433: The Home of Football

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Darwin Nunez is the new star of Liverpool’s attack. The striker made the move over from Benfica to Liverpool for 80 million euros and a possible 20 million in add ons. Darwin Nunez was the top goal scorer in the Portuguese league last season, scoring 26 goals, but what’s the story behind this 23 year old attacker from Uruguay? We spoke with one of his former coaches and several experts on Uruguaya...

Did you know that Demy de Zeeuw, a former pro who played for the likes of Ajax, Spartak Moscow, Anderlecht and the Dutch national team, is one of 433's owners? Back in the day, De Zeeuw's best position was in midfield, often deployed as a defensive midfielder for both club and country. However, his life changed forever when he received a powerful kick to the head while representing his country, Th...

Something interesting is happening in the world of football. More and more football players are starting up businesses during their football careers. They become investors or entrepreneurs, in real estate for example, or the tech industry. This was frowned upon, not so long ago. Critics would say football players should just be focussed on their development as a player, that they would become dist...

The summer transfer window can be truly magical at times. Every now and then, there’s always a signing that catches you completely off guard.  Burak Yilmaz is a football icon in Turkey. The 36 year old striker, nicknamed The King, has played for the four biggest Turkish clubs: Galatasaray, Trabzonspor, Besiktas and Fenerbahce. He has also proudly captained the Turkish national team for years....

Sadio Mané’s move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich is one of the biggest transfers, if not the biggest transfer, of this summer transfer window so far. And although the Senegalese winger was one of Liverpool’s best players last season, he has made it clear that he is ready to embark on a new adventure.  So why did Sadio Mané decide to leave Liverpool? What will his legacy at the club be? How d...

In January, earlier this year, Iran became the first Asian country to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Iran, an enormous country with a population of over 84 million people, is absolutely football mad. It is by far the biggest and most watched sport for the Iranian people. We even noticed this on some of 433’s social media posts, especially the huge number of 433 followers that originate from Iran....

Erik ten Hag is the new manager of Manchester United. He made the move over from Ajax Amsterdam, where he won three domestic league titles, two domestic cups and one super cup. Of course, Ten Hag also famously reached the semifinals of the Champions League with Ajax in 2019, seconds away from the final before being denied by Tottenham’s Lucas Moura. He’s come to be known as one of the most interes...

We had the opportunity to meet Rio Ferdinand at Old Trafford and reflect on his glory years at Manchester United. We sat down at the Theater of Dreams and took a trip down memory lane. Did you know that Rio Ferdinand almost became a professional ballet dancer before taking on a professional football career and becoming a Manchester United legend? We spoke about that and a number of other thin...

In this ultra short episode we hear Patrice Evra tell a locker room story. It happened at Manchester United, when someone burned his shoes in the locker room, and Patrice Evra suspected Gerard Piqué was the perpetrator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every month colleagues from 433 travel all over the world to create football content. They travel from derbies in Turkey, to stars in the Premier League, to upcoming talents in the Bundesliga. A lot of interesting things happen on the road. So once a month we sit down with a couple of colleagues, to talk about our adventures in the world of football. Metecan Kanbur is the main host of the company....

The Ibrox stadium was literally shaking in Glasgow when the final whistle was blown to confirm Rangers’ victory over Leipzig, taking them to their first European final since 2008.  Many who were there, including Leipzig manager Dominic Tedesco, described the atmosphere as something they had never experienced before. Rangers actually went bankrupt back in 2012. However, the club managed to dus...

The world of football went into a state of shock when it was announced that Mino Raiola had passed away. The super agent was only 54 years old, and he represented top-level players from across the globe, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mario Balotelli and Matthijs de Ligt. In the world of football, people either loved Mino Raiola… or hated him. There d...

This is the story of DeAndre Yedlin. DeAndre broke through at Seattle Sounders and impressed the world of football during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when he played a brilliant game versus Belgium. Eden Hazard, who already was a bonafide superstar back then, had a hard time dealing with Yedlin’s pace and energy. This spectacular breakthrough performance earned Yedlin a move to Tottenham Hotspur...

Ayo Akinola has got a story to tell. Ayo is 22 years old and one of the highest rated football talents from Canada. He plays for Toronto FC. When he was a kid, his family went through a lot. In this podcast episode we’ll tell the story of Ayo’s unexpected rise in Canada. - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every month people from 433 travel all over the world to create football content. They travel from derbies in Turkey, to stars in the Premier League, to matchdays in La Liga, to upcoming talents in the Bundesliga. A lot of interesting things happen on the road. So once a month we'll sit down with a couple of people from the company, to talk about our adventures in the world of football. We call it...

In the summer of 2021 something interesting happened in the coastal city of Šibenik in Croatia, Europe. The local football club, HNK Šibenik, posted a video on its Youtube channel to proudly announce the signing of a new player. His name is Sandesh Jhingan and the club announced him as "the King of India". Sandesh Jhingan is a tall center back, with a big beard and long hair he ties up in a ponyta...

In this episode we’ll dive into perhaps the biggest underdog story in the history of football. It’s a story on how football can unite a war torn country. This episode is dedicated to Iraq’s football history. We spoke with Younis Mahmoud, a legend in Iraqi football, as well as an Iraqi journalist and a current player of the national team, to give you this story. - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

This football story starts on the ninth of September 2021. That night, the US Men’s national team plays an important World Cup qualification game versus Honduras. A teenage striker makes his debut for the US. His name is Ricardo Pepi. The US is struggling in that game. They concede a goal in the first half and the pressure starts to mount. In the beginning of the second half, Miles Robinson equali...

In this ultra short episode we hear a story from Phil Neville. The former Manchester United and Everton player tells us about some of the best pranks he suffered and pulled during his career as a football player. - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re gonna do something new. Every month, people from 433 travel all over the world to create football content. They travel from derbies in Turkey, to stars in the Premier League, to matchdays in La Liga, to upcoming talents in the Bundesliga. A lot of interesting things happen on the road. So we’ve decided to add a new format to this podcast. Once a month we'll sit down with a couple of people f...

This is a special episode of our podcast with İlkay Gündoğan from Manchester City. We made this episode in collaboration with the UNHCR. That’s the United Nations refugee agency. They help refugees all over the world and İlkay Gündoğan is one of their supporters. For this special episode İlkay Gündoğan did an interview with Yusra Mardini. She’s an olympic swimmer and a former refugee from Syria. İ...

A short Indian football player walks onto the pitch in the national stadium of Pakistan. The crowd goes nuts. It’s June 2005 and India is about to play an away game versus their arch rivals Pakistan. The main striker of India is injured. He’s replaced by a short, young player named Sunil Chhetri. He is about to make his debut for India in this heated rivalry. India and Pakistan clash on the footba...

A young boy was playing on the streets of Tychy, a small city in the south of Poland, in the late nineties. His mother was working hard to provide for him. His biological father did not play a role in his life. The young boy was up to no good sometimes, stealing candy, trying to smoke a cigarette. But this kid was also good at football. One day, a man from the neighborhood saw the young boy play f...