Episode #063: Renato Vilchez of The Peruvian Waltz joins Jordan Florit to jointly review Venezuela and Peru's World Cup Qualification campaigns to date following their 1-1 draw on 21st November. Vilchez and Florit discuss: - Venezuela's Wonderful Start & Peru's Winless Beginning - Is time up for Peru Head Coach Reynoso? - Copa America 2024 - And qualification hopes for the two nations Thank you for listening to The FUTVE English Podcast in collaboration with World Football Index ..read more

Episode #062: Diego Sancho joins Jordan Florit to preview Venezuela's U17 World Cup squad and Group ahead of their weekend opener against New Zealand on Sunday 12 November. Sancho graduated from Caracas' prestigious Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in Journalism before beginning his career in professional football as an analyst at Caracas Futbol Club before heading agency side to Go Pro Sport Management where he works as a scout specialising in youth football. He is one of the most authoritative voices on youth football in Venezuela.  Sancho and Florit discuss: - Venezuela's Wonderkid D ..read more

Episode #061: Diego Atuesta, Transfer Room's Head of Commerical in The Americas, joins Jordan Florit to provide insight into Transfer Room's new partnership with Liga FUTVE & Liga FUTVE 2 which will see the top two divisions of Venezuelan football active on the transfer portal taking football by storm. Atuesta answers questions on: - How the partnership came about - Carabobo & Caracas' early experiences with the platform - How Transfer Room can assist the globalisation of the league  - And whether Transfer Room is a facilitator or competitor to football agents Thank you for list ..read more

Episode #060: Academia Puerto Cabello captain Carlos Rivero joins host Jordan Florit to discuss not just his football career but his life outside it. From turning to philosophy and using the keto diet to improve his performances and personality, the former Caracas and Tachira centre back gives an illuminating interview. The 30-year-old defender shares his thoughts on: - How stoicism changed his work-life balance and improve him as a player - His personal journey from rash teenager to measured father - His post-playing aspirations - And playing under Noel Sanvicente as the pair chase another t ..read more

Episode #059: In Jordan's favourite interview of 2023, Juan Manuel Paez opens up about football in Merida, his coaching philosophy and pedagogical approach, his uncle Richard Paez, and the realities and challenges of academy football in present day Venezuela The Academia Emeritense coach and former Estudiantes de Merida player gives his views on: - Today's Generation vs. The Vinotinto Boom (2001-2007) - Life and Football in Merida - Liga FUTVE and Where It Is At - His Hopes for Venezuelan World Cup Qualification Thank you for listening to The FUTVE English Podcast in collaboration with World ..read more

Episode #058: Venezuela's CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers for 2026 begin next week, facing Colombia away on Thursday 07 August and hosting Paraguay in Maturin on Tuesday 12 August. Whilst La Vinotinto haven't played competitive football since the 2022 World Cup Qualifying campaign finished, plenty has happened on and off the pitch...  Venezuela have played 10 friendlies since the 2022 WCQs: - 7 Wins • 2 Draws • 1 Loss - 15 Scored • 6 Conceded • GD +9 - 5 Goals for Rondón - 2 for each of Josef & Torregrossa - 5 goals from set pieces (1 penalty) Faced: Guatemala, Honduras, Uzbekistan, S ..read more

Episode #057: Venezuela were invited to the prestigious Toulon Tournament, now known as the Tournoi Maurice Revello, for the second consecutive year this summer. Drawn in a group with last year's champions France, Costa Rica, and Saudi Arabia, Venezuela were expecting to need to take all 3 points from the latter two if they were to qualify from Group A. However, it all ended up far tighter than expected. Jordan goes through: The few and far between positives The trio of factors leading to Venezuela's exit And where it went wrong for La Vinotinto Jordan singles out Pipo Vivas and Jon Arambu ..read more

Episode #055: Reasat Khaton caused a few ripples in the world of Venezuelan football a year ago when he was unveiled as a new signing of then Segunda Division team Rayo Zuliano. When he made his debut as a second half substitute a couple of months later, he became the first Bangladeshi to debut professionally in South American football, but it wasn't his first time making history. Khaton was the first Bangladeshi to debut professionally in Europe The former Freiburg academy player still dreams of playing for the national team Khaton joins The FUTVE English Podcast to discuss his globetrott ..read more

Episode #053: At the end of 2022, InStat prematurely ended their relationship with Liga FUTVE as a result of their acquisition by HUDL, who also own WyScout. WyScout also stopped their data and statistical coverage of Liga FUTVE, leaving the visibility of the league from a scouting perspective at a three-year low.  It has been a worrying time for clubs, scouts, and agents with the season already 12 rounds in, but as you'll hear in the podcast, Venezuelan football has come out of it better off! Stats Perform, most known for Opta, will be Liga FUTVE’s Official Data Partner for the next thr ..read more

Episode #049: Podcast Co-Host Dominic Jose Bisogno flies solo to preview the MLS 2023 season from an exclusively Venezuelan perspective. From league record breaker Josef Martinez to first team hopeful Jesus Bueno - with the Junior Morenos and Miguel Navarros in between - Dominic provides insight and predictions on the campaign ahead. Including The defensive midfielder every MLS club wants - Jose 'Brujo' Martinez Vancouver Whitecaps' new #9 - Sergio Cordova Inter Miami's new poster boy - Josef Martinez And Dominic's expectations for them and all their countrymen in MLS Thank you for listenin ..read more