The Totally Indian Football Show by Humans of Indian Football

A football coach first & an analyst, host Siju is joined by Meet Mandavia. He's currently working as an analyst with NorthEast United FC. We discuss the rise of several analysts during lockdown and how they garnered attention on Twitter. Meet was one of them & has worked remotely with the Third Division Spanish team. He shares about his experience and learnings including from his recent stint with...

Floyd Pinto, known as Coach FP joins Siju on this episode and shares all about his journey and his coaching experience. We last saw him as an assistant coach at ISL side North East United FC. He’s come up the ranks working and coaching with Kenkre FC, AIFF Academy, Indian Arrows, RG Punjab FC & NEUFC. With over 15 years of experience as a coach, he talks about the highs & lows, coach education, fo...

In this episode Rahul Parashar, former AIFF Competitions Manager joins host Siju to make the 75th episode special. This episode is all about anecdotes, going down the memory lane for Rahul as he reminisces all those moments when he had to run around on ground during tournaments. He shares his experience working at a football club, as a manager, as a coach, handling all operations during a tourname...

Joining host Siju on episode 74 are two gentlemen who aim to hit big with their company - BigHit – Founder & CEO Shaktie Prakash & Co-Founder & CBO Vinit Kore. They begin by sharing a brief about themselves, how they came together & then break down what BigHit is & what they intend to do with the company. Some ambitious projects on the cards of which they did spill some beans but not completely. T...

In this episode, host Siju is joined by the Technical Director of Sreenidhi Deccan FC - Fabio Ferreira. The Portuguese has been in India since the last five years working in Telangana. He holds degrees in Sports Science & High Performance. We discuss the season gone by & he also gives us a detailed look into the football in Telangana. He also shares about the plans of the team & how they wish to i...

Karan Sawhney has had 16 years of professional playing career under his belt. He joins host Siju to talk about how he turned to being an entrepreneur & shares about the journey. His parents ensured he also carried forth his education along with his playing career. And for this, Karan is grateful to his parents as that led him to where he is today. He is today the Co-Founder of The Tribe India, a F...

  This episode is a second part to the previous one with Abhishek Sharma, a Sports Agent & Founder of Athletes Today. In this episode he breaks-down what Athlete Management is and how different it is from an agent’s role. He also details the journey of Athletes Today as to why & what pushed him to begin the company. The services the company provides and though it may look fancy, it comes with a lo...

  Being a sports agent is often considered to be a dirty business. Host Siju is joined by Sports Agent - Abhishek Sharma, also founder of Athletes Today to break down why it is so! He also gives us a detailed look into what it's like to be a sports agent in India. Tune in & stay till the end for a detailed conversation!   You can reach out to Abhishek:Twitter - https://twitter.com/AS_sportsagent I...

Juhi Jamba is living the dream job - travelling across the globe to cover sporting events. She closely works with AFC as the social media manager and also as a consultant. She has worked with ICC and FIFA too. Getting to talk to her is itself a miracle as she’s always on the move in different timezones engaging with different nationalities. Truly, the globe is her field of play. She shares the goo...

Karnataka Football State Association has been lauded for the right things lately as we see how the state and Bangalore has been buzzing in the recent years. Credit goes to the entire team that was revamped and new regulations were brought in, led by Satya Narayan, the General Secretary of KSFA. In this episode he joins host Siju to take us through what and how the changes were implemented. He also...

West Block Blues have been the loyal fans for Bengaluru FC since its inception, especially in the lowest period including the recently concluded season. Host Siju is joined by three of them - Amol, Nishanth & Harish. They share their experiences as they look back at the season, the turnaround that happened, ended as runners-up etc. We also spoke of the moment not so great with regards to the sport...

LaLiga has had its presence in India for several years now and to talk about it all, host Siju is joined by the India Operations head Jose Antonio Cachaza. He shares about his experiences being in India and how the market has been like for La Liga projects. He also talks about the fans here, how they are passionate and also shares about a project they have been involved with in Anantapur, collabor...

Fancode has been creating some buzz and has caught the attention of Indian football fans. Host Siju was invited to the Fancode office to sit down with the Co-Founder, Yannick Colaco to talk about all things Fancode. Indian football leagues like Goa Professional League, Kerala Premier League, recently concluded Santosh Trophy & the Stafford Cup have been streaming on the digital platform. Yannick s...

Anubhav Roda has expertise in Sports Consulting, Commercial, Strategy etc. He’s had over a decade of experience working in the sports industry especially Indian football. In this episode, he joins host Siju to share his journey & experiences. We discuss the value of Indian football in the world of marketing, is it marketable globally? Football’s popularity against Cricket. Anubhav was also part of...

Mumbai City FC had an amazing season where they won the league shield with record breaking moments. In this episode, we sit down with WestCoast Brigade, MCFC’s loyal fans in Ashish, Samar & Shannon as they look back to the season. We also had a special guest in Amogh Ranadive who was the face for MCFC during the pre-match lives & got the fans monthly interactions with Coach Des. Tune in for fun, m...

Bala Devi will now be playing for Odisha FC & we have got her and Head of Academy & Women’s Team, Randeep Baruah on the show. They join host Siju to talk about all things Odisha FC Women’s team project. Bala shares her experience playing for Rangers FC, injury period & how and why she chose to play for Odisha FC. Randeep talks in detail about the plans and visions for the team and how having Bala...

Martin Lowe, journalist of the esteemed publication - The Asian Game joins host Siju on the latest episode. He gives an overview of the competitive nature of football in Asia. He shares his journey and how his perspective changed towards Asian football after he began covering the sport in this part. We talk about the different associations and the work they have been doing & how they have achieved...

  On the 60th episode of The Totally Indian Football Show, host Siju is joined by Srinivasan Saimani - Sports, Media & Technology, Corporate & Commercial Lawyer. We discuss his journey into this role, his experiences working in the Indian football ecosystem, basic rules and rights that players & coaches & other stakeholders must know with regards to their contracts & licensing. We also discuss how...

  Simon Millington, a UEFA B & C Coach Educator & Mental Health tutor joins host Siju on the latest episode of the podcast. He has had experience of 2-3 decades of coaching & of being a coach educator. As a coach educator he’s also trained former India International, Jules Alberto. Simon shares his journey in grassroots football, being a coach educator & how his personal life experiences pushed hi...

  Nilanjan Datta has decades of experience in the field of Sports Journalism & Reporting. He was best known as the Director of Media for the All India Football Federation (AIFF). He joins host Siju to talk about his journey, experiences, and learnings from being on the other side of Indian football. A conversation that involves on & off the field topics and all that’s in between.  We appreciate yo...

Richard Allen plays the role of a High Performance Specialist in the FIFA Global Football Development Department led by Arsene Wenger. He is also the Senior Football Executive & Technical Advisor at Yokohama FC. In this episode, Richard joins host Siju to explain in detail about the FIFA team, its importance, roles & responsibilities. He also shares what he does as a High performance specialist. T...

Kishore Taid is the CEO & Co-founder of enJogo & Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools, one of India's largest Academies. He joins host Siju to talk about all that we need to know about the ongoing & upcoming plans of BBFS. He shares about the inception, how he & his friend approached Bhaichung Bhutia. He also explains what is enJogo & its intentions. As a stakeholder in Indian football, he shares his...

Tom Byer is a well-renowned personality across the globe and known for his concept of ‘Football Starts at Home’. He is of an American origin but has settled in Japan and calls it home as he has spent more than three decades. He came as a player even before the J-League began and has grown to become a popular face in Japanese football. He shares insights into the culture and what is really the Japa...

Sunil Menon, Head of Community at Melbourne City FC, an Australian club that plays in A-League. He joins host Siju to share insights into what MCFC does for the community in Melbourne. We also discuss why engaging with the community is key and how the City Football Group also perceives it. He talks about how he closely watches Kerala Blasters FC & equally looks forward to a potential collaboration...

The first episode of 2023, host Siju is joined by journalist Sandeep Menon to talk about all that’s happening on & off the field with regards to Indian football mainly to do with men’s field. We kick-off with ISL updates as Mumbai City FC & Kerala Blasters FC lock horns on Sunday (8th Jan) which promises to be a cracker of a game. We also discuss Hyderabad FC’s impressive run. We then move to addr...