The Maple Footy Podcast

It is a huge honour and privilege to welcome Malik Owolabi-Belewu to this podcast. He was one of my favourite players on Forge during his time at the club and now we'll be cheering him on in Chesterfield. He's a class act on and off the pitch, in this episode we dive into his Forge Legacy, the journey it took to get to Chesterfield, how he deals with injuries and so much more...

Another week means more Canada Soccer Coverage. In this episode, we talk about some transfer news, like St. Clair, Gazdov, Crépeau, and Ingham, who were all on the move. Ali Ahmed also finally gets his move to Europe. Elsewhere, Liam Millar and Hull hit highs then lows. And Jonathan David had a tough outing... let's talk about it all.

With the beginning of 2026 it means there's only one thing left to do that's related to 2025. And that is to recap Canada Soccer's year in 2025. We talk about the debut of the NSL, the trumiphs of the CPL, our MLS boys and those players abroad to. Here's part 2/2 let's talk about it...

With the beginning of 2026 it means there's only one thing left to do that's related to 2025. And that is to recap Canada Soccer's year in 2025. We talk about the debut of the NSL, the trumiphs of the CPL, our MLS boys and those players abroad to. Here's part 1/2 let's talk about it...

In the last episode of the year, we talk a bit about everything in the past week for Canadian Footy. Jonathan David's current struggles at Juventus continue, while Ismaël Koné is finding joy in his new home. Our players abroad, like some boys in Belgium, Scotland and England. Transfer news as well! Let's talk about it all one final time in 2025.

Another week, another recap for what's happening in the world of Canadian Soccer. We talk about the CONCACAF Champions Cup, some transfer news, official players of the year and of course our goat Alphonso Davies logged a few more minutes at the weekend! Let's talk about it...

In this weekly recap was Canadian Soccer we discuss some of our player of the year nominations, transfer news, coaching news, some POTENTIAL upcoming friendlies and how the striker headaches for Marsch continue to grow. There were some notable returns too, Alphonso Davies played his first minutes of the season following his ACL injury in March, Liam Millar had the Hive Buzzing and Sartini has retu...

A bit of a change of pace with this episode of Maple Footy. We discuss the on goings in the Premier League this season so far having played 15 matchdays let's see how the top half of the table has shaped up to this point of the season.

A bit of a change of pace with this episode of Maple Footy. We discuss the on goings in the Premier League this season so far having played 15 matchdays let's see how the bottom half of the table has shaped up to this point of the season.

The MLS Cup final took place over the weekend, with the Canadian Team, the Vancouver Whitecaps, taking the big stage for the first time in their history. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be, but it was still a great season from them and loads to be proud of. Elsewhere, we discuss some of our boys in Europe and how their weeks went. Then another main talking point is that Canada has drawn their group for...

A big week in Canadian Soccer as the Vancouver Whitecaps have qualified for their first MLS Cup final appearance. They handled San Diego quite well and will now play Messi's Inter Miami. In this episode, I break down the Western Conference Final and preview the MLS Final itself. Elsewhere, we also discuss the rebrand of York United to Inter Toronto FC, a good week for David Squared and our other s...

Super excited to finally share this episode with you. I really enjoyed having Matteo Campagna on the podcast. Gem of a player and gem of a guy. Did the interview during the off-season on his iPhone, something he does not have to do. We talking about his footballing journey to this point, Vancouver's amazing Can Champ run, playing against Thomas Müller and future career aspirations...

On this Canada Soccer Round up, we're talking about Vancouver's win over LAFC to take them to the Conference final, the furthest they've ever been in the playoffs! Elsewhere, we check in on some of our boys in Europe, how they're fairing at club level. And in some sad news we talk about Valour and the unfortunate news coming out of Winnipeg.

Canada brings an end to our international windows for the year, and it's with a win against Venezuela. Not without its fair share of talking points, however, still wasting chances, injuries and red cards are plaguing the squad at the moment. But at least a win is a win, our boys finally also got back on the scoresheet while keeping a clean sheet. So let's talk about it...

This was definetly an interesting one but another game where we saw some of our same issues not get resolved. BUT we saw some proper character from our boys in red, they played with a proper passion and pride in their shirts and for that we gotta be a little bit happy with this result. On the flip side of that we also have to demand a little bit more at times. Let's talk about it...

The time has come to do our 2025 season recap for the CPL! It was a great season filled with loads of highs and lows, so lets take a look at each team, what impressed me with each of them, what they could improve on for next season and so much more. We also have our version of the CPL awards.

That Snowy Night In Ottawa... what can be said about a Canadian Final being played in snow? The jokes basically write themselves, but what a night and what a moment for the CPL. It was a game of moments and my word there were some special moments in this one... let's talk about it!

The final international break of the year is nearly upon us! So there's only one way to prep for it. We gotta talk about some of the inclusions and exclusions heading into the final 2 games of the year. So let's talk about it...

Some good Canadian news, especially in the MLS! We discuss some of our boys in the middle of their playoff runs, a word on Dayne St. Clair and of course a good chunk of time devoted to the Whitecaps! Let's chat...

Man oh man, in another post-season twist for the first time in SEVEN seasons, Forge will not be playing in the final game of the season. Something that you would think is rather shocking, having gone undefeated for much of the season. But it will be Cavalry making the trip to Ottawa on November 9th to fight for the North Star Cup. The Cavs are coming in-in red hot form looking maybe even better th...

MLS Playoffs have started now, which means a lot of our Canuck boys have massive games going on. Whether it's Shaffelburg with Nashville, Waterman for Chicago, St. Clair cooking, Portland kind of being a pseudo Canadian team with FOUR of our boys there or of course the Whitecaps. Away from the MLS playoffs, we talk about our boys abroad, the striker dilemma for Canada at the moment and more! So le...

2 Games to break down in this one! First the semi-final between Forge FC and Atletico Ottawa, where winner will host the final. Good news for Ottawa fans the final will be going back to Ottawa for the first time 3 years to maybe right the wrongs of that 2022 final. In the case of Forge they have one last chance to make the final and get something from this post season but it won't be easy. Calvary...

100 episodes... are you kidding me?? That feels crazy! To celebrate 100, yes 100 whole episodes of Maple Footy there may not be a better way than by having on one of Forge FC's most important players this season Hoce Massunda! It was a great little chat where we talk about his journey and future goals with the club! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Yes, the hunt for the North Star Cup is BACK as we officially kicked the playoffs off, starting with the game at the Wanderers Ground between Halifax Wanderers and York United. It was a back affair for both clubs and a game of fine margins that had to be decided on penalties for just the second ever time int the CPL. So let's see what went right and what went wrong, let's talk about it!

Let's take a look at what some of our favourite Canucks did this past week in the soccer world. Whether they're in Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, England, the MLS or right here at home in the CPL, we're gonna talk about as many of our guys as we can! So let's talk about it!