Footy Prime The Podcast

Kaylyn Kyle joins Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and Jimmy Brennan for Footy Prime INTVU and shares prescient commentary about the NWSL and Portland Thorns franchise.  Kaylyn details her transition from player to on-camera host and reporter, her time with Inter Miami, what she calls David Beckham, John Herdman's influence, some advice on feet and her plans for Qatar.  Some very sobering insight alo...

Erling Haaland scored again, Cristiano Ronaldo bagged his 700th club goal, and Arsenal dismantled pre-season title challengers Liverpool, leaving Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, James Sharman and Dan Wong with a lot to chew on, on Thanksgiving Monday. They discuss stand out sporting names, and with CF Montreal flying the flag for Canada, react to the MLS Playoff picture.  The Premier...

There's some loyalty left in the game. Going against current Premier League trends, Nottingham Forest double down on Steve Cooper. Our own ex-pros, Craiger and Jimmy, take the Ex-Footballer survey: From doping to injuring opponents, to Ronaldo v Messi. And Sharms loves his individual prop bets on Footy Picks. The Premier League has a new home in Canada this season: FuboTV. Don't miss a second of t...

You either have it or you don't!  Erling Haaland definitely has it, but just how much does he have? Jimmy absolutely has it, and shares his awe inspiring journey from dream to career. And Wonger thought he jumped into it, but the siren song of sweet lady 'Gym', wasn't loud enough.  Plus, James and Dunny whistle. The Premier League has a new home in Canada this season: FuboTV. Don't miss a second o...

James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop, Jimmy Brennan and Dan Wong welcome one of Footy Prime's favourite guests, self/team proclaimed Funniest Player on Canada's Women's Soccer team, Canadian Hall of Fame career player and now, a CF Montreal collaborator in the development of women's soccer, Amy Walsh.   The Crew and Amy breakdown her career - her journey from Nebraska Cornhusker, to CanWNT...

Erling Haaland is not human. That we can all agree on, right? Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and James Sharman try to make sense of Sunday’s Manchester Derby that saw the Norwegian and Phil Foden become the first pair of teammates to each score a hat-trick in a Premier League match. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t play but of course Dunny had us talking CR7 for 15 minutes. North London is r...

The international break is over for Canada‘s men’s national team, but the CanMNT talk doesn’t stop! We chat with writer Josh Kloke of The Athletic about his new book  The Voyageurs: The Canadian Men’s Team’s Soccer Team’s Quest to Reach The World Cup.  From Josh's journey in writing the book across Canada's CONCACAF Octagon topping World Cup qualifying run, to John Herdman's 26 men on the plane to...

It's another all action pod after Canada held their own against Uruguay in Bratislava in Tuesday's friendly, the boys channel Bob Ross to paint a rosy picture for CanMNT ahead of Qatar 2022. Questions fly around who will complete a Canadian midfield that is certain to include Stephen Eustáquio, but will Atiba Hutchinson, Jonathan Osorio, Samuel Piette or Ismaël Koné be alongside him? Wonger is wor...

The FP Crew gather round the campfire and chat with David Prutton, former Nottingham Forest and Southampton player and now Sky Sports announcer, as he reminisces with Jimmy Brennan about their playing days.  James Sharman, Craig Forrest and Dan Wong get in the mix with subjects like sacked gaffers, punches to the face, red cards, giraffe impressions and professional-level podcasts.  Super fun! The...

A weekend without club football left Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest and James Sharman with no shortage of talking points as they recklessly speculate which of Canada's upcoming opposition will give CanMNT the most trouble, and how Russia have set up fixtures against internal states. The sudden geopolitical shift in topics led to discussion of the Czech Republic's official name change to "Czech...

The B is Back! Dunny returns from Sin City just in time for the much anticipated first of two exhibition matches in as many weeks for CanMNT. The boys all agree, Qatar had as much interest in winning as Nike has in Canadian Soccer. Also, Jimmy shares his name with a dog, Dunlop flaunts his $11 jackpot, Dan teaches us to know our worth, Sharms is a creep on 90210, and Craig once dressed as a pumpki...

James Sharman is joined by Jimmy Brennan, Craig Forrest and Dan Wong as they tackle the issues of the world including Divorce, Playing for Canada, Qatar and its rainbow armband issue for FIFA, Jimmy's opportunities in Europe and JC comes just in time for some laughs. Also Wonger's Mail Sack makes an appearance with the crew grading TFC under Bob Bradley and a somewhat nice review.  All this and mo...

Gerry Dee joins the FP Crew for a rousing INTVU.  He answers all of James Sharman's, Craig Forrest's, Jimmy Brennan's and Dan Wong's questions from bad speeches to Gerry Dee: Sports Reporter to his love of golf and Celtic. He does not disappoint.  Not to be missed INTVU!     The Premier League has a new home in Canada this season: FuboTV. Don't miss a second of the action! Subscribe at: fubotv.com...

James Sharman, Craig Forrest and  Dan Wong bring you all the hits.  Injuries are the standout issue for Canada's Men's Team as they head into their World Cup friendlies.  The Prem gives us five matches and a monkey off Spurs Son's back and some big name clubs at the bottom of the table.  CF Montreal are surging, TFC are not and the Whitecaps win but are out of the playoffs. And Kadeisha Buchanan d...

The crew get to the business of Canada's Men's team.  Jimmy Brennan & Craig Forrest talk about their absence from Copa America and some fairly big disappointments.  James Sharman states that John Herdman's side will not be under-prepared!  Roger Federer, the most graceful athlete? And how does a sharp-looking, winning kit affect your play on the field, Dan Wong asks.  And, of course, Footy Picks f...

James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop and producer Dan Wong react to new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly's very American Premier League All-Star Game idea. Dunny is not a fan at all, and revealed a deep lying distaste for the mega rich. There's more monarchy talk about King Charles III's accession, and how impossible a job it must be to follow his beloved mother, after 70 years on the throne. Cra...

This week’s interview series episode was a reunion for Jimmy Brennan and Craig Forrest, as former Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Sutton joined his old CanMNT teammates, James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop. They laughed about some of the early days at TFC, described what it was like to play for Mo Johnston, and just how bad it was to play on that OG turf, each and every day. Now the master coach of both t...

James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan, Brendan Dunlop and Dan Wong still fill your ear holes for nearly an hour, despite there not being any Premier League matches to preview after the news that all 10 matches have been postponed this weekend. Instead they answer thrilling questions like:   What country would you want to be a football director in?   Ahead of the World Cup, is it better to be...

With Thomas Tuchel being let go from Chelsea, Craig Forrest, James Sharman, and Jimmy Brennan play "Who's up next and Why?" and debate the reason for Tuchel's firing.  Producer Dan Wong and JC join the crew to predict the outcome of the EPL season four weeks late, or right on Footy Prime time, and the boys lament the career path of Canadian players and managers.  Brendan Dunlop is away o...

If you've lost sleep wondering how Portugal will handle Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup in Qatar, this is the show for you. Sid Seixeiro joins the crew to laugh it up with his old Score teammates James Sharman and Brendan Dunlop, about the old days at theScore Television Network and the transition from covering sports daily to morning TV as the co-host of Breakfast Television on CityTV. Craig F...

Brendan Dunlop, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and James Sharman recap a wild derby weekend that saw CF Montreal recover from conceding two goals in the first 7 minutes, to beat Toronto FC 4-3 dealing a massive blow to TFC’s hopes of making the MLS Cup Playoffs. The crew discuss the glaring weaknesses that have hurt TFC’s late Italian influenced surge. Manchester United’s ended Arsenal’s perfect sea...

James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to Thursday's Transfer Deadline Day deals, and the incredible amounts of money spent by Premier League clubs in this summer transfer window. More than £2 billion ($3.03 million CAD) changed hands, seeing players like Antony join Manchester United and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang return to London to join Chelsea. But Cristiano Ronald...

Transfer Deadline Day is one of the most exciting days for any soccer fan. It also means when it passes, we can actually have a clear picture of what level teams should be at, and most importantly, the countless transfer rumours and click bait stories stop. Temporarily. James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop react to Toronto FC's 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy in the Greg Vann...

Brand new Canadian Premier League commissioner and CEO of Canada Soccer Business, Mark Noonan, chats with James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Jimmy Brennan and Brendan Dunlop on this week's interview series episode. The veteran sports executive speaks about his impressions of the CPL, his excitement for the new role, and the potential he sees in a country he believes has more than any other in the sport...

There's a new member of Craig Forrest's "I conceded 9 goals in a game once" club! Liverpool put nine past Bournemouth's Mark Travers on Saturday, adding the 23 year-old Irishman to a list of goalkeepers that only includes our beloved Craig and two Southampton keepers that have picked the ball out of the back of their own net nine times in a Premier League game. Craig had no shortage of t...