We are obsessed with football. And when we talk about how we want dig deeper into understanding the football landscape in our country, we are not just talking about it for the sake of it.

That spirit gets embodied by our co-founder, Dwaipayan Mukherjee’s recent trip to Goa where he ended up at the venue of one of I-League 2’s match between Dempos SC and a Mumbai club - Kenkre FC.

There are numerous stories hidden around Indian football. About players. About coaches. About officials. To unfold some of it was the initial idea when we approached Mr. Pradhyum Reddy - Pro Licensed coach and currently working closely with Dempos SC.

In 2011, Reddy helped Shillong Lajong to promotion to the I-League by winning the I-League 2nd Division. After successfully keeping the team in the I-League in 2011–12 I-League season, Reddy was moved to the role of Technical Director of the club's Youth Development team.

That was before he worked with DSK Shivajians, which also prompted our co-founder Anukarsh Jain, to ask questions about Reddy sir’s role around Neel Shah, one of our renowned former guests. Whether he did this to remind Dwai how he remembers his favourites, or because of his Liverpool fandom - we will never know!

This is an episode which will leave you more informed, aware and knowledgeable about the current Indian football scenario. We know we have said this before. But it is the truth at IFP. Hope you enjoy this one!