The Indie Football Podcast

Delving Deeper into ISL and Indian football with Prasanna Description : Every now and then it bring us immense pleasure and excitement to call someone over who can take us through the football development in the Indian circuit. In that regard, we couldn’t have someone better than Prasanna who has his own YouTube channel replete with all kinds of sporting content. We cover the Indian Super League,...

Dreams do come true! Throughout the FIFA World Cup, not only did we closely watch the matches but also developed an appreciation for how Semra Hunter went about conducting all her broadcast gigs with so much poise and elegance. Anukarsh is an example of taking the leap of faith and reaching out to her soon after the marquee event. Less than 2 months after the World Cup in Qatar, we are thrilled to...

We have had Indian footballers, supporters from Paris, fans from England and other places. In this episode, we talk to Coach Prabhjot Singh who resides in Maine, USA. He takes us back to how football has been a recurring theme throughout his life. Making a bold decision to leave playing football in college at just 21, he has embarked on a coaching journey which has been a rather rewarding experien...

Don’t waste any time in searching for an in-depth PSG episode on Spotify! We have Abhi with us who starts off with his life lessons on how to make friends in Paris and then moves on to his love for PSG. Abhi takes us through the entire Ligue 1 club, the vision of it’s owners and the future for the French club league. Even before he speaks a word, you will be convinced that he is an absolute fan of...

IFP meets its latest guest speaker, Parthiv Roy, who has spent a lot of time in Dhaka. Bangladesh might not have achieved much at the global stage but the fever for football runs deep in the country. A Liverpool fan, he joins Anukarsh in sharing the sorrows of their favourite team largely underperforming in the season. Parthiv’s insights and specific thoughts takes the conversation to an interesti...

We might have celebrated a few other anniversaries but this one remains the closest to our hearts! In this very unique episode, we take the memory lane down to the last 12 months of us doing this podcast. We elaborate on the relationships we have forged, the obstacles we have overcome and how running this podcast has taught us life lessons. We also interest our listeners by sharing some exciting f...

Fandom can percolate from one sibling to the other. When we had Nirali with us all those weeks ago, she mentioned how her brother played a role in her development as a City fan. So we decided to bring that source to our podcast and Sid Negi was great fun to listen and converse with. From following football only after having cable connections, the Zlatan nickname and Anukarsh’s self inflicted wound...

We’ve had the biggest fans of the Premier League clubs come over and participate in our podcast over the duration of almost a year now. In this episode, we have tried pulling off something unique in having Sumaiya Ali with us - and we must say that it was quite the experience! We start off with her early days of following football as everyone in her family was emotionally invested in the sport. An...

That day is finally here! We had it in our pipeline for a really long time. We had made several plans and deliberations to ensure we have the Manas Singh with us. It starts off with him taking us all back to his career swerve at 24 to the enriching and fulfilling career that he has now as a broadcaster. That follows by the Messi discussion, the retirement debate to also looking ahead at the Premie...

It’s a first of sorts for us as we welcome Manisha Kalyan to our podcast. At just 21 years of age, she has scored a goal against Brazil and has played in the Champions League. That’s what the outside world knows and watches. We dive deep into the background work, the initial struggles, when did her football journey begin, the places she went and what not. As India dreams of football success, we al...

Expect the unexpected in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. It is thrilling every single day now that we’re approaching the business end of the coveted tournament. To put a method to the madness, we have one of the main acts from Bro Sports - Mohit -with us. We speak about his life being a Messi and Ronaldo fan both. Can France pull off what Brazil did in 1962? Can Brazil replicate their predecessors fro...

The World Cup Fever is well and truly upon us! Our pre match predictions for certain opening fixtures have gone sailing out of the window. To make sense of it all, we have Nidhi Shankar with us on panel this week who appreciates the quality in Japan football and gives us a semblance of logic amongst all of the pandemonium. Anukarsh has his side of interesting insights in an episode that brings you...

Sports are made up of stories. They inspire the rest of the world. Ian is one of those people. He shares about his experiences with Alisson Becker. He also remembers the fragrance of the Brazilian. Anukarsh shares his insights on a potential Indian owner for his favourite club. Dwaipayan shares quotes from the star player of Wrexham, Ian’s hometown. We cover a variety of other topics in this very...

The football world cup is not very far away and is definitely not going to be as disappointing as the Cricket world cup for Indian fans. We are joined this week by Aditya Vivek, co-founder of Bro Sports, who is here with some excellent views, interesting takes on the favorites and dark horses, and ever-present banter. Add to it Dwaipayan Mukherjee's witty jibes on the other co-host Anukarsh, and w...

In our milestone 30th episode, we have a special guest. Matt has been a Nottingham Forest fan for more than 3 decades. He has seen the club during it’s glory days all those years ago to some real lows where the side got demoted as much as any club who has ever played in the top flight. We stress on the emotion factor for smaller clubs to keep pushing and challenging the bigger ones. Anukarsh and M...

Our Co-host Anukarsh just completed another round around the sun so Liverpool decided to give him the best present possible. It was an action packed Sunday for all football fans around the world. Is there a better Sunday in the footballing calendar than an El Clasico followed by Manchester City taking on Liverpool at Anfield? We just could not miss recording our side of reactions with our lovely f...

It’s a festive buzz all across the country. If a part of the Indian population are celebrating Navratri, there are other sections cherishing Durga Puja. So we thought it to be the best time to have another Bengali with us - Triyasha Chatterjee. We swerve around the various aspects of Indian football. The Indian Super League, Sunil Chettri’s contribution to Indian football and then wrap things up w...

There has always been a lot being spoken about Bundesliga Giants - Bayern Munich. The German club has divided opinions for the longest time in any football fan’s memory. We have Mahabhadra with us this week who has done quite some things for Bayern. We talk about how Bayern Munich have maintained their levels as they progress to the Champions League, their star players, their young guns and many m...

Bhushan Rao has done all that there is to be done as an Arsenal fan. Covering their practice sessions, interacting with fans, connecting with the club for content based work and his fan boy moment when he spotted Arsene Wenger (yes, Dwaipayan mentioned he read his autobiography and we’ve lost count on how many occasions he’s reminded us that) Digging deeper, we also talk about why it’s near imposs...

How many of us know a football friend of ours who’s followed by his favourite team? Dev, a 43 year old from Malaysia, has this unique distinction! Having managed the graphical representations for several Liverpool accounts, he’s also part of many OLSC clubs around India! We talk about his journey, how the VAR is globally received and it’s pertinent aspects. At IFP, we are inviting you to this epis...

Do you remember the times in your school days when your favourite team won and you went on to discuss your best moments from that game? Or let’s reminisce on less memorable events when your side lost and all your friends trolled you to no end? To evoke those emotions we have Daksh with us this week - who’s in Class 11 - and going through the motions of being a school boy football fanatic. Many amo...

Fantasy Premier League is a topic of discussion in almost all football groups. It’s pervasive. But what is it all about? If you want to know more about it, you need not go anywhere else. We have Tushar Bedi with us who helps us understand this FPL world better. Working in marketing and consultancy agencies has made him a shrewd man. You’ll also know he has it wits about him when he refers to a ‘Dy...

This time around, we’ve got a Manchester United fan. Liverpool hasn’t got off to the best of starts and that has our main man Anukarsh not in the best of his spirits. Our special guest, Raghav, an MBBS intern speaks of his journey following football and his Man United fandom moments. He talks about how his years of pride and agony as a Manchester United shaped a lot of his views on football and ho...

In what is the first of a kind in our 21 episode long history, this week is a special one with Adidev - our guest speaker. Working on different sports gives you a perspective, a bird’s eye view to bring in the changes required to make any sport better. Along with insights from our regular panelists in Anukarsh and Dwaipayan, we are thrilled to release this episode where we go in depth on the women...

Most sporting love stories begin with a curiosity, a willingness to learn more about a sport that strikes a chord in heart when you watch it for the first time. This week we bring the story of Darshan Rana, who’s been a Liverpool fan for a good part of the last decade. He has a dedicated social media page for it and allows us a sneak peek into his hostel days where it had all began!