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We preview Cavalry FC's match vs Pacific FC. The Cavs signed forward Hassan Ayari this week and we try to figure out how he fits into the roster. And our semi-regular U21 minutes update is back.

The Calgary Wild are back at McMahon to face Halifax on Saturday. The Wild will try to keep their franchise record undefeated streak intact.

The MRU Cougars will play four matches at their newly upgraded facility this weekend, starting with a match Friday between the Cougars men and the Alberta Golden Bears. We also talk about Dinos, Trojans and...

We review this weekend's matches including Cavalry FC's demolition of HFX Wanderers on the east coast. We also talk about the Calgary Wild keeping their undefeated streak alive with a goalless draw against AFC Toronto

In USports action, the Dinos and Cougars women's teams swept their matches on the road. The men's teams had success against Macewen but both fell to the Alberta Golden Bears.

Ambrose played Red Deer in Calgary this weekend. We review the match and also have an interview with Ambrose men's head coach Thiago Bastos.

We also have an...

Most Calgary teams are on the road this long weekend. We preview Cavalry FC as they visit Halifax to take on the Wanderers and we also talk about the Wild going to BMO Field to play AFC Toronto.

The Farkhunda Muthaj saga has now reached its conclusion.  The Wild announced that she will be leaving the club by mutual agreement. We have some final comments about perhaps the strangest story we've seen since we started the podcast.

Both of Calgary's women's USports teams play their first matches of the season this weekend as the Dinos t...

We recap this weekend's action. Cavalry FC managed a 1-0 victory over Vancouver FC at Spruce Meadows on Saturday. Combined with a Forge loss, the Cavs now sit top of the table in the CPL. This is the first time this season they have done so where there have been no games in hand involved.

We also have a brief discussion about Tobias Warschewski's brilliant season and if it's enough to attract any interest from MLS clubs.

The Calgary Wild's unbeaten streak is now at five matches as they drew the Vancouver Rise 2-2 on...

In our 200th episode, we cover a wide range of Calgary soccer topics.  

We preview Cavalry FC's match vs Vancouver FC and the Calgary Wild's game vs Vancouver Rise. 

Post secondary action has kicked off for Calgary schools and we spend a lot of time talking about it, including two interviews. 

The first edition of the Crowchild Classic happened on Thursday in front of a crowd of over 1700 at McMahon Stadium.  We talk about that match.  Our first interview is with with Dinos veteran Joey Plenzik, who talks about this season.

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We recap last weekend's matches for Calgary's pro soccer clubs.  Cavalry FC handled Ottawa at Spruce Meadows winning 3-1.  In Montreal, the Wild extended their best run of form this season with a 2-2 against the Roses.

The university soccer season has crept up on us and the first edition of the Crowchild Classic will happen on Thursday.   The Dinos and Cougars men's sides will face off at McMahon on Thursday afternoon.  We briefly discuss the match.

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Our interview is with Cavalry FC forward Owen Antoniuk.  We talk about his breakthrough this season and the journey that got him there.

We preview Cavalry FC's match vs Ottawa at Spruce Meadows on Saturday.  The Calgary Wild play in Montreal on Sunday and we also preview that match.

We have some Calgarians abroad updates, including Myla Schneider signing for a club in Turkey.   And could we see Bim Pepple starring in future "Welcome to Wrexham" episodes? 

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In our weekend recap episode we discuss two thrilling matches from Saturday afternoon.  Cavalry FC faced Forge at Spruce Meadows in a first place clash and came up victorious thanks to a strike from Owen Antoniuk.  At McMahon Stadium, the Calgary Wild continued their impressive form and defeated the Ottawa Rapid to win their third consecutive match.  We break down both matches.

We also provide an update regarding AMSL playoffs as one Calgary club will be off to nationals in October.

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We preview the battle for first place at Spruce Meadows on Saturday. Cavalry FC will take on Forge FC and we expect another great chapter in this long standing rivalry.

The Calgary Wild will play the Ottawa Rapid on Saturday afternoon at McMahon. We preview this match and also have a feature interview with Taylor Otto. Taylor is one of the Wild's recent signings. We discuss her career, how she joined the Wild and her early impressions of the team and league. We also talk about what it's like to join a last place club midway through...

In our weekend recap episode, we review Calgary Wild's first NSL victory of the season where they defeated the Vancouver Rise at Swangard.

Cavalry FC traveled to Quebec and drew Supra 1-1 on Saturday. We review this match as well.

The final Alberta Premier League matches of 2026 have now been completed. We provide our final update of the season.

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We review Calgary Wild's victory over CS Mont Royal Outremont in W Canadian Championship action. It was their first win in 2026 in their first appearance at Spruce Meadows.  

Both of Calgary's pro clubs are on the road with matches on Saturday.  Cavalry FC takes on Supra in Montreal while the Wild visit the Vancouver Rise.  We preview both matches.

We provide an update about the final match of the APL season and get some clarification about the women's division. Foothills has been verified to have clinched second because of the tiebreaker rules.

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We review both Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild's matches from this weekend. Both matches featured blowouts. Cavalry FC were the victors in their 5-0 demolition of Inter Toronto. Meanwhile, the Wild sunk to a new low with a 6-0 loss at the hands of AFC Toronto.

We also preview the Wild's Wednesday match in the Canadian Championship where they host CS Mont-Royal Outremont at Spruce Meadows.  This would be the first time a non-Cavalry team played a soccer match at Spruce Meadows.

The Alberta Premier League had one double header on Friday and we r...

We review Cavalry FC's match vs Supra as well as Calgary Wild's match vs AFC Toronto from Tuesday. 

We preview both pro matches in Calgary this weekend. Cavalry FC hosts Inter Toronto at Spruce Meadows while the Wild host AFC Toronto at McMahon Stadium.  Both matches are on Saturday.

We also talk about roster changes both at Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild.

Our interview this week is with Cavalry FC goalkeeper Nate Ingham. He talks about his career, the reasons for his move to Calgary and also about his other career as th...

In our weekend recap episode we have more previews than recaps. We review  Cavalry FC's match vs Vancouver FC on Friday evening and preview their match vs Supra on Tuesday evening.

We preview Calgary Wild's road match vs AFC Toronto on Tuesday evening. 

The Alberta Premier League named a champion for their women's division as Calgary Wild U23's clinched the title on Friday evening.  We discuss their victory as well as the race for second place and the presumed spot in the 2027 Canadian W Championship. We also preview the matches in the men's division. BTB...

We review the Calgary Wild's loss to Ottawa on Wednesday evening at McMahon Stadium. New head coach Leah Blayney felt there were improvements but the clubs still remains winless.

We preview Cavalry FC's match on Friday evening vs Vancouver FC. This is an intriguing matchup as the Ravens have been playing some really good football of late and they always seem to plays well against the Cavs.

We do our usual Alberta Premier League match reviews and previews. The Wild U23 team could clinch the women's title this weekend while BTB could claim the men's...

In our weekend recap episode, we review Cavalry FC's 1-1 draw vs HFX Wanderers and the Calgary Wild's 2-0 loss to the Montreal Roses.

We also preview a rare weeknight match for the Wild as they host league leading Ottawa Rapid on Wednesday night at McMahon. 

The Alberta Premier League season is wrapping up. We review matches from Friday and Sunday, preview Tuesday matches and look at the men's and women's tables.

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We review Cavalry FC's match earlier this week vs the Vancouver Whitecaps. While the Whitecaps did advance to the next round, Cavalry put in a solid performance and kept World Cup winner Thomas Muller in check.  We also preview Cavalry's match this weekend vs Halifax.

The Leah Blayney era begins this weekend as the Calgary Wild host the Montreal Roses at McMahon Stadium.  We preview this match and also talk about the new Canadian women's club championship. In this tournament, the Wild will play host to a semi-pro team from Quebec and the match will be at Sp...

In our weekend recap episode, we review the Calgary Wild's match vs Vancouver Rise. The Wild came up short again. We talk about the match and include audio from new coach Leah Blayney who was at the post-match press conference.

Cavalry's second leg matchup vs the Whitecaps is on Monday evening at Spruce Meadows. While it's a real longshot that the Cavs can win this series, there are a lot of reasons to think it should be a good evening at Spruce Meadows.

We also review Alberta Premier League matches from Friday. We review the...

Cavalry FC played the first leg of their Canadian Championship matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday evening and suffered a 4-1 defeat. We review that match and preview the return leg on Monday evening at Spruce Meadows. Do the Cavs have a chance? Will Thomas Müller make an appearance in Calgary? We discuss the possibilities.

The Calgary Wild announced they have found their new head coach. Leah Blayney is from Australia and will take charge of the club immediately. We give our first impressions of her selection as coach. We also preview Saturday's match vs t...

Our weekend recap episode talks about Cavalry FC's dominant win vs Ottawa in Ottawa. Meanwhile, the Wild played on the same pitch the next day and didn't have quite as good an outing. We talk about both of those matches.

Cavalry's next match is against the Whitecaps in Vancouver on Wednesday. We preview this CanChamp match and talk about the Cavs chances. 

We review Friday's Alberta Premier League action, where BTB swept Blizzard in Edmonton to tighten up the top of the table. We also preview Tuesday evening's big matchup between Blizzard and Foothills at B...

We didn't do a weekend recap so in this episode we will review the Calgary Wild's loss to the Halifax Tides and talk about the postponement of the Cavalry FC match. We will also preview this weekend's matches in Ottawa where Cavalry takes on Atletico Ottawa on Saturday and the Wild face the Rapid on Sunday.

Michael Harms was released by Cavalry this week. Based on CPL roster rules, that means that Cavalry must have another U21 Canadian player signed but have not officially announced yet. We expect the signing announcement on Friday morning. Who could this...

Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild both return to action in Calgary this weekend. We preview Supra's first visit to Spruce Meadows on Sunday and the return of the Halifax Tides to McMahon on Saturday.

Our interview is with Calgarian Marko Ilitch. Marko is currently playing for Altitude FC in the BC Premier League and is also a goalkeeper coach for North Surrey Mustangs FC. We talk about his football career, which includes stops as a player, coach and as a social media manager.

We have Alberta Premier League review and previews.  We also talk a...

In our weekend recap episode, we review the Calgary Wild's draw with the Montreal Roses on Sunday. They finally scored after nearly 5 hours of not putting the ball in the back of the net.  But Montreal tied it up shortly afterwards and then the teams battled to a draw. 

We review Alberta Premier League action from Friday and preview the matches on Tuesday. We also do a brief review of the AMSL standings.

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We preview this weekend's Calgary Wild match vs Montreal Roses. We also review and preview   We also review Tuesday's APL matches and preview Friday night's matches.

Our interview this week is with Kendall Showers, who makes her third appearance on our podcast. She reflects on pro career in Greece and playing for Foothills this summer.

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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 t...

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...

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 f...

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.

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 W...

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 revi...

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.

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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...

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 L...

We talk about the Canadian Championship in this episode, as two Calgary based teams are involved this week.  We review the Calgary Blizzard's match vs CF Montreal in the Canadian Championship.  Cavalry FC goes to Vancouver Island to play Pacific FC and we provide a preview.  A victory for the Cavs would result in them playing a two legged series vs the Vancouver Whitecaps in July.

Our interview this week is with Cavalry FC's Adam Pearlman. He talks about what it's like to get loaned out to another club, why he's playing more right back than centre bac...

We review matches that happened over the past weekend including:

Cavalry FC made their first visit to Montreal to play Supra and grabbed all three points, thanks to a late penalty by Tobias Warschewski. We talk about our impression of Supra, the video review reversals, and how the table is shaping up.

The Calgary Wild were also on the road as they travelled to Ottawa. They lost 5-2 in a match where both sides had a lot of goal scoring opportunities. After two matches, we are noticing some concerning trends, particularly at the back. We...

The Calgary Blizzard's men's team will play CF Montreal at Stade Saputo next week in the Canadian Championship. We interview Blizzard head coach Ramon Mifflin and ask him about preparations for this big match and the APL season in general.

The Calgary Wild opened their season with a 2-0 loss to Montreal at snowy McMahon Stadium last weekend. We review the match, discuss the club's lengthy injured list and preview this weekend's match in Ottawa.

Cavalry FC played Inter Toronto FC to a 1-1 draw at Spruce Meadows last weekend.  We talk about that match a...

We preview the Calgary Wild's first match of the season which is also their home opener. The Wild will take on the Montreal Roses on Saturday afternoon at McMahon Stadium.  We interview captain Meggie Dougherty Howard about the preseason, including how the team dealt with the shock departure of Lydia Bedford. She also discusses their preseason tour to the UK, new players on the team and her expectations for this season.

Cavalry FC is back at Spruce Meadows on Saturday afternoon where they face the rebranded squad now known as Inter Toronto. We preview this match and a...

We interview Calgary referee Drew Fischer about his career, including his back to back wins of MLS Referee of the Year. Drew talks about life on the road as a referee and provides some advice for aspiring officials.

Cavalry FC soundly defeated Ottawa 3-1 last weekend, giving them a 2-0 record. We review that match and preview this weekend's match vs Forge in Hamilton.

The Calgary Wild are gearing up for their first match which is on April 25. We have exciting news as the Wild has given us 4 tickets to give away for the opening...

We review Cavalry FC's opening match victory vs Pacific FC last weekend and preview their home opener this Sunday afternoon at Spruce Meadows.

We talk with Cavalry FC general manager and head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr for our annual early season interview.  We discuss preseason training and the first matches of the year and how some of the new and returning players fit into the roster.

The Canadian Futsal Championships are being held at 7 Chiefs this week from Thursday to Sunday.  We provide a brief preview and also provide recommendations on what team to adopt as...