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Welcome to the Footy Talks with Steven Caldwell podcast. Footy Talks has partnered with Steven Caldwell on an innovative and original content project that is sure to both entertain and maybe even educate a little bit along the way. Steven be doing long form interviews with current players, deep dive tactical discussions with the brightest minds around the game, and telling stories he's never told before from my 18 years as a professional footballer. We’re committed to providing you, the list ...
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Stevie chats with his friend and fellow footy broadcaster James Sharman about his new venture; Sharman's Proper Pies. Along with his wife Toni, James has launched Toronto's one and only subscription pie business and he talks to Stevie about his journey from the media desk to the kitchen. If you live in Toronto, please visit https://sharmansproper.c…
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Very few Scottish footballers can say that Kenny Dalglish personally invited them to the EPL, but that’s just what happened to Stephen Glass after a man of the match performance in the League Cup Final landed him a contract with Newcastle FC. In this episode, I sit down with ‘Glassy’ - my old friend and teammate - to talk about his own tactical inf…
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Player to Player with Bradley Wright-Phillips
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At only 19 years old, Bradley Wright-Phillips scored four minutes into his EPL debut and had the world at his feet. But just a few years later he was short on goals and confidence in the Championship. When Red Bull New York handed him a lifeline and a chance to revitalize his career in the MLS Wright-Phillips took the league by storm and went on to…
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Everyone knew he was a world-class goalkeeper, and most people knew he’d suffered a succession of career-hampering injuries; but for a long time, not even Chris Kirkland’s close friends and family knew about the severe depression he was battling on a daily basis. In this special episode of Player to Player, Stevie sits down with his former Wigan te…
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A Giant On and Off the Pitch - The Footballing Life of Kendall Waston
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At six foot four, he’s a huge presence on the pitch; and as a powerful on field leader he’s not only dragged his nation into the World Cup Finals, but also been named on both the MLS and CONCACAF’s Best XI. In this episode of Player to Player, Stevies sits down with FC Cincinnati's Kendall Waston to find out how he became the man and the player he …
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All eyes are on the Bundesliga this weekend - with fans around the world finally able to tune in to live top flight football. Although the games will be played out in eerie empty stadiums, and in some cases in front of a cardboard cut-out crowd, players and fans alike will breath a huge sigh of relief as competitive action finally resumes. In this …
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‘Control the controllables’: Carl Robinson's Guiding Principles
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In this episode of Tactical Talks, Stevie picks the footballing brain of TFC legend, and former Vancouver White Caps manager, Carl Robinson. Now head coach of Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets, Carl shares fascinating behind-the-scenes insights on a life in the game - working with top coaches like Harry Redknapp, Mick McCarthy and Pep Guardio…
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Return of the Prodigal ‘Sam’: Piette’s Journey Back to Montreal
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Stevie talks to the Montreal Impact and Team Canada midfielder about the teenage transatlantic journey - through three European Leagues - that finally brought him back to the MLS, as the hometown hero at his boyhood club. Episode Notes: From the peace and quiet of his Quebec cabin, and with the MLS season on hold, Sam chats with Stevie about a life…
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Fail To Prepare - Prepare to Fail: The Four Weeks That Make Or Break A Season.
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For fans, the season begins on match day one, but for clubs and players the four weeks of preseason can determine the quality of an entire campaign. In this episode Stevie takes us behind the scenes to reveal how top EPL and MLS teams make sure they get off to the right start, and peak at the best time, over a grueling ten month season. Episode Not…
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Sir Alex Ferguson Famously fought for his signature, and at Old Trafford he played alongside - and against - the best footballers of a generation. In this special extended episode of Footy Talks, Stevie sits down with Man United legend Darren Fletcher to talk about the achievements and challenges of a remarkable footballing career. Episode Notes: H…
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‘At your highest level you have to work even harder’ - Justin Morrow’s rise to the top
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It’s access-all-areas in this debut episode of Conversations with Caldwell, as TFC’s Justin Morrow cracks a beer with Stevie - his former team mate and captain - to share sixty minutes of candid insights on the demanding and colorful journey to the top of the MLS. Episode Notes: How family values played a key role in preparing Justin for performanc…
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Gary Caldwell - ‘The Coach's Job is To Convince’: The Pressing Matters of Tactics
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Tactical Talks is the real thing - players and coaches at the highest level breaking down the mechanics of the most important footballing philosophies. For this episode, Stevie talks with his brother, Gary Caldwell, in a wide ranging interview that includes the tactics used to face Messi and Ronaldinho as a player; and as a manager, the system that…
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Newcastle - Waking A Sleeping Giant: Will The Magpies Finally Break Free of Ashley’s Mid-Table Ambition?
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Of all the teams hampered by a lack of finance and leadership, Newcastle United lead the way in terms of frustrated potential. So interest from a consortium with almost limitless resources would seem like a no brainer for fans. But in this special episode of Footy Talks, Stevie talks to highly respected journalist and chief Newcastle United writer …
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The Fighting Spirit vs. Plain Old Fighting: How Elite Players Balance Aggression and Accountability For Success.
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Passion and aggression are key components of the game, but elite footballers need as much skill controlling their emotions as they do controlling the ball. In this episode, Stevie shares incredible EPL anecdotes to explore how fighting and confrontation can both help and hinder the team. Episode Notes: How players and team mates responded to the EP…
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Complementary Contrast: How The Best Team Mates ‘Allow You To Shine’
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In this episode Stevie discusses the qualities that make great pairings work and describes the healthy rivalry that took both him and his brother, Gary, all the way from the North Brimmage Colts to playing for their country, and alongside one another in the EPL. Episode Notes: Stevie reminisces on how he paved the way for his younger brother to pro…
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Jozy Altidore: ‘I never envisioned life without the game’
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He’s a household name in the MLS and a championship winning hero for TFC, but who is the real Jozy Alitodre, and how did he get where he is today? In this exclusive episode, Stevie sits down with one of Team USA’s greatest ever players to talk about a life in the beautiful game. Episode Notes: Playing footy in the park at eight years of age, the ch…
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Welcome to the Footy Talks Society podcast. Footy Talks has partnered with me, Steven Caldwell, on an innovative and original content project that is sure to both entertain and maybe even educate a little bit along the way. I’ll be doing long form interviews with current players, deep dive tactical discussions with the brightest minds around the ga…
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