It's Called Football!

Today, we're joined by John Pugh, the president of the new Ottawa team joining NASL in 2013 to talk about their plans to bring pro soccer to Ottawa, if they're interested in participating in the Nutrilite Voyageurs Cup and how they're planning to build their team. We're also joined by Sean Flemming, the head coach of the Canadian U-17 team, to talk about their goals at the U-17 World Cup, what role he plays at ensuring future Canadian players cap for Canada and how FIFA has cracked down on the age cheating that has plagued past U-17 World Cups. And, of course, we'll break down Toronto FC's loss to Seattle, talk about Alen Stevanovich's departure and 'allegedly' say goodbye to our old buddy, allegedly, Jack Warner. Allegedly.

Today, we're joined by the head coach of the Seattle Sounders Sigi Schmid to talk about their upcoming game against Toronto, the re-build he went through in Columbus and how it mirrors Toronto's own efforts and his thoughts on the transfer window, Freddy Montero's play and what positions they're targeting to replace. We'll also set up Toronto's game against Seattle, talk about the Canadian Women's National team chances at the World Cup expand a bit on the NASL going to Ottawa.

Today, we break down Toronto's individual performances against New England, give some kudos to Doniel Henry for a strong game, give some jeers to another player for some stupid plays and debate how long the Toronto brass will give Aron Winter to compete his re-build. We'll look back on Canada's Gold Cup performance, talk about where Canada goes from here with Stephen Hart and what the strategy should be going into World Cup qualifying. All that and we'll talk about NASL going into Ottawa and what Monday's announcement will mean for Canadian football.

Today we’re joined by Paul Varian, CEO of Oakville soccer, to talk about what responsibility youth clubs have in making the national team attendances a success, what can be done to cultivate that kind of community in our youth ranks and how it would affect our national team's in the long run. Canadian Soccer News called on Oakville to step up and be a leader in the club community on Friday and Varian responded less than an hour later via email, so he had lots to say on that. We also get into debating Eric Hassli’s goal, Toronto FC's late game heroics and, of course, Canada’s struggles or not so struggles in the Gold Cup.

Today, we're joined by Rudi Schuller, who is on site in Tampa Bay for the Canada game, to help set the scene there, talk about the USA game and touch on the Mexico incident. Then we're joined by Canadian national team striker Tosaint Ricketts to talk about what went wrong in the USA game, what the mood is around the team and what he's expecting out of Saturday's match. Between all that we'll set up Toronto's chances against LA, talk about the Cascadia rivalry as Vancouver gets set to take on Seattle and discuss the latest news on the women's national team agreeing to the compensation issue.

Today, we're joined by Rudi Schuller, who is on site in Tampa Bay for the Canada game, to help set the scene there, talk about the USA game and touch on the Mexico incident. Then we're joined by Canadian national team striker Tosaint Ricketts to talk about what went wrong in the USA game, what the mood is around the team and what he's expecting out of Saturday's match. Between all that we'll set up Toronto's chances against LA, talk about the Cascadia rivalry as Vancouver gets set to take on Seattle and discuss the latest news on the women's national team agreeing to the compensation issue.

Today, in this Gold Cup breakdown edition of It's Called Football, we keep it short as Ben tries to find the voice he left in Detroit but we do address if Stephen Hart's decision to start Lars Hirschfeld was one made out of fear, talk about why the play through the midfield didn't work for Canada and debate what changes need to be made up front before the next game. All that and Ben tells a story of a run in with some American Outlaws that almost left him stranded in Detroit.

Today, we're joined by the director of ANB Academy, Bassam Naim, who shuttered his academy doors on the day of the Canada v Ecuador game to ensure his membership would attend the match. We'll talk to him about that decision, why getting local clubs selling tickets are the gateway to ensuring home crowds for home teams and what else his Academy has been doing as of late. We'll also preview the Canada v USA Gold Cup game with a bit on the expected CMNT formations, compare war wound stories from some of our away game experiences and try to find something positive to talk about the Toronto FC snorefest over the weekend.

Today, we're joined by Canadian national team keeper Milan Borjan to talk about the Gold Cup, the support at the Canada v Ecuador game, his decision to cap with Canada and he gives us the low down on his club situation. We'll also breakdown the performances from the Canada v Ecuador game, set up Teal Bunbury's return to Toronto this weekend and discuss if Teitur's Tot was cooked before the season began.

On today's Interview Only, we're joined by Canadian National Team head coach Stephen Hart. We drove up to Alliston, where the team is training ahead of the Canada v Ecuador game, to speak to Hart about Iain Hume's absence from the lineup, Junior Hoilett and his future with Canada and how he's approaching World Cup qualifying this Fall.

Today, we're joined by Philadelphia Union beat writer, Jonathan Tannenwald, to talk about what tactics to expect from Philly this weekend, how they've managed to turn themselves into a contending team in just two years and what TFC reject Carlos Ruiz has done to return himself to favour there. And, building on the Support Local Football theme, the tone of the conversation with Tannenwald turns to some really interesting stuff about Sam's Army, US soccer and how their country went through a similar conversation in the early 1990s about how to generate home crowds for home teams (CSA lurkers should take notes) during World Cup qualifying. All that and we'll break down the mistake by the lake, Eric Hassli's emergence as one of the best first year players in MLS, what Toronto needs to do to better free up Joao Plata and we'll break down Canada's Gold Cup selections.

Today, on our last show ever (the world ends tomorrow don't you know?) we're joined by Sounder at Heart's Dave Clark, to talk about the benefits of reserve squads vs academies and which are doing a better job of developing and retaining players in MLS. We'll also set up the Toronto v Colorado game with an eye ahead to the second leg of Nutrilite Voyageurs Cup, talk a little bit about some of the strangeness going on within the Montreal Impact organization lately and as it's our last day on Earth we'll confess all our football sins and lament all the things we never saw happen in Canadian soccer.

Today, we're joined by the regular cast and crew of Canadian Soccer News to break down the first leg of the Nutrilite Voyageurs Cup final. We'll discuss the Hassli goal and how it was created out of a defensive lapse, the non call on Adrian Cann’s penalty and we’ll talk about who has the advantage coming back to Toronto. But we'll also get into why team's continue to target Dan Gargan, Vancouver's traditional strength in the final 20 minutes and what their strategy was coming out of the half and if Toronto's cautious play will come back to haunt them. Have you say on the game and who you thought made the difference

Today, we're joined by Pedro Mendes, the host of the new CBC show Soccer Nation, to preview the first leg of the Nutrilite Voyageurs Cup, the quality of refereeing in North America and what can be done to improve it and how to convert every day Canadians into the national team supporters. We'll also discuss what caused Toronto's late game collapse against Chicago, update on Junior Hoilett's national team intentions and break down the moves over the weekend at the CSA AGM and what they mean for Canadian soccer.

Today, we're joined by CBC's John Molinaro to discuss his story on Toronto FC freezing out Nana Attakora over a contract dispute, assess how the TFC re-build has gone so far and what pieces are still missing for the club as they head into this weekend's game. We'll also set up the CSA AGM and discuss the major plot points, debate Vancouver front loading NASL contracts to pay MLS players lower salaries this year and look at what's next for Simeon Jackson and Nick Dasovic.