Episodes
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World Cup 2022 - When Destiny Wore Sky Blue: Argentina's Qatar Fairytale: 78
Introduction to the Show and Hosts: (0:27) Controversies Surrounding the Qatar World Cup: (1:26) Tournament Logistics (Timing, Travel, Safety): (6:24) Group Stage Highlights and Surprise Teams (Japan): (8:48) Big Nations That Faltered (Belgium, Germany): (12:21) Shock Results and Giant Killings...
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The World Cup That Nobody Saw Coming: Russia 2018
Introduction and Guests Introduction (0:32) Context of the 2018 World Cup Bid and Hosting (2:00) The Role of Social Media in Modern Football (4:50) Russia's Opening Match and Performance as Host (9:28) Review of the Group Stage and Notable Upsets (11:00) Argentina's Chaotic Campaign (14:36) The...
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Brazil 2014 - The World Cup That Mixed Samba with Madness: 76
Introduction to Brazil 2014: [0:32] Background, buildup, and host pressure: [1:53] The Malaysia vs. Singapore Causeway Derby: [4:24] Malaysian connection and World Cup history: [8:13] Group Stage highlights (Netherlands vs. Spain, Costa Rica's run): [11:49] Standout performances (Tim Howard…
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The World Came to Africa: The Untold Legacy of South Africa 2010: 75
Introduction and Personal Nostalgia (0:32)Setting the Stage for South Africa 2010 (3:35)The Vuvuzela Phenomenon (5:32)World Cup Anthems – Waka Waka (7:10)Opening Match: South Africa vs Mexico (8:48)Host Nation Bias and FIFA Controversies (11:53)The Jabulani Ball (13:25)Tournament Disappointments…
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Germany 2006: The Last Great World Cup Before Football Changed: 74
0:32 Introduction and guest welcome 3:30 The bidding process and Germany's right to host 5:45 The concept of fan zones and German organization 7:33 Group stage highlights: Germany vs. Costa Rica and Ecuador vs. Poland 8:40 Brazil's "Magic Quartet" and Argentina's opening match 11:05 The England...
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The Wildest World Cup Ever? Ronaldo’s Redemption & the Chaos of 2002
Introduction and Welcome — 00:32 Broadcasting News in Malaysia — 01:26 Impressions of the First Asian World Cup — 01:47 Logistical Challenges and Stadiums — 05:03 France vs Senegal: The Opening Shock — 07:41 Argentina's Struggles and Early Exit — 12:50 Portugal's Disappointing Campaign — 20:26...
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France ’98: Zidane, Glory & the Night France Ruled the World: 72
0:00 - Introduction and Tournament Context 7:36 - Tournament Structure & Expansion16:30 - Cameroon and Coaching Connections 20:01 - Emerging Stars and Breakout Talents 31:06 - Malaysian Official Representation 41:20 - The French Squad's Evolution 50:19 - Defining Matches (Argentina vs.…
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USA ’94: The World Cup That Changed Football Forever
Introduction to the USA '94 Episode: (0:32) Why the United States was chosen as the host: (2:19) Malaysia's World Cup qualifying journey: (6:46) Reflecting on Malaysia's qualifier performance: (10:15) The Opening Ceremony and Diana Ross's penalty: (13:09) Breakout stars and tournament highlights:...
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Italia ’90 Was BORING? The World Cup Everyone Got WRONG
Introduction to the episode: (0:00) Why Italia '90 is often labeled 'boring' and counterarguments: (2:55) The opening shocker: Argentina vs. Cameroon: (7:34) Underdog stories: Costa Rica and Ireland: (12:54) The flair and legacy of the Colombian team: (17:54) Argentina vs. Brazil and the 'holy...
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World Cup Series - Mexico 1986: The Hand of God and the Game of Power
🌎 Why Mexico Hosted – Colombia’s Withdrawal (4:43) 🏛️ The Bidding Process & Political Backdrop (7:02) 🌪️ The 1985 Earthquake & National Resilience (9:17) 🏔️ Altitude & Climate Challenges (10:36) ⚔️ England vs Argentina Quarterfinal (12:55) 🇫🇷🇩🇪 France vs West Germany Semi-final (15:20) 🧠...
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From Rochdale to Maradona: The Story Behind Looking for Legends: 68
What if your childhood dream was to meet every World Cup legend… and actually pull it off? In this episode, we dive into Amar Shah’s extraordinary journey behind his upcoming book Looking for Legends. From Rochdale to Rio, from Pelé to Zidane, Amar set out on an unbelievable quest to collect...
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The Golden Era: Rewinding the Premier League in the 90s (with Ras from Back Passt With Ras) : 67
Join hosts Sivan and Alwin as they take a nostalgic journey through the Premier League’s most formative decade — the unforgettable 1990s. They're joined by special guest Ras from the Back Passt With Ras podcast, a passionate voice in Southeast Asian football, to unpack what made the early Premier...
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Catching Up with Bruno Martelotto, Former Selangor MPPJ & ATM FA Midfield Maestro :66
It all started when a jersey collector from the United Kingdom discovered a now-defunct Malaysian football club shirt and the post went viral on Instagram. For Malaysian football fans, the name Selangor MPPJ will always resonate with a unique blend of history and nostalgia, for being the club…
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SPECIAL GUEST - Sayf Ismail Explains: The Importance of Structural Reform in FAM: 65
Our special guest this week is Sayf Ismail, a Darkhorse candidate for the Football Association of Malaysia's Presidency. Here he explains why there is a need for structural reform and change within FAM in order to secure the future of Malaysian football. This episode taught us about the current...
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SPECIAL GUEST - Zahin Asyraf, A Passionate Supporter of Borussia Dortmund From Malaysia: 64
Growing up in the 90s, it was easy to look for fanbase who support English Premier League clubs. Whether its Manchester United or Liverpool, Aston Villa or Derby County, its always easy to find with just a throw of a stone. Despite of its rich history, the same can’t be said about the Germany’s...
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Engin Fırat, the Head Coach of Kenya, Plenty of Footie Discussion Including on Malaysian Football: 63
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...
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Malaysia Day Special | Together with the Back Passt With Ras - Harimau Malaya In The 90s : 62 (Part 2)
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…
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Merdeka Special | Together with the Back Passt With Ras - M-League Football In The 90s : 62 (Part 1)
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;...
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Introducing Malasia FC, A Club Based in Montevideo, Uruguay Inspired By Malaysia! : 61
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...
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The General Election/World Cup Laidback Episode With Qatar 2022 Just Around The Corner : 60
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.…
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SPECIAL GUEST - Paulo Josue, Captain of KL City FC - There Is No "I" In A Team: 59
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…
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WE'RE BACK! Special Guest This Time, CEO of Malaysian Football League - Mr. Stuart Ramalingam: 58
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...
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All About Social, Recreational, Grassroots & Amateur Football With Khal from Padang Bola Sepak: 57
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...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Thailand's National Team Head Coach, Alexandré "Mano" Pölking : 56
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…
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BOOK REVIEW - Glorious Reinvention: The Rebirth of Ajax Amsterdam By Karan Tejwani: 55
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...
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Aspiring To Be A Keeper? Let's Hear It From New York Red Bulls Goalkeeping Coach, Jyri Nieminen : 54
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...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Steffi Sarge Kaur, Captain of the Malaysian Women's National Football Team: 53
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...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Zesh Rehman, A Story From Fulham to Pahang : 52
When mentioned the name Zesh Rehman to any Malaysian football fan, the first thing that comes to mind is him being one-quarter of the famous Pahang's Four Horsemen from 2014 (alongside Dickson Nwakaeme, Matias Conti, and Damion Stewart). That year, Pahang prevented JDT's rise to dominance in the...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Riding High With Captain KL City, Paulo Josue: 51
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...
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EXCLUSIVE: Kedah & Armed Force Legend, Marlen Alex James; Scoring For Fun & Missing Nasi Goreng: 50
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....
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Selangor, Sabah & Hong Kong International, Tim Bredbury: 49
Although he spent the bulk of his football career in Hong Kong, mentioned the name Tim Bredbury it will definitely raise a few eyebrows among older generation Malaysian football fans. Especially among long-time Selangor faithful, as Bredbury had spent a season with the Red Giants in the early...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bayern Munich Women's Team Sporting Director, Bianca Rech: 48
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...
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LIM TEONG KIM: Harimau Malaya Gave Their Best, Just Not Good Enough & No To Naturalized Players: 47
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...
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Meet Dato' Dr. Ramlan Abd. Aziz, Ex CEO of Malaysia's National Sports Institute: (BONUS EPISODE)
As someone who has served the country for more than 30 years and has been involved in Malaysia's Olympic Contingent in various capacities from the Summer Games in Barcelona 1992 to London 2012, it was important for us to dedicate this special episode to Dr. Ramlan Abd. Aziz on his life experience...
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Understanding More About Cardiac Arrest In Football / Sport With Dato' Dr. Ramlan Abdul Aziz: 46
The world was in a state of shock following Christian Eriksen's sudden collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark's Euro 2020 opener against Finland at Parken Stadium on June 12th, 2021. So in this episode, we dive deeper to understand on what is the cause & reason behind cardiac...
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AFC World Cup Qualifier - Malaysia's Run So Far, A Look Into The Upcoming Match Against Thailand: 45
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...
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Throwback Special - A Look Back At EURO 2000-2008 With Ras From The Back Passt With Ras: 44 (Part 2)
As promised, the second part of our EURO special throwback series. This time it will Ras from Back Passt With Ras turn to host us! The new millennium brought so much more excitement to this competition. In this episode, we take a look back at the EURO's that took place in the noughties era. From...
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Throwback Special - A Look Back At EURO 92 & 96 With Ras From The Back Passt With Ras: 44 (Part 1)
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...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Issey Nakajima-Farran, On His Globetrotting Career, Nasi Dagang & Much More: 43
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…
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EXCLUSIVE: Pitchside Interview with Terengganu FC's Team Manager, Zul Fadli Rozi : 42
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…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Serbegeth "Shebby" Singh, Calling A Spade A Spade: 41
Foxsports football pundit Shebby Singh needs no introduction! As a footballer, he had a decorated career featuring for the likes of Johor, the great Kuala Lumpur team of the 80s, Pahang Dream Team in the early 90s and also the National Team, winning gold at the 1989 SEA Games on home soil. But it...
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Lets Borak with Nor Akmar Ahmad, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of Kakijersi: 40
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…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: UITM FC Defender, Victor Nirennold & The Concept of Varsity Football Team : 39
In the 2020 Malaysian Super League, UiTM FC was a surprise package team that finished in 7th place in the league. Playing an integral part of that team is French defender Victor Nirennold. It was a huge pleasure for us to be able to talk to him about his journey from France to Malaysia. Also…
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Malaysian Football Is Back! 2021 Super League Season Preview and Much More With T. Avineshwaran Of STAR Sports: 38
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. Avineshwaran joins our podcast to give us his insight on (4:05) the privatization of…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Scott Ollerenshaw, Sabah FC's Legend and Newly Appointed Technical Director : 37
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...
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Dari Buenos Aires Ke JB, Who Is Johor Darul Ta'zim FC's Newest Signing, Jonathan Herrera & Much More : 36
On the 19th of January 2021, Johor Darul Ta'zim has announced their latest signing for the coming Malaysian Super League season, Jonathan Herrera from Argentina. For this episode, all the way from Buenos Aires, we got Peter Coates of Golazo Argentino to chat with us as he gave us some insight and...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Penang FC's BRYAN SEE, On His Journey Becoming Pro Goalkeeper & the New Malaysian Super League Season : 35
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…
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10th Anniversary 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, The Rebirth of Harimau Malaya (Bonus Episode) - 34
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…
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Throwback Special - 10th Anniversary 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, The Rebirth of Harimau Malaya - Part 2 : 34
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...
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Throwback Special - 10th Anniversary 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, The Rebirth of Harimau Malaya - Part 1 : 34
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…
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