Northern Fútbol Podcast

Ben, Alex and Dunlop are back together for a massive week of Canadian soccer news. They start on the fallout of the Canada Soccer drone investigation and the firing of Bev Priestman from the women’s national team. 

After that, it’s an in-depth preview on the Canadian men’s national team as they get set to take on Suriname in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League. With Davies and Cornelius missing and Buchanan returning, there’s a whole lot to dive into. 

Should Canada still be scared of Suriname?

After the Canada talk, the boys dive into the Canadian Premier League final and the State of the League address, which discussed potential expansion cities ahead of the 2026 World Cup. 

Lots to dive into this week! 

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The boys are back with a Canadian Premier League Final extravaganza!

Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and Bobby Smyrniotis join the show for a coach’s roundtable ahead of the 2024 CPL Final, with Cavalry FC and Forge FC set to battle in the 6th CPL Final in Calgary on Saturday. 

Ben, Dunlop and Alex also dive into the Vancouver Whitecaps tremendous performance in Game 2 against LAFC and chat about Shola Jimoh, who headlines a 19-player training camp roster for the CanMNT. 

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It was a pleasure to be joined by Forge FC's Alessandro Hojabrpour for a special edition of Northern Fútbol Podcast.

Hojabrpour was announced as a finalist for the for the 2024 Players' Player of the Year in the Canadian Premier League. That accomplishments comes after a fantastic season with Forge FC, who finished top of the CPL table in the regular season.

In this episode, Ben and Alex talk to Hojabrpour about the success the team has had this season, the possibility of playing in Europe some day and much more.

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Today's edition of the Northern Fútbol Podcast was an extremely special one with the show hitting the 200th episode mark. Your typical hosts, Ben, Brendan and Alex, were joined by the original hosts of the podcast, Peter and Thomas. The five of them chatted for 10 minutes off the top about the growth of the podcast and the memories made along the way.

Once Peter and Thomas left the call, the guys moved on to more recent topics. They first dove into the Vancouver Whitecaps, who fell 2-1 to LAFC on Sunday; however, they'll get the chance to tie up the series this weekend. Can they get it done?

The guys discussed that and more ahead of that matchup. Additionally, they talked about the Canadian Men's National teams' upcoming fixtures against Suriname, along with a debate on the MLS schedule. Finally, they answered some listener questions to close out the show.

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Welcome back to episode 199.5 of the Northern Fútbol Podcast. The guys haven't made it to episode 200 yet because Ben Steiner was unfortunately unable to make the show, which means you'll only be listening Brendan Dunlop and Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic on today's edition of the program.

With Brendan back in the mix, Alexandre and Brendan looked back at what happened in the MLS playoffs with Montreal and Vancouver taking part in the play in round. Fortunately, Vancouver was able advance but the same could not be said about Montreal. After reviewing those two matches, they dove into the other soccer playoffs happening in Canada right now in the CPL.

Towards the end of the program, the two of them flew across the pond to see how the international Canadians are getting on.

0:00 - Welcome!

02:35 - CF Montreal chat

16:30 - Whitecaps chat

31:30 - York beating Pacific and getting set for Ottawa

37:00 - Forge vs Cavalry chat

41:00 - Can Canada's biggest cities can handle multiple soccer teams?

52:00 Canadians Abroad

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No Brendan Dunlop on the show today so Ben Steiner and Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic guided to ship for episode 199 of the Northern Fútbol Podcast.

They went around the Canadian soccer world, for both men and women, starting with the news out of the newly formed Northern Super League. News broke early Monday morning that Jade Kovacevic had signed for AFC Toronto becoming the first player to sign for a NSL club. Ben and Alexandre gave there thoughts on the signing and what else is to come for the league.

They continued the show with a conversation about the Canadian women's national team. Before closing out the program with a preview of the MLS and CPL playoffs with Montreal taking on Atlanta while the Vancouver Whitecaps get going Wednesday against Portland. Over in the CPL, everything gets started on Wednesday with York United and Pacific.

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Ben, Alex and Dunlop are back to break down Canada's 2-1 friendly win over Panama, the new CanWNT coaching staff and roster, and a dramatic weekend to come in MLS and CPL action.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-Is this the best David and Larin have been?

-Who is locked in for 2026?

-Where do Ali Ahmed and Mathieu Choiniere fit in the long-term CanMNT?

-Should Canada be scared of Suriname?

-Is the CPL even essential to the CanMNT?

-Concacaf's golden generations. Why is Canada so much better than historic powers?

-CanWNT coaching staff and roster breakdown

-Christine Sinclair scores at home!

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Ben, Alex and Dunlop are back on NFP as a trio this week to break down all the latest in Canadian soccer, from how the Canadian Men's National Team is looking in Montreal to how some of the Northern Super League teams may build out their rosters.

TOPICS INCLUDE

-CanMNT hits Montreal; what does Marsch get out of this?

-CanMNT players connect with communities and local clubs

-NSL completes team branding; what's next?

-Who could be some of the first signings in the Northern Super League?

-Whitecaps girls continue in Concacaf Champions Cup

-Canadian Premier League drama!

-How we're firing Toronto FC's mess

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Ben, Alex and Dunlop are back together for this one to break down the latest Canadian Men's National Team roster ahead of the October friendly against Panama, while also diving into the MLS Playoff race, NWSL, Christine Sinclair, and Canadians thriving abroad.

Canadian Men's National Team talk begins at the 36-minute mark.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-Where could Jessie Fleming end up if not Portland?

-What's happened to Canadians in the NWSL?

-Where do the Whitecaps go from here?

-How could Toronto FC improve?

-Are CF Montreal playoff contenders?

-CanMNT roster review!

-What is Jamie Knight-Lebel's ceiling?

-Canadians abroad

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Ben and Alex are in The Nation Network Vancouver studio the day after the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship Final, breaking down the Vancouver Whitecaps penalty kick win over Toronto FC to capture their third straight Voyageurs Cup. Dunlop was unable to join this week's show but will return for Episode 196!

TOPICS INCLUDE

-The Whitecaps won the Canadian Championship!

-The crowd at the Canadian Championship Final

-Should Isaac Boehmer be Vancouver's No.1 goalkeeper?

-Why the Canadian Championship needs VAR

-How Toronto FC can turn things around

-How long will it take for Toronto FC to turn things around?

-Potential unsung callups for the CanMNT

-Canadians Abroad

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