Special - Marc Dring of Brighton & Hove Albion
Tareque catches up with the marketing manager of Brighton & Hove Albion in Bengaluru and chats about their outreach to Indian fans.
5m Oct 20, 2017
5m
S06 E08 - Jose’s Zero Sum Space Chess
Vishal & Tareque are still blinded by the flashing dourness of Liverpool v United’s 0-0 draw and Tareque catches up with the folks from Brighton & Hove Albion at the Premier League Live event in Bengaluru.
17m Oct 18, 2017
17m
Special - Crazy Crazy (Qualifying) Nights
Vishal and Tareque take a whirlwind tour of the results in the last rounds of World Cup 2018 qualifying, which threw up results, narratives and drama to rival the best of blockbusters.
18m Oct 13, 2017
18m
Special - State of the Indian Football Union
Vishal and Tareque are excited, hopeful and optimistic about all the football conversations concerning India as they break down things going right for the Blues right now.
11m Oct 12, 2017
11m
S06 E07 - A Merseyside Carol
Vishal & Tareque put Liverpool under the SensibilityScope™ and find that they have confront ghosts of seasons past and ghosts of seasons in the future to figure out how the Reds got here.
12m Oct 04, 2017
12m
S06 E06 - The Bayern Regression
Triggered by the Carlo Ancelotti sacking, Vishal & Tareque assemble an emergency pod that takes a critical look at Bayern Munich’s strange regression.
12m Sep 28, 2017
12m
S06 E05 - Boss Mode
This week, after scratching their heads on how poor can Liverpool defensively get, Vishal & Tareque turn their attention to how Chelsea have bounced back from an opening day loss like a boss and look forward to a big clash this weekend.
12m Sep 26, 2017
12m
S06 E04 - Have City found their Zen?
Vishal and Tareque turn the spotlight towards the blue half of Manchester to try and detect any hints of the Pep particle and its impact.
10m Sep 20, 2017
10m
Special Minisode - Chelsea v Arsenal preview
Vishal & Tareque look ahead to the London Derby this Sunday - a resurgent Chelsea take on a possibly tired Arsenal
4m Sep 17, 2017
4m
S06 E03 - Chaaammmmpppiiioonnnssss!
Tareque & Vishal break down the first ever week of Champions League football involving all of Soccer Sense's teams and look forward to another London derby.
17m Sep 15, 2017
17m
S06 E02 - Margins and Errors
Karan returns to the podcast as he and Tareque ramble around the Premier League and look forward to a big game on Champions League's opening night
12m Sep 11, 2017
12m
S06 E01 - Premier League Premiere: Narratives Ahoy!
The PL kicks off with an explosion of narratives and Vishal and Tareque can barely hold off from getting sucked right in!
14m Aug 14, 2017
14m
S05 E28 - Season Finale 17/18
Tareque & Vishal are exhausted by this season but they will call on their last ounce of energy to present one final recap of the season in all its Good, Bad & Ugly glory.
13m May 24, 2017
13m
Special - Champions League final preview
Tareque and Karan discuss the Champions League semi final second legs and preview the Cardiff final as Karan finally addresses the elephant in the room in zebra stripes.
11m May 13, 2017
11m
Champions League Special - Breaking Down The Juve Masterclass
Our Rest of Europe Correspondent and resident Bianconeri Karan deconstructs the 'complete performance' from Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal.
10m May 04, 2017
10m
S05 E27 North London Rising
Vishal and Tareque finally get around to taking an in depth look at Tottenham Hotspurs, now that St. Totteringham's Day 2017 has been cancelled. But are they all they're cracked up to be?
16m May 02, 2017
16m
Special Episode: The Aizawl Paradigm
In a very special episode, a special guest - sports writer Akarsh Sharma - talks about Aizawl FC's remarkable and almost miraculous victory in India's top division and Vishal & Tareque break down the parallels between the new champs and the likes of Leicester and Iceland.
17m May 01, 2017
17m
Soccer Stories S02 E01 - Bringing your B Game
In the season opener of the second season of Soccer Stories, Soccer Sense's take on stories that made football, resident Juve fan, Karan, recounts the Calciopoli fallout.
15m Apr 27, 2017
15m
Special - Manchester Derby preview
A very edgy and nervous Vishal previews the very crucial Manchester Derby tonight and we speculate if either, both or neither will end up in the Top 4.
7m Apr 27, 2017
7m
Special - Champions League semis preview
Karan soaks in the satisfaction of a fine quarterfinal performance from Juventus and we look forward to two very intriguing semis.
10m Apr 22, 2017
10m
S05 E26 - Tactics Schmactics
Vishal, our resident tactical breakdowner-In-Chief deconstructs not one but two tactical master classes from the week - One at Old Trafford and one in Turin.
10m Apr 17, 2017
10m
Special - Champions League QF Preview
Tareque gets Karan, the only one in the podcast with any emotional skin in the Champions League this season, to preview the quarterfinals, including Juve v Barca
11m Apr 10, 2017
11m
S05 E25 Crazy Crazy Nights
Vishal and Tareque look back at a frantic weekend in the PL and also look forward to a frantic midweek.
14m Apr 04, 2017
14m
S05 E24 - Around the PL
It's a frantic time in the PL before the international break and Vishal & Tareque break down a week that looks normal on the surface but hides a lot of narrative underneath.
10m Mar 21, 2017
10m
Special - World Star Z
Vishal breaks down the weeks ahead for Manchester United and makes the case, with some NBA parallels, for Zlatan Ibrahimovic being the greatest club footballer ever.
11m Mar 17, 2017
11m
Pod special - It's Alive! Plan B for Barça
Vishal & Tareque put their breathing apparatus on, take a few deep breaths and compose themselves as Vishal breaks down the tactical genius of Barça's miraculous comeback.
11m Mar 09, 2017
11m
S05 E23 Wenger 360
This week, Karan, Vishal & Tareque sink their teeth into that eternal debate - Wenger In or Wenger Out and tackle it Soccer Sense style.
14m Mar 07, 2017
14m
S05 E22 United's Cup of joy, Claudio's Cup of woe
On Soccer Sense's Fourth birthday, Tareque and Vishal take a moment to thank loyal listeners and then Vishal excitedly breaks down United's League Cup win and dispassionately analyses the Ranieri sacking fallout at Leicester
12m Feb 27, 2017
12m
S05 E21 State of the (European) Union
With the Premier League taking a break, our Rest of Europe correspondent, Karan, joins Tareque this week and brings us up to speed with the Serie A, La Liga and the horrors of the Champions League.
13m Feb 19, 2017
13m
S05 E20 - The title (relegation) race is (not) over
This week Vishal and Tareque try to put Man City's resurgence and Leicester's free fall in perspective at two ends of the spectrum & question if the title race is really over as well as looking at the revival of Swansea
12m Feb 16, 2017
12m
SPECIAL - Champions League Knockouts preview
Tareque & Karan are on board a jet plane and pontificating at 37000 feet on how the Champions League knockout encounters, including the inevitable Arsenal v Bayern, will turn out.
8m Feb 14, 2017
8m
Special - Extended interview with Sidin Vadukut
Author, blogger, journalist, managing editor of Livemint.com and above all an Arsenal super fan, Sidin Vadukut joins the podcast for a freewheeling conversation about footballing supercycles, deconstructing Arsene Wenger and how, quite unlike Nick Hornby and a bit blasphemously he got his EPL start with Tottenham Hostspurs.
22m Feb 07, 2017
22m
S05 E19 Reloading the Gunners feat. special guest Sidin Vadukut
Vishal & Tareque are joined by a very special guest this week - journalist, author and above all Arsenal superfan Sidin Vadukut who brings in some London perspective into the Gunners' fortunes as we discuss this week's EPL results and their impact on the Top 4 race.
14m Feb 06, 2017
14m
S05 E18 The Jose Conundrum
Vishal and Tareque try to figure out the source of Manchester United and Jose Mourinho's frustrations and how a 14-game unbeaten streak can look ordinary. Also, our Arsenal v Chelsea preview.
11m Feb 03, 2017
11m
S05 E17 Things that don't make you go BOOM
Vishal and Tareque quickly review some FA cup action and then take closer look at why the wind has gone out of Liverpool and Klopp's gegenpressing sails.
10m Jan 30, 2017
10m
S05 E16 City Of Broken Dreams
Tareque and Vishal break down the breakdown of Pep Guardiola's aura of invincibility and also take a look around the league including the struggling defending champions.
13m Jan 23, 2017
13m
Pod Special - N(e)o Logo
Karan, our resident Juve fan has some opinions on the logo change as we try and get a broader perspective on what that new 'J' thing is all about.
9m Jan 21, 2017
9m
S05 E15 A Tale of Two (Manchester) Cities
Tareque & Vishal wonder if Man City's Dr. Jekyll bit of the early season is over and Pep is now struggling with Mr. Hyde. Also some Man Utd v Liverpool thoughts.
12m Jan 16, 2017
12m
S05 E14 The Italian Job ft. Antonio Conte
Vishal & Tareque kick the new year off with an appreciation of the master at work that is Antonio Conte, who's transformed a withering Chelsea into an unstoppable juggernaut.
12m Jan 04, 2017
12m
S05 E13 Schroedinger's Arsenal
This week, Karan & Tareque peer through the London fog to figure out if it is Chelsea's League to lose or Arsenal's to win?
11m Dec 11, 2016
11m
#ForcaChapecoense
As a mark of respect for those affected by the tragedy in Medellin today, we have cancelled our regular episode and are just uploading 30 seconds of silence.
29s Nov 29, 2016
29s
S05 E12 The Star Of David Luiz
Vishal & Tareque review the United-Arsenal draw and check in on the secret sauce behind Chelsea's ascendancy - a certain David Luiz
10m Nov 21, 2016
10m
S05 E11 The CONTEnder
This week, we try to unpack the impact of Antonio Conte on Chelsea with our resident Conte watcher, Karan.
10m Nov 06, 2016
10m
S05 E10 - United Dispassions
Vishal has a lot to say about Manchester United's slump, but he is wearing both the hat of a fan and dispassionate Soccer Sense analyst as Tareque reviews the rest of the PL results.
13m Nov 01, 2016
13m
S05 E09 - Congestion and chaos
As Vishal reels from the shock, Karan is back on the show to talk about United's Stamford Bridge capitulation and also focus on Milan's resurgence in the Serie A. And the top at the PL table remains congested as ever!
11m Oct 23, 2016
11m
S05 E08 - Intensity goes up to ELEVEN
A preview of an intense rivalry, a shoutout for an intense local team and some deconstruction of Pep's take on intensity. This week's Soccer Sense gets a bit intense as a Liverpool fan, Tareque and a United fan, Vishal try to preview the big Monday game.
11m Oct 17, 2016
11m
S05 E07 - Congestion Charge
Tareque and Karan find that the title charge lane in the PL is quite congested this season. Also, some UCL reactions.
10m Oct 02, 2016
10m
S05 E07 - Ecstasy and (maybe) other drugs
Vishal & Tareque try to make sense of a rampant week in the Premier League and break down Chelsea's woes & United's rediscovered mojo.
11m Sep 25, 2016
11m
S05 E06 - Magical Merseyside
Karan is back for this week's show as we break down the magic in both the red and blue halves of Merseyside and try to find the silver lining in Jose Mourinho's current cloud.
12m Sep 18, 2016
12m
S05 E05 - A little Pep talk
This week, Vishal and Tareque break the Manchester derby down, ignore the Champions League and ponder on whether it is too early to say if Pep has had an effect on City.
11m Sep 13, 2016
11m