It's Called Football!

Amado Guevara's sudden departure from Toronto FC, Landon Donovan's very generous pay raise (and what that will mean for MLS on the domestic DP front) and we speak to Declan Hill, author of the Fix, on the recent developments on the fight against matchfixing in football

MLS elderstatesman and Kansas City Wizards star Jimmy Conrad joins us to talk about where MLS and the Players Union are in the CBA negotiations, his thoughts on Don Garber and his hair gel. We also get into the staff changes at Toronto FC, Paul James' take on the Stephen Hart hiring, more USL vs TOA fun and round it out with some mocking off Bulgarian referees.

Toronto FC's Mo Johnston writes his yearly letter to Santa

Matchfixing in Canadian soccer? We break the news of UEFA suspending the referee from the Canada Macedonia friendly following some irregular betting. Having spoken to both sides (the CSA and the Macedonians as well as Declan Hill) we update you on where everything stands and the details of that. Sean Keay from MLSDraft.net joins the show to talk MLS Combine, the College Cup as well as who some of the diamonds in the rough maybe in this year's class. We also get into the Landon Donovan transfer as well as the Stu Holden contract negotiations and what those both mean for U.S. soccer.

In the same vein as the Paul Harvey 'And now you know the rest of the story' - It's Called Football presents The Final Whistle - where we bring you the stories behind the storymakers in the world of Football. Today's features a young boy growing up in the slums, how his hometown shaped him and where he is going in the very near future

Don Garber meeting with Joey Saputo over MLS expansion, USL filing lawsuits, Squizz storming out of studio over contract disputes - all on today's It's Called Football

In the same vein as the Paul Harvey 'And now you know the rest of the story' - It's Called Football presents The Final Whistle - where we bring you the stories behind the storymakers in the world of Football. Today's features chickens, a jump to Europe no one knew about and a hometown boy done good.

In the same vein as Paul Harvey's 'And now you know the rest of the story' - It's Called Football presents The Final Whistle. The stories behind the storymakers in the world of football

Stephen Hart joins It's Called Football to discuss his new minting as Canadian Men's Head Coach, what he's planning for the future and what role he'll have in the technical side of things. We also get into the latest TFC transfer rumours, the Red Bulls latest GM signing and what FIFA World Cup money could mean to MLS

Following the FIFA World Cup draw we break down the groups, identify who we think the group of death will be, who we think the group of gimps will be and marvel at how awkward Charlize Theron's presenting skills were.

Neil Malhotra, VP of Claridge Homes in Ottawa, joins the show to discuss his announcement of intent to bring Tier 1 soccer to Ottawa. He speaks on his discussions with the NASL, addresses the cynics who had suggested he was only in it for the stadium and lets us know who he supports

Author of Soccernomics, Simon Kuper, joins It's Called Football to discuss his book, matchfixing in Europe and why Canada hasn't done better on the world stage

Sept 2nd/09 - Author of The Fix - Declan Hill joins It's Called Football to discuss match-fixing across the world and the potential for it in North America. We also get into Vancouver's stadium issues, who might be in charge of TFC next season, lament the lost chances in the Sounders game and further discuss the drama that is the USL sale.

Nov 3/2009 - MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham joins us to talk about his turnaround season, his time in Toronto and relationship with former TFC head coach John Carver and addresses the Reading rumours. Dino Rossi from the Soccer Academy Alliance Canada also calls in to discuss the CSA response to the FIFA mandate on academies and what he expects to happen in the months ahead. MLS playoffs, the Whitecaps kicking off in MLS in a temporary stadium and what TFC's next move should be - all in this week's show.

April 5/2009 Toronto FC Director of Business Operations Paul Beirne joins the show to talk about the season to come and Bill Archer, Big Soccer blogger, joins ICF for a battle of wits. We all lose