In this episode, player turned coach Arata Izumi joins host Siju to talk about his coaching journey and experience so far. He’s currently the coach of U-19 at the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC). During his playing days, he was nicknamed the ‘Indian Samurai’ Coaching was something he had planned to take up after his playing days and since then he has been invested in grassroots football with RFYC. He does miss the competitive nature of elite football but is happy that he is able to contribute towards tomorrow’s footballing stars. Tune in to know more about his journey. 

Shillong is known to be a football crazy place but what Arki Nongrum and his team has been upto is certainly unique. Arki has been working in the Indian football ecosystem for many years now. He joins host Siju to share all about the unique project where they are involving the farmers’ community within the football ecosystem. How does playing football benefit the farmers? Why this thought? What’s the long term vision for this project? For answers to these questions and more, tune in & don’t forget to share the episode!

The newly appointed Assistant Coach of FC Goa, Gouramangi Singh joins host Siju on the latest episode. Before we talk in detail about his upcoming Goa days, we look back at his journey from a player to coach, his experience at professional level with FC Bengaluru United - how three years there shaped and helped me in his growth. We also talk about his academy in Manipur - Kago Football Academy, which keeps him busy and connected with coaching while he's home. He's eagerly looking forward to the journey with FC Goa as he relates with the head coach Carlos & also considers Goa as home as he has family and friends there. He once again returns to Goa but this time to lead the team from the sidelines.

In this episode, Sports Doctor Mustufa Poonawalla joins host Siju where they discuss the former’s journey. He started working with local clubs in Mumbai and with athletes from grassroots. He then worked for a season with ISL club FC Goa where his experience and exposure increased and it gave him more confidence. He’s just a week away from pursuing his dream as he will take off for Barcelona to work under one of the best sports doctors - one that deals with FC Barcelona, PSG etc. Tune in to get a glimpse into a sports doc’s life.

In this episode, dear friend and journalist Abreshmina returns on the show with some good news to discuss. She joins host Siju to talk about the recent signings made by Dangmei Grace and Manisha Kalyan to clubs in Uzbekistan and Cyprus respectively. She sheds more light as to how big an opportunity this is and the potential chances for both to improve at playing in different conditions and get better at their game. They are smart and creative footballers and surely we all look forward to seeing them how they perform. We end the show by sharing recent developments in the Alex Ambrose case. 

Chelston Pinto, Strength & Conditioning Coach, founder at Rapid Sports Fitness in Bangalore joins host Siju. In this episode, Chelston shares his journey as a S&C coach, how it all began as a player, and what pushed him into this field. He was a player-cum-coach for FC Bengaluru United and later switched to Churchill Brothers as the S&C coach. Through the conversation, Chelston shares the importance of a S&C coach and how slowly things are changing in Indian football.

In this episode, host Siju is joined by football enthusiast, writer, content creator - Tanay Apte. He’s someone who’s been wanting and working towards the betterment of football in Pune. He doesn’t shy away from talking the truth about why Pune hasn’t been able to establish itself as a sporting city. In this episode, he opens up and shares more on that and also sheds light on the current developments in Pune with regards to its association. He also ends by urging all stakeholders to work together in order for the betterment of the potential players/clubs/academies in the city. Tune in & don’t forget to share

The Indian National Men's Team impressed with their performance at the AFC Asian Cup 2023 as they qualified for the tournament. Host Siju is joined by commentator, anchor TN Raghu to dissect what went about at the qualifiers. He shares his insights, picks his favourite player & of course about the captain, leader, legend - Chhetri! Tune in for a fun chat.

Neel Shah, the Associate Dean at the Global Institute of Sports Business (GISB) joins host Siju to talk about his experience working Indian football and having set up a sports management institute. He shares his learnings from working with I-League/ISL teams, his failures, and what made him set up GISB. We also delve into answering questions around the availability of jobs in the sports sector and if doing the management courses are worth it! Tune in for an engaging longish episode but assure you that you won’t be bored. Stay on till the end. 

Subin Jacob works for his state club, Kerala Blasters in the media and marketing team. He joins host Siju to share his journey and how promising the last season was. KBFC ended up as runners-up in ISL and have decided to continue with Coach Ivan. Subin, like any other KBFC fan, is looking forward to the upcoming season for all the planned things to unfold. Tune in to know more about his journey as he joins us all the way from Canada!