My Football Passport

As Melbourne Victory begin their Isuzu UTE A-League finals campaign, there is no more fitting guest to profile in our My Football Passport series.

James Dodd chats with one of the A-Leagues' most popular imports, Gui Finkler, to reminisce over his fabulous life in Australia. 

They: 

• Speak about struggling to move to Europe initially with Wolves and how he didn't even know what Good Afternoon meant!
• Discuss almos...

Tommy Oar joins James Dodd for this week's My Football Passport, reflecting on a career that included stints in Holland and England, and a key contribution under Ange Postecoglou at the 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup.

He reflects on:

• The pressures and expectations on young kids moving to Europe, looking back on his transfer to Utrecht.
• The 'New Harry Kewell' tag he wore early on, and what it was like playing with that p...

Scott McDonald is our latest guest on My Football Passport with James Dodd, fittingly, as Celtic edge nearer to returning to the summit in Scotland.

He reflects on:

• Signing for Celtic - and turning down Rangers.
• 'Hell' before and after the Old Firm Derby. 
• What it is like to play in one of football's most iconic cauldrons.
• Ange Postecoglou's impact at his former club
• The agony of not getting selected for the World ...

Macarthur's mercurial star Ulises Davila is James Dodd's latest guest on our new series: My Football Passport.

From growing up around the 'narcos' scene in Mexico to landing a dream move to Chelsea after an under-20 World Cup, Davila has quite the story.

He cried when he found out he was going there but had to keep it a secret for a month; he was so excited, he had to be talked out of getting pictures with his new teammates Drogb...

Former A-Leagues marquee player Emile Heskey is our very special guest on this week's My Football Passport, with James Dodd.

Heskey still talks fondly of his time in Australia, in Newcastle, where he got to finally enjoy living a professional football life - without the scrutiny and pressure that came with the spotlight of the Premier League. 

The former Jets star certainly felt that burden of expectation, as part of England...

Matildas striker Emily Gielnik is James Dodd's next guest on My Football Passport.

The Aston Villa striker, who has had multiple stints in the Liberty A-League and was at Bayern Munich in 2019-2020, reflects on her journey in Australia and abroad.

She also looks deeply into the Matildas - their success and also their failures - and how they have coped with the mental impact of big losses in major tournaments. All those lessons wi...

A-Leagues icon Milos Ninkovic is a compelling guest on episode III of  My Football Passport with James Dodd.

A class act who has entertained us at Sydney FC, Ninkovic has quite the story to be told. 

In a pertinent reflection given the world's current climate, he looks back on living in Belgrade in the 1990's, where his city was bombed daily. 

Ninkovic tells great stories from his career; playing at a World Cup, b...

James Dodd is joined by Adam Federici in episode II of My Football Passport, KEEPUP'S new mid-week football podcast. 

The former Premier League goalkeeper takes us through what it took to crack it at the top level - including turning up for trials with his suitcases on him, and the persistence it took, even after rejections that left him lying on his friends' floors while applying for jobs. 

Federici, who returned to Au...

Introducing our new podcast - My Football Passport. Hosted by James Dodd, he will chat one-on-one with some of Australian football's most popular players and coaches about their careers across the football planet, both in the A-Leagues, and abroad. You'll hear from A-Leagues icons, Socceroos and Matildas legends, and globetrotting coaches paving the way overseas. 

We launch by catching up with Perth Glory lege...