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September 28, 2023 Red cards, Mohun Bagan's march and more
The first week of ISL10 is behind us and Bengaluru FC began the second with two red cards. Will Mohun Bagan, Odisha FC and Mumbai City pull away from the rest? Will East Bengal be among the top six? Here's what we think.

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21 min
September 21, 2023 That night in Munich and other Champions League games
Seven goals between former champions Manchester United and Bayern Munich was the highlight of the opening fixtures but don't tell Ivan Provedel that.

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22 min
September 14, 2023 Looking at Asian Games and a new ISL season
With preparation that could be a study in contrasts, clubs and country get down to business next week. With colleague Aditya Chaturvedi as guest, we talk about the teams, how the Asian Games was the elephant in the room in ISL's media days and more.

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29 min
September 08, 2023 Talk about transfers
From Bellingham to Bonucci, from Chelsea's splurge to City's conservatism, from Saudi Pro League to Alessia Russo and Ona Batlle, we look at the big moves of the summer window.

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25 min
August 31, 2023 The last Asian Games gold, after 61 years.
September 4, 1962, was when India, led by Chuni Goswami, won the Asian Games gold. We take a look back, hand held by football statistician Gautam Ray who relives those days with a meticulous eye for detail.

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37 min
August 25, 2023 The Women's World Cup: a first-hand account
Belgian journalist Samindra Kunti was in Australia and New Zealand reporting on his second World Cup in less than one year. Hear from him about the month-long competition, the good, the bad and the ugly.

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32 min
August 17, 2023 The Women's World Cup final: Our preview
England and Spain, Sarina Wiegman and Jorge Vilda, countries and coaches, will meet on Sunday for their first shot to be on top of the world. What will it be? A humdinger? A nervy, narrow win? HT's Dhiman Sarkar & Vivek Krishnan discuss in this episode of the weekly football podcast Kicks for Free.

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20 min
August 10, 2023 It's kick-off in Europe
Another season starts in Premier League, La Liga and Ligue 1. Will it be same old same old with Manchester City dominating or will there be new winners? Will Arsenal finish the unfinished business of last time? Will Mbappe stay at PSG? Will Neymar Jr? We don't have the answers but that doesn't stop us from discussing the questions.
18 min
August 10, 2023 It's kick-off in Europe
Another season starts in Premier League, La Liga and Ligue 1. Will it be the same old same old with Manchester City dominating or will there be new winners? Will Arsenal finish the unfinished business of last time? Will Mbappe stay at PSG? Will Neymar Jr? We don't have the answers but that doesn't stop us from discussing the questions.

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20 min
August 02, 2023 The Sunil Chhetri Interview
On his birthday, the India and Bengaluru FC captain talks about the biggest change in his life and of the challenges on the pitch in a season that has the Asian Games, Asian Cup, World Cup qualifiers, Indian Super League and the Federation Cup.

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36 min

About Kicks for Free

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This is a podcast where Dhiman Sarkar and Vivek Krishnan of the Hindustan Times sports desk talk about the beautiful game. From transfers to tournaments, their discussions will cover what matters in football, in India and abroad. So, join them every week on Kicks For Free, if football is a matter of life and death -- or more -- for you.