit a quick KEEP OR SELL for Chelsea (32:28). Finally, we finish with a look at the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, including picks (36:57), Bets (50:09), and our latest fantasy lineups (54:09). Thanks for listening in!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Playoffs Leg 1 Review! | EPL Matchweek 25 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 00:59:30 Hey d'Runks! Welcome back to the pod. This week we start with a full review of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Playoffs! Amazing matchups including Juventus-PSG, Feyenoord-Milan & biggest of all...MAN CITY-REAL MADRID! (1:39) After discussing the action packed make-up Merseyside derby (20:18), we move into the latest news of the last week.(24:50) Then we hit a quick KEEP OR SELL for Chelsea (32:28). Finally, we finish with a look at the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, including picks (36:57), Bets (50:09), and our latest fantasy lineups (54:09). Thanks for listening in! Hey d'Runks! Welcome back to the pod. This week we start with a full review of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Playoffs! Amazing matchups including Juventus-PSG, Feyenoord-Milan & biggest of all...MAN CITY-REAL MADRID! (1:39) After discussing the action packed make-up Merseyside derby (20:18), we move into the latest news of the last week.(24:50) Then we hit a quick KEEP OR SELL for Chelsea (32:28). Finally, we finish with a look at the EPL Matchweek 25 slate, including picks (36:57), Bets (50:09), and our latest fantasy lineups (54:09). Thanks for listening in! false full 27 d8f2e0a7-ec51-47b3-aa87-f4e9ab740982 Ballon d'Runks EPL TOP 50 LIST! Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks first annual EPL Top 50 List! Austin and Torin take their best shots at breaking down the BEST 50 Players in the Premier League. After each coming up with a list on their own, the duo get together to share and debate their choices. After the fun exercise we summarize our combined average TOP 50 List. Surprises and shocks abound! Who would have made your list??? Thanks for listening in with us!


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]]> Sat, 8 Feb 2025 07:33:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks first annual EPL Top 50 List! Austin and Torin take their best shots at breaking down the BEST 50 Players in the Premier League. After each coming up with a list on their own, the duo get together to share and debate their choices. After the fun exercise we summarize our combined average TOP 50 List. Surprises and shocks abound! Who would have made your list??? Thanks for listening in with us!


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]]> Ballon d'Runks EPL TOP 50 LIST! Ballon d'Runks 01:09:05 Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks first annual EPL Top 50 List! Austin and Torin take their best shots at breaking down the BEST 50 Players in the Premier League. After each coming up with a list on their own, the duo get together to share and debate their choices. After the fun exercise we summarize our combined average TOP 50 List. Surprises and shocks abound! Who would have made your list??? Thanks for listening in with us!  Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks first annual EPL Top 50 List! Austin and Torin take their best shots at breaking down the BEST 50 Players in the Premier League. After each coming up with a list on their own, the duo get together to share and debate their choices. After the fun exercise we summarize our combined average TOP 50 List. Surprises and shocks abound! Who would have made your list??? Thanks for listening in with us!  false full 26 b851f4f6-e764-496f-83c3-c2b179134745 Transfer Window Closed! | UEFA Champions League Final Matchday Review | EPL Matchweek 24 Review One of the craziest times of the year! Starting off this ep, we check in on the EPL matchweek 24 slate with a couple MASSIVE showings from Arsenal and Nottingham, Big wins out of Fulham, Everton, Tottenham and Wolves...and another major dissapointment from Man U (3:04). Then we have to check in on all the last minute Transfer Window drama, major moves out of Aston Villa! (27:53) Before recapping the whole transfer window and grading each EPL team on their additions, subtractions & lack of actions (48:35). Next, we hit recent UEFA Champions League PLAYOFF draw and all the action we have to look forward too starting next week! (1:11:27) Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (1:17:38) before a much needed Luka Doncic VENT session (1:25:25). Thanks everyone!


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]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2025 07:10:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website One of the craziest times of the year! Starting off this ep, we check in on the EPL matchweek 24 slate with a couple MASSIVE showings from Arsenal and Nottingham, Big wins out of Fulham, Everton, Tottenham and Wolves...and another major dissapointment from Man U (3:04). Then we have to check in on all the last minute Transfer Window drama, major moves out of Aston Villa! (27:53) Before recapping the whole transfer window and grading each EPL team on their additions, subtractions & lack of actions (48:35). Next, we hit recent UEFA Champions League PLAYOFF draw and all the action we have to look forward too starting next week! (1:11:27) Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (1:17:38) before a much needed Luka Doncic VENT session (1:25:25). Thanks everyone!


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]]> Transfer Window Closed! | UEFA Champions League Final Matchday Review | EPL Matchweek 24 Review Ballon d'Runks 01:35:25 One of the craziest times of the year! Starting off this ep, we check in on the EPL matchweek 24 slate with a couple MASSIVE showings from Arsenal and Nottingham, Big wins out of Fulham, Everton, Tottenham and Wolves...and another major dissapointment from Man U (3:04). Then we have to check in on all the last minute Transfer Window drama, major moves out of Aston Villa! (27:53) Before recapping the whole transfer window and grading each EPL team on their additions, subtractions & lack of actions (48:35). Next, we hit recent UEFA Champions League PLAYOFF draw and all the action we have to look forward too starting next week! (1:11:27) Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (1:17:38) before a much needed Luka Doncic VENT session (1:25:25). Thanks everyone! One of the craziest times of the year! Starting off this ep, we check in on the EPL matchweek 24 slate with a couple MASSIVE showings from Arsenal and Nottingham, Big wins out of Fulham, Everton, Tottenham and Wolves...and another major dissapointment from Man U (3:04). Then we have to check in on all the last minute Transfer Window drama, major moves out of Aston Villa! (27:53) Before recapping the whole transfer window and grading each EPL team on their additions, subtractions & lack of actions (48:35). Next, we hit recent UEFA Champions League PLAYOFF draw and all the action we have to look forward too starting next week! (1:11:27) Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (1:17:38) before a much needed Luka Doncic VENT session (1:25:25). Thanks everyone! false full 25 a9083247-05ee-4126-9831-4c0f2b9c03a6 EPL Matchweek 23 Review | UEFA Champions League FINAL Matchday Preview | Transfer Window News Hey Everyone, we are back to end the month of January with an exciting look at all the latest games and news. Starting off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 23 games. First we hit the Ballon d'Runks WATCH PARTY game Man City v. Chelsea (3:33), then talk all the impacts from Nottingham and Tottenham getting beat down, plus great performances from Brentford, Everton & West Ham (10:29). Next we check on the upcoming FINAL Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League "league" stage, epic day ahead! (28:08) Next we hit all the recent news including continuing transfer rumors as we head towards the end of the window (37:40). Then we hit Arsenal Keep or Sell (53:45) and some Would You Rathers (59:04). Thanks Everyone!


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]]> Mon, 3 Feb 2025 05:12:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Everyone, we are back to end the month of January with an exciting look at all the latest games and news. Starting off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 23 games. First we hit the Ballon d'Runks WATCH PARTY game Man City v. Chelsea (3:33), then talk all the impacts from Nottingham and Tottenham getting beat down, plus great performances from Brentford, Everton & West Ham (10:29). Next we check on the upcoming FINAL Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League "league" stage, epic day ahead! (28:08) Next we hit all the recent news including continuing transfer rumors as we head towards the end of the window (37:40). Then we hit Arsenal Keep or Sell (53:45) and some Would You Rathers (59:04). Thanks Everyone!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 23 Review | UEFA Champions League FINAL Matchday Preview | Transfer Window News Ballon d'Runks 01:07:59 Hey Everyone,  we are back to end the month of January with an exciting look at all the latest games and news. Starting off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 23 games. First we hit the Ballon d'Runks WATCH PARTY game Man City v. Chelsea (3:33), then talk all the impacts from Nottingham and Tottenham getting beat down, plus great performances from Brentford, Everton & West Ham (10:29). Next we check on the upcoming FINAL Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League "league" stage, epic day ahead! (28:08) Next we hit all the recent news including continuing transfer rumors as we head towards the end of the window (37:40). Then we hit Arsenal Keep or Sell (53:45) and some Would You Rathers (59:04). Thanks Everyone! Hey Everyone,  we are back to end the month of January with an exciting look at all the latest games and news. Starting off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 23 games. First we hit the Ballon d'Runks WATCH PARTY game Man City v. Chelsea (3:33), then talk all the impacts from Nottingham and Tottenham getting beat down, plus great performances from Brentford, Everton & West Ham (10:29). Next we check on the upcoming FINAL Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League "league" stage, epic day ahead! (28:08) Next we hit all the recent news including continuing transfer rumors as we head towards the end of the window (37:40). Then we hit Arsenal Keep or Sell (53:45) and some Would You Rathers (59:04). Thanks Everyone! false full 24 0140f19c-21ee-47e6-a6b8-6c72e9d00108 UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 Review! | EPL Matchweek 23 Picks, Bets & Fantasy | KEEP or SELL Game! This week we catch up on the latest installment of the UEFA Champions League, with things really starting to heat up in Matchday 7. With only 1 Matchday left, teams are scrambling and there is a SURPRISE big dog still sitting outside the playoff stage! (0:15) Next we look at the most recent headlines regarding the transfer window and other rumors from around the soccer media world (28:53). Then we hit a fun new game (courtesy of Mr. Paul Scholes) and play KEEP or SELL with the...underwhelming...Man U squad (41:30). After a quick jaunt through trivia (45:50), we finish by diving into the EPL Matchweek 23 games as we reveal our weekly picks (54:45), favorite Bets (1:04:42), and share our fantasy teams of the week (1:11:24). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> Sat, 25 Jan 2025 08:48:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website This week we catch up on the latest installment of the UEFA Champions League, with things really starting to heat up in Matchday 7. With only 1 Matchday left, teams are scrambling and there is a SURPRISE big dog still sitting outside the playoff stage! (0:15) Next we look at the most recent headlines regarding the transfer window and other rumors from around the soccer media world (28:53). Then we hit a fun new game (courtesy of Mr. Paul Scholes) and play KEEP or SELL with the...underwhelming...Man U squad (41:30). After a quick jaunt through trivia (45:50), we finish by diving into the EPL Matchweek 23 games as we reveal our weekly picks (54:45), favorite Bets (1:04:42), and share our fantasy teams of the week (1:11:24). Thanks for hanging with us!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 Review! | EPL Matchweek 23 Picks, Bets & Fantasy | KEEP or SELL Game! Ballon d'Runks 01:18:32 This week we catch up on the latest installment of the UEFA Champions League, with things really starting to heat up in Matchday 7. With only 1 Matchday left, teams are scrambling and there is a SURPRISE big dog still sitting outside the playoff stage! (0:15) Next we look at the most recent headlines regarding the transfer window and other rumors from around the soccer media world (28:53). Then we hit a fun new game (courtesy of Mr. Paul Scholes) and play KEEP or SELL with the...underwhelming...Man U squad (41:30). After a quick jaunt through trivia (45:50), we finish by diving into the EPL Matchweek 23 games as we reveal our weekly picks (54:45), favorite Bets (1:04:42), and share our fantasy teams of the week (1:11:24). Thanks for hanging with us! This week we catch up on the latest installment of the UEFA Champions League, with things really starting to heat up in Matchday 7. With only 1 Matchday left, teams are scrambling and there is a SURPRISE big dog still sitting outside the playoff stage! (0:15) Next we look at the most recent headlines regarding the transfer window and other rumors from around the soccer media world (28:53). Then we hit a fun new game (courtesy of Mr. Paul Scholes) and play KEEP or SELL with the...underwhelming...Man U squad (41:30). After a quick jaunt through trivia (45:50), we finish by diving into the EPL Matchweek 23 games as we reveal our weekly picks (54:45), favorite Bets (1:04:42), and share our fantasy teams of the week (1:11:24). Thanks for hanging with us! false full 23 42af87b5-c0f5-43bf-8aaf-70b36ecf1506 Franchise Starter Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 22 Review | Transfer News, Rumors & Trivia! This week we jump straight into the EPL Matchweek 22 Review. Man U goes down at Home, Arsenal drop points at home to Aston Villa, Liverpool take care of business and Nottingham can't stop winning! Plus are bets are on fire! (2:18) Then we move into the latest round of transfer news and rumors, including the headline that Ancelloti will be saying good bye to the Bernabeu at the end of the season (28:20). Then we try a new trivia segment...with a lot of drinking for Austin (40:15). Finally, we wrap with our next installment in the Tier List Series, Young Franchise Starters! We go through the sub 28yo crowd picking our favorites if we were to be tasked with starting up a new club! (44:40) Thanks for listening and hanging out with us!


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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:49:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website This week we jump straight into the EPL Matchweek 22 Review. Man U goes down at Home, Arsenal drop points at home to Aston Villa, Liverpool take care of business and Nottingham can't stop winning! Plus are bets are on fire! (2:18) Then we move into the latest round of transfer news and rumors, including the headline that Ancelloti will be saying good bye to the Bernabeu at the end of the season (28:20). Then we try a new trivia segment...with a lot of drinking for Austin (40:15). Finally, we wrap with our next installment in the Tier List Series, Young Franchise Starters! We go through the sub 28yo crowd picking our favorites if we were to be tasked with starting up a new club! (44:40) Thanks for listening and hanging out with us!


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]]> Franchise Starter Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 22 Review | Transfer News, Rumors & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:27:02 This week we jump straight into the EPL Matchweek 22 Review. Man U goes down at Home, Arsenal drop points at home to Aston Villa, Liverpool take care of business and Nottingham can't stop winning! Plus are bets are on fire! (2:18) Then we move into the latest round of transfer news and rumors, including the headline that Ancelloti will be saying good bye to the Bernabeu at the end of the season (28:20). Then we try a new trivia segment...with a lot of drinking for Austin (40:15). Finally, we wrap with our next installment in the Tier List Series, Young Franchise Starters! We go through the sub 28yo crowd picking our favorites if we were to be tasked with starting up a new club! (44:40) Thanks for listening and hanging out with us!  This week we jump straight into the EPL Matchweek 22 Review. Man U goes down at Home, Arsenal drop points at home to Aston Villa, Liverpool take care of business and Nottingham can't stop winning! Plus are bets are on fire! (2:18) Then we move into the latest round of transfer news and rumors, including the headline that Ancelloti will be saying good bye to the Bernabeu at the end of the season (28:20). Then we try a new trivia segment...with a lot of drinking for Austin (40:15). Finally, we wrap with our next installment in the Tier List Series, Young Franchise Starters! We go through the sub 28yo crowd picking our favorites if we were to be tasked with starting up a new club! (44:40) Thanks for listening and hanging out with us!  false full 22 c7bebbe2-02b0-4fa8-a604-218e2a4ae807 EPL Matchweek 21 Roundup & Trivia! | Latest Transfer News & Rumors | Referee Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 22 Preview Ballon d'Runks are back with another EPIC hour and forty minute show! To start things off, we delve into all the results from the EPL Matchweek 21 slate, including top of the table implications! This week we spice things up with match by match trivia to test those memory cells! (2:00) Next we catch up on all the latest transfer news and rumors around the world as we hit the midway point of the January window! (43:59) Then we hit a (semi) surprise tier list looking at the EPL and UEFA Referees we have come to love....and HATE (57:12). Lastly, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 22 games and share our picks, fantasy teams & favorite bets for the weekend...come on Brighton! (1:18:00) Cheers and thanks for listening in guys!


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]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:37:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Ballon d'Runks are back with another EPIC hour and forty minute show! To start things off, we delve into all the results from the EPL Matchweek 21 slate, including top of the table implications! This week we spice things up with match by match trivia to test those memory cells! (2:00) Next we catch up on all the latest transfer news and rumors around the world as we hit the midway point of the January window! (43:59) Then we hit a (semi) surprise tier list looking at the EPL and UEFA Referees we have come to love....and HATE (57:12). Lastly, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 22 games and share our picks, fantasy teams & favorite bets for the weekend...come on Brighton! (1:18:00) Cheers and thanks for listening in guys!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 21 Roundup & Trivia! | Latest Transfer News & Rumors | Referee Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 22 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:41:39 Ballon d'Runks are back with another EPIC hour and forty minute show! To start things off, we delve into all the results from the EPL Matchweek 21 slate, including top of the table implications! This week we spice things up with match by match trivia to test those memory cells! (2:00) Next we catch up on all the latest transfer news and rumors around the world as we hit the midway point of the January window! (43:59) Then we hit a (semi) surprise tier list looking at the EPL and UEFA Referees we have come to love....and HATE (57:12). Lastly, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 22 games and share our picks, fantasy teams & favorite bets for the weekend...come on Brighton! (1:18:00) Cheers and thanks for listening in guys! Ballon d'Runks are back with another EPIC hour and forty minute show! To start things off, we delve into all the results from the EPL Matchweek 21 slate, including top of the table implications! This week we spice things up with match by match trivia to test those memory cells! (2:00) Next we catch up on all the latest transfer news and rumors around the world as we hit the midway point of the January window! (43:59) Then we hit a (semi) surprise tier list looking at the EPL and UEFA Referees we have come to love....and HATE (57:12). Lastly, we hit the upcoming EPL Matchweek 22 games and share our picks, fantasy teams & favorite bets for the weekend...come on Brighton! (1:18:00) Cheers and thanks for listening in guys! false full 21 41e0d47d-9887-4154-9b7b-ca9d1d2935a5 El Clasico Beatdown! | Positive/Negative Game Round 2! | EPL Matchweek 21 Preview | FA Cup, Transfer News & Trivia! Welcome back all you d'Runks! First off this week we are talking about the Super Coppa featuring the EL CLASICO, Barcelona taking on Real Madrid. Does Barcelona have Real's number this season?? (2:20) Then we check in on the round 3 FA cup matches from the weekend and look ahead to the round 4 matchups. (9:30) Next up is all the latest news, including transfer rumors and manager changes in the EPL. DYCHE NO!!! (23:19) Positive/Negative game returns for round 2 with Austin on the hotseat trying his best to navigate some tricky questions! (49:10) Next we hit some trivia and quotes (1:03:38), before checking in on the EPL Matchweek 21 slate! We hit our picks and favorite bets from the midweek lineup! (1:11:18) Cheers and see you next time!


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]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:08:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back all you d'Runks! First off this week we are talking about the Super Coppa featuring the EL CLASICO, Barcelona taking on Real Madrid. Does Barcelona have Real's number this season?? (2:20) Then we check in on the round 3 FA cup matches from the weekend and look ahead to the round 4 matchups. (9:30) Next up is all the latest news, including transfer rumors and manager changes in the EPL. DYCHE NO!!! (23:19) Positive/Negative game returns for round 2 with Austin on the hotseat trying his best to navigate some tricky questions! (49:10) Next we hit some trivia and quotes (1:03:38), before checking in on the EPL Matchweek 21 slate! We hit our picks and favorite bets from the midweek lineup! (1:11:18) Cheers and see you next time!


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]]> El Clasico Beatdown! | Positive/Negative Game Round 2! | EPL Matchweek 21 Preview | FA Cup, Transfer News & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:34:36 Welcome back all you d'Runks! First off this week we are talking about the Super Coppa featuring the EL CLASICO, Barcelona taking on Real Madrid. Does Barcelona have Real's number this season?? (2:20) Then we check in on the round 3 FA cup matches from the weekend and look ahead to the round 4 matchups. (9:30) Next up is all the latest news, including transfer rumors and manager changes in the EPL. DYCHE NO!!! (23:19) Positive/Negative game returns for round 2 with Austin on the hotseat trying his best to navigate some tricky questions! (49:10) Next we hit some trivia and quotes (1:03:38), before checking in on the EPL Matchweek 21 slate! We hit our picks and favorite bets from the midweek lineup! (1:11:18) Cheers and see you next time! Welcome back all you d'Runks! First off this week we are talking about the Super Coppa featuring the EL CLASICO, Barcelona taking on Real Madrid. Does Barcelona have Real's number this season?? (2:20) Then we check in on the round 3 FA cup matches from the weekend and look ahead to the round 4 matchups. (9:30) Next up is all the latest news, including transfer rumors and manager changes in the EPL. DYCHE NO!!! (23:19) Positive/Negative game returns for round 2 with Austin on the hotseat trying his best to navigate some tricky questions! (49:10) Next we hit some trivia and quotes (1:03:38), before checking in on the EPL Matchweek 21 slate! We hit our picks and favorite bets from the midweek lineup! (1:11:18) Cheers and see you next time! false full 20 03e3a012-a8bc-4209-b770-b2f4e4236fcb EPL Matchweek 20 Review | *New* Serie A Greatest Kits Tier List | News & Trivia Welcome in! This week we start off a discussion of the EPL Matchweek 20 results, including the first major stumble from Liverpool and Newcastle looking dangerous again (5:15). Then we talk the Latest news on transfer rumors and coaches on the hotseat (27:20). Next, we hit our main event, another surprise tier list for Austin, The top Serie A kits of all time! (41:54) Finally, we wrap with a round of trivia and stats (1:15:00). Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Tue, 7 Jan 2025 06:39:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in! This week we start off a discussion of the EPL Matchweek 20 results, including the first major stumble from Liverpool and Newcastle looking dangerous again (5:15). Then we talk the Latest news on transfer rumors and coaches on the hotseat (27:20). Next, we hit our main event, another surprise tier list for Austin, The top Serie A kits of all time! (41:54) Finally, we wrap with a round of trivia and stats (1:15:00). Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 20 Review | *New* Serie A Greatest Kits Tier List | News & Trivia Ballon d'Runks 01:27:44 Welcome in! This week we start off a discussion of the EPL Matchweek 20 results, including the first major stumble from Liverpool and Newcastle looking dangerous again (5:15). Then we talk the Latest news on transfer rumors and coaches on the hotseat (27:20). Next, we hit our main event, another surprise tier list for Austin, The top Serie A kits of all time! (41:54) Finally, we wrap with a round of trivia and stats (1:15:00). Thanks for tuning in! Welcome in! This week we start off a discussion of the EPL Matchweek 20 results, including the first major stumble from Liverpool and Newcastle looking dangerous again (5:15). Then we talk the Latest news on transfer rumors and coaches on the hotseat (27:20). Next, we hit our main event, another surprise tier list for Austin, The top Serie A kits of all time! (41:54) Finally, we wrap with a round of trivia and stats (1:15:00). Thanks for tuning in! false full 19 bc137f40-2f17-40b8-94f2-8bdb90f0756b EPL Midseason Check in! | *NEW* Positive/Negative Game | EPL Matchweek 19 Review and 20 Preview Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We have a lot to catch up on with the insane holiday slate still going strong! We start things off looking at the EPL Matchweek 19 results (3:20), before moving into a look at the midseason table standings (17:50). Next we hit on all the main storylines from the first half of the season (19:55) and all the major keys for each team in the second half of the year (37:57). Then we get into the recent news including an embarrassing Barcelona and a look at all the big players becoming free agents at the end of the season (52:48). Then we try out our new segment, the POSITIVE/NEGATIVE game, as Austin is tasked with finding the good and bad in a surprise list of players (1:01:15). Then we wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, including our picks, bets and a check in on our REVIVED fantasy league (1:14:12)! Cheers and thanks for listening!


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]]> Fri, 3 Jan 2025 07:30:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We have a lot to catch up on with the insane holiday slate still going strong! We start things off looking at the EPL Matchweek 19 results (3:20), before moving into a look at the midseason table standings (17:50). Next we hit on all the main storylines from the first half of the season (19:55) and all the major keys for each team in the second half of the year (37:57). Then we get into the recent news including an embarrassing Barcelona and a look at all the big players becoming free agents at the end of the season (52:48). Then we try out our new segment, the POSITIVE/NEGATIVE game, as Austin is tasked with finding the good and bad in a surprise list of players (1:01:15). Then we wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, including our picks, bets and a check in on our REVIVED fantasy league (1:14:12)! Cheers and thanks for listening!


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]]> EPL Midseason Check in! | *NEW* Positive/Negative Game | EPL Matchweek 19 Review and 20 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:33:08 Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We have a lot to catch up on with the insane holiday slate still going strong! We start things off looking at the EPL Matchweek 19 results (3:20), before moving into a look at the midseason table standings (17:50). Next we hit on all the main storylines from the first half of the season (19:55) and all the major keys for each team in the second half of the year (37:57). Then we get into the recent news including an embarrassing Barcelona and a look at all the big players becoming free agents at the end of the season (52:48). Then we try out our new segment, the POSITIVE/NEGATIVE game, as Austin is tasked with finding the good and bad in a surprise list of players (1:01:15). Then we wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, including our picks, bets and a check in on our REVIVED fantasy league (1:14:12)! Cheers and thanks for listening! Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We have a lot to catch up on with the insane holiday slate still going strong! We start things off looking at the EPL Matchweek 19 results (3:20), before moving into a look at the midseason table standings (17:50). Next we hit on all the main storylines from the first half of the season (19:55) and all the major keys for each team in the second half of the year (37:57). Then we get into the recent news including an embarrassing Barcelona and a look at all the big players becoming free agents at the end of the season (52:48). Then we try out our new segment, the POSITIVE/NEGATIVE game, as Austin is tasked with finding the good and bad in a surprise list of players (1:01:15). Then we wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 20 slate, including our picks, bets and a check in on our REVIVED fantasy league (1:14:12)! Cheers and thanks for listening! false full 18 2b765545-a1c1-4746-bc26-18b6d1e92922 Ballon d'Runks Holiday Extravaganza | EPL Midseason Team of the Year | EPL Matchweek 16, , 17, 18 Review & 19 Preview Welcome into our Holiday Special as the comes are flowing fast and furious over the last week! Starting off we catchup on THREE EPL Matchweeks (16,17,18) going through the table top to bottom and making our cases for each teams back half ambitions (3:50). Next we move into our main event, the EPL Midseason Team of the Year awards. Austin and Torin breakdown each of their picks by position and debate a combined top squad for the season thus far (46:56). Then we talk through a slew of headlines and transfer rumors heating up (1:04:05). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 19 including our picks and favorite bets! (1:19:45). Cheers!


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]]> Sun, 29 Dec 2024 21:40:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome into our Holiday Special as the comes are flowing fast and furious over the last week! Starting off we catchup on THREE EPL Matchweeks (16,17,18) going through the table top to bottom and making our cases for each teams back half ambitions (3:50). Next we move into our main event, the EPL Midseason Team of the Year awards. Austin and Torin breakdown each of their picks by position and debate a combined top squad for the season thus far (46:56). Then we talk through a slew of headlines and transfer rumors heating up (1:04:05). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 19 including our picks and favorite bets! (1:19:45). Cheers!


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]]> Ballon d'Runks Holiday Extravaganza | EPL Midseason Team of the Year | EPL Matchweek 16, , 17, 18 Review & 19 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:32:12 Welcome into our Holiday Special as the comes are flowing fast and furious over the last week! Starting off we catchup on THREE EPL Matchweeks (16,17,18) going through the table top to bottom and making our cases for each teams back half ambitions (3:50). Next we move into our main event, the EPL Midseason Team of the Year awards. Austin and Torin breakdown each of their picks by position and debate a combined top squad for the season thus far (46:56). Then we talk through a slew of headlines and transfer rumors heating up (1:04:05). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 19 including our picks and favorite bets! (1:19:45). Cheers! Welcome into our Holiday Special as the comes are flowing fast and furious over the last week! Starting off we catchup on THREE EPL Matchweeks (16,17,18) going through the table top to bottom and making our cases for each teams back half ambitions (3:50). Next we move into our main event, the EPL Midseason Team of the Year awards. Austin and Torin breakdown each of their picks by position and debate a combined top squad for the season thus far (46:56). Then we talk through a slew of headlines and transfer rumors heating up (1:04:05). Finally, we wrap with a look at the upcoming EPL Matchweek 19 including our picks and favorite bets! (1:19:45). Cheers! false full 17 6171c23c-40ec-400d-b96f-a6cf745bd839 UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 Review | FIFPRO World 11 Debate | EPL Matchweek 14 & 15 Review, 16 Preview Tons of soccer to catch up on! Two EPL weeks and a Champions League sesh to back it up! Starting off we run through the results of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 showdowns. The table remains so tight with only 2 games to go! (2:46) Then we catch up on the past 2 EPL Matchweeks, 14 & 15, which included some banger games and table implications (19:53). Then we look ahead to the upcoming EPL Matchweek 16 and make our picks and bets (bounce back week!), including our thoughts on the Manchester Derby (37:38). Next we hit news, including a Mo Salah update, Man City rumors and chance to check in with Austin about SD FC! (51:10) Then we talk through the recent release of the FIFPRO World 11 best players in the world...as voted by the players. We take the opportunity to tweak a few spots and share our (much improved) version of the list (57:42). Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (congrats if you make it that far haha) (1:12:13). Cheers and thanks for listening guys! Let us know if you have any topics to discuss!


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]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:17:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Tons of soccer to catch up on! Two EPL weeks and a Champions League sesh to back it up! Starting off we run through the results of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 showdowns. The table remains so tight with only 2 games to go! (2:46) Then we catch up on the past 2 EPL Matchweeks, 14 & 15, which included some banger games and table implications (19:53). Then we look ahead to the upcoming EPL Matchweek 16 and make our picks and bets (bounce back week!), including our thoughts on the Manchester Derby (37:38). Next we hit news, including a Mo Salah update, Man City rumors and chance to check in with Austin about SD FC! (51:10) Then we talk through the recent release of the FIFPRO World 11 best players in the world...as voted by the players. We take the opportunity to tweak a few spots and share our (much improved) version of the list (57:42). Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (congrats if you make it that far haha) (1:12:13). Cheers and thanks for listening guys! Let us know if you have any topics to discuss!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 Review | FIFPRO World 11 Debate | EPL Matchweek 14 & 15 Review, 16 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:24:28 Tons of soccer to catch up on! Two EPL weeks and a Champions League sesh to back it up! Starting off we run through the results of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 showdowns. The table remains so tight with only 2 games to go! (2:46) Then we catch up on the past 2 EPL Matchweeks, 14 & 15, which included some banger games and table implications (19:53). Then we look ahead to the upcoming EPL Matchweek 16 and make our picks and bets (bounce back week!), including our thoughts on the Manchester Derby (37:38). Next we hit news, including a Mo Salah update, Man City rumors and chance to check in with Austin about SD FC! (51:10) Then we talk through the recent release of the FIFPRO World 11 best players in the world...as voted by the players. We take the opportunity to tweak a few spots and share our (much improved) version of the list (57:42). Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (congrats if you make it that far haha) (1:12:13). Cheers and thanks for listening guys! Let us know if you have any topics to discuss! Tons of soccer to catch up on! Two EPL weeks and a Champions League sesh to back it up! Starting off we run through the results of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 showdowns. The table remains so tight with only 2 games to go! (2:46) Then we catch up on the past 2 EPL Matchweeks, 14 & 15, which included some banger games and table implications (19:53). Then we look ahead to the upcoming EPL Matchweek 16 and make our picks and bets (bounce back week!), including our thoughts on the Manchester Derby (37:38). Next we hit news, including a Mo Salah update, Man City rumors and chance to check in with Austin about SD FC! (51:10) Then we talk through the recent release of the FIFPRO World 11 best players in the world...as voted by the players. We take the opportunity to tweak a few spots and share our (much improved) version of the list (57:42). Finally we wrap with some trivia and quotes (congrats if you make it that far haha) (1:12:13). Cheers and thanks for listening guys! Let us know if you have any topics to discuss! false full 16 4d552202-7e99-4d1f-9ce0-e7fbfb1e7f4c EPL WATCHABILITY Tier List | EPL Matchweek 13 Review | EPL Matchweek 14 & 15 Preview Welcome back to the pod! This episode we start off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 13 results, with Man City's slide continuing and Liverpool staking their claim for best in the league! (4:10) Then we hit the recent news, including UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 fallout, a new manager change and transfer rumors flying (26:48). Next we return to our Would You Rather segment after a long hiatus and talk available coaches around the world (41:08). Then we hit this week's surprise Tier List, our EPL WATCHABILITY Rankings. We breakdown all of the teams from top to bottom and share just how excited or avoidant we are about watching their highlights (44:40). Then we hit some stats & trivia (1:02:14), before jumping into the next two EPL gameweeks, Week 14 & 15 (1:06:30). Thanks for tuning in!!


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]]> Tue, 3 Dec 2024 07:09:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back to the pod! This episode we start off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 13 results, with Man City's slide continuing and Liverpool staking their claim for best in the league! (4:10) Then we hit the recent news, including UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 fallout, a new manager change and transfer rumors flying (26:48). Next we return to our Would You Rather segment after a long hiatus and talk available coaches around the world (41:08). Then we hit this week's surprise Tier List, our EPL WATCHABILITY Rankings. We breakdown all of the teams from top to bottom and share just how excited or avoidant we are about watching their highlights (44:40). Then we hit some stats & trivia (1:02:14), before jumping into the next two EPL gameweeks, Week 14 & 15 (1:06:30). Thanks for tuning in!!


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]]> EPL WATCHABILITY Tier List | EPL Matchweek 13 Review | EPL Matchweek 14 & 15 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:35:09 Welcome back to the pod! This episode we start off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 13 results, with Man City's slide continuing and Liverpool staking their claim for best in the league! (4:10) Then we hit the recent news, including UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 fallout, a new manager change and transfer rumors flying (26:48). Next we return to our Would You Rather segment after a long hiatus and talk available coaches around the world (41:08). Then we hit this week's surprise Tier List, our EPL WATCHABILITY Rankings. We breakdown all of the teams from top to bottom and share just how excited or avoidant we are about watching their highlights (44:40). Then we hit some stats & trivia (1:02:14), before jumping into the next two EPL gameweeks, Week 14 & 15 (1:06:30). Thanks for tuning in!! Welcome back to the pod! This episode we start off with a look at the recent EPL Matchweek 13 results, with Man City's slide continuing and Liverpool staking their claim for best in the league! (4:10) Then we hit the recent news, including UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 fallout, a new manager change and transfer rumors flying (26:48). Next we return to our Would You Rather segment after a long hiatus and talk available coaches around the world (41:08). Then we hit this week's surprise Tier List, our EPL WATCHABILITY Rankings. We breakdown all of the teams from top to bottom and share just how excited or avoidant we are about watching their highlights (44:40). Then we hit some stats & trivia (1:02:14), before jumping into the next two EPL gameweeks, Week 14 & 15 (1:06:30). Thanks for tuning in!! false full 15 e352f57e-7f48-4e76-b673-de966004227f Ballon d'Runks Thanksgiving Special! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 | EPL Matchweek 12 Review & 13 Preview Ballon d'Runks THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! Packed episode this week! Starting things off, we look at the results from EPL Matchweek 12 with another Man City loss and and big games around the league (2:53). Then we catch up on the completed UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 matches (Can Man City recover??) and tomorrow's remaining slate. Plus a look at a golden moment of live television (19:33). Next, we touch on the latest news & Stats (26:30) and hit a brief trivia sesh (33:05). Then our main event...Our Thanksgiving Dish Awards! We run through the classic Thanksgiving plates and try our very best to find the most fitting player for each food. This is a fun one! (36:45) Finally, wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 13 lineup and gather ourselves from last weeks betting beatdown while choosing our favorites. (1:08:15) Thank you fam!


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]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:55:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Ballon d'Runks THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! Packed episode this week! Starting things off, we look at the results from EPL Matchweek 12 with another Man City loss and and big games around the league (2:53). Then we catch up on the completed UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 matches (Can Man City recover??) and tomorrow's remaining slate. Plus a look at a golden moment of live television (19:33). Next, we touch on the latest news & Stats (26:30) and hit a brief trivia sesh (33:05). Then our main event...Our Thanksgiving Dish Awards! We run through the classic Thanksgiving plates and try our very best to find the most fitting player for each food. This is a fun one! (36:45) Finally, wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 13 lineup and gather ourselves from last weeks betting beatdown while choosing our favorites. (1:08:15) Thank you fam!


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]]> Ballon d'Runks Thanksgiving Special! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 | EPL Matchweek 12 Review & 13 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:25:46 Ballon d'Runks THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! Packed episode this week! Starting things off, we look at the results from EPL Matchweek 12 with another Man City loss and and big games around the league (2:53). Then we catch up on the completed UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 matches (Can Man City recover??) and tomorrow's remaining slate. Plus a look at a golden moment of live television (19:33).  Next, we touch on the latest news & Stats (26:30) and hit a brief trivia sesh (33:05). Then our main event...Our Thanksgiving Dish Awards! We run through the classic Thanksgiving plates and try our very best to find the most fitting player for each food. This is a fun one! (36:45) Finally, wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 13 lineup and gather ourselves from last weeks betting beatdown while choosing our favorites. (1:08:15) Thank you fam! Ballon d'Runks THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! Packed episode this week! Starting things off, we look at the results from EPL Matchweek 12 with another Man City loss and and big games around the league (2:53). Then we catch up on the completed UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 matches (Can Man City recover??) and tomorrow's remaining slate. Plus a look at a golden moment of live television (19:33).  Next, we touch on the latest news & Stats (26:30) and hit a brief trivia sesh (33:05). Then our main event...Our Thanksgiving Dish Awards! We run through the classic Thanksgiving plates and try our very best to find the most fitting player for each food. This is a fun one! (36:45) Finally, wrap with a look at the EPL Matchweek 13 lineup and gather ourselves from last weeks betting beatdown while choosing our favorites. (1:08:15) Thank you fam! false full 14 1c0abe1b-c704-4f31-92fa-432cec7fcb47 EPL Matchweek 12 Preview, BETS & Picks | World Cup Final Teams Tier List Welcome in everyone! This week we catch up on everything after the brief international break. We take a look at the upcoming slate for EPL Matchweek 12 and talk through our picks and favorite bets...REAL MONEY THIS WEEK! (2:29) Next we get into some new headlines with Guardiola staying, Reece James hurt again & the USMNT looking NICE! (Guest appearnce from Akanji's INSANE math skillz) (24:39) Finally we wrap with our Tier list of the week, ranking the World Cup Final Teams from the last 5 editions of the tournament. Will a losing team make the top spot??! (38:50) Thanks for listening in Y'all!

Cheers!


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]]> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:02:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in everyone! This week we catch up on everything after the brief international break. We take a look at the upcoming slate for EPL Matchweek 12 and talk through our picks and favorite bets...REAL MONEY THIS WEEK! (2:29) Next we get into some new headlines with Guardiola staying, Reece James hurt again & the USMNT looking NICE! (Guest appearnce from Akanji's INSANE math skillz) (24:39) Finally we wrap with our Tier list of the week, ranking the World Cup Final Teams from the last 5 editions of the tournament. Will a losing team make the top spot??! (38:50) Thanks for listening in Y'all!

Cheers!


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]]> EPL Matchweek 12 Preview, BETS & Picks | World Cup Final Teams Tier List Ballon d'Runks 01:04:48 Welcome in everyone! This week we catch up on everything after the brief international break. We take a look at the upcoming slate for EPL Matchweek 12 and talk through our picks and favorite bets...REAL MONEY THIS WEEK! (2:29) Next we get into some new headlines with Guardiola staying, Reece James hurt again & the USMNT looking NICE! (Guest appearnce from Akanji's INSANE math skillz) (24:39) Finally we wrap with our Tier list of the week, ranking the World Cup Final Teams from the last 5 editions of the tournament. Will a losing team make the top spot??! (38:50) Thanks for listening in Y'all! Cheers! Welcome in everyone! This week we catch up on everything after the brief international break. We take a look at the upcoming slate for EPL Matchweek 12 and talk through our picks and favorite bets...REAL MONEY THIS WEEK! (2:29) Next we get into some new headlines with Guardiola staying, Reece James hurt again & the USMNT looking NICE! (Guest appearnce from Akanji's INSANE math skillz) (24:39) Finally we wrap with our Tier list of the week, ranking the World Cup Final Teams from the last 5 editions of the tournament. Will a losing team make the top spot??! (38:50) Thanks for listening in Y'all! Cheers! false full 13 33327d5c-8275-4a8f-9828-dce04db829f8 Best Premier League Kits of All Time Tier List | EPL Matchweek 11 Review Welcome back everyone! Austin returns from his vacation and we dive into the latest from the soccer world. Starting with a quick chat about the UEFA Champions League (3:40) before hitting our Premier League update from Matchweek 11. Man City in Freefall! (7:36) Next we go through the latest headlines including more ref drama, relegation punishments & flying beer cans. (18:38) Then we hit our trivia & stats section and get the drinks flowing (29:50). Finally we wrap with the main event, our Best Premier League Kits of All Time Tier List! Who makes the coveted S tier?? (41:05) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Sat, 16 Nov 2024 08:28:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back everyone! Austin returns from his vacation and we dive into the latest from the soccer world. Starting with a quick chat about the UEFA Champions League (3:40) before hitting our Premier League update from Matchweek 11. Man City in Freefall! (7:36) Next we go through the latest headlines including more ref drama, relegation punishments & flying beer cans. (18:38) Then we hit our trivia & stats section and get the drinks flowing (29:50). Finally we wrap with the main event, our Best Premier League Kits of All Time Tier List! Who makes the coveted S tier?? (41:05) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Best Premier League Kits of All Time Tier List | EPL Matchweek 11 Review Ballon d'Runks 01:08:38 Welcome back everyone! Austin returns from his vacation and we dive into the latest from the soccer world. Starting with a quick chat about the UEFA Champions League (3:40) before hitting our Premier League update from Matchweek 11. Man City in Freefall! (7:36) Next we go through the latest headlines including more ref drama, relegation punishments & flying beer cans. (18:38) Then we hit our trivia & stats section and get the drinks flowing (29:50). Finally we wrap with the main event, our Best Premier League Kits of All Time Tier List! Who makes the coveted S tier?? (41:05) Thanks for tuning in! Welcome back everyone! Austin returns from his vacation and we dive into the latest from the soccer world. Starting with a quick chat about the UEFA Champions League (3:40) before hitting our Premier League update from Matchweek 11. Man City in Freefall! (7:36) Next we go through the latest headlines including more ref drama, relegation punishments & flying beer cans. (18:38) Then we hit our trivia & stats section and get the drinks flowing (29:50). Finally we wrap with the main event, our Best Premier League Kits of All Time Tier List! Who makes the coveted S tier?? (41:05) Thanks for tuning in! false full 12 cb92ddbe-0d4c-4acb-80f5-06b7fa86ca49 UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 Review | EPL Matchday 10 Review & 11 Preview Welcome back to the pod! This week we are running solo with Torin, as Austin takes a well deserved vacation to the wonderful islands of HA-WHY-EEeE mayne. Neverless, we needed to do a quick check in with a BUNCH of impactful games over the last week. Starting off with a look at EPL Matchweek 10 as some major results rule the day. Just how big will the shock Arsenal/Man City slip ups be??! We check the big results and see the latest table standings (1:25). Next we jump to this weeks matchups in EPL Matchweek 11! Another slate of exciting games and a fresh attempt at some Good bets (9:00). Finally, we wrap with a review of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 games! Marking the halfway point of the new group structure, some massive results to talk through! (17:50) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> Sat, 9 Nov 2024 09:23:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back to the pod! This week we are running solo with Torin, as Austin takes a well deserved vacation to the wonderful islands of HA-WHY-EEeE mayne. Neverless, we needed to do a quick check in with a BUNCH of impactful games over the last week. Starting off with a look at EPL Matchweek 10 as some major results rule the day. Just how big will the shock Arsenal/Man City slip ups be??! We check the big results and see the latest table standings (1:25). Next we jump to this weeks matchups in EPL Matchweek 11! Another slate of exciting games and a fresh attempt at some Good bets (9:00). Finally, we wrap with a review of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 games! Marking the halfway point of the new group structure, some massive results to talk through! (17:50) Thanks for tuning in!


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]]> UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 Review | EPL Matchday 10 Review & 11 Preview Ballon d'Runks 00:23:29 Welcome back to the pod! This week we are running solo with Torin, as Austin takes a well deserved vacation to the wonderful islands of HA-WHY-EEeE mayne. Neverless, we needed to do a quick check in with a BUNCH of impactful games over the last week. Starting off with a look at EPL Matchweek 10 as some major results rule the day. Just how big will the shock Arsenal/Man City slip ups be??! We check the big results and see the latest table standings (1:25). Next we jump to this weeks matchups in EPL Matchweek 11! Another slate of exciting games and a fresh attempt at some Good bets (9:00). Finally, we wrap with a review of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 games! Marking the halfway point of the new group structure, some massive results to talk through! (17:50) Thanks for tuning in! Welcome back to the pod! This week we are running solo with Torin, as Austin takes a well deserved vacation to the wonderful islands of HA-WHY-EEeE mayne. Neverless, we needed to do a quick check in with a BUNCH of impactful games over the last week. Starting off with a look at EPL Matchweek 10 as some major results rule the day. Just how big will the shock Arsenal/Man City slip ups be??! We check the big results and see the latest table standings (1:25). Next we jump to this weeks matchups in EPL Matchweek 11! Another slate of exciting games and a fresh attempt at some Good bets (9:00). Finally, we wrap with a review of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 games! Marking the halfway point of the new group structure, some massive results to talk through! (17:50) Thanks for tuning in! false full 11 eefc350d-9e2e-4ccb-b98c-b2b8e4beb8ae Trivia MEGA EPISODE! | Best Cleats of the 2010s Tier List | EPL Matchweek 10 Preview Hey Y'all, welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back into our regular Twice-Weekly cadence, and don't worry there is always more soccer to talk about! This ep we kick off with a check in on the latest news including a swift appointment of Ten Hag's successor, more fallout from the Ballon d'Or (not) surprise and Tottenham with a big win in the EFL Cup (2:22). Next we reveal our EPL Matchweek 10 picks and favorite bets. A tough week with lots of good matchups (15:00). Then we hit our tierlist of the week, the top 30 Cleats of the 2010s according to SportBible, ranked from Trashcan to Must Wear Gamers! (32:15) Then we get into the main event, Austin's MEGA TRIVIA session! We hit almost every continent and league as Austin tries his best to stump Torin (1:14:28). Thanks for Listening in!


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]]> Fri, 1 Nov 2024 07:14:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Y'all, welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back into our regular Twice-Weekly cadence, and don't worry there is always more soccer to talk about! This ep we kick off with a check in on the latest news including a swift appointment of Ten Hag's successor, more fallout from the Ballon d'Or (not) surprise and Tottenham with a big win in the EFL Cup (2:22). Next we reveal our EPL Matchweek 10 picks and favorite bets. A tough week with lots of good matchups (15:00). Then we hit our tierlist of the week, the top 30 Cleats of the 2010s according to SportBible, ranked from Trashcan to Must Wear Gamers! (32:15) Then we get into the main event, Austin's MEGA TRIVIA session! We hit almost every continent and league as Austin tries his best to stump Torin (1:14:28). Thanks for Listening in!


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]]> Trivia MEGA EPISODE! | Best Cleats of the 2010s Tier List | EPL Matchweek 10 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:49:32 Hey Y'all, welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back into our regular Twice-Weekly cadence, and don't worry there is always more soccer to talk about! This ep we kick off with a check in on the latest news including a swift appointment of Ten Hag's successor, more fallout from the Ballon d'Or (not) surprise and Tottenham with a big win in the EFL Cup (2:22). Next we reveal our EPL Matchweek 10 picks and favorite bets. A tough week with lots of good matchups (15:00). Then we hit our tierlist of the week, the top 30 Cleats of the 2010s according to SportBible, ranked from Trashcan to Must Wear Gamers! (32:15) Then we get into the main event, Austin's MEGA TRIVIA session! We hit almost every continent and league as Austin tries his best to stump Torin (1:14:28). Thanks for Listening in! Hey Y'all, welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back into our regular Twice-Weekly cadence, and don't worry there is always more soccer to talk about! This ep we kick off with a check in on the latest news including a swift appointment of Ten Hag's successor, more fallout from the Ballon d'Or (not) surprise and Tottenham with a big win in the EFL Cup (2:22). Next we reveal our EPL Matchweek 10 picks and favorite bets. A tough week with lots of good matchups (15:00). Then we hit our tierlist of the week, the top 30 Cleats of the 2010s according to SportBible, ranked from Trashcan to Must Wear Gamers! (32:15) Then we get into the main event, Austin's MEGA TRIVIA session! We hit almost every continent and league as Austin tries his best to stump Torin (1:14:28). Thanks for Listening in! false full 10 fa765332-de54-4268-910a-57c0a785714d Ballon d'Or Drama + Ten Hag SACKED! | Best Young Players Tier List | EPL Matchweek 9 Review Its only been 3 days since we last talked...but so much to talk about! Starting off with the official announcement of the Ballon d'Or winner today in France. And amongst much (undeserved) controversy, Rodri takes home the award (on crutches) (3:24). Then we jump to the next major headline moment, TEN HAG IS GONE! We talk about his up and down tenure and what may be next for MAN U on their long and winding road back to glory (13:55). Then we talk through the major El Clasico shock with Barcelona DESTROYING Real Madrid on the road (25:00). Next we check in on the exciting EPL Matchweek 9 results that saw 4 draws, 5 one goal games and 4 games with added time goals! (30:20) Finally, for our main entree, we go through the recent top 25 list for best young players in the world 21 and younger. We take the whole list and project their future success based on what we have seen so far. Time will tell what we got right! (39:15) Cheers and thanks for listening!


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]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:13:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Its only been 3 days since we last talked...but so much to talk about! Starting off with the official announcement of the Ballon d'Or winner today in France. And amongst much (undeserved) controversy, Rodri takes home the award (on crutches) (3:24). Then we jump to the next major headline moment, TEN HAG IS GONE! We talk about his up and down tenure and what may be next for MAN U on their long and winding road back to glory (13:55). Then we talk through the major El Clasico shock with Barcelona DESTROYING Real Madrid on the road (25:00). Next we check in on the exciting EPL Matchweek 9 results that saw 4 draws, 5 one goal games and 4 games with added time goals! (30:20) Finally, for our main entree, we go through the recent top 25 list for best young players in the world 21 and younger. We take the whole list and project their future success based on what we have seen so far. Time will tell what we got right! (39:15) Cheers and thanks for listening!


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]]> Ballon d'Or Drama + Ten Hag SACKED! | Best Young Players Tier List | EPL Matchweek 9 Review Ballon d'Runks 01:11:56 Its only been 3 days since we last talked...but so much to talk about! Starting off with the official announcement of the Ballon d'Or winner today in France. And amongst much (undeserved) controversy, Rodri takes home the award (on crutches) (3:24). Then we jump to the next major headline moment, TEN HAG IS GONE! We talk about his up and down tenure and what may be next for MAN U on their long and winding road back to glory (13:55). Then we talk through the major El Clasico shock with Barcelona DESTROYING Real Madrid on the road (25:00). Next we check in on the exciting EPL Matchweek 9 results that saw 4 draws, 5 one goal games and 4 games with added time goals! (30:20) Finally, for our main entree, we go through the recent top 25 list for best young players in the world 21 and younger. We take the whole list and project their future success based on what we have seen so far. Time will tell what we got right! (39:15) Cheers and thanks for listening! Its only been 3 days since we last talked...but so much to talk about! Starting off with the official announcement of the Ballon d'Or winner today in France. And amongst much (undeserved) controversy, Rodri takes home the award (on crutches) (3:24). Then we jump to the next major headline moment, TEN HAG IS GONE! We talk about his up and down tenure and what may be next for MAN U on their long and winding road back to glory (13:55). Then we talk through the major El Clasico shock with Barcelona DESTROYING Real Madrid on the road (25:00). Next we check in on the exciting EPL Matchweek 9 results that saw 4 draws, 5 one goal games and 4 games with added time goals! (30:20) Finally, for our main entree, we go through the recent top 25 list for best young players in the world 21 and younger. We take the whole list and project their future success based on what we have seen so far. Time will tell what we got right! (39:15) Cheers and thanks for listening! false full 9 75b506c4-3b04-4c80-aac8-b5d38380cd9e UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 Review! | EPL Matchweek 8 Review & 9 Preview | World Cup Ball Tier List! Welcome back to the pod! HUGE episode this week, starting with a breakdown of all the EPL action from Matchweek 8, including major implications from Arsenal's SHOCK defeat and 2x wins in our betting picks! (2:45) Then we breakdown all the upcoming Matchweek 9 games and our favorite bets of the week (23:55). Then we catchup on all the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 action, featuring a rematch of last year's final! (37:38). After hitting the latest news (De BRUYNE?!) (50:40), we move into our tierlist of the week, WORLD CUP BALLS! (1:00:09) FInally we wrap with trivia and quotes (1:27:25) to ensure we make this one of the longest pods yet! Thanks for listening in with us!

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]]> Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:21:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back to the pod! HUGE episode this week, starting with a breakdown of all the EPL action from Matchweek 8, including major implications from Arsenal's SHOCK defeat and 2x wins in our betting picks! (2:45) Then we breakdown all the upcoming Matchweek 9 games and our favorite bets of the week (23:55). Then we catchup on all the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 action, featuring a rematch of last year's final! (37:38). After hitting the latest news (De BRUYNE?!) (50:40), we move into our tierlist of the week, WORLD CUP BALLS! (1:00:09) FInally we wrap with trivia and quotes (1:27:25) to ensure we make this one of the longest pods yet! Thanks for listening in with us!

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]]> UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 Review! | EPL Matchweek 8 Review & 9 Preview | World Cup Ball Tier List! Ballon d'Runks 01:44:48 Welcome back to the pod! HUGE episode this week, starting with a breakdown of all the EPL action from Matchweek 8, including major implications from Arsenal's SHOCK defeat and 2x wins in our betting picks! (2:45) Then we breakdown all the upcoming Matchweek 9 games and our favorite bets of the week (23:55). Then we catchup on all the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 action, featuring a rematch of last year's final! (37:38). After hitting the latest news (De BRUYNE?!) (50:40), we move into our tierlist of the week, WORLD CUP BALLS! (1:00:09) FInally we wrap with trivia and quotes (1:27:25) to ensure we make this one of the longest pods yet! Thanks for listening in with us! Cheers! Welcome back to the pod! HUGE episode this week, starting with a breakdown of all the EPL action from Matchweek 8, including major implications from Arsenal's SHOCK defeat and 2x wins in our betting picks! (2:45) Then we breakdown all the upcoming Matchweek 9 games and our favorite bets of the week (23:55). Then we catchup on all the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 action, featuring a rematch of last year's final! (37:38). After hitting the latest news (De BRUYNE?!) (50:40), we move into our tierlist of the week, WORLD CUP BALLS! (1:00:09) FInally we wrap with trivia and quotes (1:27:25) to ensure we make this one of the longest pods yet! Thanks for listening in with us! Cheers! false full 9 ede0b282-8674-42fa-8acc-1cbf77ecf0bf EPL footBALL Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 8 Preview | Stats & Trivia! Hey Yall! Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back this week with a fun ep, starting with the latest news in the soccer world. Thomas Tuchel in at England??? So much to digest with the shock announcement for the three lions (2:00). Next we dive into our main event for episode, a tour through the history of every EPL matchball over the years. We breakdown our newest tierlist, reliving the memories and giving our picks for best balls of all time! (20:00) Then we hit some interesting Trivia & Stats including a look at the best leagues around the world, the best EPL centerback combos of all time & an amazing PRACTICE FIGHT story! (49:50) Finally we jump into the EPL Matchweek 8 preview and find our favorite bets of the week! (1:20:35) Thanks for listening in folks!


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]]> Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:27:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Hey Yall! Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back this week with a fun ep, starting with the latest news in the soccer world. Thomas Tuchel in at England??? So much to digest with the shock announcement for the three lions (2:00). Next we dive into our main event for episode, a tour through the history of every EPL matchball over the years. We breakdown our newest tierlist, reliving the memories and giving our picks for best balls of all time! (20:00) Then we hit some interesting Trivia & Stats including a look at the best leagues around the world, the best EPL centerback combos of all time & an amazing PRACTICE FIGHT story! (49:50) Finally we jump into the EPL Matchweek 8 preview and find our favorite bets of the week! (1:20:35) Thanks for listening in folks!


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]]> EPL footBALL Tier List! | EPL Matchweek 8 Preview | Stats & Trivia! Ballon d'Runks 01:38:52 Hey Yall! Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back this week with a fun ep, starting with the latest news in the soccer world. Thomas Tuchel in at England??? So much to digest with the shock announcement for the three lions (2:00). Next we dive into our main event for episode, a tour through the history of every EPL matchball over the years. We breakdown our newest tierlist, reliving the memories and giving our picks for best balls of all time! (20:00) Then we hit some interesting Trivia & Stats including a look at the best leagues around the world, the best EPL centerback combos of all time & an amazing PRACTICE FIGHT story! (49:50) Finally we jump into the EPL Matchweek 8 preview and find our favorite bets of the week! (1:20:35) Thanks for listening in folks! Hey Yall! Welcome back to the Ballon d'Runks! We are back this week with a fun ep, starting with the latest news in the soccer world. Thomas Tuchel in at England??? So much to digest with the shock announcement for the three lions (2:00). Next we dive into our main event for episode, a tour through the history of every EPL matchball over the years. We breakdown our newest tierlist, reliving the memories and giving our picks for best balls of all time! (20:00) Then we hit some interesting Trivia & Stats including a look at the best leagues around the world, the best EPL centerback combos of all time & an amazing PRACTICE FIGHT story! (49:50) Finally we jump into the EPL Matchweek 8 preview and find our favorite bets of the week! (1:20:35) Thanks for listening in folks! false full 8 ffcdb286-41cd-4e3d-9a55-068c97f6c378 24-25 UEFA Champions League Best Starting XI | EPL Matchweek 7 Review Welcome back! The international break is upon us, as we get a welcome moment to catch our breath from the whirlwind season. First we break down the EPL Matchweek 7 action as Ten Hag and Man U stay alive (how much longer does he have left??), Newcastle get blanked and Tottenham Shit the bed! (3:00) Next we hit all the latest news around the soccer world (27:00) before hitting our main event. We do a COMBO Best Starting XI for the 24-25 UEFA Champions League teams. We break down each position (and Coach!) and build the ultimate super team for this year! (35:00) Finally we end with a fun session of trivia and stats sharing (1:00:10).

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]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:46:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome back! The international break is upon us, as we get a welcome moment to catch our breath from the whirlwind season. First we break down the EPL Matchweek 7 action as Ten Hag and Man U stay alive (how much longer does he have left??), Newcastle get blanked and Tottenham Shit the bed! (3:00) Next we hit all the latest news around the soccer world (27:00) before hitting our main event. We do a COMBO Best Starting XI for the 24-25 UEFA Champions League teams. We break down each position (and Coach!) and build the ultimate super team for this year! (35:00) Finally we end with a fun session of trivia and stats sharing (1:00:10).

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]]> 24-25 UEFA Champions League Best Starting XI | EPL Matchweek 7 Review Ballon d'Runks 01:28:21 Welcome back! The international break is upon us, as we get a welcome moment to catch our breath from the whirlwind season. First we break down the EPL Matchweek 7 action as Ten Hag and Man U stay alive (how much longer does he have left??), Newcastle get blanked and Tottenham Shit the bed! (3:00) Next we hit all the latest news around the soccer world (27:00) before hitting our main event. We do a COMBO Best Starting XI for the 24-25 UEFA Champions League teams. We break down each position (and Coach!) and build the ultimate super team for this year! (35:00) Finally we end with a fun session of trivia and stats sharing (1:00:10).  Thanks for listening in! Welcome back! The international break is upon us, as we get a welcome moment to catch our breath from the whirlwind season. First we break down the EPL Matchweek 7 action as Ten Hag and Man U stay alive (how much longer does he have left??), Newcastle get blanked and Tottenham Shit the bed! (3:00) Next we hit all the latest news around the soccer world (27:00) before hitting our main event. We do a COMBO Best Starting XI for the 24-25 UEFA Champions League teams. We break down each position (and Coach!) and build the ultimate super team for this year! (35:00) Finally we end with a fun session of trivia and stats sharing (1:00:10).  Thanks for listening in! false full 7 c57df37e-6b1e-44a5-a33e-0c9e4f5c65f9 EPL Jersey Draft! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Review! | EPL Matchday 6 Review & Matchday 7 Preview LETS GOO!!! So much to catch up on as we hit matchday 2 of the European competitions including a slew of MAJOR upsets across the continent (7:54). Then we catch up on the EPL weekend that was in Matchday 6, once again upsets are on the menu! (14:03) Next we hit our main event for the week, our EPL Jersey Draft! We took our time going back through our soccer watching careers to pull out our very favorite player's jerseys we would love to have from each EPL team. Surprises and nostalgia abound as we walk down memory lane...who's collection would you rather have?? (32:45) Finally, we wrap with a look at picks and bets for the upcoming EPL Matchday 7 lineup (1:12:04) and finish with some EPL trivia and quotes! (1:33:00)

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]]> Fri, 4 Oct 2024 07:02:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website LETS GOO!!! So much to catch up on as we hit matchday 2 of the European competitions including a slew of MAJOR upsets across the continent (7:54). Then we catch up on the EPL weekend that was in Matchday 6, once again upsets are on the menu! (14:03) Next we hit our main event for the week, our EPL Jersey Draft! We took our time going back through our soccer watching careers to pull out our very favorite player's jerseys we would love to have from each EPL team. Surprises and nostalgia abound as we walk down memory lane...who's collection would you rather have?? (32:45) Finally, we wrap with a look at picks and bets for the upcoming EPL Matchday 7 lineup (1:12:04) and finish with some EPL trivia and quotes! (1:33:00)

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]]> EPL Jersey Draft! | UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Review! | EPL Matchday 6 Review & Matchday 7 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:43:55 LETS GOO!!! So much to catch up on as we hit matchday 2 of the European competitions including a slew of MAJOR upsets across the continent (7:54). Then we catch up on the EPL weekend that was in Matchday 6, once again upsets are on the menu! (14:03) Next we hit our main event for the week, our EPL Jersey Draft! We took our time going back through our soccer watching careers to pull out our very favorite player's jerseys we would love to have from each EPL team. Surprises and nostalgia abound as we walk down memory lane...who's collection would you rather have?? (32:45) Finally, we wrap with a look at picks and bets for the upcoming EPL Matchday 7 lineup (1:12:04) and finish with some EPL trivia and quotes! (1:33:00)  Thanks for listening! LETS GOO!!! So much to catch up on as we hit matchday 2 of the European competitions including a slew of MAJOR upsets across the continent (7:54). Then we catch up on the EPL weekend that was in Matchday 6, once again upsets are on the menu! (14:03) Next we hit our main event for the week, our EPL Jersey Draft! We took our time going back through our soccer watching careers to pull out our very favorite player's jerseys we would love to have from each EPL team. Surprises and nostalgia abound as we walk down memory lane...who's collection would you rather have?? (32:45) Finally, we wrap with a look at picks and bets for the upcoming EPL Matchday 7 lineup (1:12:04) and finish with some EPL trivia and quotes! (1:33:00)  Thanks for listening! false full 6 d2e75ac2-487f-4c03-ae97-8f0183f5aebe EPL TEAM TIER LIST! Plus Matchweek 6 Preview! Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks! We start things off catching up on all things EPL and Champions League after a two week hiatus. Big Injuries and big results since we last talked! (3:45) Next we dive into the pressing question, is soccer in a good place now versus 10 years ago? 20 years ago? (25:00) Then we get into our EPL TEAM TIER LIST through week 5, who makes the top spots and who slides into the deep ABYSS?? (34:44) Next we hit some Trivia and Would you rathers (53:42) before finishing with our look ahead to EPL Matchweek 6. (1:08:40) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:09:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks! We start things off catching up on all things EPL and Champions League after a two week hiatus. Big Injuries and big results since we last talked! (3:45) Next we dive into the pressing question, is soccer in a good place now versus 10 years ago? 20 years ago? (25:00) Then we get into our EPL TEAM TIER LIST through week 5, who makes the top spots and who slides into the deep ABYSS?? (34:44) Next we hit some Trivia and Would you rathers (53:42) before finishing with our look ahead to EPL Matchweek 6. (1:08:40) Thanks for listening in!


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]]> EPL TEAM TIER LIST! Plus Matchweek 6 Preview! Ballon d'Runks 01:27:49 Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks! We start things off catching up on all things EPL and Champions League after a two week hiatus. Big Injuries and big results since we last talked! (3:45) Next we dive into the pressing question, is soccer in a good place now versus 10 years ago? 20 years ago? (25:00) Then we get into our EPL TEAM TIER LIST through week 5, who makes the top spots and who slides into the deep ABYSS?? (34:44) Next we hit some Trivia and Would you rathers (53:42) before finishing with our look ahead to EPL Matchweek 6. (1:08:40) Thanks for listening in! Welcome in to the Ballon d'Runks! We start things off catching up on all things EPL and Champions League after a two week hiatus. Big Injuries and big results since we last talked! (3:45) Next we dive into the pressing question, is soccer in a good place now versus 10 years ago? 20 years ago? (25:00) Then we get into our EPL TEAM TIER LIST through week 5, who makes the top spots and who slides into the deep ABYSS?? (34:44) Next we hit some Trivia and Would you rathers (53:42) before finishing with our look ahead to EPL Matchweek 6. (1:08:40) Thanks for listening in! false full 5 7ff4936b-b766-4e2c-beba-715081d3fcfe EPL Preseason Top Five Players By Position 2024 | EPL Matchweek 4 Preview How sweet it is to be back in the full swing of things! We start off getting straight into the main event, our EPL Top 5 by position coming into the 2024-2025 season. We break down each of our favorite 5's, working back to front, and debate who got it right and who is terribly wrong. (1:09) Then we wrap up with a look at our picks for the EPL Matchweek 4 games and our favorite bets on the slate! (1:20:20)

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]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:18:00 +0000 ballondrunks@gmail.com (Ballon d'Runks) http://ballondrunks.libsyn.com/website How sweet it is to be back in the full swing of things! We start off getting straight into the main event, our EPL Top 5 by position coming into the 2024-2025 season. We break down each of our favorite 5's, working back to front, and debate who got it right and who is terribly wrong. (1:09) Then we wrap up with a look at our picks for the EPL Matchweek 4 games and our favorite bets on the slate! (1:20:20)

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]]> EPL Preseason Top Five Players By Position 2024 | EPL Matchweek 4 Preview Ballon d'Runks 01:35:30 How sweet it is to be back in the full swing of things! We start off getting straight into the main event, our EPL Top 5 by position coming into the 2024-2025 season. We break down each of our favorite 5's, working back to front, and debate who got it right and who is terribly wrong. (1:09) Then we wrap up with a look at our picks for the EPL Matchweek 4 games and our favorite bets on the slate! (1:20:20) Thanks for listening in! How sweet it is to be back in the full swing of things! We start off getting straight into the main event, our EPL Top 5 by position coming into the 2024-2025 season. We break down each of our favorite 5's, working back to front, and debate who got it right and who is terribly wrong. (1:09) Then we wrap up with a look at our picks for the EPL Matchweek 4 games and our favorite bets on the slate! (1:20:20) Thanks for listening in! false full 4