We recap this past weekend's soccer action for Calgary based teams in this episode.  

The Calgary Wild finished up their long road trip at York Lions Stadium where they faced AFC Toronto.  

One day later, Cavalry FC stepped onto the same pitch to play York United with a better final result.  

League One Alberta saw four matches happen on Friday evening, including two matches in Calgary. We talk about Foothills, Callies, Villains and Blizzard. Some familiar faces appeared on the scoresheet for Cavalry U21's. And the Calgary Wild U21 team had a League One debut they'd probably prefer to forget.

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We talk about the Calgary Wild’s first ever win last weekend in Halifax. Cavalry FC stumbles in CPL play but dominates in the Canadian Championship. Both pro clubs play a bit earlier than usual so we moved up our release date so we could preview both team's matches.

We chat with Cedric Bovon, who has recently taken on two new head coaching positions. He's taken the reins of the Calgary Blizzard's women's League One Alberta team and the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.

It's the end of an era as Foothills WFC will not return to UWS in 2025. We reflect on the legacy of the club and how the high performance soccer landscape has changed in Calgary over the UWS era.

In our last segment we've got a pretty big announcement to reveal that we're quite excited about.

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Cavalry FC has two upcoming matches at Spruce Meadows. The first is on Saturday where they face Atletico Ottawa who have been in good form this season and are tied for first in the CPL standings.  On Tuesday, they face Edmonton Scottish in the first round of the Canadian Championship.  This match will be the biggest Calgary vs Edmonton matchup since FC Edmonton folded.  We take a few minutes to speculate on the Scottish roster, which could have a lot of familiar faces.

The Calgary Wild make the long road trip to Halifax to face the Tides in their home opener.  We preview the game and talk about a couple of Halifax players listeners might be familiar with.

The League One Alberta season began last weekend with a matchup between Calgary Rangers and BTB in Edmonton.  We interview Alberta Soccer executive director Lisa Grant about the progress the league has made and what to expect in 2025.

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We talk about the Calgary Wild's first ever match. Despite the result, there were a lot of positives overall on the evening. Scott spoke with some fans at the Elephant and Castle during halftime of the Wild watch party. In that interview we learn a few things about the origin of the Wild's logo.

Cavalry FC plays its home opener on Good Friday vs Vancouver FC. We preview the match and also have an interview with Caniggia Elva. In the interview, he talks about his career in Germany, what brought him back to Calgary and why he decided to play for St. Lucia's national team.

We also look at some of the League One Alberta roster announcements as it seems the competition for local players is fierce this year.

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The Calgary Wild's first ever match is this Wednesday evening in Vancouver. We talk with head coach Lydia Bedford about the preseason and expectations for the opening match and beyond. And we found out who the captain(s) of the team will be.

Cavalry FC played their first match of the season last weekend vs Forge. We talk about the our first impressions of the club this year.

League One Alberta's season is getting close so it seemed like a good time to do our first segment about the league this year. We also talk about Canada's women's U17 team, the national futsal championships and more.

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We preview Cavalry FC as they embark on their seventh season this weekend. Head coach/GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr joins us for his annual preseason visit. We talk about how they adapt after losing club icons like Daan Klomp and Charlie Trafford, the club's youth movement this year and what the goals are for 2025, which is also the 50th anniversary of Spruce Meadows.

Tobias Warschewski signed a new contract for Cavalry this week. We have audio from the press conference.

The Calgary Wild have filled all 23 roster spots as their preseason is drawing to a close. We talk about some of the new signings as well as some of their off the field activities of late, including receiving white hats at Ranchman's and their newly released jersey.

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Carlo Bruneau, executive director of CMSA (Calgary Minor Soccer Association), joins us to talk about their program called Fields For Our Future (fieldsforourfuture.ca). The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness about the need for more indoor soccer facilities in Calgary. He also talks about some other recent and future CMSA events.

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In our 89th episode, we celebrate the second anniversary of the YYC Soccer Podcast. We review some of the biggest stories of the last 12 months and make some predictions about 2025.

Scott has created a second anniversary treasure hunt for listeners. Answer the questions mentioned in the podcast and you will have a chance to win a copy of his book on Calgary soccer history "Here Come the Cavalry!"

We ask Bim Pepple about growing up in Calgary, signing with Luton Town and his development since he moved to England. He reflects on this season and comments about being loaned to Southend United and now with Chesterfield FC

Also news about SAIT's women's futsal team winning the ACAC championship, a new player on loan for the Cavs, Sebastian Dzikowski scores in Poland, Willie Akio signs in Australia.

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We interview Kendall Showers about her move from League One Alberta to OFI Crete in the Greek A Division. We discuss the challenge of joining a club in mid-season with the added twist of a language barrier. She also talks about what it's like to become a pro soccer player while in her late 20's.

The Calgary Wild signed a couple of players recently including an experienced keeper in Stephanie Bukovec and Australian youth star Kahli Johnson.

We also discuss Kaylee Hunter scoring 7 goals for Canada's U20 team, Sam Adekugbe's injury and Sebastian Dzikowski signing a pro deal in Poland.

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We have a short episode this week that provides updates regarding the Calgary Wild and Cavalry FC. The NSL schedule was released and we talk about first matches, home openers and match ups that intrigue us. The Wild signed veteran pro midfield Meggie Dougherty Howard and announced the second member of their coaching staff. Mya Jones joins AFC Toronto on loan and we have a date for the Cavalry FC vs Edmonton Scottish match in the Canadian Championship. 

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