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In our weekend recap episode we review the Calgary Wild's match in Halifax where they lost 2-0 to the Tides. The club now finds themselves with 1 point after 6 matches and are 7 points behind fifth place Toronto and 8 points out of a playoff spot.  

There was a lot of Alberta Premier League action on Friday and we recap all of the matches. BTB made the trip to Macron and were able to secure wins against both Foothills men's and women's sides. Villains grabbed a point off Cavalry II. The Wild U23 season continues to go much better than their senior side. Rangers dropped their matches to St. Albert.

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We review Cavalry FC's huge win over Inter Toronto on Wednesday and discuss how the season has been going prior to the World Cup break.

The Calgary Wild are back in action on Saturday morning in Halifax where they face the Tides. The Wild need to figure out a way to gain some ground and get out of the NSL cellar. It sounds like they will have some help from some players returning from injury.

Our interview is with Gord Franson. Gord has been the team manager and "behind the scenes" guy for the University of Calgary Dinos men's program for 39 years. He's an encyclopedia of Dinos and Canada West knowledge and has been inducted into the Dinos Hall of Fame.

We also do some Alberta Premier League reviews and previews as usual.

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We review Cavalry FC's 2-0 victory over HFX Wanderers over the weekend. Marco Carducci made his return to Spruce Meadows after joining Halifax in the offseason. We have included audio from the press conference where Carducci talks about his return and what it was like being on the opposite side of the Foot Soldiers.

We preview Cavalry's final match before the World Cup break where they take on Inter Toronto at York Lions Stadium. 

Lots of familiar names mentioned in our Alberta Premier League segment. Fraser Aird and Chanan Chanda are leading Foothills to a fantastic start. But Blizzard is keeping pace with them with a similarly perfect record.

In the APL women's division, we see Izzy Monck got the start for the Wild U23 team. Could she be signing a NSL contract soon? Podcast guest Kendall Showers also returns to the APL with Foothills after her season playing in the Greek pro league.

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We preview this weekend's match at Spruce Meadows where Cavalry FC faces HFX Wanderers. We discuss the return of Cavalry legend Marco Carducci as he makes his first visit to Spruce Meadows with an opposing team.

Our interview this week is with Francesco Bartolillo. We talk about Cavalry's player development pathway, including the full time Cavalry Academy and Cavalry II of the Alberta Premier League.

We also preview this weekend's Alberta Premier League matches and talk about some Calgary Wild players and their participation in this week's international window.

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Cavalry FC travelled to Hamilton for a top of the table clash against Forge FC. It was another tight might in Steeltown but ultimately the Cavs unbeaten streak came to an end as they fell 1-0.

The Calgary Wild continued their home stand at MacWoman Stadium. The Wild suffered another 4-0 loss, this time to AFC Toronto. The Wild are now 6 points behind the teams nearest to them in the table. Can they climb out of the basement and back into the playoff race?  We also include the full audio of Wild manager Sinead McSharry's press conference.

We also review Friday evening's Alberta Premier League results and preview the lone doubleheader on Tuesday evening.

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Lots of discussion about Calgary's two pro teams and the vastly different trajectories they are on this season.

Cavalry FC demolished Pacific FC last weekend and are now going to Hamilton for a top of the table clash with Forge on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Calgary Wild lost their match vs Halifax on Sunday in a manner that was very similar to Pacific's performance only a couple hours earlier.  We don't usually have the "explicit" checkbox for our episodes, but commenting about this match resulted in that box being checked this week. We also preview the Wild's home match on Sunday afternoon vs AFC Toronto.

We go over Alberta Premier League match results and provide some previews for this weekend's matches.

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We interview new Wild majority owner Alyssa Mitchell about her background, what led to her decision to purchase the club and her vision of the team going forward.

There are two pro matches in Calgary on Sunday afternoon.  Cavalry FC plays Pacific FC at Spruce Meadows.  Pacific just fired their coach in the hopes of getting them out of the tailspin they've been in all season.  The Wild will play Halifax at McWoman Stadium.  Calgary had a lot of success vs the Tides last year and 3 points could vault them into 3rd place.

We also review Tuesday's Alberta Premier League matches and preview the Friday night slate.  And we also discuss the state of the natural grass fields in the city, in particular the ones managed by the City of Calgary.

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In our weekly recap episode we review action involving Calgary area clubs over the Victoria Day long weekend.

The Calgary Wild and Montreal Roses played to a 2-2 draw on Saturday at McWoman Stadium. The Wild picked up their first point of the season in dramatic fashion as hometown hero Mya Jones made a triumphant return from injury. 

Cavalry FC return from their trip to the Lower Mainland with 3 points as they defeated Vancouver FC 2-0.  The Cavs sit second in the CPL table but they have Inter Toronto FC right on their heels.

There was one Alberta Premier League match on the weekend as Cavalry II defeated Callies United. We talk about that match and preview the full slate of games happening on Tuesday evening.

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Cavalry FC makes their way to Langley to take on Vancouver FC in CPL action while the Calgary Wild have a home match vs Montreal this weekend. Could we see Mya Jones make her NSL and Wild debut? There are hints that it could be possible. We also talk about the new majority owner the Wild announced this week. 

It's a pretty quiet week in the Alberta Premier League, but did have a chance to interview one of the league's young stars.  We spoke with Isabelle Lachance, who plays forward for the Calgary Villains and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

The AMSL quietly kicked off its season recently. We discuss some of the changes to the league in 2026.

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Our weekend recap episode is a bit shorter than usual this week as the Calgary Wild had the week off. But there was an important Canadian Championship matchup between Cavalry FC and Pacific FC on Vancouver Island. The Cavs were victorious and will move on to the next round of the tournament. They will be facing the Vancouver Whitecaps in July. We review the Cavs vs Pacific matchup and talk a bit about the scheduling of the next round. And we discuss the likelihood of the legend Thomas Müller playing at Spruce Meadows.

The Alberta Premier League had a full slate of action this past weekend. Fraser Aird made his Calgary Foothills debut vs Cavalry II and scored the winning goal. The Wild U23 won again with a lineup of some very impressive names. Blizzard went up to St. Albert to play the Impact to renew that rivalry. We discuss these all of the matches that happened on Friday and Saturday.  

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