Introduction This is the Northern 90 Podcast with Pat Sweet, Episode 26. Welcome to the Northern 90 Canadian Premier League Podcast, covering the beautiful game in the great white north. For more Canadian Premier League content, head over to Northern90.ca. That’s Northern Nine Zero dot ca. Welcome Hello, Canada, and welcome to the Northern 90 Canadian Premier League Podcast! I'm your host, Pat Sweet. In this week's episode: A round-up of CPL players playing international gamesCanada's performance in CONCACAF Nations LeagueA special interview with FC Edmonton's Jeff Paulus Results League Play Forge at the top of the table with 20 points, with the fewest games played at 9.Terran Campbell now leads the league with 10 goals Canadian Championship No actionNext game is September 18 at Stade Saputo CONCACAF League Forge FC lost their last match to CD Olimpia 4-1Lost 4-2 on aggregateSV Robinhood also lost 3-2 on aggregate. CONCACAF Nations League Canada got underway on Saturday night while Hurricane Dorian was trying hard to prevent me from watching the gameBeat Cuba 6-0Junior Hoilett - HatrickJonathan David - Beautiful goalJonathan Osorio - Finished a nice pass from HoilettDoniel Henry with his first goal for Les RougesImportant because: Qualifying for Qatar 2022 is a function of FIFA rankings as of June 2020.Top 6 go into a hexagonal round, top three automatically qualifyThe fourth-place team plays against the winner of a tournament between teams ranked 7-35. News Forge FC Assistant Coach Peter Reynders To Appeal CSA Ruling - Northern Tribune (https://northerntribune.ca/forge-fc-assistant-coach-racial-allegations/)Rumour: CPL Ownership Group Targeting Fraser Valley - Northern Tribune (https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-fraser-valley/)National Team Action Ryan Telfer is now cap-tied for Trinidad and TobagoAbdelaziz Youssef - First start for SomaliaQuillian Roberts was called up again to represent GuyanaMarco Carducci - First CanPL player to get called up to CanMNT Jeff Paulus Jeff Paulus is someone I've wanted on the show for a very long timeToday, my wish comes true - kind ofThomas Nef, a brand-new journalism student at NAIT reached out to see if we could collaborateWin-win - I get great CPL content, and Thomas gets to build up a portfolio. It's great!Next up, an interview with Jeff Paulus of FC EdmontonThanks Thomas, thanks Jeff!You'll be hearing more from Thomas over the coming months - thanks, again! Next up, the mailbag: 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. James from the N90 Premium Channel asked: Thoughts about Ottawa Fury joining the CPL for the 2020 season? Ed Johnson wrote on the N90 Facebook Page: Kurt Larson said the 8-0 score "will never be repeated in the CPL". Do you agree or disagree? Liam Pritchard had some great comments on the N90SG Facebook Group about a survey that was being circulated suggesting that Canadian MLS clubs join the CanPL. He said: Yeah not a good idea yet. Maybe one day. Just need to look at Scotland to see what good two teams dominating the league would look like... Being a Brit, I love North American sports because of the parity. I love that anyone can win each year because anyone can beat anyone. QOTW: Who is Canada's best player? Most promising player? Leave a comment at northern90.ca/episode26Write to me at pat at northern90.caFire me a note on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram @northernninety The Week Ahead League Play Sep 11 - Wednesday 10:00 pm ADT Edmonton vs. CavalryClarke FieldTICKETS Sep 11 - Wednesday 11:00 pm ADT Pacific vs. York9Westhills StadiumTICKETS Sep 12 - Thursday 9:00 pm ADT Valour vs. ForgeIG FieldTICKETS Sep 14 - Saturday 4:00 pm ADT Pacific vs. EdmontonWesthills StadiumTICKETS Sep 15 - Sunday 2:00 pm ADT Forge vs. HFX WanderersTim Hortons FieldTICKETS Sep 15 - Sunday 4:30 pm ADT York9 vs. ValourYork Lions StadiumTICKETS Sep 18 - Wednesday 6:30 pm ADT HFX Wanderers vs. ForgeWanderers GroundsTICKETS Canadian Championship Next game is September 18 at Stade Saputo CONCACAF Nations League No more games in September. Announcements Thank you to everyone who signed up for the Northern 90 Premium Channel - I love you guys.Credit to my very first supporters AdamBlairJosh Outroduction That's all we've got for the show today. If you liked the show, don't forget to subscribe to it, and when you do leave an honest review. That helps me make the show better and others find it. Also, if you've been enjoying this show, you should join my supporters' group. When you join you get a weekly newsletter with curated CPL content, access to a members-only Facebook group, contests, giveaways, fantasy leagues, all sorts of good stuff. And it's free. Check it out at northern90.ca/join. Thanks so much, Canada. Have a great week. Credits Featured Image Photo by Jannes Glas on ...
