Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast

The World Cup starts today and we’ve got a Football Fill-In Special!

Ben, Tom and Toze preview the tournament and give their predictions ahead of football’s biggest competition…

Who are the dark horses? Which teams could fly under the radar and make a deep run and ultimately, who will lift the trophy?

The lads also reveal their picks for the tournament’s biggest individual honours, including Player of the Tournament, the Golden Boot and the Golden Glove…

There’s all that, plus:

🇵🇹 Portugal be the team to beat?! 

🇳🇱 The Netherlands are UNPREDICTABLE! 

⚽ Our Golden Boot Winner and it’s not KANE or MBAPPE!

Stay tuned across our social channels over the coming weeks for updates on our live shows and all the latest World Cup reaction.
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This week on the Football Fill-In, Ben, Tom and Toze are back to give out their end of season Premier League awards! 

The lads are giving out awards for the following -


Team of the Season


Manager of the Season


Sh*thouse of the Season


Goalkeeper of the Season


Save of the Season 


Goal of the Season


Signing of the Season


Player of the Season

Also in this episode, Ben plays guess the stats with Tom and there is the Season Finale of the Football Fill-In Quiz - with Ben and Tom tied at 12 wins each, who will be our quiz champion for the 2025/26 season?

There’s all that, plus:

🇪🇸Mikel Arteta or Unai Emery?

🏆Our Player of the Season is… 

🔴⚪️ Our Surprise Team of the Season  

❓The Quiz Finale 

Ben, Tom and Toze have just completed Cure Leukaemia’s London 2 Paris, any donation would be appreciated - 

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This week on the Fozcast, Ben and Tom break down Ben’s Second Watford contract he signed during the 2019/20 Premier League Season - what was he really earning… 

Ben reveals exactly how his Watford contract was structured, from weekly wages and appearance fees to clean sheet bonuses, win bonuses, relegation clauses and the incentives on offer that can massively impact a player's earnings.

The lads discuss how bonus schedules really work behind the scenes - why some players can miss out on payments, the pettiest contract clauses Ben has heard from other players in the dressing room and what happens when a footballer's contract expires and the money suddenly stops…

If you've ever wondered how Premier League contracts actually work, you are going to love this episode!
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This week on the Football Fill-In, Ben, Tom and Toze review the Champions League Final and discuss all the current news and talking points in the world of football. 

After losing the Champions League Final to PSG, why do so many football fans seem to hate Arsenal? Arne Slot has been sacked by Liverpool – but who could replace him at Anfield? Anthony Gordon will be joining Barcelona next season - but is he actually better than Marcus Rashford? 

There’s all this to discuss and the Quiz, plus:

❓ What’s NEXT for Spurs?

👏 James Milner retires from football 

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Ok so the title may be confusing - so let us explain… 🤣

So a rat by our terms? Quite simply a footballing nuisance. Never gives their opponent a minute, works their socks off and is frankly… a pain in the backside to play against.

So with that being said, we have our good friend Dave Watson - former England GK coach and Barnsley player, to help us decide who’s the best rats are in Premier League History and creating a Top 10 list!

This was a fun one, and thank you for everyone on Instagram who sent in their players!

If you think we missed any - get them in the comments down below! 👇🏼

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro/Explanation of a Football “Rat”

04:10 Jordan Pickford

05:11 Nemanja Vidic

05:45 Lisandro Martinez

06:57 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

07:24 Richarlison

08:15 Craig Bellamy

10:50 N’Golo Kante

11:52 Edison Cavani

12:24 The Player With the Most Red Cards In Football History…

13:53 Xabi Alonso

15:54 Paul Dickov

16:17 Vinnie Jones

18:01 Andy Robertson and John McGinn

19:40 Joao Pedro

20:45 Will Hughes

21:49 James McClean and Claudio Yacob

22:34 Ian Ashbee and Kevin Davies

23:28 Viktor Gyokeres

23:59 Jamie Vardy

27:06 Cucurella and Ashley Cole

27:48 Bruno Fernandes

28:14 Lionel Messi

28:41 Shane Long

30:09 Aaron Lennon

30:32 Marc Albrighton

30:56 Lee Cattermole

31:57 Luis Suarez

33:25 Wayne Rooney

35:52 Neil Maupay

36:21 Robbie Savage

37:03 Ji Sung Park

39:01 Goran Popov

39:48 Morgan Amalfitano

40:24 The Biggest Liability in Football…

41:59 Danny Mills

42:36 Ander Herrera

43:06 Diego Costa

45:28 Phil Bardsley

46:00 Javier Mascherano

46:19 Barry Ferguson and Lee Bowyer

47:08 Are “Rats” Dying Out of Football?

45:57 Our Top 10 “Rats” Final List…

53:13 The Manager of the “Rats” Team is…
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