Soccer Stories: Canadian Soccer News & In-Depth Player Interviews + Canadian Premier League

Building a Soccer Legacy in Halifax: A Conversation with Derek MartinIn this episode of Soccer Stories, hosts Jack and Andrew Murray are joined by Derek Martin, the founder and president of the Halifax Wanderers. Here's how to get your Blazepod and uplevel your game: Get Blazepod shipped to North America:  https://hoply.io/bp Get Blazepod shipped to Europe:  https://blazepod.eu/andrew-murray U...

Phebe Trotman podcast. We are back with our brand-new edition of the Soccer Stories Podcast! In our newest podcast episode, we sit down with Phebe Trotman. I am so glad my dad and I got the chance to interview her and share her story. Phebe is an inductee into multiple sports hall of fames, and the author of "Never Quit on a Bad Day." The conversation is nothing short of captivating as s...

In the interview, we discuss Chrisno’s: Formative years and when he figured he might be able to go pro. His time at (formerly) the Montreal Impact academy. How Chrisno found out about the CPL. What it was like playing for the Wanderers. How he signed for York United and more… Overall, Chrisno is an incredibly talented, committed and hard-working player that I’m incredibly happy I was able to inter...

Soccer Stories: Get into the Journey with Elliot Simmons of Cavalry FC. Hey everyone, it’s Jack here and today CPLFever is releasing an interview with one of the best midfielders in the CPL. One of my favourite players, Cavalry FC Regista Elliot Simmons! I first met Elliot when I was a ball retriever for the Halifax Wanderers. I often got to talk with Elliot for a little bit in the hours leading u...

Victory Shombusho is our latest player interview. Hey everyone, it’s Jack here and I’m so incredibly thrilled to finally be releasing our interview with Victory Shumbusho!  Victory gives some AWESOME tips on being a top striker. (Unfortunately this interview was delayed as the audio needed some editing - but the final product is good.) Every great player has had a different pathway on their w...

Welcome to another episode of “Soccer Stories: Get Into The Journey.” This week’s guest is Northern Ireland midfielder, Ollie Bassett. I personally was so excited when Ollie accepted our offer to interview him. Ollie, a newcomer to Pacific FC this year, has done fantastically under Pa-Modou Kah. Before I had even seen Ollie play in the CPL I was excited for him because I had a hunch that he was go...

Welcome to another episode of, Fans Of The League with the Halifax Pirate himself, Denton Froese! We did our first fans of the league episode a while back with Missy Searl . Daddy and I really enjoyed doing that and we are happy to be releasing another interview with another Wanderer’s superfan.  Denton has been an avid supporter of the Halifax Wanderers and a bright spot whenever I got to se...

In part 2 of our interview with Canadian striker and legend, Iain Hume, we talk about his time playing the the English Championship with Leicester and the Tranmere Rovers. We also cover his dramatic head injury which left him with a large scar. And we talk about his retirement from soccer as a player and how difficult that can be. And Iain shares his next steps with his coaching. Enjoy Part 2 of o...

I'm ecstatic because the interview we are releasing is Part 1 with Canadian soccer icon, Iain Hume! Getting the opportunity to chat with Iain, a Canadian striker with an unbelievable career, playing not only for his country but clubs like: * Leicester City * Barnsley * Kerala Blasters FC * Atletico de Kolkata ...has been a highlight for me here with CPLFever! During this 2-hour interview (which is...

We started a new segment called "Fans of the League" where we talk to some of the fans around the Canadian Premier League #CanPL The fans are the twelfth man, the fans are the ones that make any league special, and I think that the CPL fans have been great to the league and the teams. We wanted to share the stories of all of these amazing superfans and how they fell in love with their teams. ...

We actually interviewed William just under a year ago when he was still playing at the University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley and when his YouTube channel only had a few thousand subscribers.  Since that time William has done great things like being called up to the South Sudan national team, his YouTube channel now has over 20k subs, he is now playing pro in the Canadian Premier League for Va...

Welcome to another episode of "Soccer Stories: Get Into The Journey ". This week's guest is Halifax Wanderers and 2020 CPL Coach Of The Year , the illustrious, Stephen Hart! I love him as a coach. I think he is a phenomenal tactician, and right before the interview, I couldn't believe that we were about to interview the Halifax Wanderers Head Coach but also the former head coach of not one, but tw...

Today, we are excited to share with you this episode of "Soccer Stories, Get Into The Journey" where we interview Halifax Wanderers brand new signing, midfielder Pierre Lamothe. Pierre is a player that can make a big impact for the Wanderers. First off be sure to follow Pierre on his Instagram account here . Next, if you have not seen Pierre Lamothe's highlight reel , go check it out, because once...

Warning! This interview is highly recommended for any kids who aspire to go pro.  The first time I saw Joel Waterman playing soccer was when he was playing for Cavalry FC under head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr.  Joel was so good in the inaugural season of the CPL that Club De Foot Montreal signed him and became the first team to sign a player from the CPL, and Joel became the first-ever play...

In the interview, we had a lot of questions for Mateo.  We talked to him about his game style, the importance of his position (some surprises there!), mindset, diet, his time in Germany, his time with Santa Barbra, the Island Games, studying to be a doctor, and more! Mateo also talks extensively and in great depth about how he ended up playing in Germany, this experience in the Under 19 Bunde...

For me (and many people) Peter has become the iconic Halifax Wanderer.  A fan favourite, always giving back to the fans and community, he's a great guy and we're honoured that he came back on the show to give us a recap on what he's been doing recently and what we can expect this coming season. The Interview In this interview we catch up, find out what he's been doing in the offseason like sp...

Our first interview of 2021 is here! For our first interview, booked an interview with Game Awareness. Game Awareness is the company founded by two brothers, Sijad and Farshad Yaqubi who are trainers out of Ontario, Canada , who have a very innovative and different approach to training the next generation of soccer players coming out of Canada. What I find absolutely amazing about Game Awareness a...

New Episode Drop! We're excited to release our interview with professional soccer player and KickDeck founder, Skylar Thomas. First off, Skylar is a great guy; fun, relaxed, and extremely friendly. He's also engaged, thoughtful and his story is one I have wanted to share since I started our interviews on CPLFever. In fact, I have been wanting to interview Skylar now for a very long time. He first...

Interview with Tommy Wheeldon Jr The last couple of weeks have been really busy, and so I'm so happy to finally be able to release this interview with Tommy Wheeldon Jr. To be honest, I still cannot believe that my Dad and I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Tommy Wheeldon Jr. – and have watched it over and over again! The first time I ever spoke with Tommy was during an early-round Islan...

Today, I’m very excited to be releasing what we at CPLFever think could be one of our best (and most fun interviews yet) with none other than goalkeeping coach, Jan-Michael Williams. Now, something that I just love about Jan is how friendly he is. Jan is really easy going, a joy to be around and talk with. On top of being a super nice guy, his career has been filled with incredible moments many of...

We had the opportunity to sit down with the co-founders of RIOBOL, Matthew Folsom and Elliot Fauske and talk about everything RIOBOL. RIOBOL is a Brazilian technical training ball that is a size 2 ball but as heavy as a size 5 soccer ball. Since I started working with the Riobol and testing it out, I'm super impressed at how it's helped with my touch and how I'm seeing improvements in just a short...

Today, I am incredibly pleased to release this interview with York 9 keeper, of Chilean descent, Ezequiel Carrasco and I have to say that this may be one of my most favourite interviews yet! The 17 year old goalkeeper (that's right, 17) was recently signed by York 9 and made his debut in the Island Games Tournament against the Halifax Wanderers. Ezequiel is one of the friendliest, most down to ear...

Ijah Halley had his professional debut for York 9 FC during #TheIslandGames and he was impressive. The youngster has a ton of pace and is one of those players not afraid to try and beat a defender on the dribble. We got the chance to interview the young York9 prospect about his future in the Canadian Premier League, his time with TFC2 and his best attributes as a footballer. Jack and I were impres...

In preparation for the match between Cavalry FC and HFX Wanderers on Saturday, Sept 12, 2020, listen to the soundbites from Tommy Wheeldon Jr and Stephen Hart. This is the pre-match press conference #onesoccer #CanPL #CanadianPremierLeague #TheIslandGames Be sure to subscribe and check out our site:  http://cplfever.ca

We recap the tournament so far with Nathan from Green Lions TV . Nathan was our first guest on our podcast, and he's back to break down the York 9 FC journey so far in this tournament and to set up the critical match between York 9 and HFX Wanderers coming up tomorrow! This could be the most pivotal match of the entire tournament based on how the league table is looking right now. Be sure to subsc...