90 Minutes Plus Rotimi Daramola
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Starting conversations around the hottest (or often ignored) topics in football. If you're looking for robust discussions around football ecosystems, the history of the sport, football marketing as well as in-depth tactical analysis, then you've come to the right place.
Follow the exciting conversations as Rotimi Daramola talks to fans, journalists, policy shapers and decision makers in the beautiful game of football. Follow and subscribe to this feed so you don't miss an episode.
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FIFA Master 101: A Deep Dive into the Highest Ranked Sports Management Course in Europe (Ep. 233)
"Revelatory. Expository. Insightful."
In this episode, Debola Adebanjo joins us (again) to discuss life after leaving the BBC. As a 2022 graduate, she also shares detailed insight into how the FIFA Master programme works, work ethics that influence and Arsenal.
Check out the time-stamp below:
00:00 - Meet Debola Adebanjo (again)
03:40 - Leaving the Beeb: What it felt like and why
13:25 - Takeaways from working at the BBC
26:00 - FIFA Master 101: Getting in
40:00 - A Breakdown of the FIFA Master's Approach to Sport
53:35 - FIFA Master: Diversity and Life after the programme
1:11:00 - Analyzing the FIFA Master Modules
1:15:50 - The (hardly-spoken-about) Hard Part of being an International Student
1:26:00 - Discussing Arteta and Arsenal
1:36:00 - Round-up
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Unveiling the Mystery of Women's Football in Nigeria (Ep. 232)
In this episode, Dorcas takes us through the world of women's football in Nigeria. She highlights the women's league, points out its challenges and reveals its money channels. Find the timeline below
00:00 - 03:22 - Introduction
03:22 - 04:15 - Celebrating Women's Day
04:15 - 08:00 - Why Women's Football?
08:45 - 09:45 - Follow Dorcas on Twitter
09:45 - 13:06 - Understanding the Difference between NWFL and NWPL?
13:06 - 21:02 - Covering the NWPL: The Good, the Bad and all in Between
21:02 - 26:00 - Why is the League Currently on Hold?
26:00 - 33:07 - Money Channels in the League?
33:07 - 37:30 - The Falcons, Voodoo and the Lionesses
37:30 - 42:50 - Replicating the World Cup Form in Paris
42:50 - 46:45 - Most Memorable NWPL Games
46:45 - 49:12 - Understanding the Abridged League Format
49:12 - End - Closing Remarks, Finding Dorcas, Team to Look out for
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How Far Away is Arteta from a Premier League Title This Season? (Ep. 231)
At this stage last season, the Gunners were Premier League title contenders. That year, they had only Manchester City to contend with - and they came short.
This season, Arteta's men are in a three-horse race for league title, with Liverpool also in the race. With a better team at his disposal, what's stopping Arsenal from a first title win in two decades?
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Leverkusen's Schadenfraude and Barcelona's 'Surprising' Jersey Sales (Ep. 230)
In 2023, Barcelona was reported to have made $192mln from kit sponsorship and merchandise sales. How did the Catalan giants pull this off?
Bayern Munich's dip in form may be bad news for Tuchel. But it is great news for Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen.
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Triumphant Eagles, Comparing AFCON's Lions & Ghana's Unique Problem (Ep. 229)
It's been an eventful first round of AFCON games. In this episode, Papi the Great is joined by Tosin, Tolu and Adedeji to discuss the results so far.
They touch on the surprise packages, predict the 'Final Four' and rate Nigeria's Super Eagles. Follow us on Twitter @The90MinsPlus
00:00 - 05:18 - Intros and Final Predictions
05:18 - 16:30 - Round 1's Best and Worst
16:30 - 26:30 - Understanding what is Wrong with Ghana
26:30 - 31:00 - Super Eagles Scorecard (after two games)
31:00 - 33:50 - More Intros and Predictions
33:50 - 38:40 - Is the Stock of African Football Rising
38:40 - 44:20 - The Battle between Pace, Power and Technicality
44:20 - 49:20 - Comparing Senegal and Cameroon
49:20 - 53:15 - The Mystery Surrounding Nigerian Football
53:15 - 58:15 - Informed Projections for the Rest of the Tournament
58:15 - 1:01:10 - Discussing North Africans
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AFCON '23 - Fan Complaints and Shock Results (Ep. 228)
AFCON '23 is underway in Cote d'Ivoire. And so far, the glitz and glamour of the opening ceremony has been matched by the shocking results on the pitch. Egypt needing a penalty to salvage a point in the 7th minute of extra time has to be the peak of the drama.
However, the (almost) empty stadia has been concerning for journalists and a topic of debate on the streets of social media.
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