The BOLA BOLA Show

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 side to win the prestigious Malaysia Cup title back in 2003.Similarly, fans will also look

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 culture and election process within FAM. He also takes his time to explain to us on hi

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 Bundesliga. However, all that is about to change with the introduction of satellite

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

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

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

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 m

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

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

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 m