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Red cards, Mohun Bagan's march and more
Kicks for Free - September 28, 2023 14:17 - 19 minutesThe 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.
That night in Munich and other Champions League games
Kicks for Free - September 21, 2023 16:00 - 20 minutesSeven goals between former champions Manchester United and Bayern Munich was the highlight of the opening fixtures but don't tell Ivan Provedel that.
Looking at Asian Games and a new ISL season
Kicks for Free - September 14, 2023 13:24 - 27 minutesWith 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.
Talk about transfers
Kicks for Free - September 08, 2023 10:20 - 22 minutesFrom 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.
The last Asian Games gold, after 61 years.
Kicks for Free - August 31, 2023 14:05 - 35 minutesSeptember 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.
The Women's World Cup: a first-hand account
Kicks for Free - August 25, 2023 14:14 - 30 minutesBelgian 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.
The Women's World Cup final: Our preview
Kicks for Free - August 17, 2023 12:04 - 18 minutesEngland 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 Fr...
It's kick-off in Europe
Kicks for Free - August 10, 2023 14:59 - 17 minutesAnother 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'...
The Sunil Chhetri Interview
Kicks for Free - August 02, 2023 15:07 - 34 minutesOn 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.
Anecdotes from the Durand Cup
Kicks for Free - July 27, 2023 16:33 - 31 minutesOnce a tournament synonymous with Delhi, one for which the capital would wait all year, this is now a competition that starts the Indian season. One which has a home in Kolkata. Through Jaydeep Basu, who has been following Durand Cup much before he began writing on football, we go back in time. T...
Women's World Cup preview: From Megan to Marta, Sinclair to Sam and everything else
Kicks for Free - July 19, 2023 12:23 - 18 minutesIn this episode of the weekly football podcast Kicks for Free, hosts Dhiman Sarkar and Vivek Krishnan talk about what we can expect from the ninth edition in Australia and New Zealand, the first with 32 teams.
Saudi Arabia and China are like chalk and cheese: Simon Chadwick
Kicks for Free - June 30, 2023 08:38 - 37 minutesIn this episode, Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at the SKEMA Business School, explains why the boom in the Saudi Pro League is unlikely to go the way of the Chinese Super League. Chadwick also speaks on whether the influx will help the Saudi Arabia men's national team...
From Pakistan: A football story
Kicks for Free - June 21, 2023 08:36 - 29 minutesYou can't blame Umaid Wasim for having conflicted feelings about Pakistan in the SAFF Championship. The Pakistani in him wants the team to win a first South Asian title but the journalist in him -- Wasim is the sports editor of Dawn, Pakistan's largest circulated English daily --- is far from hop...
Quarter-finals is our target, says Bibiano Fernandes
Kicks for Free - June 15, 2023 13:11 - 21 minutesBefore the Asian under-17 finals, the India head coach said they have done all that they could, which included a pep talk from Fernando Torres, to get ready for the competition from where the semi-finalists qualify for the World Cup.
More to coaching than winning titles: Manolo Marquez
Kicks for Free - June 08, 2023 18:33 - 38 minutesAfter hauling Hyderabad FC from obscurity to an ISL title and a semi-final in three seasons, Manolo Marquez has moved to FC Goa. Can the Spaniard repeat the performance? And how does he think the Champions League final will unfold? Listen here
Winning smoothly: The Gokulam Kerala women's story
Kicks for Free - June 01, 2023 16:07 - 35 minutesAs he looks back at a season where the club completed a hattrick of Indian Women's League titles, head coach Anthony Andrews explains why prolific goalscorer Sabitra Bhandari is called Samba, how players from Manipur kept their focus even as violence rocked the state, why morning kick-offs were d...
Shooting from the lip, Stimac style
Kicks for Free - May 25, 2023 13:24 - 28 minutesIn this exclusive interview, the India head coach talks about the challenges of playing two tournaments in June almost back-to-back, why he is unlikely to go to the Asian Games, his plans for the Asian Cup and why it is important to have only Indians playing as strikers.
The Renedy Singh interview
Kicks for Free - May 18, 2023 15:45 - 37 minutesThe former India midfielder is forthright about the situation in Manipur, talks about his academy in Imphal, the role of the Football Players' Association in India, how it came into being, and looks ahead to the national team's engagements
Half-time in the Champions League semi-finals
Kicks for Free - May 11, 2023 14:34 - 21 minutesCan Real pull off another heist? Or will City take one more step towards a first? Can Milan come back stronger or will it be Inter in the final after 13 years? Tune in to find out our thoughts
The return of Napoli
Kicks for Free - May 04, 2023 16:31 - 16 minutesNot even when Diego Maradona helped them win it in 1990 could they dominate the Serie A thus. But after years of hurt, can Napoli build on this and be what they were in the Maradona years.
Clifford Miranda on the Odisha FC juggernaut
Kicks for Free - April 27, 2023 15:03 - 34 minutesThe first Indian coach to win the Super Cup also looks back at how Arthur Papas changed his life and ahead to when he will not be an interim head coach
Maitanam: A football love story
Kicks for Free - April 20, 2023 15:51 - 36 minutesIn this episode, we are in conversation with Misha Kumar, who directed the film that tells the world about why all roads in Kerala often lead to a football stadium.
Super Cup, Champions League
Kicks for Free - April 13, 2023 13:23 - 22 minutesFrom Liston to Lampard, Manjeri to Manchester, imperiousness of a team in sky blue and ennui in a football hotbed, we talk about them all in this episode.
Why the Super Cup matters to Edu Bedia
Kicks for Free - April 06, 2023 11:57 - 18 minutesSix seasons in India, the Spaniard talks about when FC Goa won the cup competition under his captaincy in 2019 when it was last held. But that is not the only reason why the former Racing Santander midfielder is looking forward to its resumption.
Imphal musings and Lahm's thoughts
Kicks for Free - March 30, 2023 14:11 - 22 minutesIndia's title run in Imphal takes up the first part. In the second, Germany and Bayern Munich legend Philipp Lahm shares his thoughts on the change of manager, Jude Bellingham and Der Klassiker.
India's win and the ISL final
Kicks for Free - March 24, 2023 09:41 - 21 minutesIn this episode, hosts Dhiman Sarkar and Vivek Krishnan discuss Anirudh Thapa's goal against Myanmar, Sunil Chhetri's misses and everything in between. Those penalties by Petratos and ISL's most successful team becoming history.
Jeje Unplugged
Kicks for Free - March 16, 2023 08:59 - 34 minutesVivek and Dhiman in conversation with former India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua talking about the highs of his career, the agony of ending his playing career at 32 and what it takes to win the Indian Super League
Santosh Trophy's Riyadh rendezvous
Kicks for Free - March 09, 2023 16:35 - 29 minutesVivek and Dhiman speak to Hindustan Times' colleague Shantanu Srivastava on what was good and what could have been better in the men's national championship in Saudi Arabia
Ahead of the Kolkata derby, Bhaichung Bhutia unplugged
Kicks for Free - February 23, 2023 13:34 - 28 minutesFormer India captain Bhaichung Bhutia played and starred in many Kolkata derbies during his career. He talks to us about his experience and also how things are at the All India Football Federation now.
Remembering Tulsidas Balaram
Kicks for Free - February 17, 2023 10:30 - 18 minutesIn this special issue, Dhiman Sarkar talks to football writer Jaydeep Basu about the legendary forward who was such an important part of the 1962 Asian Games gold medal winning team.
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