Delving Deeper into ISL and Indian football with Prasanna

Description : Every now and then it bring us immense pleasure and excitement to call someone over who can take us through the football development in the Indian circuit.

In that regard, we couldn’t have someone better than Prasanna who has his own YouTube channel replete with all kinds of sporting content.

We cover the Indian Super League, how certain teams are different from the others, the fervent fans and so much more in this episode where we also touch base on how the future looks like.

Dreams do come true! Throughout the FIFA World Cup, not only did we closely watch the matches but also developed an appreciation for how Semra Hunter went about conducting all her broadcast gigs with so much poise and elegance.

Anukarsh is an example of taking the leap of faith and reaching out to her soon after the marquee event. Less than 2 months after the World Cup in Qatar, we are thrilled to release this episode with her where we talk on a wide range of topics.

For someone who was born in Los Angeles, some part of her childhood was also in Turkey. She started out with her journalism career at the age of 25 and has now made it to the pinnacle of the football broadcasting echelons.

In what is arguably our most renowned episode, we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did while recording it.

We have had Indian footballers, supporters from Paris, fans from England and other places. In this episode, we talk to Coach Prabhjot Singh who resides in Maine, USA.

He takes us back to how football has been a recurring theme throughout his life. Making a bold decision to leave playing football in college at just 21, he has embarked on a coaching journey which has been a rather rewarding experience.

We also touch base on certain sensitive issues with subcontinent players facing racism in foreign countries and our thoughts on how we can advance to a better and more inclusive world.

Lastly, Coach is a Gunner as all of us share our thoughts on the title race of the Premier League.

Don’t waste any time in searching for an in-depth PSG episode on Spotify! We have Abhi with us who starts off with his life lessons on how to make friends in Paris and then moves on to his love for PSG.

Abhi takes us through the entire Ligue 1 club, the vision of it’s owners and the future for the French club league.

Even before he speaks a word, you will be convinced that he is an absolute fan of the Paris Saint Germain club. There will be video snippets of the video put out in reels and on our YouTube channel.

See you there! The enthusiasm of Abhi will be infectious so feel free to comment what you felt was the best part of this very educative and positive episode!

IFP meets its latest guest speaker, Parthiv Roy, who has spent a lot of time in Dhaka. Bangladesh might not have achieved much at the global stage but the fever for football runs deep in the country.

A Liverpool fan, he joins Anukarsh in sharing the sorrows of their favourite team largely underperforming in the season. Parthiv’s insights and specific thoughts takes the conversation to an interesting tangent. Lastly, Dwaipayan couldn’t have been happier to find someone bring in a cricket reference when Parthiv shared his views on the upcoming Real Madrid Vs Liverpool Champions fixture. Follow us for more such holistic shows on football.

We might have celebrated a few other anniversaries but this one remains the closest to our hearts!

In this very unique episode, we take the memory lane down to the last 12 months of us doing this podcast. We elaborate on the relationships we have forged, the obstacles we have overcome and how running this podcast has taught us life lessons.

We also interest our listeners by sharing some exciting future endeavours and a bit of a sneak peek into the vision we have for the podcast.

At the end of it all, you will be updated with whatever we have ever done in the past 365 days.

Fandom can percolate from one sibling to the other. When we had Nirali with us all those weeks ago, she mentioned how her brother played a role in her development as a City fan.

So we decided to bring that source to our podcast and Sid Negi was great fun to listen and converse with. From following football only after having cable connections, the Zlatan nickname and Anukarsh’s self inflicted wounds of watching City play - this is a deep dive into the mind of a City fan! Wait for the time you hear how Sid tackles the tag of Oil Money!

We’ve had the biggest fans of the Premier League clubs come over and participate in our podcast over the duration of almost a year now.

In this episode, we have tried pulling off something unique in having Sumaiya Ali with us - and we must say that it was quite the experience!

We start off with her early days of following football as everyone in her family was emotionally invested in the sport. An excerpt make it to the title of the episode and that in itself summarises things beautifully.

Sumaiya also goes on to share the story of when Saudi defeated Argentina , how everyone back at her place is extremely volatile when it comes to wins or losses.

Wait until Dwaipayan also cracks the worst joke in IFP history. It’s been so much and more in this very fun filled episode!

That day is finally here! We had it in our pipeline for a really long time. We had made several plans and deliberations to ensure we have the Manas Singh with us.

It starts off with him taking us all back to his career swerve at 24 to the enriching and fulfilling career that he has now as a broadcaster.

That follows by the Messi discussion, the retirement debate to also looking ahead at the Premier League’s best fixtures.

Liverpool have been knocked out of the EFL Cup but Arsenal, Mbappe and Haaland make the headlines for this special episode too!

It’s a first of sorts for us as we welcome Manisha Kalyan to our podcast.

At just 21 years of age, she has scored a goal against Brazil and has played in the Champions League.

That’s what the outside world knows and watches. We dive deep into the background work, the initial struggles, when did her football journey begin, the places she went and what not.

As India dreams of football success, we also take excerpts of what can be done better from the player’s perspective.

Wait till the end where we also share our 2 cents on the World Cup that’s unleashing huge results with each passing day!