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Footy Prime The Podcast

Sharms, Craiger, Jimmy B, Dubs, JC and Wonger

Hosted by James Sharman, former football pros Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan & Amy Walsh, and producers Jeff Cole and Dan Wong Your Almost Daily Footy Fix!Follow us on socials @:X @footy_primeTikTok @FootyPrimeThePodcastYoutube @FootyPrimePodcastIG Facebook: Footy Prime The Podcast Email: footyprimepodcast@gmail.com

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58:20

Bernardeschi’s suit, Lewandowski’s Barça move, Inter...

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2022/07/20

Continuing the theme of Tuesday’s show, Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and producer Dan Wong go around the table asking each other questions to get to know each other better, which leads Wonger inventing verbs based on everyone’s name, their fashion reviews of Federico Bernardeschi’s first Toronto FC press conference suit, and stories about their own fashion choices. Robert Lewandowski’s arrival at Barcelona will take some time to get used to, though it did not take Barça long at all

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39:31

INTVU: Victor Montagliani, CONCACAF President & FIFA VP

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2022/07/20

Fresh off watching the United States women’s national team beat Canada 1-0 in the CONCACAF W Final in Monterey, CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani rejoins the program to talk with former Canadian internationals Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan, and hosts James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop. The rise of competitive balance in the women’s game both within CONCACAF and internationally is discussed at length. Victor offered some insight as to why financial investment is not the

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58:20

This Just In! Bernardeschi arrives at TFC, CanMNT...

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2022/07/17

Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, James Sharman and producer Dan Wong react to Toronto FC‘s latest big money Designated Player signing, Italian international and EURO 2020 champion, Federico Bernardeschi. Craig raves about Alex Bono’s big saves as the crew debate whether TFC have left it too late to make an MLS Cup playoff run, after Saturday’s 1-0 loss away to CF Montreal in the “401 Derby” Canadian Classique. Wonger tries to make sense of the money TFC are spending, and the crew react to Barcelona‘s

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55:52

News & Such: CanWNT book CONCACAF W Final date v...

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2022/07/15

James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop hit Friday's news with Wayne Rooney returning to Major League Soccer as the head coach of DC United, Cristiano Ronaldo rejecting a reported $300 million offer from a Saudi Arabian club, and the Canadian women's national team punching their ticket to the CONCACAF W Final versus the United States. Dan Wong is puzzled as to why no one thought CanWNT v USWNT would be a better draw on a Sunday night instead of Monday. But the bulk of

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1:06:05

Fight between Canada Soccer and men's & women's...

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2022/07/14

With the Canadian women's national team winning the Olympic gold medal and the men's national team qualifying for this winter's FIFA World Cup, for the first time in 35 years, the Canadian Soccer Association has more eyeballs on it than ever before. And as Puff Daddy famously told us in the late 1990's: More money. More problems. James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop discuss with former Canadian men's national team stars Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan all the latest developments in the battle over

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42:15

INTVU: Max Bretos, LAFC play-by-play voice

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2022/07/12

Max Bretos was one of the first North American voices doing soccer play-by-play back when few matches were shown live, and even fewer were called in the stadium. Now the play-by-play voice of LAFC and host of The Soccer OG Podcast, Bretos IS "The Soccer OG" and joined James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong as part of this week's interview series. Bretos talks about the growth of the sport in North America, from calling games he didn't know if anyone was watching, to

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55:09

This Just In! CanWNT punch Women's World Cup ticket,...

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2022/07/10

Lana Del Rey’s hit song “Summertime Sadness” could've been the anthem for Toronto FC fans driving home from BMO Field Saturday night, and anyone that still doesn’t have reliable internet service. The expected debut of Lorenzo Insigne was delayed for two weeks, and TFC conceded in stoppage time to draw the San Jose Earthquakes 2-2. But as Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan discuss, brighter days are ahead for Jimmy's old club as TFC pulled off a trade to land midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye

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44:45

News & Such: a chat with CanMNT head coach John Herdman

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2022/07/08

Canadian men's national team head coach John Herdman joins James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop for a 40 minute candid conversation about 2022 FIFA World Cup preparations, and life. In a normal World Cup calendar year, the semi-final stage would be taking place right now, but all 32 teams playing in Qatar 2022 are preparing for a winter tournament that creates some brand new logistical challenges that all teams will have to navigate. Herdman speaks about the pressure he

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53:52

TFC reshaping MLS with massive mid-season rebuild

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2022/07/07

What a summer it's been for Toronto FC, and the European transfer window isn't even closed yet! James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to the reports that TFC have traded designated player and 2020 MLS MVP Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami, to make room for the expected signing of Juventus attacker Federico Bernardeschi on a free transfer. And with defender Carlos Salcedo expected to return to Mexico, there could be another DP slot for Bob Bradley and company to fill

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45:50

INTVU: Trent McClellan, actor, stand-up comedian &...

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2022/07/05

This week the crew laugh it up with one of the biggest soccer fans in the comedy game, Trent McClellan. The Calgary based stand-up comedian and main cast member of CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' tells stories from the road, draws comedian preparation comparisons to soccer players and coaches, and talks about how his love of The Beautiful Game has reached new heights with the arrival of CPL powerhouse Cavalry FC. James Sharman, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong ask the proud

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59:09

This Just In! Euro Pre-Season, Salah's staying,...

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2022/07/03

In a special edition of This Just In, James Sharman takes the hosting microphone for the absent Ferris Dunlop and our man Jimmy Brennan, who is challenging everyone on the pod to some form of competition, is somewhere else. Oh and JC is in NYC. Craig Forrest and Dan Wong join Sharms to talk about the European pre-season, Salah re-signing with Liverpool, Ronaldo playing Should I Stay or Should I Go, the Village People costumes, VAR at the World Cup, The Women's Euro and Beckham has no weaknesses. A

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1:11:05

Summer vacations, silly season transfer rumours and...

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2022/06/30

With all your favourite soccer players posting pictures of their lavish and exotic summer holidays, Brendan Dunlop takes Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan down "story time" road, which brings out a more PG13 Dan Wong than you're used to hearing on Footy Prime. Domenico Criscito arrives at Toronto FC and it sounds like there will be new arrivals at TFC before the summer is over. The crew speculate on which big names may follow Lorenzo Insigne, Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini to Major League Soccer

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34:34

Lorenzo Insigne arrives. Who’s next for TFC?

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2022/06/28

It’s not official until there’s a press conference. Toronto FC unveiled the most expensive signing in Major League Soccer history on Monday, and the prospect of more big impact arrivals at TFC this summer left James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop with a lot to talk about. Sharms sends Craig and Jimmy down Story Time Road about pre-transfer physicals, as Arsenal completes the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City. And Jimmy is super jealous that Craig is taking

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1:02:31

This Just In! CanWNT draw Korea in Toronto, Insigne...

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2022/06/27

From multi-million dollar unveilings, to gold medal friendlies, to Pride parades, there was a lot going on this weekend! Brendan Dunlop and James Sharman were in the stands for the Canadian women's national team's scoreless friendly against South Korea at BMO Field. Craig Forrest got caught up in the Toronto Pride parade. Jimmy Brennan and Dan Wong had a lovely Saturday night together watching Toronto FC beat Atlanta United 2-1, which included an elevator encounter with TFC's prized signing Lorenzo

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45:31

News & Such: Amy Walsh on building a sustainable...

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2022/06/24

With the Canadian women's national team in Toronto this week to play Korea Sunday at BMO Field in a tune up before the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, former CanWNT midfielder and Canadian Soccer Hall of Famer Amy Walsh joined James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop. In addition to talking about the strength of Bev Priestman's side, Amy talks about how the time is now to build a sustainable infrastructure for the women's game in Canada to give Canadian women opportunities to

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1:01:15

Forrest's carnapping, Innuendos, Risk averse,...

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2022/06/23

Real life sometimes takes over on Footy Prime The Orginal and this was one of those episodes. James Sharman leads the crew through Craig Forrest's car thievery leading to Jimmy Brennan's car wreck and Eyes Wide Shut Moment which leads to Dan Wong's aversion to the board game Risk plus Insigne is coming to TFC and Canada's U20 win. Our boy Brendan Dunlop takes in the Toronto FC v CF Montreal Canadian championship semifinal but calls in to say hi. JC delivers a deal and waits in the bushes to make

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41:13

INTVU: Julia Grosso, CanWNT Olympic champion &...

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2022/06/21

Olympic gold medal winning penalty kick taker Julia Grosso joined Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Dan Wong as part of our weekly interview series. With the Canadian women's national team are in Toronto to play South Korea at BMO Field on Sunday, she talked about the team dynamic with so many experienced veterans and Olympic champion young players and the differences between international tournament soccer and club soccer. After leaving Vancouver to play at the University of Texas,

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1:08:06

This Just In! MLS Round Up, transfer rumours &...

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2022/06/20

With the international window behind us, and the domestic seasons over in Europe, Major League Soccer has the spotlight and transfer rumours have the headlines. Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, James Sharman and producer Dan Wong talk about Ronaldinho's celebrity game in Miami that featured current stars like Alphonso Davies, Paul Pogba, Paulo Dybala and Vinicius Jr., as well as basketball stars like Steve Nash and Jimmy Butler, amongst a ton of R10 and Roberto Carlos' famous friends. The MLS schedule

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52:51

News & Such: 2026 World Cup host cities announced

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2022/06/17

It's coming home! Well, the FIFA World Cup is coming to the country we call home in 2026 with Toronto and Vancouver officially being named host cities for the first World Cup to be co-hosted by three countries. Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan talk with Vancouver based multimedia journalist Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic, of One Soccer, CanPL and Between The Sticks, about BC Place being named one of the 16 venues. The crew are excited by the prospect of exciting games in Toronto, react to

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56:26

Canada's 2026 World Cup Host Cities and England's...

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2022/06/16

The fellas had plenty of words about the Nation's League and it's horrible timing and surmised on how many games Canada would host in the 2026 World Cup and what cities would be chosen. Jimmy Brennan also threw out a new approach to the World Cup that had Craig Forrest speaking for Europe. James Sharman held the pod down but couldn't help himself with "The What Cereal Would Footy Prime Be?" question after JC's epic opening. Wonger's Mail Sack appears once again to help deliver the roots of our

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