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World Football Index Podcast

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A world football / soccer podcast, covering the beautiful game from all corners of the globe with experts on every continent. A unique mix of football journalism & fandom.
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Episodes

Frantic Football Episode 62: Catching Up & Format Chat

Neel Shelat and Ben Griffis finally return for another episode of the Frantic Football Podcast. They round up some of the big stories from around the world in lesser-publicised leagues they have been following before delving into an in-depth discussion about a number of major international club tournaments' format changes.

Dec 16, 20231 hr 2 min

Frantic Football Episode 61: AFC Qualifiers, CSL Title Race Twist & More

Neel Shelat and Ben Griffis return to roundup all the major action from the last week, including 2026 World Cup qualifiers in a couple of continents, women's Copa Libertadores and UEFA Champions League updates, some interesting title races in Asia, the new African Football League and much more.

Oct 20, 20231 hr 8 min

Frantic Football Podcast Episode 60: League Rankings & Tiers

Neel Shelat and Ben Griffis have an in-depth discussion on the subject of rating/ranking leagues, examining various methods including coefficients and ELO. They discuss the strengths and flaws of each and ultimately propose creating a ranking based on what you have watched, after which Ben's rankings come under scrutiny.

Sep 08, 20231 hr 9 min

Frantic Football Episode 59: RFEF, AFC Draws & More

Neel Shelat and Ben Griffis discuss all the big stories of the last week from across the world of football, including the drama at RFEF, Lionel Messi's exploits at Inter Miami, the AFC Champions League draw and much more.

Aug 25, 20231 hr 10 min

Frantic Football Episode 48: Review – Finals, Transfer Time & More

For the last time in the 2022/23 season, Neel Shelat takes you through all of the weekend's action. The round-up includes three Champions League titles including a historic one in Oceania, a lot of play-off final drama and a bunch of already-completed transfers even though the window has barely opened.

Jun 12, 202339 min

Frantic Football Episode 42: Review – Farul Constanța, LaLiga 2 & More

Neel Shelat talks through all the major action in the world of football from the weekend, including a couple of first-time champions and a few more title winners in Europe, some enthralling title-deciding matches in Bulgaria and Denmark, relegation battles in Austria and France and much more.

May 22, 202352 min

Reasat Khaton on his intercontinental career, wanting to emulate Lutz Pfannenstiel & more

Reasat Khaton, the first Bangladeshi footballer to play in a European top-flight European football and professionally in South America, joins Neel Shelat in an exclusive WFi interview to discuss his experiences through his well-travelled career, starting from the lower tiers of Germany and going to Venezuela via the Phillipines, Wales, Albania and more.

May 12, 202321 min

Frantic Football Episode 37: Review – Mathematics, Scraps & More

Neel Shelat takes you through another busy week of action across the world of football, featuring first-time champions, mathematical certainties in relegation and promotion battles, a surprising number of on-field scraps at the end of matches, and much more.

May 09, 202354 min

Frantic Football Episode 33: Review – Continental Cups, Hertha & More

Neel Shelat, Alex Barker and Ben Griffis enjoy yet another roundup of the weekend's action in the world of football, which takes them through continental cups in Europe and Africa, domestic leagues with exciting title races and relegation battles including in Belgium, Romania and Slovakia, and an interim manager sacked in England among other things.

Apr 24, 20231 hr 10 min

Frantic Football Episode 29: Review – LA Galaxy, Wrexham & More

Neel Shelat and Raphael Adelugba come together on Tuesday to look back on the truckload of action in the world of football from the long weekend. They talk through a couple of titles handed out as well as some intensifying relegation battles and title races, including the one featuring Wrexham and Notts County in the National League.

Apr 11, 20231 hr 7 min

Frantic Football Episode 27: Review – A-League Women, Sackings Galore & More

Neel Shelat, Raphael Adelugba and Alex Barker round up a very busy weekend of action in the world of football. They highlight some decided titles, the end of the group stage of this season's CAF competitions, title races and relegation battles heating up in Europe, as well as discussing a truckload of managerial sackings.

Apr 03, 202341 min

Frantic Football Episode 25: Review – WSL Title Race, Kazakhstan & More

In spite of the men's international break, Neel Shelat, Ben Griffis and Alex Barker have no shortage of topics to discuss. They talk through some big results in major women's leagues, a number of international matches, Antonio Conte's departure from Tottenham and much more.

Mar 27, 202352 min

Cameron Herbert on Coaching in Malawi, Ascent Soccer & More

Football coach Cameron Herbert joins WFi regulars Neel Shelat and Ben Griffis to talk about his journey to becoming a coach at the Ascent Soccer Academy at Malawi and life at the Lingadzi facility. Cameron details the benefits and challenges of coaching in Malawi as well as discussing his key takeaways after a year. Follow Cameron on Twitter: @CamH___

Mar 24, 202353 min

Frantic Football Episode 23: Review – ATKMB, European Derbies & More

Neel Shelat, Raphael Adelugba and Ben Griffis round up an incredibly busy weekend in the world of football. They discuss lots of huge matches in Europe, but first focus on a couple of titles won in Asia and a couple of title races too. There are bits from Africa and the Americas as well in an action-packed episode.

Mar 20, 202355 min

Frantic Football Episode 21: Review – Croatia, Hat-Tricks & More

Neel Shelat and Alex Barker round up a busy weekend of action from all over the world. They go through a number of relegation battles heating up in Europe, some close title races, some new seasons starting elsewhere, and also mention two hat-trick heroes.

Mar 13, 202339 min

Frantic Football Episode 19: Review – Walk-Offs, Seven & More

Neel Shelat, Raphael Adelugba and Alex Barker convene to recap an absolutely mad weekend in the world of football. There were bigger results than the much-referenced 0-7 loss Manchester United suffered, as well as a team walking off the pitch mid-game in protest of a goal they conceded among other things.

Mar 06, 202346 min

Frantic Football Episode 17: Review – Türkiye, Zdeněk Zeman & More

Neel Shelat and Alex Barker recap a very busy weekend in the world of football, discussing titles won, new seasons starting and routine league action. They also touch on the poignant scenes in the returning Turkish Süper Lig, as well as going over Zdeněk Zeman's intriguing career path among other things.

Feb 27, 202348 min

Frantic Football Episode 16: Preview – Asia, Fresh Seasons & More

Ben Griffis and Alex Barker join forces for the first time to review lots of continental cup action from the week, including matches from the AFC Champions League and Copa Libertadores qualifiers. They also look ahead to some new league seasons, as well as big derby matches this weekend.

Feb 24, 202345 min
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