The footy don't stop around these parts! The Canadian Premier League is BACK! So we take a look at the results at the weekend, Forge FC started their season off right. York United equally so with a big-time super sub! Ottawa and Halifax put on an entertaining draw and Valour fell to Pacific. The English Premier League also continued the action but it feels like everyone fighting in the top half outside of Aston Villa dropped points. Liverpool put on one of the worst defensive showings of the season, the Manchester Derby was a snoozefest, and Chelsea faltered against Brentford due to some strange squad selection. Elsewhere Wolves all but confirmed their survival and Southampton were officially relegated as well. So there's lots to talk about... so let's talk!

Premier League action returned which means it's time to discuss the happenings in the prem! At the top of the table Liverpool stood strong, but Arsenal remain someone to potentially worry about. Forest bested Manchester United and Chelsea completed the double over Spurs. At the bottom of the table, Southampton pulled off a point against Palace, and Ipswich got a big-time win over Bournemouth. Wolves however kept one foot in the Prem with a win. Still lots more to talk about and discuss, so lets...

Next up on the Maple Footy Podcast... it's Forge FC Youngster Keito Lipovshek! We chatted about his journey in the pro game to this point, From Canada to the UK to Dubai and now back to Canada courtesy of Hamilton's Forge FC. We talk about where his love for the sport came from, what he looks forward to heading into this season with Forge, and maybe, just maybe we can find out what his pre-match song is. All that and more so let's go!

New Premier League this past weekend so I decided to take the opportunity to talk some Canadian Footy. There was so much to chat about, some injury updates, Alphonso Davies, Nathan "The Best" Saliba "In The World", a Liam Millar ACL update, and more. Some MLS action Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC faced off against each other with yours truly in attendance. CF Montreal proved to be the only team this side of the border that Chicago couldn't beat. Of course, some other Canadians shined in the MLS. We end it all off with some CPL predictions with the season starting THIS Saturday, April 5th.

And yeah... that's another international break come and gone. Whilst the international didn't go the way we wanted it to, I do think that beating the USA to end it off will definitely ease the pain a little bit and help us get to the next set of internationals sooner. The game did offer us a lot to talk about of course. We saw some rotation and a first-ever international goal for a certain man who's got his own way of measuring time... Tani Time! We played a lot better in this match than our previous outing so let's talk about it!

Despite our team's progress over the last number of years we still stumble at the final hump... getting that trophy, It was a disappointing night on March 20th as Canada suited up for their clash with Mexico, it was never going to be easy, but we didn't help ourselves either. Some strange choices, past mistakes not being rectified, and a reluctance to make some hard choices in personnel all proved to be a bad mix for our boys in Red and White. I'm taking a look at where I think we went wrong and what could be done. Now it'll be eyes on the 3rd place match against the States, but more importantly onto the rest of our World Cup build. Including the Canadian Shield, Gold Cup, and friendlies in other international windows. So let's talk about it all.

In this episode of the Maple Footy Podcast, I welcome an extremely special guest... a player who was born in Kitchener and eventually found himself moving to England when he was still a teenager to be apart of the Blackburn Rovers Academy. Then signing with his brother in Scotland with Ross County, where he played teams like Aberdeen, Rangers and Celtic. He now finds himself back in Canada just an hour from Kitchener in Hamilton with Forge FC. We talk about his journey to this point, playing in one of the greatest stadiums in the world, his future goals and injury struggles. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Ben Paton... so let's get into it!

The first episode in a busy week for the Maple Footy Podcast! We talk about this matchday that just passed, and it feels like a natural extension of last week. Teams played pretty conservatively, no one wants to give up their spots and cost their teams. Lots of teams stumbled, and the relegation battle feels done and dusted (although it has for a while). Manchester City, Chelsea, and Bournemouth all slipped up in their pursuits for Europe. Liverpool stay top of the table and they didn't even play in the premier league! It's been a week to forget for them, bounced out the UCL and pipped to the Carabao Cup by Newcastle. There was also a lot of Canadian action to talk about, big weeks for Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies. The MLS always brings talking points and Tajon Buchanan got his first start for the Yellow Submarine against... Real Madrid?? Let's talk about!