FC Barcelona, one half of the duo of clubs which ruled Spanish and European football, finds itself in one of the most dangerous financial situations - a debt of over a billion euros, high player salaries, unable to comply with La Liga FFP and so much more. In this episode, Amod and Rohan attempt to understand the entirety of this situation, right from what exactly Barca are not complying with, to what is the roadmap for the future!
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Our guest for this episode is Shrestha Paul, a sports fanatic and an ardent football fan. She is a FIFA Fan Movement member and working with Blue Pilgrims. She is a die hard Messi & Dhoni fan. A third year student working as a sports content writer, social media handler, content creator and sometimes a host, Shrestha follows sports with intense passion and unyielding enthusiasm! Having seen Indian football up close, she joins us on this episode to explain the ground reality of Indian football and what it looks like for the future. Plus, the newest permanent co-host of The Match Ball Podcast, Amod, makes his first appearance of hosting all by himself!
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Welcome to another episode of The Match Ball Podcast! Joining us this week is Anuraag Kulkarni, an ardent Manchester United Fan, who creates data visualizations for various player profiles and performances across the top leagues in Europe. Also welcoming back Amod Sahasrabuddhe, but this time not as a guest, but as a co-host, to talk to Anuraag about loads of things right from how he stumbled upon this avenue to featuring on Rio Ferdinand's channel!
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Welcome to another episode of The Match Ball Podcast! This time, Nidhi Shankar from Menace and The Monk joins us for discussing a plethora of topics, right from whether the coming month of April is the most intense in a long long time for a Liverpool fan to potential destinations for Mohammed Salah in case there is no renewal of contract. Plus, introducing a new segment - reacting on the spot to potential football scenarios, from Lewandowski at Liverpool to Zidane managing the French National Team.
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And it's the episode when Siddhant makes his much-awaited video debut! We're joined by Rishabh Rastogi, a life long true blue, currently residing in London and living every Chelsea fan's dream of watching matches regularly at the Stamford Bridge. He along with Rohan go all out discussing what on earth is happening with Chelsea FC and how the future looks like. Plus, we discuss about Tuchel, Lukaku, Arsenal, Man United and Barcelona.
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Welcome back to another episode of The Match Ball Podcast! Joining Rohan this week is Abhishek Marathe, a passionate Liverpool, football and sports fan who is currently pursuing a degree in Sports Business Management in the United Kingdom. We discuss the Mo Salah contract situation, the 2 big takeovers in the premier league that have happened this season, player valuations, player transfers, and who might have the potential to break the long standing transfer record held by Neymar. Also, having started his professional career as a Chartered Accountant, we discussed Abhishek's journey so far and where he intends to be in the long term.
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Happy New Year to all the listeners and viewers of The Match Ball Podcast! We hit one hundred subs 15 minutes before the start of 2022, and as promised, here's the big one! Dan McCarthy joins us on the podcast where we discuss Chelsea, that performance against Brighton, transfers in January, and a preview of the Liverpool game! This was filmed prior to the release of the Lukaku, so if your blood boils for any of our opinons, allow us!
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On this week's episode of The Match Ball Podcast, along with the usual football opinon and takes, we are joined by Amod Sahasrabudhe, a student of Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts who has been involved in the world of data analysis implemented in the beautiful game. We discuss about his journey entering this world, how the data analysts do what they do in the most simplest terms, and how he ended up supporting Manchester United! We also discuss what changes he would want to bring if he was employed in such a position by his favourite club!
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Welcome back to another episode of The Match Ball Podcast! Thank you for the overwhelming response on the previous episode! Merry Christmas! On this festive occasion , here's an episode that'll make you feel merrier than ever! Joining us is Hrishikesh Dabir, one of the co-founders of The Devil's DNA, an website that brings tactical analysis, data visualisations and much more about the Red Devils, Manchester United. We talk about Ralf Ragnick, the changes in Man United after his arrival, the Round of 16 draw with Atletico Madrid and much more!
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Welcome back to the Match Ball Podcast! After a long sabbatical, we are finally back with another episode, with Menace and The Monk, a couple of lifelong friends and extremely passionate Liverpool fans! We discuss Liverpool, the upcoming AFCON, the future of the 3 horse title race of the Premier League and the future of Menace and The Monk! Plus, this is the first ever video episode of the podcast, which you can watch exclusively on our YouTube channel! And last but not the least, an update on one of co-hosts, Siddhant.
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Welcome to the second episode of The Match Ball Podcast! Back after the inaugural episode, we talk about what is touted by some as the most iconic transfer window of all time that saw Messi go to French pastures, Ronaldo back in the red of Manchester, Lukaku back where he belongs to the Pride of London, and so, so many more. Plus, we discuss our honest reaction to the transfer business done by the clubs we love, some brilliant, some questionable. We also talk about the top 10 transfers (as per www.transfermarkt.co.uk) that took place, and our opinions about them!
We are also pleased to announce we have started our own YouTube Channel! For ease of access, all episodes of the podcast shall be uploaded to the channel as well! Although the video is only an audio of the Podcast, you never know, we might start video recording one day! Please do consider subscribing!
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Welcome to the premiere episode of The Match Ball Podcast! At the start of this new chapter, we (Rohan and Sid) give a brief introduction about this project, and how it has been in the works for so long. Also joining us is Manas Singh, the presenter for Champions League and the recently concluded EURO 2020 in India. In this episode, we converse with Manas on a range of topics, including the origin story of him supporting his favourite team Liverpool, the rising amount of toxicity emerging from social media with reference to Gini Wijnaldum's exit, his journey as a presenter for Sony and much more. Plus, Manas tells us why he has undertaken a challenge of running a thousand kilometers!
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