YYC Soccer
YYC Soccer is a podcast that covers soccer at all levels in the Calgary area. We discuss the amateur, collegiate, and professional levels. We talk about the teams and players from the city's soccer community, from the grassroots to the pros.
Episodes
172 episodes
Will Mya Jones make her Calgary Wild debut this weekend?
Cavalry FC makes their way to Langley to take on Vancouver FC in CPL action while the Calgary Wild have a home match vs Montreal this weekend. Could we see Mya Jones make her NSL and Wild debut? There are hints that it could be possible. We als...
Weekend Recap: Bring on the Whitecaps!
Our weekend recap episode is a bit shorter than usual this week as the Calgary Wild had the week off. But there was an important Canadian Championship matchup between Cavalry FC and Pacific FC on Vancouver Island. The Cavs were victorious and w...
David can’t slay Goliath as Blizzard knocked out by CF Montreal
We talk about the Canadian Championship in this episode, as two Calgary based teams are involved this week. We review the Calgary Blizzard's match vs CF Montreal in the Canadian Championship. Cavalry FC goes to Vancouver Island to p...
Weekend Recap: Late Penalty Lifts Cavs, Wild Concede 5 in Ottawa
We review matches that happened over the past weekend including:Cavalry FC made their first visit to Montreal to play Supra and grabbed all three points, thanks to a late penalty by Tobias Warschewski. We talk about our impression of Sup...
Can the Calgary Blizzard play giant killers against CF Montreal?
The Calgary Blizzard's men's team will play CF Montreal at Stade Saputo next week in the Canadian Championship. We interview Blizzard head coach Ramon Mifflin and ask him about preparations for this big match and the APL season in general.<...
Calgary Wild home opener preview with Meggie Dougherty Howard interview
We preview the Calgary Wild's first match of the season which is also their home opener. The Wild will take on the Montreal Roses on Saturday afternoon at McMahon Stadium. We interview captain Meggie Dougherty Howard about the preseason, ...
Drew Fischer discusses what it's like to be a FIFA and MLS referee
We interview Calgary referee Drew Fischer about his career, including his back to back wins of MLS Referee of the Year. Drew talks about life on the road as a referee and provides some advice for aspiring officials.Cavalry FC soundly def...
Cavalry break their April curse ahead of home opener against Atlético Ottawa
We review Cavalry FC's opening match victory vs Pacific FC last weekend and preview their home opener this Sunday afternoon at Spruce Meadows.We talk with Cavalry FC general manager and head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr for our annual early s...
Nik Ledgerwood looks back and talks about his playing career
We interview Cavalry FC assistant coach Nik Ledgerwood but we don't talk about what's currently happening with the Cavs. This discussion reviews his playing career from growing up in Lethbridge and playing with Lethbridge Croatia men's team whe...
Darren Bowman talks about leading Foothills into the APL season and his player development experiences
We interview Darren Bowman, who has recently joined Calgary Foothills as Alberta Premier League head coach on the men's side and also as a lead on the player development side. We talk about his impressive resume, which includes time at Manchest...
Who is Sinead McSharry? Our interview with the Wild's interim head coach
We interview Calgary Wild interim head coach Sinead McSharry about the Wild's unusual preseason. We talk about the team's reaction to the news that Lydia Bedford was leaving for a new opportunity in England. Sinead also discusses how this chang...
Lydia Bedford departs Calgary Wild while Ali Musse rejoins Cavalry FC
We talk about two massive stories from the Calgary soccer scene this week. Calgary Wild head coach Lydia Bedford resigned from the club to take the head coaching job of England's women's U23 team. We discuss this shocking turn of events and wha...
Mya Jones talks about her recovery from injury and joining the Calgary Wild
We interview Mya Jones for the third time on the podcast. She had a rough 2025 where she didn't play because of a difficult injury. But she's well on the road to recovery and has signed for the Wild. We catch up with her and cover these t...
Nate Edwards talks about signing for Cavalry and his Brampton roots
It was a bit of a quiet week in the training camps of Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild. Several players are away on international duty, and we talk about some of their upcoming matches. Our interview this week is with Cavalry FC play...
Mya Jones returns home and signs for the Calgary Wild
The Calgary Wild made a big splash this week by signing Calgarian Mya Jones to a contract. Jones is considered one of the best women's soccer players the city has ever produced. We talk about her potential impact both on and off the pitch.<...
"Hoo" are the Vermont Wild?
Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild continue their preparations for the 2026 season. The Cavs signed a couple more players in Nathaniel Edwards and Curtis Ofori. We talk about how they fit into the club. Can Edwards perhaps be Fraser Aird's replace...
Harry Paton and the 100th Cavalry signing
Training camps have begun for Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild. We also saw the release of the CPL and NSL schedules this week.Cavalry held their open tryouts last week and Jason had a chance to watch some of the action. He also did a sho...
Cavalry, Wild announce signings with training camps approaching
We're back for our first episode of 2026. Training camps for both the Wild and Cavalry will be starting soon, and both clubs are making roster moves.Cavalry has signed Nate Ingham and Amer Didic, and has said farewell to several pl...
Season Finale: Reviewing 2025 and a look ahead to 2026
In our final new episode of 2025, we review our picks for top Calgary soccer stories this year. We both picked our top five stories and four of the five were the same. So we decided to include make it a list of the top six, which we...
Carducci departs Cavs while Wild sees six departures
After a week's delay we are back covering a wide variety of Calgary related soccer topics. Most of them are regarding player movement.Goalkeeper Marco Carducci has announced he's leaving Cavalry FC. We discuss his iconic tenure with the ...
CPL Draft Preview: Will Chanan Chanda be the first overall pick?
This week we preview Friday's Canadian Premier League college draft. We discuss Calgary connections to the draft, including MRU"s Chanan Chanda. Both Jason and Scott make some predictions regarding who Cavalry FC might pick. <...
Nikki Charlton reflects on her award winning career with the SAIT Trojans
We interview graduating SAIT Trojan Nikki Charlton, who reflects on the conclusion of her collegiate career. We talk about personal and team achievements and her connection to retiring head coach John Talerico.Many Calgary based pr...
Nyema Ingleton talks about NCAA tournament, playing for Jamaica
This week we catch up on what's been happening with Calgarians playing NCAA soccer this season. We interview Nyema Ingleton, who is a defender at West Virginia University and with the Jamaican women's national team. Nyema grew up in...
Cavs, Cougars both suffer championship defeats in snowy Ontario
It's the final weekend for the two Calgary teams that made it to a national championship. Both Cavalry FC and the Mount Royal Cougars men's team were faced with snowy conditions in Ontario. Both matches went into extra time and both teams ultim...
Cavalry prepares for CPL final, MRU Cougars advance at Nationals
We preview this weekend's CPL championship final between Ottawa and Cavalry FC. Cavs defender Callum Montgomery joins us to talk about preparations for the match and also talks about his career including his time growing up in Nanaimo.Th...