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Episodes
INTVU: Gerry Dee, Canada's Stand-up and Family Feud Funnyman joins the Crew
September 20, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBGerry Dee joins the FP Crew for a rousing INTVU. He answers all of James Sharman's, Craig Forrest's, Jimmy Brennan's and Dan Wong's questions from bad speeches to Gerry Dee: Sports Reporter to his love of golf and Celtic. He does not disappoint. Not to be missed INTVU! The Premier League has a new home in Canada this season: FuboTV. Don't miss a second of the action! Subscribe at: fubotv.com/footyprime Presenters: James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and Dan W...
This Just In: Canada's Men's Team announced, The Prem Review featuring Sonny, Jimmy and Craig conjoined and Kadeisha Buchanan debuts
September 18, 2022 23:56 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest and Dan Wong bring you all the hits. Injuries are the standout issue for Canada's Men's Team as they head into their World Cup friendlies. The Prem gives us five matches and a monkey off Spurs Son's back and some big name clubs at the bottom of the table. CF Montreal are surging, TFC are not and the Whitecaps win but are out of the playoffs. And Kadeisha Buchanan debuts. Also hair transplants and Craig and Jimmy Brennan as conjoined twins. The Premier Leag...
News & Such: CanMNT named for WC friendly, Roger Federer retires & Footy Picks
September 16, 2022 18:15 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBThe crew get to the business of Canada's Men's team. Jimmy Brennan & Craig Forrest talk about their absence from Copa America and some fairly big disappointments. James Sharman states that John Herdman's side will not be under-prepared! Roger Federer, the most graceful athlete? And how does a sharp-looking, winning kit affect your play on the field, Dan Wong asks. And, of course, Footy Picks for the weekend of Prem matches. Our man, Brendan Dunlop, is on a well-deserved vacay this week....
Premier League All-Star Games, King Charles & attending Russian state funerals
September 15, 2022 01:43 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong react to new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly's very American Premier League All-Star Game idea. Dunny is not a fan at all, and revealed a deep lying distaste for the mega rich. There's more monarchy talk about King Charles III's accession, and how impossible a job it must be to follow his beloved mother, after 70 years on the throne. Craig tells some incredible stories about being amongst the first soccer teams from this side of the...
INTVU: Greg Sutton, ex-TFC, Montreal Impact & CanMNT goalkeeper
September 13, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBThis week’s interview series episode was a reunion for Jimmy Brennan and Craig Forrest, as former Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Sutton joined his old CanMNT teammates, James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop. They laughed about some of the early days at TFC, described what it was like to play for Mo Johnston, and just how bad it was to play on that OG turf, each and every day. Now the master coach of both the men’s and women’s teams at Concordia University, Sutton tells the crew about the depth of tal...
News & Such: Premier League postpones matches in wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death
September 09, 2022 15:48 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and Dan Wong still fill your ear holes for nearly an hour, despite there not being any Premier League matches to preview after the news that all 10 matches have been postponed this weekend. Instead they answer thrilling questions like: What country would you want to be a football director in? Ahead of the World Cup, is it better to be playing at top form for a club team that’s battling every match, or a team like CF Mont...
Tuchel's Leaving on a Jet Plane, Chelsea's next hire, Jimmy's Rant on his new mic and EPL Predictions
September 08, 2022 01:15 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBWith Thomas Tuchel being let go from Chelsea, Craig Forrest, James Sharman, and Jimmy Brennan play "Who's up next and Why?" and debate the reason for Tuchel's firing. Producer Dan Wong and JC join the crew to predict the outcome of the EPL season four weeks late, or right on Footy Prime time, and the boys lament the career path of Canadian players and managers. Brendan Dunlop is away on a well-deserved break. Oh and Jimmy has a new microphone. Please join all of the shenanigans. The Premi...
INTVU: Sid Seixeiro, Breakfast Television Host & professional viral video sports ranters
September 06, 2022 16:21 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBIf you've lost sleep wondering how Portugal will handle Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup in Qatar, this is the show for you. Sid Seixeiro joins the crew to laugh it up with his old Score teammates James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop, about the old days at theScore Television Network and the transition from covering sports daily to morning TV as the co-host of Breakfast Television on CityTV. Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and producer Dan Wong love Sid's unprompted rants, of which there are plent...
This Just In! Labouring TFC lose 401 Derby & Man United end Arsenal’s perfect season
September 05, 2022 16:49 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBBrendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and James Sharman recap a wild derby weekend that saw CF Montreal recover from conceding two goals in the first 7 minutes, to beat Toronto FC 4-3 dealing a massive blow to TFC’s hopes of making the MLS Cup Playoffs. The crew discuss the glaring weaknesses that have hurt TFC’s late Italian influenced surge. Manchester United’s ended Arsenal’s perfect season with their best performance of the Erik ten Hag era, thanks to a debut goal from new star Ant...
News & Such: Premier League clubs spend billions as transfer window closes & Ronaldo stays at Man United
September 02, 2022 17:52 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to Thursday's Transfer Deadline Day deals, and the incredible amounts of money spent by Premier League clubs in this summer transfer window. More than £2 billion ($3.03 million CAD) changed hands, seeing players like Antony join Manchester United and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang return to London to join Chelsea. But Cristiano Ronaldo did not leave Man Utd, despite a summer of speculation that he did not want to stay and miss ou...
The Deadline Day Show... before the transfer window closes
September 01, 2022 19:34 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBTransfer Deadline Day is one of the most exciting days for any soccer fan. It also means when it passes, we can actually have a clear picture of what level teams should be at, and most importantly, the countless transfer rumours and click bait stories stop. Temporarily. James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to Toronto FC's 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy in the Greg Vanney Derby. Riqui Puig's wonder goal has the crew gushing. The deadline day rumours of Neymar to Ch...
INTVU: Mark Noonan, new CPL commissioner & CSB CEO
August 30, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBBrand new Canadian Premier League commissioner and CEO of Canada Soccer Business, Mark Noonan, chats with James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop on this week's interview series episode. The veteran sports executive speaks about his impressions of the CPL, his excitement for the new role, and the potential he sees in a country he believes has more than any other in the sport. Having previously worked with Major League Soccer, the US Soccer Federation and as CEO of Accra...
This Just In! Liverpool add another GK to Craig's 9-0 club, Haaland's hat-trick & TFC's brilliant Italians
August 28, 2022 20:23 - 1 hour - 107 MBThere's a new member of Craig Forrest's "I conceded 9 goals in a game once" club! Liverpool put nine past Bournemouth's Mark Travers on Saturday, adding the 23 year-old Irishman to a list of goalkeepers that only includes our beloved Craig and two Southampton keepers that have picked the ball out of the back of their own net nine times in a Premier League game. Craig had no shortage of things to talk about with Brendan Dunlop and Dan Wong. Any concern for Liverpool's season after Monday's los...
News & Such: UCL draw, West Ham's Paqueta coup, Isak to Newcastle & FuboTV Canada
August 26, 2022 17:26 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong react to the UEFA Champions League group stage draw and debate the age old conspiracy that hot balls are used to give us favourable matchups like, "Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona vs Bayern Munich" and "Borussa Dortmund face the former face of the club, Erling Haaland, and Manchester City." Dunny praises Newcastle and West Ham for their transfer policies this summer, and surprisingly is more excited than Craig a...
Firings, feelings, mascots & Man Utd stun Liverpool
August 25, 2022 01:57 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBThere's really nothing off limits for our crew, and just like you, we never know where the show is going to take us. James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop, Jimmy Brennan and producer Dan Wong start by reacting to Manchester United's shocking win over Liverpool Monday at Old Trafford. No one actually thinks Jürgen Klopp will be sacked, but that result led to the boys sharing their worst story about being fired from a job. Spoiler alert: food theft is involved in multiple stories. Del...
INTVU: Frank Yallop, ex-CanMNT & 2-time MLS Cup winning head coach
August 23, 2022 18:50 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBOn this week's interview series episode, James Sharman, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and Craig Forrest catch up with Craig's old Ipswich Town and Canadian men's national team teammate Frank Yallop. They laugh about the good old days and what it would take for Ipswich to make it back to the Premier League, their experiences with Sir Bobby Robson, and some coaches that taught Frank exactly how not to coach. Managing David Beckham when he arrived in Major League Soccer and the challenges tha...
This Just In! Chelsea fall, Newcastle stand tall v Man City & TFC melt in Miami
August 21, 2022 21:45 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBThree weeks in to the Premier League season, and it's quickly shaping up to be one of the most entertaining and unpredictable seasons in recent memory. Brendan Dunlop, James Sharman and Craig Forrest stumble through the weekend's action, in ways only they can. From Newcastle's performance against Manchester City, turning St. James' Park back into the fortress it once was, with Nick Pope quickly becoming Craig's favourite shot stopper, to the crew praising Jesse Marsch for getting it right at ...
News & Such: Ronaldo to Dortmund, anti-Glazer protests & Covid strikes again
August 19, 2022 17:11 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBJames Sharman, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producers Dan Wong and Jeff Cole stumble through the biggest talking points heading in to another big Premier League weekend. With Manchester United hosting Liverpool in the headliner of Matchday 3, United fans have planned more protests outside Old Trafford against the club's American owners. The boys debate why the Glazers get it so bad from the United faithful, and why fan expectations are different towards soccer billionaire owners in compa...
Criscito’s wonder goal, Man Utd’s transfer policy & 30 years of the Premier League
August 18, 2022 18:25 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop collectively pick their jaws up off the floor after Toronto FC left back Domenico Criscito scored one of the best goals in Major League Soccer history, during TFC‘s 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution, Wednesday night at BMO Field. Dunny was in the stands and caught the moment on video. The rest of the crew would never have their phone out at a game. Adrian Rabiot’s mother cost him a move to Manchester United, which led to a ...
INTVU: Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC & CanMNT midfielder
August 16, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBFriend of the show, Jonathan Osorio joined James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong on this week's interview series episode. The 30 year-old is having quite the season for both club and country and shared insights into what it's been like at Toronto FC since the arrivals of Lorenzo Insigne, Federico Bernadeschi and Domenico Criscito. Oso talks about the impact the Italians have had on the team, the benefits and challenges he's found in adapting his own game through t...
This Just In! Chelsea v Tottenham is the best rivalry in the Prem & Man Utd are in shambles!
August 14, 2022 20:44 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBNo shortage of storylines from the second weekend of the Premier League season! Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan start with Tottenham's stoppage time comeback at Stamford Bridge that saw managers Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel pulled off each other. They debate whether Chelsea v Tottenham is now the Prem's best rivalry, highlight where it went wrong for Chelsea in the second half and credit Harry Kane and Spurs for a comeback that made Kalidou Koulibaly's worldie feel like it ...
News & Such: talking TFC with Michael Singh
August 12, 2022 16:48 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBToronto FC return to BMO Field for the first time since "that game against Charlotte" Saturday night to host MLS powerhouse, Portland Timbers. TFC insider Michael Singh, from The Parleh, gave James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop the inside scoop on all things TFC. From the Reds chances of making the MLS Cup Playoffs, to adjusting to life with Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, to the future of Ayo Akinola and the form of Jesús Jiménez, and even to Bob Bradley...
Meeting Billie Jean King and watching Serena Williams‘ last match in Canada
August 11, 2022 17:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBImagine meeting one of the most influential sports people of all time, and then watching one of the greatest athletes ever play one of her final matches, all on the same day! That’s how James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong spent their Wednesday. The crew attended Tennis Canada‘s inaugural UNMATCHED: Gender Equity in Sports Conference and listened to a series of panels featuring inspiring and progressive women in sports, which included Canada‘s Mini...
A guest-less INTVU: the crew interview each other, asking questions you'd never hear anywhere else
August 09, 2022 18:54 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBTuesday's interview show was without a guest this week. But if you've listened to Footy Prime before, you know that James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producers Dan Wong and Jeff Cole, never have a shortage of things to talk about. They go around the horn asking each other questions you're unlikely to hear on any other podcast. Their attendance at Tennis Canada's inaugural UNMATCHED Gender Equity in Sports Conference on Wednesday has the crew excited to watch S...
This Just In! Things got Gross for Man Utd & Haaland is a Premier League force
August 07, 2022 22:51 - 1 hour - 116 MBOpening weekend of a brand new English Premier League season left Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and James Sharman with so much to talk about, we literally delivered the longest weekend recap episode in show history. Cristiano Ronaldo had all the headlines before Manchester United's 2-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, but CR7 couldn't steal the headlines once he came off the bench. Erik ten Hag's start at Old Trafford began with a punch to the gut, courtesy of BHAFC's Pascal Gro...
News & Such: Fan Friday on Day 1 of a new Premier League season
August 05, 2022 15:55 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBIt's the first day of a brand new English Premier League season, so James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop wanted to hear from you the fans, to get your perspective, before all the hope and good feelings melt away. Brett Bates, chairman of the Toronto Lions, Aston Villa supporters club, explains why AVFC are a big club and backs Steven Gerrard to get it right. West Ham fan Dan Baldwin from the Toronto Hammers thinks seventh place is within reach this season thanks to k...
2022/23 English Premier League season preview
August 04, 2022 15:45 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBJames Sharman, Brendan Dunlop and former Premier Leaguers Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan preview a brand new English Premier League season. Even though it feels like last season just ended a couple of weeks ago, Sharms quizzes the crew on some of last season's highlights to reveal their poor short term memories. They also debate; which player will be the first to be embroiled in scandal, who they back but will certainly let them down and harm their credibility, which manager is on pace to be...
INTVU: Trevor Sinclair, ex-West Ham, Man City & QPR player and Premier League pundit
August 02, 2022 19:27 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBFriend of the show Trevor Sinclair returns to the show as this week’s INTVU guest to chat about the upcoming Premier League season with James Sharman, Jimmy Brennan and Trevor’s former West Ham United teammate Craig Forrest. The former QPR, Manchester City and West Ham winger now works as a radio and TV pundit. Sinclair talks about working with Alan Brazil on TalkSPORT and covering his former clubs, and what it was like to party with Craig and DJ Mellow D, Danny Dichio, back in the 90s. Harr...
This Just In! England are the champions of Europe & Liverpool win Community Shield
August 01, 2022 00:19 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBIt came home! England win the 2022 Women's Euros with an emphatic 2-1 extra time victory over Germany at Wembley. Brendan Dunlop, James Sharman and Craig Forrest react to England's first major trophy since Bobby Moore and company won the 1966 FIFA men's World Cup. Sharms hopes the success of the Women's Euros, which wrapped up in front of a European Championship record crowd of 87,192 fans, leaves a legacy for the women's game and truly cements its place in England. Chloe Kelly got her B...
News & Such: Danny Dichio returns! Fresh off Sacramento Republic's US Open Cup semi-final triumph
July 29, 2022 17:06 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBCall it a miracle. Call it destiny. Call it 'The Danny Dichio Effect'. One of Footy Prime's original and founding voices, Danny Dichio, makes his first appearance on Footy Prime The Podcast since trading the touchlines of Toronto FC's academy for an assistant coaching role at USL side Sacramento Republic FC. With The Quails upsetting Sporting KC in their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup semi-final Wednesday night, becoming the first non-MLS club since 2008 to reach the Final, James Sharman, Craig Forr...
Vancouver Whitecaps beat TFC in penalty shootout to win 2022 Canadian Championship
July 28, 2022 02:26 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to the Vancouver Whitecaps' stunning penalty shootout win over Toronto FC, to lift their second Canadian Championship in club history. Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi did not deliver a Voyageurs Cup victory in just their second game as TFC players, and Craig and Jimmy delve deeper into what that adjustment period must be like for both them and their teammates. England's domination of Sweden in the 2022 Women's Eur...
INTVU: Carl Robinson, ex-Whitecaps FC head coach & TFC Canadian Championship winner
July 26, 2022 17:44 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBWith the 2022 Canadian Championship Final pitting Toronto FC against the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place, James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop take Jimmy Brennan down memory lane chatting it up with his 2009 Voyageurs Cup winning teammate Carl Robinson. They relive the Miracle in Montreal, the 2009 Can Champ Final where TFC overcame a 4 goal deficit to stun the Montreal Impact 6-1 and lift the first trophy in TFC history. Tales of playing with Danny Dichio, Dwayne De Rosario and Amado Guevara ...
This Just In! Bernardeschi & Insigne dazzle in TFC debut & European clubs travel America
July 24, 2022 23:05 - 1 hour - 87 MBWhat a time to be a Major League Soccer fan! Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan had a lot to recap as James Sharman returned from vacation at just the right moment to witness Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi's Toronto FC debut - although Sharman's jealousy over Jimmy & Dunny's Beer Fest stories is clearer than a calorie conscious light beer. The crew marvelled over the immediate impact the Italian duo made on a TFC team that sits 5 points out of a playoff spot with 12 M...
News & Such: Barcelona mortgage future & TFC fans await Italian duo debut
July 22, 2022 18:05 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBBrendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan get you ready for the weekend, reacting to the latest transfer news and random stories that can only be found on Footy Prime. Nottingham Forest's signing of Jesse Lingard has Jimmy over the moon, while Craig couldn't wait to move on to the next topic after Lingard passed on a return to West Ham. Lorenzo Insigne hasn't played a game for Toronto FC, but he will participate in the MLS All-Star Skills competition, which caught the crew by surprise...
Bernardeschi’s suit, Lewandowski’s Barça move, Inter Miami’s kids & locker room stories
July 20, 2022 23:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBContinuing the theme of Tuesday’s show, Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and producer Dan Wong go around the table asking each other questions to get to know each other better, which leads Wonger inventing verbs based on everyone’s name, their fashion reviews of Federico Bernardeschi’s first Toronto FC press conference suit, and stories about their own fashion choices. Robert Lewandowski’s arrival at Barcelona will take some time to get used to, though it did not take Barça long ...
INTVU: Victor Montagliani, CONCACAF President & FIFA VP
July 20, 2022 00:28 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBFresh off watching the United States women’s national team beat Canada 1-0 in the CONCACAF W Final in Monterey, CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani rejoins the program to talk with former Canadian internationals Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan, and hosts James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop. The rise of competitive balance in the women’s game both within CONCACAF and internationally is discussed at length. Victor offered some insight as to why financial investment is not...
This Just In! Bernardeschi arrives at TFC, CanMNT players unionize & Lewandowski trades Bayern for Barça
July 17, 2022 23:26 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBBrendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, James Sharman and producer Dan Wong react to Toronto FC‘s latest big money Designated Player signing, Italian international and EURO 2020 champion, Federico Bernardeschi. Craig raves about Alex Bono’s big saves as the crew debate whether TFC have left it too late to make an MLS Cup playoff run, after Saturday’s 1-0 loss away to CF Montreal in the “401 Derby” Canadian Classique. Wonger tries to make sense of the money TFC are spending, and the crew react to Barce...
News & Such: CanWNT book CONCACAF W Final date v USWNT & leadership in sports
July 15, 2022 19:08 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBJames Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop hit Friday's news with Wayne Rooney returning to Major League Soccer as the head coach of DC United, Cristiano Ronaldo rejecting a reported $300 million offer from a Saudi Arabian club, and the Canadian women's national team punching their ticket to the CONCACAF W Final versus the United States. Dan Wong is puzzled as to why no one thought CanWNT v USWNT would be a better draw on a Sunday night instead of Monday. But the bulk o...
Fight between Canada Soccer and men's & women's national team players is far from over
July 14, 2022 01:26 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBWith the Canadian women's national team winning the Olympic gold medal and the men's national team qualifying for this winter's FIFA World Cup, for the first time in 35 years, the Canadian Soccer Association has more eyeballs on it than ever before. And as Puff Daddy famously told us in the late 1990's: More money. More problems. James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop discuss with former Canadian men's national team stars Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan all the latest developments in the battle o...
INTVU: Max Bretos, LAFC play-by-play voice
July 12, 2022 18:10 - 42 minutes - 58 MBMax Bretos was one of the first North American voices doing soccer play-by-play back when few matches were shown live, and even fewer were called in the stadium. Now the play-by-play voice of LAFC and host of The Soccer OG Podcast, Bretos IS "The Soccer OG" and joined James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong as part of this week's interview series. Bretos talks about the growth of the sport in North America, from calling games he didn't know if anyone was watching...
This Just In! CanWNT punch Women's World Cup ticket, Chelsea sign Sterling & MAK is back at TFC
July 10, 2022 22:30 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBLana Del Rey’s hit song “Summertime Sadness” could've been the anthem for Toronto FC fans driving home from BMO Field Saturday night, and anyone that still doesn’t have reliable internet service. The expected debut of Lorenzo Insigne was delayed for two weeks, and TFC conceded in stoppage time to draw the San Jose Earthquakes 2-2. But as Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan discuss, brighter days are ahead for Jimmy's old club as TFC pulled off a trade to land midfielder Mark-Antho...
News & Such: a chat with CanMNT head coach John Herdman
July 08, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBCanadian men's national team head coach John Herdman joins James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop for a 40 minute candid conversation about 2022 FIFA World Cup preparations, and life. In a normal World Cup calendar year, the semi-final stage would be taking place right now, but all 32 teams playing in Qatar 2022 are preparing for a winter tournament that creates some brand new logistical challenges that all teams will have to navigate. Herdman speaks about the press...
TFC reshaping MLS with massive mid-season rebuild
July 07, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBWhat a summer it's been for Toronto FC, and the European transfer window isn't even closed yet! James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to the reports that TFC have traded designated player and 2020 MLS MVP Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami, to make room for the expected signing of Juventus attacker Federico Bernardeschi on a free transfer. And with defender Carlos Salcedo expected to return to Mexico, there could be another DP slot for Bob Bradley and company to f...
INTVU: Trent McClellan, actor, stand-up comedian & Cavalry FC supporter
July 05, 2022 18:08 - 45 minutes - 63 MBThis week the crew laugh it up with one of the biggest soccer fans in the comedy game, Trent McClellan. The Calgary based stand-up comedian and main cast member of CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' tells stories from the road, draws comedian preparation comparisons to soccer players and coaches, and talks about how his love of The Beautiful Game has reached new heights with the arrival of CPL powerhouse Cavalry FC. James Sharman, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong ask the...
NTVU: Trent McClellan, actor, stand-up comedian & Cavalry FC supporter
July 05, 2022 18:08 - 45 minutes - 63 MBThis week the crew laugh it up with one of the biggest soccer fans in the comedy game, Trent McClellan. The Calgary based stand-up comedian and main cast member of CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' tells stories from the road, draws comedian preparation comparisons to soccer players and coaches, and talks about how his love of The Beautiful Game has reached new heights with the arrival of CPL powerhouse Cavalry FC. James Sharman, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong ask ...
This Just In: Euro Pre-Season, Salah's staying, Ronaldo's going, Women's EURO, VAR @ the WC & Beckham is ok!
July 03, 2022 23:16 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBIn a special edition of This Just In, James Sharman takes the hosting microphone for the absent Ferris Dunlop and our man Jimmy Brennan, who is challenging everyone on the pod to some form of competition, is somewhere else. Oh and JC is in NYC. Craig Forrest and Dan Wong join Sharms to talk about the European pre-season, Salah re-signing with Liverpool, Ronaldo playing Should I Stay or Should I Go, the Village People costumes, VAR at the World Cup, The Women's Euro and Beckham has no weakn...
This Just In! Euro Pre-Season, Salah's staying, Ronaldo's going, Women's EURO, VAR @ the WC & Beckham is ok!
July 03, 2022 23:16 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBIn a special edition of This Just In, James Sharman takes the hosting microphone for the absent Ferris Dunlop and our man Jimmy Brennan, who is challenging everyone on the pod to some form of competition, is somewhere else. Oh and JC is in NYC. Craig Forrest and Dan Wong join Sharms to talk about the European pre-season, Salah re-signing with Liverpool, Ronaldo playing Should I Stay or Should I Go, the Village People costumes, VAR at the World Cup, The Women's Euro and Beckham has no weakn...
Summer vacations, silly season transfer rumours and Qatar 2022 accomodations
June 30, 2022 01:15 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBWith all your favourite soccer players posting pictures of their lavish and exotic summer holidays, Brendan Dunlop takes Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan down "story time" road, which brings out a more PG13 Dan Wong than you're used to hearing on Footy Prime. Domenico Criscito arrives at Toronto FC and it sounds like there will be new arrivals at TFC before the summer is over. The crew speculate on which big names may follow Lorenzo Insigne, Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini to Major League S...
Lorenzo Insigne arrives. Who’s next for TFC?
June 28, 2022 15:54 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBIt’s not official until there’s a press conference. Toronto FC unveiled the most expensive signing in Major League Soccer history on Monday, and the prospect of more big impact arrivals at TFC this summer left James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop with a lot to talk about. Sharms sends Craig and Jimmy down Story Time Road about pre-transfer physicals, as Arsenal completes the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City. And Jimmy is super jealous that Craig is takin...
This Just In! CanWNT draw Korea in Toronto, Insigne arrives & Bale signs with LAFC
June 27, 2022 02:10 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBFrom multi-million dollar unveilings, to gold medal friendlies, to Pride parades, there was a lot going on this weekend! Brendan Dunlop and James Sharman were in the stands for the Canadian women's national team's scoreless friendly against South Korea at BMO Field. Craig Forrest got caught up in the Toronto Pride parade. Jimmy Brennan and Dan Wong had a lovely Saturday night together watching Toronto FC beat Atlanta United 2-1, which included an elevator encounter with TFC's prized signing L...