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We've been away too long so it was good to be back again recording another episode.

This time, we managed to track down the head coach of the Kenyan National Team, Harambee Stars. To be honest, our relationship with coach Firat goes some way back when we got connected on LinkedIn.

We had the pleasure of asking him on his coaching journey, his footballing philosophy and not to mentioned, there is also several interesting discussion on Malaysian football as well.

Plenty of discussion going on here so please do give this episode a listen.

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We're back again with another collaboration with our friend, Ras from Back Passt With Ras. This time it's all about Harimau Malaya in the 1990s.

On this episode, we will be looking at how did the Malaysia National Team fared in the respective SEA Games in the 1990s, focus on the World Cup qualifier and of course that magical run in the inaugural AFF Championship (otherwise known then as the Tiger Cup).

Joining us on the episode is a friend ours and one of Singapore's renowned football journalist who has covered the game here for more than a decade, Gary Koh.

Plenty of discussion going on here so please do give this episode a listen.

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In the spirit of Merdeka & Togetherness, we are collaborating with our friend Ras from Back Passt With Ras on this special episode where we look back in the Malaysian football league in the 90s.

On this episode, we will be focusing on the domestic football scene in Malaysian back in the 90s; starting from Johor FA's double triumph until Brunei's surprise Malaysia Cup Final which saw the trophy going to Borneo for the first time.

Joining us on the episode is a friend ours and one of Singapore's renowned football journalist who has covered the game here for more than a decade, Gary Koh.

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I'm sure most football fans are well aware of South American clubs named after others places from around the world. From Barcelona SC in Ecuador to Argentina's Arsenal to Everton based on Chile; they all have a fascinating story to tell.

However club that is named after Malaysia? Well that is something else.

A few weeks back, a tweet from @hafeizh29 went viral because he managed to discover a team all the way from Montevideo, Uruguay named Malasia FC. Malasia is actually the Spanish translation for Malaysia.

We knew this will be an interesting story, hence why we decided to reach out to them via Instagram and asked if they would like to feature in our podcast. The answer was an instant yes, and they were truly honoured to be our guest.

What was the inspiration behind the name? How is their journey so far? We tried to cover everything on this episode. We would like to wish our sincere thanks to Santiago for responding to us on Instagram and making all the necessary arrangement and also to Facundo and Gonzalo for taking their time to speak to us.

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Just a laidback episode as Sivan and Bala were joined by our extended family member, Ras from the Back Passt With Ras. 

We talked about the World Cup, the feelings that goes through as the day approaches. We also touched upon on what does the Greatest Show on earth means to us as fan of the game. Is the criticism towards Qatar as host of the competition was valid? Yes, we did had our say on that too.  

Anyway, we hope you enjoy this latest episode. 

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Paulo Josue, the Brazilian captain of KL City is back on our podcast. 

Since the last time we spoke to him, KL City went on to lift the Malaysia Cup and are now riding high after defeating PSM Makassar. Hence why we just had to invite him again on our podcast. 

As always, from our conversation, he is one player that is never about himself but rather than putting the team in front of him, always; as evident from the title of this episode. Not forgetting it is always fun chatting with him. 

So hope you enjoy this episode.

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It's been a long time since we had a podcast episode as we've been pretty busy with our personal commitment, nevertheless we apologize for keeping you all waiting all this while. Hence after a long hiatus, its good to be back again!

On this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to the CEO of Malaysian Football League (MFL) himself, Mr. Stuart Ramalingam. 

We tackle on the many ongoing challenges with regards to the Malaysian football league such as the league format, privatization, player's salaries, the future of Malaysian football and so much more. This is an episode you don't want to miss.  

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The focus on football is often always on the top flight and professional aspect of the game. However, what is often forgotten, is the other end of the pyramid; the social, recreational and amateur landscape of football.

As we all know, football is just a game, and in the words of coach Gordon Bombay of the Mighty Ducks, games should always be fun. When talking about fun, you won't find anywhere better than having a kickabout with a group friends.

Hence why on this episode, we've got the best person to talk about this subject. Khal is an avid football activists and has been a prominent voice in promoting social, recreational and amateur football.

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In the recent AFF Suzuki Cup, not only Thailand have regain their place as the Kings of South East Asia after winning the tournament, they have also played some of the most scintillating brand of football we have seen in this region.

This happened after the War Elephant have been enduring a torrid 2021 in which they didn't win any of their remaining World Cup qualifier games, thus missing out on the third round.

The brainchild behind this renaissance is none other than the head coach Mano Pölking, who took the job just a few months before the tournament.

On this episode, we asked Coach Mano on the background of his appointment for this job, the challenge that he had to undertake, expectation came with it and much more.  

We would like to wish our sincere thanks to Coach Mano for taking his time to speak with us, it was a real honor for us to have him as our guest.

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Firstly a Happy New Year 2022 and welcome back to another brand new show.

In our first episode of the year, we would like to bring back a former guest of ours, book author and football writer, Karan Tejwani. You may remember him from episode 19 when we talked to him on his first book, Wings of Change by Karan Tejwani, The Story of Red Bull & Football.  

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On his latest book, the focus is on Ajax Amsterdam's revival in the last few years after a somewhat gloomy period since their hey days in the 1990s. 

We tried to cover on as many areas as possible including what took place in the new millennium, Johan Cruyff's return to the club and to where the club it is today. 

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From our playground days experience, the most obvious thing we know is that not everyone wants to be a goalkeeper. Hence why, that role is somehow rather reserve for one of our co-host, Bala.

However in the context of modern football, we have also learned a great deal that being a good goalkeeper is not for everyone. Hence, not only it takes a special kind of talent, but also a special kind of coaching to become a top one.

We are honored and privilege to have Jyri Nieminen, who is the goalkeeping coach for the New York Red Bulls.

We tried to touch on every single aspect that evolves around goalkeeping coaching, be it technique and skills, or emotional and mental strength.   

If you have as aspiration in becoming a keeper, then this episode is for you!

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For us The BOLA BOLA Show, football is a game for all and that includes the women's game as well. As in previous episodes, we had prominent personality to speak with us on this subject. 

This time, it is huge honor us to speak to the captain of our very own Malaysian Women's football team, Steffi Sarge Kaur!

On this episode, we focus on her humble beginning with the beautiful game and the journey that made her one of the best footballer in this country to being given the captain's armband for the National Team in the recent AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifier. 

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KL City FC is riding high on a 10 game unbeaten streak since drawing with defending champions JDT back in April and is currently sitting comfortably at sixth position in the Super League. Though they were unlucky to be drawing most of them it is still a remarkable run for a team that just got promoted this season.

Playing a big part in this is the team's captain marvelous Paulo Josue!

This season will be Josue's fifth year playing for the City Boys. Ever since arriving from Brazil in 2017, he has been an ever mainstay in the team and this year, he was given the honour of taking over the captain armband. As evident from KL's recent run, Josue has played an outstanding role both on and off the pitch.

So we took the opportunity to chat with Josue, we wanted to understand what has been going behind the scene that has led to KL resurgence this season and also in his own words, what makes a leadership example. 

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When mentioned the name Marlon Alex James to Malaysian football fans, three things come to mind. Goals, goals, and more goals. 

Ever since he arrived here in 2004 to play for the now-defunct side Selangor MK Land, the Vincetion international striker will always find the net one way or the other. Thus cementing himself as one of the greatest goalscorers in the Super League. 

His goals have been played an important role for many reasons but there is none bigger than helping Kedah to clinch an unprecedented back-to-back TREBLE (Super League, FA Cup, and Malaysia Cup). A feat that has yet to be matched to this day.

His love for Malaysia is so much that when foreign players were allowed back in 2012 (Football Association of Malaysia barred foreign players from competing in the Malaysia Super League starting from 2008 season), he immediately made a quick return. Marlon James, suit up for the Armed Force team and went on to have several more fantastic years before deciding on hanging on his boots for good.

Despite being in the middle of a vacation in Rhodes Island, he still found the time to speak to us and share his fondest memories both on and off the field.  For this, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude, thank you so much, Marlon James. 

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Mentioned the word FC Bayern Munich, it doesn't take long for any football fans to recognize as it is one of the strongest brand in world football. But just much do we know about its women's team?  

It was a sweet season for the club as they manage to seize the Frauen-Bundesliga title after four season, from their arch rivals VfL Wolfsburg. The club was also very unlucky not to take part in the UEFA Champions League final after getting knocked out by Chelsea in the last four. 

Like their men's counterpart, the women's team is a major powerhouse both in Germany and Europe, so it was a huge honour for us to talk to the team's sporting director, Bianca Rech. 

We wanted to understand just how the women's department is run, the support it gets from the top hierarchy and  the continuous challenge on the women's game from within and outside the club itself. 

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We're honored to have Mr Lim Teong Kim back again on the podcast. 

Previously he was featured in our podcast Episode No.28, discussing about his role at the National Football Development Programme plus many more. 

This time, he wanted to share with us his thought on Harimau Malaya's recent performance at the World Cup/Asian Cup qualifier.

He also had some fiery words with regards to Football Association of Malaysia's new policy of opening to naturalized footballers to play for the National Team. 

Surely most football aficionados in Malaysia are aware, Mr Lim Teong Kim is someone who is known for speaking his mind but we would also wish to remind our listeners to do enjoy listening to this episode with an open mind. 

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It wasn't a good start for Malaysia against United Arab Emirates in the AFC zone World Cup qualifier. Losing 4-0 in Dubai has thrown in a lot of questions, ranging from team selection to gameplay strategy to the rationale of selecting naturalized footballers. Which only makes our upcoming assignment against Vietnam and Thailand even more challenging. 

Understanding how crucial the last match against the Elephant Warrior, we decided to bring back Gian Chansrichawla (who had featured previously in our Thai football special episode), to give some insight into what can Harimau Malaya expect when facing our regional rival.

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The first time we're doing a collaborative podcast!

We've teamed up with Ras (previously featured on our Inter Milan episode) from the Back Passt With Ras podcast. 

With the upcoming EURO 2021 just around the corner, in this episode, we will take a look back at the 1992 and 1996 editions. We tried to cover the many interesting stories that emerge from these two tournaments. One which had a fairy tale ending and the other showcasing a new renaissance in European football. 

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We were thrilled to be able to talk to former Terengganu FC footballer, Issey Nakajima-Farran on our podcast. 

As you all know, Issey has a colourful career having played in North America, Asia, and Europe so he does have a lot of interesting insight to share including his love for Terengganu's very own, Nasi Dagang.

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Terengganu FC is one of the most promising team in the Malaysian Super League. We've heard so many interesting stories about  their management, on how they do things differently from other professional teams despite having to operate on a tight budget. So it was a no-brainer that we had to bring the team manager's Zul Fadli Rozi to give us some insight about everything that has to do with The Turtles. 

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Kakijersi, a Malaysian kit brand has been in the business for almost half a decade. This year they hit another milestone when they became the official kit supplier for not one but TWO professional teams (Perak FC and Negeri Sembilan FC) in the Malaysian Football League. 

It was a huge honour to have the co-founder and chief operating officer, Nor Akmar Ahmad as a guest on our podcast. We wanted to know just how Kakijersi got kickstarted, how did they manage to secure the deals with Perak & Negeri Sembilan and also the future of Kakijersi.

Most certainly, these are exciting times for local brands to be involved with Malaysian football and we certainly encourage everyone to support our "lokal" brand.

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Football is back!

The Malaysian Super League will be kicking off on the 5th of March 2021 between defending champion, Johor Darul Ta'zim and Kedah FC. In this episode, STAR Sports football journalist, T. Avineshwaranjoins our podcast to give us his insight on (4:05) the privatization of Malaysian football teams, (24:45) racism in Malaysian football and (39:40) the 2021 Super League football transfer and season prediction.

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Scott Ollerenshaw is no stranger to Sabah and Malaysian football.

As a player, he was part of the Borneo side's golden generation that won multiple honours during his four years stint with them (from 1994 to 1997). Since retiring Scott has always hoped to return to his beloved Rhinos one day and helping them in another capacity. Recently, it was a dream come true for Scott as Sabah undergoes a privatization process, he was appointed the team's Technical Director. 

We spoke to Scott about his playing days with Sabah and also what are the challenges & objectives he wishes to accomplish in his new role with the club. 

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Our first episode of 2021 is an interview with Penang FC's goalkeeper Bryan See Tian Keat. 

In 2020, he had his breakthrough year with PDRM including a Man of the Match performance against Johor Darul Ta'zim. Despite PDRM were relegated in what was a relatively short season due to Covid-19 pandemic, Bryan See was regarded as the team's best performer. For the coming Malaysian Super League season, Bryan See will be suiting up with Penang FC.

We talked to Bryan on his journey to becoming a professional goalkeeper including spending several years in the United State playing collegiate soccer and also touch a bit on ethnic Chinese's involvement in Malaysian football today. 

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You don't get to be called Rambo unless you have lived like one. 

Alfadli Awaludin aka anakmemberontak, did just that when he travelled to the iconic Gelora Bung Karno for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup Final second leg. At one stage, he found himself all alone and being surrounded by the huge red waves of home fans. Yet this didn't deter his spirit to support our beloved Harimau Malaya. 

This is his story on that epic journey and much more.

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Well as 2020 draws to a closure, it was a good time for us to look back at Malaysia's last success at the international stage, the 2010 AF Suzuki Cup. Ten years on, this success still remains an iconic moment in our country's history. On this episode,  after miraculously escaping from the group stage,  Malaysia turns it up big time to complete a fairy tale journey.

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Well as 2020 draws to a closure, it was a good time for us to look back at Malaysia's last success at the international stage, the 2010 AF Suzuki Cup. Ten years on, this success still remains an iconic moment in our country's history. 

On this episode,  we focus on the pre-tournament expectation and the entire group stage.  As you're about to find out, it was a rollercoaster ride for Harimau Malaya. 

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The first time ever we have a professional footballer on our show!

This week we are joined by Julia Simic who currently plays for AC Milan and has also been capped twice by Germany.  Julia talks to us about her football journey from childhood to playing career in Germany, England & Italy and her international career.

We also look into what are the main challenges that still exist and far how far we've come in the women's game.

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We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Julia for taking her to talk to us the BOLA BOLA Show.

On Wednesday the 25th of November, Diego Armando Maradona passed away at the age of 60.

On this episode, we decided to pay our tribute to (or one of) the Greatest Ever Footballer to play the game. To us, Diego was everything we could ask for from football. So this was a great opportunity for us to say thank you to the man who means so much to us. 

We are also joined by, Argentine resident here in Malaysia, Luis Canto and all the way Buenos Aires, Sebastian Garcia to share with us their Diego experience. 

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We would like to say a big thank you to both Luis Canto and Sebastian Garcia for taking their time to talk to us. Hope you enjoy the pod. 

Rest in power Diego, and thank you for everything you have done for us, both in football and life.

Anyone who grew up watching Malaysian football in the 90s will never forget the name, Abbas Saad. On this episode, we look back at his career from obscurity in down under Australia to superstardom with Johor and Singapore Lions. Before Phua Chu Kang, it was Abbas who lived and breath the tag "best in Singapore and JB" when he inspired both Johor and Singapore to Malaysia League and Cup double in 1991 and 1994 respectively. 

But sadly, just as when Abbas was at the zenith peak of his career, it came to a tumbling end following his charges related match-fixing in which will find out the truth about this from the man himself.  

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We would like to thank Abbas for taking his time to talk to us, an idol for one of our co-host when growing up watching Malaysian football in the 90s. On a personal level, he was such a down to earth person and was more than willing to share anything we wanted to know. A man who spoke from the heart.

Over the last 30 years, women's football has been growing from strength to strength. However, there is still a lot of ongoing issues especially when it comes to recognition and respect that is on par with the men's game. Also, there is a lack of development on the women's game in the South East Asia region.  But this isn't just about women playing the game, their role has expanded beyond the football pitch; from media to writers to some, the president of their own club.  To explore this subject, we have The Female Football Voice herself, Ms Ash Hashim, also known as Futbolita.  We also dabble a bit on the latest development in Spain's La Liga.  

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When you think of Bayer Leverkusen, you automatically think of “Neverkusen”! An important piece of that amazing side from 2001/02 that came so close to achieving an unprecedented treble in Germany is none other than Leverkusen captain himself, Jens Nowotny. In this episode, we look back at his playing career, life after retirement and much more. As always, we are so grateful to be presented with the opportunity with a player that grew up watching on TV and now having him as a guest on our show. Danke Jens! 

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With Luqman Hakim now on a verge of a breakthrough European career, it was high time that we spoke to the man was responsible for discovering Malaysian football's wonderboy.

In 2013, Lim Teong Kim returned to Malaysia after being involved with Bayern Munich's youth set up for fifteen years to take care charge of the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) as the Project Director. 

We had the opportunity to talk to him about his playing career and then, the main course; his time with NFDP in which he had a lot to say. This conversation is not for the fainted heart but it is an enjoyable listen, nevertheless.

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We got down to talk with former Spurs and Swiss international, Ramon Vega about his playing career and life after football; which includes setting a very successful business endeavour and also one time aiming for the biggest post in football, the FIFA President!  

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If you grew up with Malaysian football in the 1990s, we don’t have to tell you just how big Selangor was back then. Historically, Selangor was always a successful side but in the nineties, they began to flex their muscle, unlike anything that was seen up to that point.

Joining us as the special guests, we manage to romp in two legendary figures who played a pivotal role in making Selangor what it was back then; the Red Giant! 

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When one mentions the word "Venezuela", the first thing that comes to people's mind is perhaps baseball,  beauty pageant or maybe telenovela. 

However, in recent times, the game of football is also the rise and to tell this story,  we got Jordan Florit the author of Red Wine & Arepas: How Football is Becoming Venezuela's Religion to give us an insight on his book. 

On this episode, we explore various subjects such as the history of the game, the fan culture and also the future of football in Venezuela. We highly recommend to every football aficionados out there to give this episode a listen, you will surely learn a thing or two. 

The book is available now for purchase on Amazon, just click on the link below:

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Our focus this week is all about Malaysian based abroad. As we know, Malaysian wonderboy Luqman Hakim has already signed with Belgian side K.V. Kortrijk. While Dion Cools, who is half Belgian/Malaysian is now playing for r FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. This week we heard the possibility of current Malaysian superstar, Safawi Rasid heading to Portugal to play for Portimonense S.C.

To discuss all this, we have brought our friend and former guest, Marco Negri alongside His Excellency, Belgium's Ambaddsor to Malaysia, Pascal H. Grégoire. In case you didn't know, Mr Gregoire was heavily involved in making it possible on Luqman's transfer to Belgium. So it was a huge honour for us to be able to host him (together with Marco) on our show. 

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If anyone told us that when we started this podcast that one day we will be talking to a World Cup winner, we would not have believed it! Even when the legendary Thomas Berthold himself agreed to do the podcast with us, we were still in cloud nine.  It was such a surreal feeling to have another first time on The BOLA BOLA Show, having a conversation with someone who has achieved something that many footballers dream of.  

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Back in 2013 at the age of 27, Johnathan McKinstry became the youngest international head coach in the world when he took over the Sierra Leone national team. Since then he has gone to manage the Rwanda national team and also clubs in Lithuania and Bangladesh. He is now in charge of the Uganda national team.

We talk to McKinstry on his fascinating journey to becoming an international coach and the exciting challenges ahead with Uganda.

As they say there is always a first time, it was a privilege for us to host a national team gaffer on our podcast. Our sincere thanks to Johnathan McKinstry for taking his time to talk to us.

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After a 30 years long wait, Liverpool has finally won a top-flight league (and their first Premier League) title. Playing a huge part in this success (apart from everything about Jürgen Klopp) is Thomas Gronnemark, a throw-in specialist coach from Denmark. 

We are extremely proud to have Mr Gronnemark who is the latest guest in our podcast to share with us his knowledge on what could arguably be the least expected aspect of football but how it can also put into good use to maximise a team’s potential of winning matches.  

We have explored every angle to ask Thomas Gronnemark all important questions you need to know on what is the art of “throw-in” in football. So this is one episode you don’t want to miss.   

Once again, a huge honour to have Thomas Gronnemark on board and we would like to thank him for taking his time to talk to us.  

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Stephen Constantine has been a globetrotting gaffer ever since he embarked on taking his first assignment with the Nepal National Team in 1999. Since then he has gone on to coach at clubs and countries in Europe, Africa and Asia over the past 20 years.

Of course, he is notably known for his two stints as the Indian national team head coach. He guided the Blue Tigers to their best run, breaking into the FIFA Top 100 ranking and also qualifying the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.   He has also his own autobiography, From Delhi to the Den, which chronicles his journey as a football coach. The book was nominated for the Football Writers' Association Book of the year in 2018. I am proud to say that it is a personal favourite of mine.

As football’s well-travelled coach, Constantine has left an incredible mark everywhere he has worked. It was a surreal feeling and honour for us to have hosted him in this episode. We would like to say a big thanks to him, for taking his time to talk to us.

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It's our first book review podcast!

Ever since buying over SV Austria Salzburg, Red Bull GmBH have been making strong inroads in the wonderful world of football. From Salzburg to New York to Leipzig,  Red Bull has been going from strength to strength. 

On this episode, the author of Wings of Change: How the World's Biggest Energy Drink Manufacturer Made a Mark in Football, Karan Tejwani to give us an insight into his upcoming book. We tackle many interesting areas, from Red Bull's debut in football to also the controversy move into German football with a purchase of SSV Markranstädt.

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Ever wonder what is the Malaysian football DNA? What is the right way to play football? Is it all about tactical ability? Or is it also got to do mental strength? What needs to be done to improve the standard of coaching in Malaysia?

We got to chat with the Peter De Roo who is the Technical Director, Football Association of Malaysia. Throughout our conversation, we learnt a great deal on what is his exact role and how he plans to create a culture of excellence in Malaysian football. 

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We got all the way from Liverpool, Steve Darby!

Mr.Darby is a well-travelled coach who has worked in many countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and India. On this episode, we got to hear many of his interesting stories during the course of his career both as a coach and also TV pundit.

We have to admit we had one of the most colourful conversations during the course of recording this episode.  We can assure you that you'll be entertained too.   

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June 12th, 1991; Malaysia hosted a Class A friendly international match against the Three Lions England led by Gary Linekar, David Platt & Stuart Pearce under the manager Graham Taylor. 

With a star-studded lineup, Malaysia gave the visiting side a good run for their money despite losing the game 4-2. With that said, we are extremely proud to have the man who scored Malaysia's two goals in that match, Matlan Marjan!

It was such a surreal feeling for us and an honour to have the pleasure of interviewing Kota Belud's proud son. What Matlan accomplished 29 years ago still resonates till this day as it is ranked among the finest moments in Harimau Malaya's history. 

We hope you enjoy the interview just as much we do and apologize in advance if our Bahasa was a bit rusty.

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Sawaddi Kab!

On this episode, we got our friend from Bangkok Gian Chansrichawla to take us into the beautiful world of Thai football.

Our discussion ranges from the current state of the Elephant Warriors to the potential decline of Muangthong United following the recent player sales, plus many more other interesting topics.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Our featured interview with Kerteh FC’s newly appointed Technical Advisor all the way from Catalunya, Oscar Riera.

Have a blessed Aidilfitri, stay safe and enjoy listening while munching that delicious ketupat and rendang.

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Our first ever featured guest on the BOLA BOLLA show!

Najib Qadry, the assistant coach of KL Rovers, a team that competes in the M3 League (third-tier division of Malaysian football) gives us an insight into what are the City Boys all about.

A reminder that this interview was conducted right before the Malaysian government had announced the Movement Control Order due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also this interview took place in a cafe so we would like to apologize for the quality of the sound in advance.

(0:00) Introduction and some backgroud on Najib

(16:00) Interview with KL Rovers

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