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Inside Morocco's football culture Oct 04, 2022

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Football culture in Morocco is totally unique. The country is absolutely crazy about football and the local football clubs have some of the most impressive fan bases in the world. However, outside of Morocco, the Moroccan football culture isn’t very well known, even though it has proven it definitely deserves to be.

So with that said, we’re going to take a deep dive into Moroccan football culture in this podcast episode. We spoke with a Moroccan female international player, a Moroccan Ultra, and several experts on Moroccan football to bring you the complete story.

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Bojan Krkic on his new life in Japan Sep 27, 2022

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Bojan Krkic came through the ranks at Barca’s youth academy and went on to play for the first team, before representing the likes of AC Milan and Ajax. But recently, he posted a picture of a new tattoo he got in Japan. The tattoo is the Japanese symbol for an expression called Ichi-go Ichi-e. This cultural concept teaches you to focus on the present, without allowing yourself to worry about the past or the future.

Bojan Krkic got this Japanese symbol tattooed on the back of his left arm. And it made us wonder… What does Bojan’s life look like in Japan? He’s currently plying his trade at Vissel Kobe with former FC Barcelona team mate Andres Iniesta. We didn’t necessarily want to ask him about the massive weight of expectations he carried around most of his career, especially after being hyped up as the new Lionel Messi at Barcelona when he was just a teenager. Bojan has spoken about that before. That’s water under the bridge.

We wanted to know about his new life in Japan, since he moved to the city of Kobe a little over a year ago. You must feel a deep connection with a place and culture, if you are tattooing philosophical symbols of it on your body. So we approached Bojan Krkic for this podcast, to get to know how he’s doing on and off the pitch in Japan, and how he fell in love with Japanese culture.

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Meet Indonesian talent Elkan Baggott Sep 20, 2022

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Millions of Indonesian football fans watched their televisions full of hope, when Elkan Baggott made his debut for their national team in November 2021. The nineteen year old defender is the child of an Indonesian mother and an English father. He spent most of his childhood in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, before the family relocated and settled in England. He grew up to become a talented football player, currently under contract at Ipswich Town and on loan at Gillingham. And now, he is hope for Indonesian football fans. This kid represents a new generation of Indonesian football players, who for the first time in history have the chance to bring football success to Indonesia, a nation crazy about the beautiful game.

Indonesia is a world in itself. Located in the South East Of Asia, this vibrant country is made up of thousands and thousands of islands, and populated by over 279 million people. It’s the most populated country in the world after China, India and the United States.

And one thing is certain… the Indonesian people are totally crazy about football. The clubs in the local league are all supported by millions of supporters, and they have some of the most passionate fanbases in the world. Meanwhile, players of the national team are treated like gods. And Elkan Baggott is one of them, ever since he made his debut for Indonesia last year. So we approached Elkan for a podcast, to talk about his adventures as an Indonesian international. This is his story.

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Inside Arsenal's revival Sep 13, 2022

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Arsenal is a beautiful football club. Arsene Wenger’s invincibles team starring legends like Thierry Henry & Dennis Bergkamp, is one of the most iconic teams ever. But it’s been a while since they challenged for the title. The club slowly but surely fell off, before failing to qualify for European football in both 2020 and 2021. For many fans, Arsenal became the laughing stock of the Premier League. There was an air of disappointment & cynicism surrounding the club.

However, things started to change last season under one of the Premier League’s youngest managers: Mikel Arteta. In fact, the Gunners almost qualified for the Champions League, narrowly missing out on the final day of the season.

But this season, Arsenal have started off with an impressive winning streak, while producing a refreshing & entertaining brand of football on the pitch. Some people are even talking about the possibility of Arsenal challenging for the title again. So what’s happening at the North London club? How did they manage to turn their fortunes around? And what’s that like for the fans at the Emirates Stadium? We spoke with Art de Roché, who follows Arsenal for The Athletic, Robbie Lyle from AFTV, and Jack, a leader of the upcoming Arsenal fangroup: the Ashburton Army, to answer those questions.

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The story behind Casemiro Sep 06, 2022

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Casemiro was one of Manchester United’s marquee signings this summer transfer window. The 30-year-old Brazilian midfielder has won a boatload of trophies with Real Madrid, including a stunning five Champions Leagues. But what’s the story behind Casemiro? Why did he decide to leave Real Madrid? And how will he fit into Erik ten Hag’s plans at Manchester United? We spoke with several experts to bring you this story.

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Coming soon: Season 2 Aug 30, 2022

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Our new season premieres next week!

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A short summer break Jul 26, 2022

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We're taking a short summer break. See you soon!

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The story behind Darwin Núñez Jul 19, 2022

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Darwin Nunez is the new star of Liverpool’s attack. The striker made the move over from Benfica to Liverpool for 80 million euros and a possible 20 million in add ons. Darwin Nunez was the top goal scorer in the Portuguese league last season, scoring 26 goals, but what’s the story behind this 23 year old attacker from Uruguay? We spoke with one of his former coaches and several experts on Uruguayan and Portuguese football, to bring you this story.

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Inside 433: Demy de Zeeuw's story Jul 12, 2022

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Did you know that Demy de Zeeuw, a former pro who played for the likes of Ajax, Spartak Moscow, Anderlecht and the Dutch national team, is one of 433's owners? Back in the day, De Zeeuw's best position was in midfield, often deployed as a defensive midfielder for both club and country.

However, his life changed forever when he received a powerful kick to the head while representing his country, The Netherlands, in their World Cup semi-final clash against Uruguay in 2010. As soon as it happened, it quickly became clear that Demy was seriously injured. Demy never fully recovered, and in the years that followed this horrible incident, he decided to start his own businesses, including clothing brand BALR. and 433, now the largest football community on social media.

For this special podcast episode, we sat down with Demy de Zeeuw in one of the company’s offices to talk about his story, how he dealt with a serious head injury as a professional footballer, and his role in building 433. This is Inside 433 with Demy de Zeeuw.

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How Axel Witsel invests his money Jul 05, 2022

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Something interesting is happening in the world of football. More and more football players are starting up businesses during their football careers. They become investors or entrepreneurs, in real estate for example, or the tech industry.

This was frowned upon, not so long ago. Critics would say football players should just be focussed on their development as a player, that they would become distracted if they focussed on stuff outside football. But times have changed. A lot of football players now realise that they should invest the money they earn in different ways, to make sure they stay wealthy long after their careers as football players have ended.

A good example of this is Axel Witsel, the Belgian international and former player of clubs like Benfica and Zenit Saint Petersburg. He’s currently under contract at Borussia Dortmund. Axel Witsel started to invest the money he earned as a footballer in different ways when he was still very young in his career. He mainly focuses on real estate. But he also had some business ventures in aviation, fashion and wine, for example.

We had the opportunity to meet Axel Witsel in Dortmund, to talk about his business ventures.

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