By Athlete Institute FC
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
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Who doesn’t love Dwight Yorke? A true 5 star, world-class talent in football. Hear a great story as Dwight joins us from Dubai to share his life from child phenom on the island of Tobago to global icon with Manchester United. Superstardom was always close to the pathway of Yorke, having started on his youth national teams from the age of 12 years old. We hear what famous US University Yorke almost ended up playing at before heading to England and learn about his magical 1999 season which is still considered one of the best in history. A true legend of the game chats with AIFC.
Dwight Yorke joins Manny Corona, Ainsley Romany, and Amrik Hare.
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Coach Manny circles back with some of his top alumni now applying their trade at the top level in NCAA Division I.
Shafique Wilson, Ronaldo Marshall and Salvatore Mazzaferro all formed part of Coach Manny’s Canadian National Championship winning side and all had elite level youth careers here in Ontario. As current freshmen, this catch up provides fresh insight to any athlete looking to make the jump into the highest levels the game can offer at the college level. Hear their pathways and their approach to landing scholarships at some of the top footballing schools in the country!
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Another Canadian legend from our previous generation takes the opportunity to catch up with AIFC. Patrice discusses with us the advantages and perspective of growing up a high level multi-sport athlete, splitting his time between hockey and soccer very deep into his youth career. The Quebec icon gives us great perspective through his transition from NCAA athlete to professional footballer and shares his greatest moments in the Canadian jersey. Patrice was captain of the Montreal Impact and now Academy coach in the same organization. The open conversation with Patrice share some great laughs and provides great colour to some of the best moments in recent Canadian football history.
Patrice Bernier joins Manny Corona, Ainsley Romany, and Amrik Hare
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Part 4/4 - Management/Canada's Future and His Vision of It
In Part 4 with the all-time caps leader for Canada, we speak to Julian on his transition to management, the future of Canadian youth development and his vision for the game here. A great end to our 4 part series with some doses of reality from the perspective of one of the greatest Canada has ever produced.
Julian de Guzman joins Manny Corona, Ainsley Romany, and Amrik Hare
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One of the MLS greats and a top performer at all levels in his career, AIFC catches up with Dwayne De Rosario to relive his journey from boy to legend. Dero takes us on a deep reflection starting from his youth soccer days in Scarborough, speaking on some fantastic GTA footballers that did not quite pan out at a higher level. We hear an intimate and real look at the ascent of one Canada and Toronto’s true footballing trailblazers who returned to North America after leaving the GTA for Europe. Dero also provides great insight on youth development and the future of the game in Canada.
Dwayne De Rosario joins Manny Corona, Ainsley Romany, and Julien Brown-Latham
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Arguably Canada's greatest footballer ever and without a doubt, it's most accomplished - AIFC chats with Atiba and relives his journey from Canada to present day in Turkey. The 6 time Canadian Player of the Year also carries honours as Danish League MVP and CONCACAF Men’s Best XI. We relive some of these moments with the Canadian legend as he shares personal insight on his journey and accomplishments.
Atiba Hutchinson joins Manny Corona, Amrik Hare, and Ainsley Romany
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Part 3/4 - Latter Pro & Canada Years
We hear from Julian's experiences on his return to North America, becoming the first designated player in Toronto FC's history and shares never before heard stories on his national team days. Some more great perspectives and insights on the life a professional from arguably Canada's greatest ever footballer.
Julian de Guzman joins Manny Corona, Julien Brown-Latham, and Ainsley Romany
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AIFC catches up with Vancouver Whitecaps star and Canadian international, Tosaint Ricketts. We dive into his start in Edmonton, through the NCAA pathway, his time in Europe and finding success in Major League Soccer.
A captain for Canada who represents the new wave of Canadian football, Ricketts also provides insightful views on family and the world beyond the beautiful game.
Tosaint Ricketts joins Manny Corona, Ainsley Romany, and Amrik Hare
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmSkfpOh_UP1j_FTGUIWVew
Roy Carroll joins Manny Corona, Amrik Hare, and Ainsley Romany
From his early days as a 15-year-old playing with men in Northern Ireland to playing for one the biggest clubs in the world at Manchester United, Roy shares his experiences with AIFC and touches on the highs and lows of the roles he played throughout his world-class career. Roy speaks on the importance of trusting loved ones, his all-time starting 11, and his perspective on the evolution of the goalkeeper.
Follow AIFC:
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/aifcacademy
Instagram: www.instagram.com/athleteinstitutefc
Facebook: www.facebook.com/athleteinstitutefc
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmSkfpOh_UP1j_FTGUIWVew
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.