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The Maple Footy Podcast
The Maple Footy Podcast episodes
- Dan Nimick Talks Leeds Academy, Whitecaps, Halifax Wanderers, Debut Season at Forge FC & More
Not every day you get to welcome the reigning defender of the year to the podcast... It's great to have Forge FC's Dan Nimick on the pod today, as he chats about his unconventional journey to professional football, his time in the Leeds Academy, his time in Halifax as a Wanderer and his debut campaign with Forge FC.
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27 min - Elisa Paolucci Talks Student Athlete Lifestyle, TMU Lions, International FC Pride & More
It's great to welcome Elisa Paolucci to the podcast. She's a talented shot stopper who's played with the TMU Lions at the University level and, of course, now with International FC in the OPL. She talks about balancing being a student athlete and a busy lifestyle, her journey through the Canadian Soccer System, studying sports media and more.
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33 min - Canada World Cup Send Off vs the Republic of Ireland, my match reaction
And there it is... our two World Cup friendly matches have been played, and now we have to wait 6 LONGGGGG days until June 12th, when Canada kicks off our Tournament against Bosnia and Herzegovina. We had our send-off match against the Republic of Ireland in front of a sold-out Montreal crowd. There are a few takeaways from this match that we discuss at length.
Save The Caps: https://savethecaps.com
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35 min - Canada World Cup Friendly vs Uzbekistan, my reaction of the tale of two halves
Canada has now played 1 of their 2 Pre-World Cup friendlies, this one being against Uzbekistan. It was definitely a tale of two halves. In the first half, we looked rusty and off the pace, due in large part to many of our guys not being fully match fit following some injuries. Then, once we made changes, I thought the second half squad looked pretty good. Still leaving some stuff to talk about as well, like who takes the Vacant spot and who will be our number 1?
Save The Caps: https://savethecaps.com
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35 min - Canada's 2026 World Cup Squad, my reaction
In just under two weeks, Canada will be hosting Bosnia in Toronto on June 12th to open our 3rd ever World Cup journey. So let's talk a little bit about the 26 men who will be repping us on the biggest stage there is.
Save The Caps: https://savethecaps.com
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35 min - Elizabeth Maione Talks Excitement Around International FC, Playing with the Centennial Colts, & More
For the first time ever, we welcome an OPL player onto the podcast... International FC's Elizabeth Maione! It was great to chat with her about her navigation of the Canadian footballing system. Whether it be her time with Centennial College & their team, the Colts, or being a part of International FC's first women's team. She also chats about the student-athlete lifestyle and so much more!
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34 min - Liam Millar & Hull Promoted, Celtic & Bayern Complete Their Doubles, World Cup Squad Is Taking Shape
The final games of the season were played over the weekend in Europe, and wow, were there some big results. Alphonso Davies wins the Pokal with Bayern while Alistair Johnston wins the Scottish Cup with Celtic. While at Wembley, Liam Millar & Hull City did the unthinkable and got themselves into the Premier League! The Liam Millar Hive was buzzing after Hull did what many people doubted they'd be able to. In the MLS they played their final matches before the World Cup break, and CPL action continued.
Save The Caps: https://savethecaps.com
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47 min - Matheus de Souza Reflects on Vancouver FC Debut, Whitecaps Academy Days, USports UFV Cascades & More
It's great to welcome one of the CPL's newest Goalkeepers, Matheus de Souza! Recently, he was drafted 5th overall in the CPL draft following a great season with UFV Cascades, where he did quite well, record for clean sheets, second team all Canadian, Canada West All Rookie Team and Canada West 1st Team All-Star. Now having made his Vancouver FC debut, he reflects on his journey to that moment and so much more!
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30 min - Celtic Win Scottish Premiership, Southampton v Hull in Play-off Final, Saliba's Transfer News & More
Loads of games this past week involving many of our Canadian boys! Most MLS clubs played 2 matches this season as they get ready for the World Cup break. All 8 teams in the CPL featured across 4 matches, including Forge's annual school day match. Then in Europe, Alistair Johnston's Celtic clinched the Scottish League Title in controversial fashion, the Play off final is set between Hull and Southampton (Millar vs Larin) and more...
Save The Caps: https://savethecaps.com
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46 min - Daniël Krutzen Talks Forge Return, Genk Academy Days, Winning Mentality, Resilience & More
#canadasoccer #podcast #forgefc #forge #hamilton #canmnt #interview #cpl #canadianpremierleague #foreverfirst It's a true pleasure to welcome Daniël Krutzen to the podcast today. He's a player who's had himself many amazing moments in the Canadian Premier League. In 2023, he retired from the game, but now in 2026, he's back in the Orange, in Hamilton with Forge FC. We talk all about his career highlights, his development in Europe, his time in America, his mentality, injury setbacks and more.
Listen to just audio for Maple Footy here: https://linktr.ee/maplefootypod?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabc0hsby2lfMiXiY48TQ8pcDItbgGrFbjeCbTaDvOFSWl71vDHj_a_kh-o_aem_y34s3TI7AGEI1bPLD_u_hA
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About The Maple Footy Podcast
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This is Maple Footy, Canada's (Unofficial) Football Podcast. Hosted by me, Sam Little, the Maple Footy podcast is a home for football/soccer to get their fix of talking footy. If you're like me you…
want to talk about and watch as much Canadian Soccer as you can; now you have found a place to listen about it too. Covering relevant Canadian Footy stories at the start of every episode so that you're in the know of what's going on with the Beautiful Game in Canada. Each international break will see me cover in-depth the games and news coming out of each game, whether it's a tournament or just friendlies, we'll talk about it! Regularly scheduled programing are our weekly Canadian recaps. Where we talk all about our Canadian Boys who are out there making noise. On occasion, we even have a few interviews up our sleeve! So follow along, I think you'll enjoy the show.
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