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2015 REVIEW PODCAST

Hamoudi — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:11:06 +0000

Hello and welcome to the 2015 Review Podcast of Middle Eastern Football done in English for you by none other than Ahdaaf. Here, we talk about all that’s been happening across the half-season and any other news of note before we head into 2016 and who to watch before the impending Asian Champions League and AFC Cup that both begin in February.

Speakers:

Dan J.
Hamoudi Fayad
Sina Saemian

Content:

00:30 – Iran
17:02 – UAE
32:11 – Saudi Arabia
50:05 – Qatar
1:02:37 – Bahrain
1:06:55 – Iraq
1:09:35 – Jordan
1:15:25 – Kuwait
1:18:35 – Lebanon
1:22:40 – Oman
1:24:01 – Palestine
1:28:47 – Syria

EP1: MIDDLE EASTERN FOOTBALL PODCAST FT. BEYONDTHEPITCH & DANTANI

Hamoudi — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 11:17:22 +0000

Link to the Episode – http://traffic.libsyn.com/btpmedia/OWS.12232015.mp3

One World Sports: Concussions, Kafala and Closing the Gap in Middle East

Featuring Omar Al Raisi and Hamoudi Fayad

As many of the top European leagues move to the holiday break and the winter transfer window begins to open for business, we take a step back to address two very big issues in world football while opening the window to football in the Middle East with a new partner. First up is attorney and youth coach Derek Howard who served as Co-Lead Counsel, representing the plaintiffs in a ground breaking soccer concussion lawsuit in the United States that delivered common sense regulations to exposing youth players to the act of heading a soccer ball. This week head injury in sports is being discussed once against in North America as a new movie titled, Concussion, hit theaters nationwide and it once again sparks much debate about how science has opened a deeper understanding of how concussive and sub-concussive hits affect the brain, especially in our youngest people where the damage can be even more extensive. Then in part two of this episode, UEA sports journalist Omar Al Raisi and Hamoudi Fayad , the co-founder of Ahdaaf.me, give us a view of Middle Eastern football including a first look at Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the UAE as the key benchmark nations for the region and how kafala continues to dominate perceptions of the region as the 2022 World Cup has magnified the debate (minute 24:00 of the podcast). Some important topics in this episode and an introduction to a new partner who will deliver us even further insight into a fascinating part of the world and its football.

BEYOND THE PITCH PODCAST – MIDDLE EASTERN FOOTBALL

Hamoudi — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 11:25:09 +0000

We are delighted to announce a partnership with Beyond The Pitch and DANTANI, INC. to bring the popular sports radio show – ‘Beyond The Pitch’ to the Middle East.

A monthly special episode on Middle East football and sports will be hosted by Rosso Anto with expert analysis from Omar Al Raisi (founder of DANTANI, Inc & sports journalist) and Hamoudi Fayad (co-founder of Ahdaaf), covering everything from the politics to league performances to youth development and sporting issues within the region.

The episode will be aired on www.dantaniinc.com and www.ahdaaf.me in the Middle East and BTP’s official website – www.beyondthepitch.net

About Beyond The Pitch

Beyond The Pitch is what it says it is, it covers every football related issue on and off the pitch. If its happening in football, they’re talking about and they’re talking about it to the professionals within the game whose job it is to know. Every week they see a variety of topics that will make this program a must from your browser or your iPod.

www.beyondthepitch.net

Ahdaaf Cast: Episode 3

Dan J. — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:13:46 +0000

Welcome to the 3rd episode of the Ahdaaf Cast where we talk all things Middle Eastern football. We have quite a show today joined by Tom, Ahmed, Sina, Dan and Hamoudi where we talk from Yemen to Saudi Arabia to UAE and more.

Tom – @TomDanicek

Ahmed – @AhmedH_93

Sina – @sinaa_sa

Dan – @wekadan

Hamoudi – @Hamoudi_LFC8

Here is the listing if you’d like to listen to a specific part.

Intro: 00:00 – 00:46

Iran (League + Naft Tehran in Champions League + Middle Easterners Abroad): 00:46 – 10:39

UAE (League + Al-Ahli in CL + Encryption): 10:40 – 22:30

Saudi Arabia (League + Super Cup + Al-Hilal in CL): 22:35 – 29:18

Qatar (League + Lekhwiya in CL + Tabata + National Team naturalisation + Middle Easterners Abroad + Xavi): 29:19 – 51:10

Other Nations (Palestine Super Cup and transport issues + Yemen + Kuwait Gulf Cup/Al-Hashan Issues + Abbas Atwi, Lebanon + Oman + Jordan + Bahrain + Syria): 51:11 – 56:10

Oman National Team: 56:11 – 58:25

Iran National Team: 58:26 – 1:00:44

UAE/Saudi/Palestine: 1:00:45 – 1:05:40

Jordan National Team: 1:05:45 – 1:09:30

Syrian National Team + Omar Al-Soma: 1:09:45 – 1:10:50

Iraq managerial situation + thoughts: 1:10:51 – 1:12:00

Lebanon and Kuwait – 1:12:00 – 1:13:00

You can listen below or click more in the embedded podcast below! Enjoy!

Ahdaaf + Sandals for Goalposts Joint Podcast

Dan J. — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:46:46 +0000

In this special joint podcast with the guys at Sandals for Goalpost, we look at the recent World Cup/Asian Cup qualifying draw and what it means to the teams involved with group by group analysis along with key players to watch. SFG member Martin chat with Hamoudi, co-founder of Ahdaaf, along with Tom and Sina who also work for both sites.

Sandals for Goalpost covers African and Asian football where the mainstream media fails.

Download the joint podcast here, or listen below:

Ahdaaf Cast: Episode 1

Dan J. — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:45:23 +0000

Welcome one and all to the very first installment of what we hope to be a growing podcast in which we enrich the minds of people of Middle Eastern football — in English. This podcast will hope to serve as another medium in which we can express our thoughts of the happenings and scenes of the rarely-talked on-goings of what we think is a very vibrant scene.

As times goes on, we hope to improve our standards from content, quality, delivery among everything else to bring you the best-possible content to show why we love Middle Eastern football in audio form.

This first podcast is jam-packed with content starring the Asian Cup showing from the Gulf side to the ACL campaign to controversial opinions! As always, we have on hand our speakers who expound their love for not only their regional football but the Middle East as well.

Hamoudi: UAE, Lebanon
Wael: UAE, Saudi Arabia
Dan: Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Sina: Iran

Despite the locations next to the names, we all know a bit more than listed which is why, of course, we got together to talk about and bring you this marvelous project as we hope it grows with listening by our side.

(or download the 51.7MB .mp3 file)