The BOLA BOLA Show

Introduction to the Show and Hosts: (0:27) Controversies Surrounding the Qatar World Cup: (1:26) Tournament Logistics (Timing, Travel, Safety): (6:24) Group Stage Highlights and Surprise Teams (Japan): (8:48) Big Nations That Faltered (Belgium, Germany): (12:21) Shock Results and Giant Killings (Saudi Arabia vs. Argentina): (16:32) Morocco's Historic Semi-final Run: (18:49) Breakout Young Star...

Introduction and Guests Introduction (0:32) Context of the 2018 World Cup Bid and Hosting (2:00) The Role of Social Media in Modern Football (4:50) Russia's Opening Match and Performance as Host (9:28) Review of the Group Stage and Notable Upsets (11:00) Argentina's Chaotic Campaign (14:36) The Rise of Smaller Nations (Iceland, Croatia, Japan, Belgium) (16:47) The Introduction of VAR (Vide...

Introduction to Brazil 2014: [0:32] Background, buildup, and host pressure: [1:53] The Malaysia vs. Singapore Causeway Derby: [4:24] Malaysian connection and World Cup history: [8:13] Group Stage highlights (Netherlands vs. Spain, Costa Rica's run): [11:49] Standout performances (Tim Howard, James Rodriguez, Guillermo Ochoa): [16:11] Brazil's knockout path (vs. Chile and Colombia): [24:32] Argenti...

Introduction and Personal Nostalgia (0:32)Setting the Stage for South Africa 2010 (3:35)The Vuvuzela Phenomenon (5:32)World Cup Anthems – Waka Waka (7:10)Opening Match: South Africa vs Mexico (8:48)Host Nation Bias and FIFA Controversies (11:53)The Jabulani Ball (13:25)Tournament Disappointments – France, Italy & England (15:01)Underdog Stories and Uruguay’s Run (19:55)Germany’s Youth System R...

0:32 Introduction and guest welcome 3:30 The bidding process and  Germany 's right to host 5:45 The concept of fan zones and German organization 7:33 Group stage highlights:  Germany  vs.  Costa Rica  and  Ecuador  vs.  Poland 8:40  Brazil 's "Magic Quartet" and  Argentina 's opening match 11:05 The  England  "Golden Generation" expectations 12:26  Italy 's jour...

Introduction and Welcome — 00:32 Broadcasting News in Malaysia — 01:26 Impressions of the First Asian World Cup — 01:47 Logistical Challenges and Stadiums — 05:03 France vs Senegal: The Opening Shock — 07:41 Argentina's Struggles and Early Exit — 12:50 Portugal's Disappointing Campaign — 20:26 Other Underperforming Nations (Cameroon, Croatia, Uruguay) — 22:47 World Cup Marathon Memories — 24:52 Th...

0:00 - Introduction and Tournament Context 7:36 - Tournament Structure & Expansion16:30 - Cameroon and Coaching Connections 20:01 - Emerging Stars and Breakout Talents 31:06 - Malaysian Official Representation 41:20 - The French Squad's Evolution 50:19 - Defining Matches (Argentina vs. Netherlands) 58:19 - The Final and Ronaldo's Mystery 1:05:44 - Conclusion and Legacy Relive the magic...

Introduction to the USA '94 Episode: (0:32) Why the United States was chosen as the host: (2:19) Malaysia's World Cup qualifying journey: (6:46) Reflecting on Malaysia's qualifier performance: (10:15) The Opening Ceremony and Diana Ross's penalty: (13:09) Breakout stars and tournament highlights: (15:17) The Russian team and Salenko's performance: (19:08) The host nation's...

Introduction to the episode: (0:00) Why Italia '90 is often labeled 'boring' and counterarguments: (2:55) The opening shocker: Argentina vs. Cameroon: (7:34) Underdog stories: Costa Rica and Ireland: (12:54) The flair and legacy of the Colombian team: (17:54) Argentina vs. Brazil and the 'holy water' incident: (25:37) Salvatore Schillaci: The breakout star: (27:06) Semi-final 1...

🌎 Why Mexico Hosted – Colombia’s Withdrawal (4:43) 🏛️ The Bidding Process & Political Backdrop (7:02) 🌪️ The 1985 Earthquake & National Resilience (9:17) 🏔️ Altitude & Climate Challenges (10:36) ⚔️ England vs Argentina Quarterfinal (12:55) 🇫🇷🇩🇪 France vs West Germany Semi-final (15:20) 🧠 Franz Beckenbauer & the German Tactical Approach (20:35) 🐐 Maradona’s Performance – Hand of...

What if your childhood dream was to meet every World Cup legend… and actually pull it off? In this episode, we dive into Amar Shah’s extraordinary journey behind his upcoming book Looking for Legends . From Rochdale to Rio, from Pelé to Zidane, Amar set out on an unbelievable quest to collect signatures from every World Cup-winning team since the 1970s — using official match balls as his canvas. W...

Join hosts Sivan and Alwin as they take a nostalgic journey through the Premier League’s most formative decade — the unforgettable 1990s. They're joined by special guest Ras from the Back Passt With Ras podcast , a passionate voice in Southeast Asian football, to unpack what made the early Premier League years (1992–1999) so transformative. From Ferguson’s reign at Old Trafford to Wenger’s revolut...

It all started when a jersey collector from the United Kingdom discovered a now-defunct Malaysian football club shirt and the post went viral on Instagram. For Malaysian football fans, the name Selangor MPPJ will always resonate with a unique blend of history and nostalgia, for being the club side to win the prestigious Malaysia Cup title back in 2003. Similarly, fans will also look back at the AT...

Our special guest this week is Sayf Ismail, a Darkhorse candidate for the Football Association of Malaysia's Presidency. Here he explains why there is a need for structural reform and change within FAM in order to secure the future of Malaysian football. This episode taught us about the current culture and election process within FAM. He also takes his time to explain to us on his manifesto and th...

Growing up in the 90s, it was easy to look for fanbase who support English Premier League clubs. Whether its Manchester United or Liverpool, Aston Villa or Derby County, its always easy to find with just a throw of a stone. Despite of its rich history, the same can’t be said about the Germany’s Bundesliga. However, all that is about to change with the introduction of satellite television that was...

We've been away too long so it was good to be back again recording another episode. This time, we managed to track down the head coach of the Kenyan National Team, Harambee Stars . To be honest, our relationship with coach Firat goes some way back when we got connected on LinkedIn . We had the pleasure of asking him on his coaching journey, his footballing philosophy and not to mentioned, ther...

We're back again with another collaboration with our friend, Ras from Back Passt With Ras. This time it's all about Harimau Malaya in the 1990s. On this episode, we will be looking at how did the Malaysia National Team fared in the respective SEA Games in the 1990s, focus on the World Cup qualifier and of course that magical run in the inaugural AFF Championship (otherwise known then as th...

In the spirit of Merdeka & Togetherness, we are collaborating with our friend Ras from Back Passt With Ras on this special episode where we look back in the Malaysian football league in the 90s. On this episode, we will be focusing on the domestic football scene in Malaysian back in the 90s; starting from Johor FA's double triumph until Brunei's surprise Malaysia Cup Final which saw th...

I'm sure most football fans are well aware of South American clubs named after others places from around the world. From Barcelona SC in Ecuador to Argentina's Arsenal to Everton based on Chile; they all have a fascinating story to tell. However club that is named after Malaysia? Well that is something else. A few weeks back, a tweet from @hafeizh29 went viral because he managed to discove...

Just a laidback episode as Sivan and Bala were joined by our extended family member, Ras from the Back Passt With Ras.  We talked about the World Cup, the feelings that goes through as the day approaches. We also touched upon on what does the Greatest Show on earth means to us as fan of the game. Is the criticism towards Qatar as host of the competition was valid? Yes, we did had our say on t...

Paulo Josue, the Brazilian captain of KL City is back on our podcast.  Since the last time we spoke to him, KL City went on to lift the Malaysia Cup and are now riding high after defeating PSM Makassar. Hence why we just had to invite him again on our podcast.  As always, from our conversation, he is one player that is never about himself but rather than putting the team in front of him,...

It's been a long time since we had a podcast episode as we've been pretty busy with our personal commitment, nevertheless we apologize for keeping you all waiting all this while. Hence after a long hiatus, its good to be back again! On this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to the CEO of Malaysian Football League (MFL) himself, Mr. Stuart Ramalingam.  We tackle on the many ongoing chal...

The focus on football is often always on the top flight and professional aspect of the game. However, what is often forgotten, is the other end of the pyramid; the social, recreational and amateur landscape of football. As we all know, football is just a game, and in the words of coach Gordon Bombay of the Mighty Ducks, games should always be fun. When talking about fun, you won't find anywhere be...

In the recent AFF Suzuki Cup, not only Thailand have regain their place as the Kings of South East Asia after winning the tournament, they have also played some of the most scintillating brand of football we have seen in this region. This happened after the War Elephant have been enduring a torrid 2021 in which they didn't win any of their remaining World Cup qualifier games, thus missing out on t...

Firstly a Happy New Year 2022 and welcome back to another brand new show. In our first episode of the year, we would like to bring back a former guest of ours, book author and football writer, Karan Tejwani. You may remember him from episode 19 when we talked to him on his first book, Wings of Change by Karan Tejwani, The Story of Red Bull & Football.   Link to Episode 19: https://open.sp...