Extra Time: Austria's Tightest Title Race - Sturm, LASK or Salzburg?

Austria are about to return to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.With football scholar Ralf Rangnick in the dugout and David Alaba marshalling the troops, the national team are out to make a splash at the tournament in North America – and maybe even finish top of their group ahead of world champions Argentina!So who else will they face in their three guaranteed games? How will they get on? And why might their final match be a revenge clash 44 years in the making?In this episode, Tom and Lee return to The Long Hall Pub & Kitchen in Vienna to preview Austria’s first World Cup since 1998 - from the coach to the players and the opponents – and to cast their predictions for the tournament.

After 61 years without a major trophy, LASK have claimed the domestic double of Austrian Bundesliga and ÖFB Cup. It is a remarkable success for coach Didi Kühbauer, who also won the cup with minnows Wolfsberg last season.But while King Didi is cleaning up on the managerial front, Austria’s club football landscape looks healthier and more competitive than ever – with three different league champions and three different cup winners in the last four years!So will that trend continue next season with another unexpected champion? Why was it a great season for LASK at both ends of the table? And will Saša Kalajdžić carry his fine club form onto the international stage at the 2026 World Cup this summer?In this episode of The Other Bundesliga Podcast, the show all about Austrian football in English, we relive an exciting finale to the Bundesliga season, round up all the talking points from the domestic game and look ahead to Austria’s first World Cup in 28 years.

LASK ended a six-decade wait for a title when they lifted the Austrian Cup last week. Now the Linz outfit are looking to clinch the Austrian Bundesliga title!All that stands in their way are two matches against Red Bull Salzburg and Austria Vienna – get through them unscathed and they will seal an historic double.Do Didi Kühbauer’s side deserve the title? Will their rivals finally be forced to admit they are a big club? And has a European football club endured a longer trophy drought than 61 years?In this episode of The Other Bundesliga Podcast, the show all about Austrian soccer in English, we re-live LASK’s pulsating cup final triumph over Altach in Klagenfurt and predict how this title race for the ages will unfold.

Tom Middler & Lee Wingate are at The Long Hall to discuss another weekend of Austrian football action!

Tom Middler recaps the crucial home & away matches in Austria as the Other Bundesliga season comes towards a thrilling conclusion!00:45 - Wolfsberger AC go from the Cup to the drop zone, as Blau-Weiss Linz look to pull off a great escape!05:45 - Sturm & LASK stoke up a feisty rivalry at the top13:05 - Red Bull Salzburg take advantage to sneak back into the title raceJust FOUR rounds left to play in Austria!Listen to the pod:Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3xVuZ6TSpotify: spoti.fi/3maFpNdFollow us on X (20,000 followers) https://x.com/OtherBundesligaTikTok / Insta @OtherBundesligaSupport the pod: buymeacoffee.com/OtherBundesliga

Tom Middler & Lee Wingate meet at The Long Hall after a wild weekend out west:- Lustenau and the LigaZwa promotion battle- FC Thun and the best performing promoted teams- WAC from the Cup to the drop?- Half points begoneand much more!!Support the pod: buymeacoffee.com/OtherBundesliga

Tom Middler & Lee Wingate are back at The Long Hall in Vienna to look back on some hectic weeks in Austrian football:- Salzburg's statement win in Linz- 10 title contenders all tightly packed?- Vienna Derby changed forever?- LigaZwa challengers- "El Konkurso" , the most cancelled game everSupport the pod: buymeacoffee.com/OtherBundesliga

Tom Middler & Lee Wingate are back at The Long Hall in Vienna to discuss what's going on over the winter break:Glasner to Manchester United? Alaba to Al Ittihad?Austria as Europe's (2nd) most exciting league!Rapid's new boss ThorupSupport the pod: BuymeaCoffee.com/OtherBundesliga

Tom Middler & Tom Walsh meet to talk about Rapid's rollercoaster campaign:From serious early season title hopes to two long losing streaks, a flatlining European season, a managerial sacking and sinking down the Bundesliga table, it has been a wild start, so we decided to discuss it all on the Austrian football podcast, The Other Bundesliga! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AUSTRIA ARE GOING TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1998!Tom Middler & Lee Wingate take you through the day of Austria's crucial World Cup qualifier against Bosnia, as Ralf Rangnick's team get over the line and avoid a dangerous play-off.00.00 - 15.10: Pre-match talking points from The Long Hall15.30 - 32.00: Our live experience of the game from the Ernst-Happel-Stadion32.20 - 42.30: The post-match thoughts from an empty stadium in Vienna Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.