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We review Cavalry's match vs Ottawa on Saturday afternoon at Spruce Meadows. This match is a chance for the Cavs to make up some ground against the team at the top of the table. The Calgary Wild are on international break. We talk about the season thus far and give our assessments of what has worked and what hasn't. Our interview this week is with Cavalry assistant GM Tofa Fakunle. Tofa...

We recap Cavalry's win vs Pacific. The match had to be rescheduled because of torrential rain, but it ultimately ended as expected with the Cavs picking up three points. The Calgary Wild go into the international break after suffering another loss. They were defeated by the Ottawa Rapid 3-1. We discuss the match and whether having a break right now will help the club get back on track. We rev...

We preview two Saturday matches for Calgary's pro teams. Cavalry FC plays Pacific at Spruce Meadows while the Calgary Wild are in Ottawa to take on the Rapid. Our interview is with attacker Charles Nana from Calgary Foothills and Trinity Western University. We ask him about his season so far, how he thinks League One Alberta has evolved since it started and what are some of his career goals....

In our weekend recap episode we talk about the Calgary Wild's match vs AFC Toronto and Cavalry FC's game vs HFX Wanderers.  The Wild's match was a bit frustrating and ended in a loss. Cavalry is likely somewhat satisfied with the draw and getting 4 out of 6 points in their two visits to Halifax this season. We also review matches from League One Alberta and preview the matches sched...

We preview the Calgary Wild vs AFC Toronto match on Saturday afternoon. Kaylee Hunter will make her return to her hometown wearing the AFC Toronto kit. Another Calgarian, Mya Jones, is also on their roster but is currently injured. Cavalry FC is in Halifax for a game vs the Wanderers also on Saturday afternoon. We preview the match, talk about the departure of Jesse Daley and how the Cavs' in...

In our recap of the weekend's action we talk about Cavalry's 2-1 victory over York United. It was a bit of a strange match with hot temperatures and a very makeshift Cavs lineup. We also review Friday's League One Alberta matches, including the big rivalry matches between Blizzard and Foothills. At the end of the weekend Blizzard ended up at the top of the table in both men's a...

We recorded this episode immediately after the Calgary Wild vs Halifax Tides matchup. We review that match which ended with a Wild victory. There were also several interesting storylines in this one, from the Wild's makeshift roster to the Stewart twins going to their high school grad just before the match. We preview Cavalry FC's match vs York United on Sunday. Cavs still have a lot of...

We recap the weekend's action, including Cavalry FC's 1-1 vs Forge.  Several Calgary Wild players are playing for their countries this week.  We review how it's been going for them.  Kahli Johnson had a very memorable debut for Australia, but the Wild's keepers had first matches they would probably rather forget. We also preview the Wild's Thursday evening match vs the Hal...

Cavalry FC plays their archrival Forge FC this Saturday and we do a preview of the match. The Calgary Wild aren't playing this weekend because of the international break.  We talk about the six Wild players that have been called up to their respective national teams. We do some League One Alberta recaps and preview the slate of Friday matches.   Our interview this week is with Anson Minty.  A...

We recap Cavalry FC's big win vs Valour at Spruce Meadows. We also review the Calgary Wild's match vs Vancouver Rise that resulted in a 1-1 draw. Recaps and previews of League One Alberta matches also included.  Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky . Our website is yycsoccer.com

We review Cavalry FC's latest match where they faced Vancouver FC in the Canadian Championship. The Cavs will face Valour on Sunday and we provide a preview of that match. We also preview the Calgary Wild match vs Vancouver Rise which will be played on Saturday afternoon in Vancouver. Scott gives us his impressions of Tuesday's League One Alberta matchup between Foothills and Cavs U21. W...

In our 100th episode, we talk about a landmark weekend in Calgary soccer. Two different Calgary pro soccer teams played home matches on the same weekend. Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild both delivered wins in their respective matches. We review both matches in our first two segments. In our Calgary Wild segment, we have included audio from the post-game press conference with Lydia Bedford, Jenaya...

We preview the Cavalry FC vs Pacific matchup at Spruce Meadows on Saturday as well as the Calgary Wild vs Montreal game at McMahon on Sunday. During our Cavalry segment, we talk about the development of the young prospects on the senior side. In our League One Alberta segment we continue that topic with Francesco Bartolillo, who is the new head coach of Cavalry FC U21 team.  He talks about how he...

The Calgary Wild hosted their first ever home match at McMahon Stadium. We were both there and provide our thoughts about this moment in Calgary sports history. Cavalry FC return from the east coast with 3 points thanks to a dominant performance from Ali Musse. We also recap League One Alberta action from this weekend. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky...

The Calgary Wild will finally play their home opener at McMahon Stadium on Sunday. We preview the match and have an interview with forward Kahli Johnson. She talks about her move from Australia and how the season has been going so far. Cavalry FC will make the long road trip and face HFX Wanderers on Saturday.  We do a preview, provide some injury updates and talk about Shamit Shome switching his...

We recap this past weekend's soccer action for Calgary based teams in this episode.   The Calgary Wild finished up their long road trip at York Lions Stadium where they faced AFC Toronto.   One day later, Cavalry FC stepped onto the same pitch to play York United with a better final result.   League One Alberta saw four matches happen on Friday evening, including two matches in Calgary. We ta...

We talk about the Calgary Wild’s first ever win last weekend in Halifax. Cavalry FC stumbles in CPL play but dominates in the Canadian Championship. Both pro clubs play a bit earlier than usual so we moved up our release date so we could preview both team's matches. We chat with Cedric Bovon, who has recently taken on two new head coaching positions. He's taken the reins of the Calgary B...

Cavalry FC has two upcoming matches at Spruce Meadows. The first is on Saturday where they face Atletico Ottawa who have been in good form this season and are tied for first in the CPL standings.  On Tuesday, they face Edmonton Scottish in the first round of the Canadian Championship.  This match will be the biggest Calgary vs Edmonton matchup since FC Edmonton folded.  We take a few minutes to sp...

We talk about the Calgary Wild's first ever match. Despite the result, there were a lot of positives overall on the evening. Scott spoke with some fans at the Elephant and Castle during halftime of the Wild watch party. In that interview we learn a few things about the origin of the Wild's logo. Cavalry FC plays its home opener on Good Friday vs Vancouver FC. We preview the match and als...

The Calgary Wild's first ever match is this Wednesday evening in Vancouver. We talk with head coach Lydia Bedford about the preseason and expectations for the opening match and beyond. And we found out who the captain(s) of the team will be. Cavalry FC played their first match of the season last weekend vs Forge. We talk about the our first impressions of the club this year. League One Albert...

We preview Cavalry FC as they embark on their seventh season this weekend. Head coach/GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr joins us for his annual preseason visit. We talk about how they adapt after losing club icons like Daan Klomp and Charlie Trafford, the club's youth movement this year and what the goals are for 2025, which is also the 50th anniversary of Spruce Meadows. Tobias Warschewski signed a new c...

Carlo Bruneau, executive director of CMSA (Calgary Minor Soccer Association), joins us to talk about their program called Fields For Our Future (fieldsforourfuture.ca). The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness about the need for more indoor soccer facilities in Calgary. He also talks about some other recent and future CMSA events. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on In...

In our 89th episode, we celebrate the second anniversary of the YYC Soccer Podcast. We review some of the biggest stories of the last 12 months and make some predictions about 2025. Scott has created a second anniversary treasure hunt for listeners. Answer the questions mentioned in the podcast and you will have a chance to win a copy of his book on Calgary soccer history "Here Come the Caval...

We interview Kendall Showers about her move from League One Alberta to OFI Crete in the Greek A Division. We discuss the challenge of joining a club in mid-season with the added twist of a language barrier. She also talks about what it's like to become a pro soccer player while in her late 20's. The Calgary Wild signed a couple of players recently including an experienced keeper in Steph...

We have a short episode this week that provides updates regarding the Calgary Wild and Cavalry FC. The NSL schedule was released and we talk about first matches, home openers and match ups that intrigue us. The Wild signed veteran pro midfield Meggie Dougherty Howard and announced the second member of their coaching staff. Mya Jones joins AFC Toronto on loan and we have a date for the Cavalry FC v...