The Totally Indian Football Show by Humans of Indian Football

In episode 2 of the season, we have new voices in Abhik Chatterjee (Head of Football Operations) and Rohan Shukla (international marketing officer, Watford). They join host Siju to discuss about the newborn partnership between the ISL and PL teams. We also speak in detail about the plans that Odisha FC has going ahead in terms of building a legacy, development of the sport, women's football & more...

In Episode 1 of the new season, host Siju is joined by Ravi Puskur - Director of Football/Vice-President Strategy at FC Goa. Ravi shares stories and anecdotes from their Durand Cup, ACL journey & also share updates for the upcoming season and some bits from the future plans too. He also gives us an exclusive update on Ortiz's recovery. Tune in & enjoy the show, also subscribe to our podcast

We bring you episode 20 amidst the buzz around Olympics in order to keep the conversation around Indian women's football alive. To keep the flame burning and asking the officials questions. In less than six months, India will be hosting Asian Cup and we have the IWL cancelled for the year. To add to the misery, Coach Maymol Rocky has stepped down too. How's the selection process going to be with t...

Episode 19 fts. special guest Coach Floyd Pinto as he joins host Siju to discuss in detail about India's recently concluded campaign at the World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers. India finished in the desired position that is third but definitely could have done better in terms of points and performances. And therefore the frustration among the fans and questions are raised whether Igor is the right...

After a gap, we back with EP 18 ft Sayak and Abreshmina and hosted by Siju. In this episode we talk about everything that needs to be addressed about the National Team as they gear up for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar. India play Qatar, Bangladesh and Afghanistan respectively and these are crucial games as we are vying for a direct entry to the Asian Cup qualifiers. How will India fie...

Episode 17 is the beginning of new things to expect from our show. We have a story-teller, journalist, content creator - Nevin Thomas who's a brain child behind the channel Kalpanthu (football) and one of the three from a political project Happyaano. Tune in to know his journey as a content creator & how Kalpanthu brewed from the office of Rohit Ramesh and how and what led Nevin to join the projec...

After a gap of two weeks, we are back with the show featuring a new Human of Indian Football in Sagnik Kundu, journalist with The Bridge along with Abreshmina hosted by Siju. We start the show by discussing the performances of the women's team in the recently concluded International friendlies against Uzbekistan and Belarus. We then get into our discussions over FC Goa and Benglauru FC's campaign...

ISL season comes to a close with Mumbai City FC clinching the title where Bipin Singh scored the winner against ATKMB. In episode 15, host Siju is joined by Sandeep Menon and Ajay Menon and we discuss about the ISL and later the boys share their five best Indian and foreign picks from the season. They also share their best XI along with their best coach of the season. Sandeep also shares his thoug...

In Episode 14, host Siju is joined by Arka Bhattacharya, Sandeep Menon and Ajay Menon. We kickstart by talking about the mouth-watering playoffs that went down to the final whistle to know who will be the two finalists. And we finally have two big budget teams that have been fairly consistent this year, making it to the finals. Can shield winners Mumbai City FC clinch the ISL title too or will the...

As ISL has concluded its league stage and we have Mumbai City lifting the shield while NorthEast United & FC Goa clinch the third and fourth spot to make it to the playoffs. I-League too is nearing its business end as we now have a top half battling for the championship and bottom half fighting to stay in. The matches begin from the 5th. We talk about all this & also in detail look at the 35-list...

In episode 12, joining host Siju are Arka Bhattacharya, Ajay Menon and Sandeep Menon. We start the show by talking about Kibu parting ways with Kerala Blasters after losing 0-4 to Hyderabad FC. We also speak about FC Bengaluru's win against Mumbai City and how Sunil Chhetri as leader always shows up especially for the big ones & also the sweet moment displayed after the 4th goal. We then delve int...

Episode 11 fts special guest in Abreshmina, journalist and reporter who joins Arka & host Siju. We start the conversation by looking back at ISL and I-League matches and later dwell into discussions over women's football. Lack of a proper league, competitions, tournaments which further hampers game time for the players; how we need more Bala Devis; and how there needs to be more conversations abou...

Episode 10 is all about looking back at the matches in ISL and I-League! Arka Bhattacharya and Sandeep Menon join host Siju and discuss how the performances have affected the points table & the mid-table battle in ISL while it's too early to speak about the performances for I-League teams. Sandeep also brings us the update regarding Gokulam Kerala FC's off the pitch news. Arka brings us the update...

Episode 9 features special guest in Shlok - coach, football analyst, Mumbai City FC fan along with panelists Sandeep Menon and Ajay Menon hosted by Siju. The episode in detail looks at Mumbai City FC and their dominance on and off the pitch this ISL. After the investment of City Football Group, MCFC have become a force to reckon with in terms of finances as well as with star-studded squad led by S...

Episode 8 hosted by Siju joined by Ajay Menon, Arka Bhattacharya and Sandeep Menon is all about Bengaluru FC who have parted ways with Coach Carles Cuadrat and are now led by interim coach Naushad Moosa. The discussion revolves around can BFC manage to pick themselves up from here? Will they still finish in top 4? And how they have to focus on rebuilding the team including appointment of a new coa...

After a short break, we are back with EP 7 hosted by Siju who is joined by panelists Ajay Menon, Sayak Dey, Sandeep Menon and Arka Bhattacharya. We begin by looking back at some of the games that caught our attention in the last two weeks of ISL. We also touch upon briefly on the Nongdamba issue and then get into a detailed discussion on I-League as it kick-starts from 9th January 2020 in Kolkata....

Episode six marks the final one for this year & joining the host Siju and panelists Arka Bhattacharya, Ajay Menon and Sayak Dey is Richard Hood, Head Coach of FC Bengaluru United. We begin by looking at some of the ISL matches and then engage in a conversation with our special guest. We talk about I-League 2, FCBU, about coaching, his relation with Gouramangi Singh & he also has a message for youn...

Episode 5 hosted by Siju joined by panelists Ajay Menon, Arka Bhattacharya and Sandeep Menon begin with looking back at ISL matches. We then have a detailed discussion on the topic of lack of Indian strikers in the leagues which then affects the national team. The National Team Coach too raises this concern of who will replace Sunil Chhetri and where will the strikers come from? Tune in to know mo...

In the Episode 04 of The Totally Indian Football Show, host Siju is joined by panelists Ajay Menon, Arka Bhattacharya and Sandeep Menon. The episode kickstarts with talking about matches, then Arka gives us quick updates on the 123rd edition of the IFA Shield to be played in Kolkata. We then delve into a detailed discussion on NorthEast United FC. Off to a promising start this ISL season, can they...

In episode 3 of The Totally Indian Football Show by Humans of Indian Football, host Siju along with expert panelists Sandeep Menon and Arka Bhattacharya look back at the matches from the first week starting with the much talked about Kolkata Derby. The boys also pick their other favourite games from the week. Further, discussions also include over young Indian players that impressed in week one an...

Episode 2 of The Totally Indian Football Show by Humans of Indian Football is all about the buzz for the 7th edition of Indian Super League (ISL) kickstarts tonight (20th November). We start with discussing about club licensing and how certain clubs failed it but would surely be exempted from the same as usual. We talk about that in detail and further look at the ISL matches (KBFCvsATKMB, FC Goavs...

Episode 1 of The Totally Indian Football Show by Humans of Indian Football is all about the excitement and buzz that the season is underway finally after 7-8 months. It kick-started with the Hero I-League Qualifiers where Mohammedan SC secured a spot in the I-League.  This show has four expert panelists in Sandeep Menon, Sayak Dipta Dey, Arka Bhattacharya and Ajay Menon hosted by Siju. This one is...