This is the Northern 90 Podcast with Pat Sweet, Episode 16.
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Hello, Canada, and welcome to the Northern 90 Canadian Premier League Podcast!
I'm your host, Pat Sweet.
In this week's episode, I interview Julian Buscher of Calvary FC.
First, of course, let's dig into this week's CPL news and results.
So, I had a blast, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more games in the future. If you don't have plans to see a game yet - do it. You'll be amazed at the level of play and how great the atmosphere is.
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Next up, I have a chat with Calvary FC's Julian Buscher on his deck.
I caught up with Julian a few weeks prior to the beginning of the CPL season. He's a really interesting player with respect to his experience prior to coming to the CPL - he'd featured regularly for DC United of the MLS and was captain of L.A. Galaxy II, and is someone that has come up on the podcast a couple of times already as someone to watch this year.
Here's my interview with Julian Buscher.
In talking to Julian it was clear to me that he saw the CPL as an excellent opportunity to reinvigorate his career. This is one of the more interesting things for me as an interviewer - the question of why people join this league. Some are getting their start, others are trying to get back into the groove, while others are making this where they spend their prime and make their mark.
I really want to thank Julian again for his time and his candor! If you have ideas for someone you'd like to hear on the podcast, please do let me know in the show notes at northern90.ca/episode16.
Next up, the mailbag.
You know how this works - you send me mail and messages and I read every single one of them. If what you send is extra good I read it on the podcast.
Last week, my question of the week was about what you thought the good, the bad and the ugly were in the first week of the CPL. I got lots of good responses, but I'll share a few of the best on the show here:
Thanks so much for your answers to the question last week. This week's question: What has surprised your the most so far about the league?
Of course, I love hearing from you on any topic - so whatever you want to share, just drop me a line.
There are a few games to look forward to over the next week or so:
All games will be broadcast on One Soccer, and the Calvary versus Forge game will also be broadcast on CBC TV, CBC Sports, and CBC Gem.
Take note also that the Canadian Championship gets underway next week with Halifax Wanderers FC visiting Vaughn Azzurri at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughn, Ontario. Meanwhile, York 9 FC will travel to Blainville to take on A.S. Blainville. Finally, Cavalry FC and Pacific FC will duke it out in Westhills stadium. All games will be played on Wednesday, May 15th, and will be available through One Soccer.
That's all we've got for the show today.
Next week, we'll be talking all about the Canadian Championship, and digging specifically into the non-CPL teams that are competing in the first round. I've got interviews lined up with the President of A.S. Blainville and former Impact de Montreal player Wandrille Lefevre, as well as some recordings from the Vaughn Azzurri, so you'll definitely want to tune it to that.
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Thanks so much, Canada. Have a great week.
Featured Image
Photo by Wuilmar Matias-Morales on Unsplash.
Intro music
Move Like This by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Texas Radio Fish, Alex Beroza, and Snowflake
CPL Headlines Music
Calm the F*** Down by Broke for Free (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
Main Content Intro Music
260809 Funky Nurykabe by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
Mailbag Music
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque
Outro music
Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza