In this week's episode, we had the chance to sit down with the winningest coach in Lebanese Basketball History, Fouad Abou Chacra. We discussed many topics: His passion for the game, early career and how he became a coach under Ghassan Sarkiss, discovering Ismail Ahmad, moving from Champville to Riyadi (and how Bluestars missed out), th ... Show More
Jun 2023
Lebanese Football: failure after failure! What's next?
No way to develop women's football in a country if the whole system is broken!In this new episode of the podcast, and after recent disappointing performances by the Lebanese Men's National Football Team, I had the pleasure to welcome the journalist, Ali Zeineddine, and the footb ... Show More
1h 15m
Jul 2023
Women's World Cup 2023: A Preview
The FIFA 2023 Women's World Cup starts on July 20th.32 teams will be competing for the title in Australia and New Zealand.In this episode, I welcomed Leen Abou Hamzeh, a former Lebanese Women's NT player and a Women's Football enthousiast, to talk about the World Cup's group sta ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2023
Women's Futsal in Lebanon: will it revive?
In Lebanon, right before Covid, Women's Futsal was gaining popularity. The Women's national team took part in the Women's Asian Futsal Championship in 2018. Then, it all went down the hill. No more national league and no more participations for the national team?Why? What exactl ... Show More
49m 54s
Nov 2022
Joanna Hamzeh: Being a female coach in Lebanese Football is no easy task
On 25 October 2022, Joanna Hamzeh ticked a special item off her bucket list. She won the U18 West Asian Football Tournament as the Lebanese National Football Team's Head Coach. In this episode, we talk about this triumph, but we also talk about the start of women's football in L ... Show More
43m 43s
Jun 2023
Sarah Bakri: A Legend's Career comes to an end
After more than 20 years of playing football, time has come for Sarah Bakri to hang her shoes.To thank her, I welcomed Sarah on the show to talk about her career, her best moments, the impact of the ACL injury on her retirement decision, the situation of women's football in Leba ... Show More
53m 51s
Jun 2023
Football culture, Emotional Intelligence, and players' development
In this new episode of the podcast, I welcome coach Wael Gharzeddine, Head of Women's Football department at Etihad Club in Jordan.With experiences in different countries around the globe, ranging from Australia to Lebanon, passing by Brazil, Spain and England, coach Wael is a f ... Show More
52m 20s