The Indie Football Podcast

In what is the first time in our history, we have finally got hold of a former CEO of a Premier League Club. And you guessed it right, it is Peter Moore - who served as Liverpool‘s CEO from 2017 to 2020. From his lessons learnt while developing the FIFA game, challenges and innovation while at EA Sports to his take on FSG, you would be amazed at how much footballing experience he has. And just whe...

This episode will be remembered by our Co-host Anukarsh as a crescendo for the podcast over the last couple of years. It is because we had The James Pearce on our show. With more than 980K football aficionados closely following his Twitter timeline to verify the authenticity of Liverpool updates from around the world, this is certainly the most blockbuster moment for both our hosts in the history...

Having started his journey in content creation earlier this year, former I-League commentator Prem Deshpande joins us for this episode which is a proper education around many aspects of football. From bureaucracy and football in India, his idea of tapping into the Hindi speaking audience and then explaining the differences between the I-League and the ISL, there have been some interesting topics w...

We have always believed in broadening our minds about football. If it was bringing people from the blockchain industry, bringing sports professors or prominent people from the broadcasting arena, this time we ventured into someone who has spent time doing some considerable amount of work in the filmmaking world. Daniel Johnson provided us with a great insight into the entire process of creating co...

For someone who started playing football as a 10 year old, Mohnish Nikam has achieved a lot in his career. A professional football freestyler and football player , who is also a certified coach - Mohnish bhai also has sensational Instagram account with 22.5K followers - clearly his talent is being noticed out there. Representing Team India in mini football World Cup held in United States back in 2...

It was one of our Co-hosts, Dwaipayan’s long time goals for the podcast to bring in Neel Shah for an episode. The more you get to know him, the more you fall in love with his ways of leading life. Having built a sports management institute, Neel Shah’s endeavours don’t end there. He’s already written 2 books and is set for many more. Anukarsh, at his inquisitive best, asks various questions that w...

He has bowled to Sachin Tendulkar! That’s right! We were shocked to hear it too! Join us for an exciting episode of Indie football Podcast as we sit down with our special guest, Quinton a true sports enthusiast with an incredible journey in both football and the world of Ultimate Champions! Our guest's passion for football is undeniable, having supported Arsenal since 1989, dating all the way back...

In the most recent episode of the Indie Football Podcast, hosts Dwaipayan and Anukarsh had the pleasure of hosting a special guest, Damon Carr from the LFC Transfer Room Podcast channel. Together, they engaged in a multifaceted discussion that provided listeners with a deep dive into various aspects of football. The conversation commenced with a nostalgic reflection on the legendary Gerard and Tor...

When we first began following Steve Gray’s content on Instagram, we found it meaningfully witty. When we were finally able to get him to our podcast, we wanted to know more about that journey. Of course, it helped a great deal that he was so kind and approachable throughout the process. We spoke about his views on making content, his fascinating and interesting work on freestyle and views on the P...

If you’re a close follower of the Twitter football community when it comes to transfers and other relevant updates, you have definitely heard about Jacque Talbot! We had the great opportunity of hosting him in our podcast this week as we look back at an action packed transfer window across Europe. In a conversation that begins with how he started off in the football industry in trying to combine h...

Last week, our podcast team had the incredible privilege of attending a sports networking event in Delhi. We had the honor of meeting none other than the visionary organizer behind the event and a true trailblazer in the sports industry - Akshata Shukla. Along with Vivek Sethia, the duo are building a strong foundation for the sports industry. But that's not all - one of our dreams came true as we...

We can assure you that no one else in our 58 episode history has been taking sessions on blockchain. For every episode that we record, we often think of the what could potentially be a differentiator between most of the content that we have previously done. Dwaipayan shares his lessons learnt on why brands are more likely to sponsor sports teams as the discussion takes a unique approach to the bus...

When we had visited some of the screenings at the fag end of the season in May, we met some fascinating people who have become good friends ever since. In this episode, we have Kamal Ramchandani with us. Within the first few minutes of the show, you will be able to spot his fervent enthusiasm and passion for Real Madrid. As any Madrid fan around the world would like to talk about, we started with...

When we started this podcast, it was about interacting with people of different cultures, age and backgrounds. After a small hiatus, we are back to doing what we love. We have Keertan Salian with us, a 19 year old currently pursuing his bachelor's degree in Bachelor of Management Studies. He’s written about Fulham, Nottingham Forest, the stars of Norwich City, and the most interesting one - about...

We have always believed in sports to be connected with many other aspects of the outside world. That is the reason why the sport has touched the hearts and soul of numerous fans around the globe. In this episode, we decided to do a differential by having an interesting discussion about mediums with Heider Ali. At 25 years old, our guest is an Internationally Certified Psychic Medium , Aura Energy...

If you follow football, you might as well have heard about a certain player from Argentina called Leo Messi. The same person who returned after quitting football at an international level and ended up winning the World Cup in Qatar last year. Our Co-host Dwaipayan gives out the usual stats, figures and numbers that embellish Messi’s career before Anukarsh goes deeper into how much of an impact Mes...

We are widening our palette of football fans. We value the voice of every single fan of the sport, irrespective of the club that they represent. This week, we have Fateh Sahota with us who is an Inter Milan fan. We begin by talking about some of the most popular players from the Italian side to then taking Fateh back to his first ever exposure to football almost 3 decades ago! How many of us remem...

Things have been going great for our podcast recently. Ever since we breached the half century mark on our episodes, we have been raising the bar of the guests that we call in our podcast. For this week, we are grateful to have Charlotte Cromarty with us who is not only an avid fan of football (her Twitter account is testament to her enthusiasm) but has also been doing some great work around the s...

After 3 weeks since our last Spotify episode, we wanted to keep up with the standards of guests in our podcast. With close to 20K followers on his Arsenal Instagram account, we have Apurv Gupta with us. In what is one of our most candid and fluid discussions throughout our 51 episode history, we closely talk about different Arsenal players who have positively impacted the Gunners. We don’t leave a...

In our milestone 50th episode, we were determined to sit down and have a conversation with a prominent figure from the global football industry. We couldn’t have done this better than having Thomas Gronnemark with us - former Danish athlete who works as a throw-in coach for a number of professional football teams. In what has been a conversation touching various topics, we highlight how the throw...

As we move closer towards our half century mark of episodes, it was one of our great pleasures to have Deep Raja with us for the episode. Someone who’s followed Liverpool since the early days of this century, he has a unique set of experiences as part of his fan journey. As if visiting Anfield in itself wasn’t enough to make other Liverpool fans envious, he shares his moments of playing on the Anf...

Do you want to know how the role of midfielder in modern football has changed over the years? Or did you know that the work rate of Luka Modric (37) is almost the same as the next bright prospect of English football - Jude Bellingham, who is all of just 19 years! What has made Napoli such a force to reckon with in recent times and who exactly have been the architects behind the resurgence showcase...

In our latest episode at the Indie Football Podcast where we are inching closer towards the half century mark, it was a pleasure to have Ankit Rana - a long standing Chelsea fan. We begin with his earliest memories of football back in the 1998 World Cup to how he believes the last 12-18 months is probably the toughest throughout his tenure as Blues fan. The discussion then goes to the current mana...

We sat down to record this episode on the evening of March 21, before the earthquake showed up and we had to cut down on our progress. 24 hours later, we found no natural forces hindering our attempts at shooting the episode where Tathya spoke about his most memorable Real Madrid match, much to Anukarsh’s chagrin. Tathya then goes to share his thoughts on how Indian football needs to explore beyon...

Roshan Sameer from LFC Ahmedabad is here! That's right, lads! This week at IFP, we got down with the likeable and vivacious Roshan to talk about the emphatic victory over United. We also talked about Liverpool's upcoming second leg fixture against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Furthermore, Roshan discusses how his Liverpool fandom began, how important Liverpool is for him and the road ahead...