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433: The Home of Football

Personal, in depth stories from the world of football. New story every month.

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Why Dusan Tadic signed for Ajax - SHORT Feb 21, 2022

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In this ultra short episode we hear from the Ajax captain Dusan Tadic. The Serbian attacker transferred from Premier League club Southampton to Ajax Amsterdam in 2018. Since then he won a bunch of trophies in the Netherlands and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with Ajax. Here’s Dusan Tadic on why he left the Premier League to sign for Ajax.

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Adebayo Akinfenwa on the end of his legendary career Feb 14, 2022

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Adebayo Akinfenwa is a legend in the world of football. He is the strongest footballer to ever play on a professional level, at least that’s how the FIFA game rated him. With his bright energy and optimistic attitude, Adebayo Akinfenwa became world famous and a fan favourite in England, even though he never played in the Premier League. But father time even catches up to the strongest football player ever. Adebayo Akinfenwa announced he will end his career as a professional footballer at the end of this season, when he will turn 40. This episode of the podcast is dedicated to Adebayo Akinfenwa and his unique career.

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Toby Alderweireld's new life after Tottenham Hotspur Feb 07, 2022

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Toby Alderweireld announced his departure from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2021. The Belgian defender left North London after six years, to sign a contract with Al Duhail in the Middle-East. In this podcast episode we catch up with Toby Alderweireld, to find out why he left the Premier League and what his new life is like in Doha, Qatar. This is the story of Toby Alderweireld and his move to the Middle-East.

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How Liverpool signed Luis Diaz from Porto - SHORT Jan 31, 2022

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In this ultra short podcast episode we hear from Fabrizio Romano, the ultimate transfer expert and a friend of the show. He tells how Liverpool managed to sign Luis Diaz from FC Porto.

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The story of a Serbian manager in North Korea Jan 24, 2022

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This football story starts in a hotel room in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, the most secluded, mysterious and notorious country in the world. It’s the summer of 2016 and a Serbian man is watching an old Serbian movie in his hotel room in Pyongyang. This old movie is the only entertainment he has in his hotel room. He barely has contact with the outside world. But he is on a mission in North Korea: a football mission.

This is the story of Mihaijlo "Miki" Ivanovic, a Serbian manager who made an insane transfer to a North Korean football club. It’s a story about life in Pyongyang, playing in the biggest football stadium in the world, a hacked phone, and tiki-takka football.

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When Petr Čech was in a fake fighter plane - SHORT Jan 17, 2022

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In this ultra short episode we hear a clip from the living legend Petr Čech. The former goalkeeper of clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal tells how he had to act like he was in a fake airplane when José Mourinho became the manager at Chelsea.

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How Martin Braithwaite made it to FC Barcelona Jan 11, 2022

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The story of Martin Braithwaite and his move to Barcelona, is the fascinating story of a man who believed in himself the way nobody else did. You see, Braithwaite broke through as a striker in Denmark, playing for Esbjerg. He transferred to Toulouse in France, where he had some good years. Braithwaite then made a move to Middlesbrough, to play in the Championship in England. But after just half a season in England, Braithwaite left Middlesbrough to go back to France, on loan to Bordeaux.

Braithwaite was 26 years old and a substitute player at Bordeaux, a mid-table team in France, when he started to record a diary. He had a specific reason to do so. Braithwaite believes in the law of attraction. Meaning that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into a person's life. Braithwaite believes that if you set goals, and constantly visualize how to get there, you can realize these goals. He wanted to have proof, so if one day he would play for a top team in Europe, he could show that he believed in that possibility even when his career as a professional footballer was struggling at Bordeaux.

It’s crazy to listen to those recordings, now we know that Braithwaite would make it to FC Barcelona years later. So let’s go back in time and listen to the first clip Braithwaite recorded, sitting at home in his apartment in Bordeaux.

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When FC Bayern was surprised by a fake bird - SHORT Jan 04, 2022

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In this ultra short podcast episode we hear the American talent Chris Richards tell the story of when he surprised the FC Bayern dressing room with a fake bird noise.

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An American prodigy in Europe: Chris Richards Dec 27, 2021

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An interesting trend has started to occur in the world of football over the last couple of years. More and more talented players from North America are finding their way to top football clubs in Europe. Players like Christian Pulisic at Chelsea, Alphonso Davies at Bayern Munich and Weston McKennie at Juventus.

These top talents from North America all have a couple of things in common. They came to Europe as teenagers and they all first came to Germany, where they broke through in the Bundesliga, before they moved to top clubs abroad, or became regular starters at German top clubs like Bayern Munich. These talents are flocking to the Bundesliga because of a couple of reasons. Young players get a lot of opportunities there and it’s easier for them to get a work permit in Germany than in the UK for example. The intensive style of play in the Bundesliga also seems to fit them. It’s a win-win situation for the players and clubs, as these players get a chance in one of the biggest leagues in the world, while clubs like Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund cashed in massive transfer fees when they sold players like Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic.

The next generation of North American talents is knocking on the door already, and in this podcast episode we will dive into the story of one of these talents. His name is Chris Richards, he’s 21 years old and he’s a central defender. Richards was signed by Bayern Munich in 2019 and is currently on loan at TSG Hoffenheim. We got the opportunity to meet Richards and take a deep dive into his background. We also spoke about his spectacular move to Bayern Munich and the mental struggles that come with a move like that.

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How Ronaldinho inspired Kingsley Coman - SHORT Dec 20, 2021

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In this ultra short episode we hear a clip from an interview we did a while back with Kingsley Coman. The Bayern Munich star tells how the Brazilian legend Ronaldinho inspired him to play football when he was a kid living on the outskirts of Paris.

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