FootyNarrative

In this episode, we kick things off with a shout out to Alphonso Davies, Jo David, Cyle Larin and Atiba Hutchinson for being champions with their respective teams this season. We also recap the Champions League final + look forward to the Euros, Copa America and Gold Cup this summer. 

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro shout out to CMNT championship winners

05:16 - Champions League final recap (Chelsea victorious over city)

23:10 - Europa League final recap (United lose to Villareal)

34:30 - Looking ahead to Euro 2021

In this episode, we recap a lot of the major happenings in football over the past week and a half + we briefly talk about the importance of #9's in football.

Note: we recorded this before Leicester's FA Cup Final win on Saturday and also before Allison did a madness and scored a match winning header on Sunday.

Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Champions League (Chelsea victorious over Madrid)

22:58 - Europa League review

29:30 - Arsenal crash out!

40:00 - Round up from other European leagues

In this episode, I chop it up with Chidi Emenonye to discuss The Super League rollout and subsequent fallout from fans, players and the public that ensued from the announcement and proposed breakaway by 12 teams. 

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro reactions to the Super League announcement

05:30 - Americanization of the beautiful game

18:00 - The money side

23:30 - Closing thoughts

In this episode, I chop it up with Chidi Emenonye to conclude our Champions League Quarter Final review + we make some predictions for the semis. We also talk about the FA Cup, Europa League, and some league ties across Europe that happened over the weekend. Enjoy!

In this episode, I reviewed the Champions League Quarter-final first leg games with Chidi Emenonye. We talked Real Madrid v Liverpool, Chelsea v Porto, Man City v Dortmund and finally Bayern v PSG. Who were our semi final picks? Listen through the episode to find out.

In this episode, I’m back with Grand River Union! This time, I’m chopping it up with Josh Morschauser about the group’s new direction, Waterloo United’s inclusion in League1 Ontario (L1O), and plans for 2021.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro to Josh Morschauser and Grand River Union  

04:25 - How the pandemic affected Grand River Union

09:45 - Grand River Union's new initiatives

12:50 - Spreading the message of Grand River Union to the locals

20:00 - Grand River Union's new sense of direction

In this episode, I chopped it up with Chidi Emenonye, co-founder of Football United Academy. We talked about his journey into football, starting the academy, the gaps in the Canadian game and more.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro to Chidi Emenonye and his journey into coaching

11:28 - Chidi on Mexico being his second home + differences to Canada

29:30 - How Chidi coaches the tactical fundamentals

37:52 - Looking at the coaching landscape in Canada and things we can improve

In this episode, I’m trying something new! I’ll briefly cover some of Canada’s hottest prospects playing abroad and gauge how their season goes for their respective clubs.

In this episode, I connected with visual storyteller and Photographer Tagwa Moyo (@shuttersworth). He briefly talks about his love for football, how he got started in photography, his upcoming project Darby Magazine and more. Enjoy!

In this episode, I talk to Adrian Martin, one of the co-founders of Grand River Union  — a Waterloo Region-based supporters' group — about their beginnings, and mission to promote the advancement of the beautiful game in the Waterloo Region.

This interview was recorded in early 2018 as a video, so the audio isn't the best, future episodes will have better audio.