Healey & Bailey Notebook: A Canadian Soccer Podcast

What a relief! Thanks to two delicious golazos from CanMNT's all-time leading goalscorer Cyle Larin and Jacob Shaffelburg AKA the Maritime Messi, Canada's Men's National Team have booked their ticket to face World Cup winners Argentina at this summer's Copa América (along with our good pals Peru and Chile). How did we feel about the way the match unfolded? We discuss! FOLLOW US ON...

Introducing the Friday night special! On this episode, we preview CanMNT's decisive Copa América qualifying match against Trinidad & Tobago, which is finally upon us. That's it. That's the pod. We're talking Stephen Eustaquio being named captain, lineup/score predictions, formations, how important this match is, and lots more fun stuff. It's go time, baby. FOLLOW US ON X: M...

On today's episode, we welcome one of the brightest stars in Canada's next generation of talent as 18-year-old Kevaughn Tavernier joins the crew for a chat. We talk his experience with Canada at the U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, scoring his first goals alongside Canada's U-20 squad during a dominant run of performances in February, what he's looking to accomplish with Forge during t...

We're back with our weekly news roundup! On this episode, Josh shares some interesting CPL transfer news that he's retrieved from digging around, we talk Canada Soccer releasing new kits ahead of this weekend's match against Trinidad & Tobago, a weekend MLS recap from a Canadian perspective including Montreal's unfortunate downfall in the windy city, Canadians overseas, and lot...

The crew is back with the weekly news roundup. On this episode, we're discussing Mauro Biello's refreshing changing of the guard in his #CanMNT roster for next week's decisive Copa América qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago. We recap the weekend's matches that saw all three Canadian MLS clubs STAY undefeated, the Canadian Premier League updating their roster rules ahead of the...

We’re back with our weekend recap as Toronto FC picks up three points on the road for the first time since AUGUST 2022 — as the Reds open their season with back-to-back shutouts for the first time in franchise history. Meanwhile, CF Montréal remain undefeated and secure their first win of 2024 against FC Dallas. Vancouver Whitecaps weren’t able to get all three but still held off Charlotte FC for...

We're back for a good ol' fashion news episode! On this week's edition, we discuss Canada Soccer's big recruitment of Kevin Blue as the federation's new CEO and general secretary, the start to Toronto FC and CF Montréal's MLS campaigns, Matty Longstaff joining the Reds, Mitchell's trip to see Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in Florida, Josh's visit to Halifax Wanderers...

On today's episode, we're joined by the 2023 Canadian Premier League's Best Canadian U-21 Player and one of Atlético Ottawa's biggest off-season signings, Matteo de Brienne. FOLLOW US ON X: Mitchell - @CanFutbolTalk / @mbaileyreporter Josh - @Joshrjhealey / @WanderersNotes Matteo de Brienne - @matteodebrienne

This is a special one, folks. On this episode, we sit down with the one and only James Sharman — host of The Footy Prime podcast and Room 4-4-2. We chat the origins of his passion for the beautiful game, the beginning of his broadcasting career and what circumstances eventually led to the creation of The Footy Show on The Score, some of his favourite memories from more than 20 years of covering th...

On today's episode, we're joined by one of the most familiar faces in the Canadian Premier League — as Ben Fisk sits down to share his excitement surrounding the 2024 season as he gears up to live the "dream he forgot he had" at Vancouver FC. Plus, we talk his experiences playing alongside some #CanMNT legends, his time in Europe, and lots more! FOLLOW US ON X: Mitchell - @CanFut...

We're back with a lengthy news round-up, folks! On this week's episode, the boys share their takeaways from Forge and Vancouver's opening CONCACAF Champions Cup matches, talk CPL transfer news including Rayane Yesli's move to Ottawa, more hometown heroes returning to Vancouver, a former foe becomes a friend in Halifax, and the peculiar case of Triston Henry. Plus, we've got all...

What Canadian has scored the most goals overseas this season? It isn’t Cyle Larin. It isn’t Jonathan David. It’s Marcus Haber. On this episode, the 27-time Canadian international details his storied career which has seen him spend a decade playing in England and Scotland’s upper tiers, representing Canada alongside some of the country’s all-time greats like Julian De Guzman and Atiba Hutchinson, a...

We're here to bring you that breaking news coverage as Canada Soccer Business and Mediapro, which provides exclusive coverage for all Canadian soccer content through OneSoccer, are headed to court over contract disputes — that has both sides pointing the finger! We break down the currently available information and weigh in on what impacts this could have as several important competitions, inc...

We've got a great chat for you folks today! On this episode, we're joined by 20-year-old goalkeeper Daniel Clarke, the fifth overall pick of the 2024 CPL U-Sports Draft. We talk being selected by the Halifax Wanderers and how he's preparing for pre-season, growing up in the UK before moving to Canada, his time trialling with the likes of Leicester City and Port Vale in England as a tee...

The boys are back in town! On today's episode, we're covering all the main takeaways from John Herdman's recent press conference as Toronto FC are set to kick off pre-season and look to turn the page after receiving the almighty wooden spoon in 2023 — plus, there's plenty of transfers happening in the Canadian Premier League including a new Halifax Wanderers signing, big moves by V...

This is a big one, folks! Today we have on Jordan Wilson, host and studio analyst at OneSoccer, as he shares his incredible journey of going from youth football in Mississauga to becoming a household name for a club in a small Danish city — before he seized the opportunity to join a new professional league in his home country which eventually led him to where he is today, as one of Canada's mo...

After a two-week holiday hiatus, the crew is back and better than ever! We're kicking off 2024 by jumping into the latest milestone moment in Canadian transfer history — as Brampton's own Tajon Buchanan is set to become the latest Canuck to join a major European club as he's set to make things official with Inter Milan, seeing him become the first Canadian to play in Italy's top fl...

Covering a lot of ground in this one, folks! In this episode, we go through the players selected in the 2024 CPL-U Sports Draft, Josh provides an update on the Manny Aparicio transfer rumours, we discuss the possibility of a Woobens Pacius move to Major League Soccer, #CanMNT's chances (if they qualify) following last week's Copa América Draw, the CONCACAF Champions Cup draw and how it&#39...

First episode with a guest! It was a pleasure chatting with Ollie as we discuss his role at Suburban FC amongst the other pressing issues such as the launch of League 1 Atlantic, player pathways in the Halifax region and beyond, the values and mission statement of Suburban, his club's straightforward approach to developing more coaches, giving back to the community, being "all in" on...

We're back folks! It's a shorter episode this week but rest assured it's for good reason as we immediately recorded our first guest episode after wrapping this one up. So expect a lengthier, informative discussion with an exciting guest sometime this weekend. As for this episode, Josh recaps Thursday afternoon's press conference where York United's new ownership group made them...

We made it to Episode 2! Welcome back all you early adopters of the new show for another week of listening to us talking about everything soccer-related in this big, beautiful country. On this episode, we discuss the latest in Canadian Premier League roster updates and rumours, speculate about who’s actually in the running to become the next permanent manager of Canada’s Men’s National Team, offer...

In the show's inaugural episode, Josh and Mitchell breakdown the Canadian Mens National Team's disappointing second half collapse against Jamaica, leading to the squad dropping out of the CONCACAF Nations League and forcing a knock-out Copa America qualifying match against Trinidad & Tobago in March. We discuss what went wrong, Mauro Biello's coaching future, and what's next fo...