Trapped Offside: A Football Podcast

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are joined by Slawomir Morawski, Performance Analyst at FC Aarau, to discuss his career and his focus on coaching the cognitive ability of footballers.

You can find Slawomir's e-book, available to download for free, here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mq7k0f1imreb5gi/AAC0pbXvtO4l3ldTPRm35FuAa?dl=0

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are joined by Jamal Zaarour to discuss the situation at Manchester United. They talk about the lack of strengthening in the previous transfer window, Harry Maguire, Ole's tactics and whether he's still the right man for the job.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are joined by Bassel Souki and Kamal Ghrayeb to discuss the importance of the Community Shield, a potential Arsenal exit for Ainsley Maitland-Niles, a Barcelona farewell for Ivan Rakitic and Lionel Messi's choices this summer.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are joined by Bassel Souki and Jean Chedid to discuss Manchester United missing the Dortmund deadline for Jadon Sancho, Kai Havertz, Chelsea's defensive woes, and the obsession with winning the Champions League and nothing else.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh provide an in-depth look at City v UEFA, starting with Sheikh Mansour's takeover of City, the introduction of Financial Fair Play (FFP), City's agreement settlement, the football leaks and subsequent ban of City from European Football and finally the CAS appeal. They also discuss the media coverage of the case. Abdul Rahman Khalifeh concludes the podcast with the curious case of Bernio Verhagen.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh discuss Liverpool's Premier League title win and what that means for the future of other clubs, especially Arsenal and Manchester United.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are joined by Mahmoud Jaber in this week's episode. They discuss Marcus Rashford taking on the UK government, Raul Sanllehi and Sven Mislintat, Arsenal's midfield issues, Saudi Arabia's crackdown on piracy, and more.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are joined by Kamal Ghrayeb and Karl Kordahi to talk about the latest news in football this week. They discuss Ronaldo's career billion, the MLS, City fans vs UEFA, Timo Werner's impending transfer to Chelsea, Serie A transfers, and the magic '30' age number.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh are once again joined by Kamal Ghrayeb and Karl Kordahi to discuss the biggest news stories of the week; A points deduction for breaking lockdown rules, a record in Brazil, the return of more top 5 leagues and football's support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. They also name some of their favourite 'role players' in recent times.

Safwan Zaheer and Abdul Rahman Khalifeh discuss the return of the Bundesliga, the financial implications of the current pandemic on the English Football League, salary caps, TV league passes, and the usage of statistics in football.