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Presented by Volkswagen. The Official Podcast of the Canadian Premier League, hosted by Charlie O’Connor-Clarke and Mitchell Tierney.
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
As usual, the CanPL.ca Newsroom is back this week to recap yet another remarkable weekend for the Canadian Premier League's clubs. Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke start, of course, in Hamilton for all the reaction, analysis, and interviews you could want from a thrilling 2020 Canadian Championship Final between Forge FC and Toronto FC (1:56).
Benedict Rhodes joins the show at the end of the Forge-TFC chat to give his thoughts (18:22), before helping break down a dramatic 1-1 draw at IG Field between Valour FC and FC Edmonton (19:40). From Winnipeg, they head to the nation's capital as Mitchell Tierney comes in to discuss an entertaining triumph with a late winner for Atlético Ottawa over league-leaders Pacific FC (27:09). To cap off the Ottawa discussion, Atleti boss Carlos González drops by the show to give his own thoughts on his side's first third of the season and recent run of form (33:36).
For the final CPL match of the weekend, a 1-0 win for HFX Wanderers over York United in Halifax, Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic joins to explain just what's going on for both teams after an interesting tactical battle (46:20).
Finally, the show comes full circle as KJ and Charlie end with a brief discussion of the inherent drama of a penalty shootout -- particularly that which decided Saturday's final -- including some thoughts from Toronto FC goalkeeper Quentin Westberg from the immediate aftermath of his side's victory (59:10).
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Once more, the CanPL.ca Newsroom is back to catch you up on all the recent action around the Canadian Premier League. This week, it's Mitchell Tierney and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke hosting as Kristian Jack enjoys some much-deserved time off.
They begin at York Lions Stadium, where Charlie was on hand to cover Cavalry FC's 1-0 win over York United (4:00). From there, they head out west to Starlight Stadium for a discussion about a wild 2-2 draw between Pacific FC and Valour FC (14:20).
Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic then joins the show to break down Pacific's loss on penalties to York their midweek Canadian Championship clash (25:17) as well as how York might stack up against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the semifinal (30:20). Mitchell and Charlie then go on to recap the other three quarterfinal matchups -- Cavalry's narrow shootout loss to the Whitecaps (33:11), HFX Wanderers FC's close-fought defeat at home against Toronto FC (35:33), and Forge's disappointing loss on the road at CF Montréal (38:10).
Lastly, it's a full-on preview of the upcoming 2020 Canadian Championship final, in which Toronto FC will head to Tim Hortons Field to take on Forge. Charlie was at the stadium and sat down with Forge gaffer Bobby Smyrniotis (39:48), and then Forge player Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson comes on the show live after training to give his thoughts on the matchup (45:32).
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
The Newsroom crew are back again -- and spread out all across Canada this time around, as Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke host the show live from Halifax ahead of Tuesday night's Canadian Championship match between HFX Wanderers FC and Toronto FC.
They begin, naturally, out east, previewing Tuesday's quarterfinal (0:00) and recapping Friday night's 4-0 loss against Forge FC (16:31). From there, KJ and Charlie discuss Forge, and Mitchell Tierney joins to chat about the Hamilton club's match with CF Montréal on Wednesday (20:00). Mitchell sticks around to break down Cavalry FC's dramatic 2-1 win over the weekend against Valour FC (23:58).
Then, the gang remains in Alberta as Benedict Rhodes comes in to discuss a tight showdown between FC Edmonton and Atlético Ottawa, which ended in a 2-1 win for the visiting Atleti (31:55). Alex Gangué-Ruzic is the show's third guest, providing all his thoughts and insight on a back-and-forth 0-0 draw between Pacific FC and York United on Friday -- which also served as preview for Tuesday night's rematch between the sides in the Canadian Championship (40:37).
Finally, a very special guest joins KJ and Charlie from his hotel in Victoria, as York goalkeeper Niko Giantsopoulos shares the fascinating story of his whirlwind weekend, which saw him travel to Charlotte, North Carolina after being loaned to MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps for their match on Sunday (50:05).
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Fresh off another scintillating weekend of Canadian Premier League action, the CanPL.ca Newsroom crew is back to break down all four games in reverse order.
Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke avoid dwelling on hockey by jumping right into Valour FC's 1-0 win over York United, as they give some much-deserved credit to the Winnipeg club's two CF Montreal loanees, Sean Rea and Jonathan Sirois, for their heroics at IG Field on Sunday (2:50). After that, they head east to Nova Scotia, where they're joined by Mitchell Tierney for a full discussion of a thrilling 2-2 draw between HFX Wanderers FC and Cavalry FC which featured plenty of set-piece magic and a late equalizer from Daan Klomp for the visitors (16:03).
From there, it's all the way to the opposite coast for a chat about Pacific FC's 2-1 home win over FC Edmonton on Saturday night. Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic joins the show first to give his full analysis of the two sides from a competitive contest (27:32). After that, Pacific midfielder Manny Aparicio drops by to share his thoughts on the champions' start to the season -- as well as his side's "recovery day" spin class on Sunday (35:15).
Finally, KJ and Charlie return to Ontario to break down a close-fought 1-1 draw between Forge FC and Atlético Ottawa at Tim Hortons Field (48:22), and they end the show with a brief discussion of some breaking news, with dual national Marcelo Flores officially choosing to represent Mexico rather than Canada in international football (1:02:40).
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
The CanPL.ca Newsroom is back again to review Matchweek 5 in the Canadian Premier League.
Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke host this week's show, joined early by Mitchell Tierney to break down York United's 905 Derby triumph over Forge FC (3:15). Mitchell sticks around to discuss Pacific's narrow 1-0 win over Atlético Ottawa (19:52).
From there, the team heads to Alberta, where Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic joins the show to explain how Cavalry managed to beat Al Classico rivals FC Edmonton 3-0 (29:28), before Benedict Rhodes arrives to chat about a strange 0-0 draw between Valour and HFX Wanderers (43:08).
Finally, it's a Canadian Championship preliminary round preview, as that competition returns this coming week. Guelph United coach Keith Mason joins KJ and Charlie to preview his side's tantalizing clash with HFX Wanderers (51:45).
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Kristian Jack and Mitchell Tierney break down the best and biggest moments of week four's Canadian Premier League action.
Cavalry FC coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. joins the show (7:45) to discuss an emotional home opener win against Pacific FC. He chats Marco Carducci's incredible season debut and how special it was to see his goalkeeper back on the pitch after a battle with testicular cancer.
It wasn't such a joyous week for the visiting club in that match, and west coast correspondent Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic joined the show to talk all things Pacific FC (19:58). From struggling on the road to struggling to score goals, where do the league leaders go from here?
Finally, Benedict Rhodes subs in to discuss yet another big home opener, this time out in Halifax, as the Wanderers defeated FC Edmonton 3-1 (31:00). Rhodes then sticks around to break down a wild second half that saw Atlético Ottawa and York United draw 2-2, and another brilliant performance from Osaze De Rosario who scored for his third straight match (43:19).
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
The CanPL Newsroom panel is back once again for all the analysis and reaction you need following matchweek 3 in the CPL.
Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke are joined first by Benedict Rhodes (4:15) to discuss Valour FC's 6-1 drubbing of Atlético Ottawa, and they're shortly joined also by Valour winger William Akio (15:48) to chat about the big game in the nation's capital.
From there, they head west to Vancouver Island (24:50), and Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic hops on the show to break down Pacific FC's third consecutive win -- this time over HFX Wanderers (30:19). After that, KJ and Charlie continue to dive deep into Forge FC's 3-0 win over FC Edmonton (41:50), followed by a full report on Martin Nash and York United's 2-0 triumph against Cavalry FC (49:46).
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke are back again to break down the second week of action in the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.
They begin with some headlines from around the league, including reigning Player of the Year Joao Morelli's injury (2:20), before jumping into a breakdown of Forge and Cavalry's 2-2 draw, and all its controversy, at Tim Hortons Field (5:30).
From there, KJ and Charlie move on to Starlight Stadium, where Pacific defeated Valour 3-2 (18:00), and they're joined live by Marco Bustos to discuss his three-assist performance for the Tridents (22:00). After that, it's Atlético Ottawa's 1-0 win over HFX Wanderers and a look at how different the capital club is under Carlos González (39:17), and then CanPL.ca contributor Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic joins to chat about FC Edmonton and York United's snowy 1-1 draw (48:00).
The show finishes with a recap of the news surrounding the Vancouver-area CPL expansion team (58:53), as well as a look ahead at Week 3's matchups.
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
The Canadian Premier League is back, and so is the CanPL.ca Newsroom. Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke went live to break down all four games and hear from coaches and players across the league.
They start out west, where they break down Pacific's 2-1 home win over Forge (4:39), and CPL contributor Alexander Gangué-Ruzic joins (15:32) to share his thoughts on the CPL Final rematch.
Benedict Rhodes then joins the show to talk about *that* Pacific FC kit (26:15), and then to analyze HFX Wanderers' 1-0 win at York United (28:59), as well as Atlético Ottawa's 1-0 triumph over Cavalry FC (38:19).
Finally, the bicycle helmets come out as Charlie and KJ get to FC Edmonton's emotional 1-1 draw with Valour FC in their home opener (48:36), including Tobias Warschewski's stunning overhead kick to bag a point in injury time.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is finally upon us, and in celebration of the league's fourth campaign kicking off, CanPL.ca's Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke got together for a full in-depth preview show.
They went team by team, starting out east with HFX Wanderers and finishing on the west coast with the champs Pacific FC, breaking down what's new with each of the CPL's eight clubs and hearing from the head coaches and key players from each team.
KJ and Charlie start with the Wanderers (8:19) and hear from Stephen Hart and João Morelli. They move on to a new-look Atlético Ottawa side (22:37) and chat with Carlos González and Nathan Ingham before heading to York United (40:11) as Martin Nash and Max Ferrari share their thoughts on the Nine Stripes in 2022.
Bobby Smyrniotis and Tristan Borges appear to chat about Forge FC (56:04), followed by a segment on Valour FC featuring Phillip Dos Santos and returning defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste (1:14:44). They head to Alberta next to talk about an intriguing FC Edmonton side and hear from both Alan Koch and Shamit Shome (1:29:28), then move on to their Al Classico foes Cavalry FC as Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and Elijah Adekugbe appear to share their outlook on the new season (1:42:50).
Finally, the champions close things out, as both James Merriman and Pa-Modou Kah join the CanPL Newsroom hosts to break down the coming year on Vancouver Island (1:57:47).