Kicked Back Episode 91 Presented By Betway!The Women’s World Cup Final is set! On this episode of Kicked Back, presented by Betway, Julia Ranney joins Caroline Salame as they discuss the upcoming World Cup Final between England’s Lionesses and Spain! Can England pull off the international double and become European AND World Champion? Or will the dysfunctional Spain be able to put up one more fight to snatch the crown? Plus, Sam Kerr scores the potential goal of the tournament against England, yet the Australian star has still caught tons of heat for her performance, but as Julia and Caroline discuss, this hate is unwarranted. All that and much more on today's episode of Kicked Back, presented by Betway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 74 of Kicked Back Presented By Betway!Former Canadian women's National Team Player and Olympian, Diana Matheson joins Caroline alongside Allison Sandmeyer-Graves from Canadian Women & Sport and Ashley Curran from Canadian Tire as they discuss the importance of gender inclusion in sports today! Matheson has teamed up with Canadian Tire and Canadian Women & Sport to push for more support for the women's game in Canada and to assist young soccer players nationwide! Plus, with the creation of the new Canadian Women's Professional Soccer League in the works, Diana Matheson explains how it all came about and how important the potential impact of a pro league would have on the country! All that and so much more on today's episode of Kicked Back presented by Betway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 22 of Kicked Back Presented by Uber One!This entire episode is dedicated to Canada Soccer and all of their recent success! Caroline had the privilege to chat with Max Bell, founder of Offside Creative and Writer / Producer of a weekly seven-episode digital series about the CANMNT's qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. What I really love about this "WeCAN" documentary series is that we are offered a different perspective on this Canadian team. We know about all of their success on the pitch, winning CONCACAF and qualifying for the first World Cup in 36 years but now we also have an opportunity to get to know this team behind closed doors. Max shares his incredible journey and story in the sport of soccer / football. His relentless commitment, dedication and passion for Canada Soccer from a young age, along with his incredible filmmaking talent, has given him the opportunity to work with the organization since 2009. I highly recommend checking out the WeCAN documentary series that can be found on the Canada Soccer YouTube page! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yesterday was another extraordinary day in the UEFA Champions League.Mo Salah and Liverpool showed up in a huge way in Scotland, beating The Rangers 7-1 at Ibrox. It wasn't all pretty for Liverpool either who found themselves down 1-0 thanks to a Scott Arfield (Canadian) goal. However, the big guns showed up for Liverpool in the second half with Robert Firmino, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott getting goals, along with a six minute hat trick from Salah. Could this now be a turning point in Liverpool's season?Group C is easily the group of death in this season's competition and last night we had Inter Milan travel to Camp Nou. Barcelona needed a win to keep their knockout stage ambitions alive. Unfortunately for them, Inter had other plans scoring three goals to give themselves a late 3-2 lead. One player that did show up for Barca was Robert Lewandowski. A late equalizer gave Barcelona a point; however, they now need Inter Milan to lose their final two games to progress to the last 16, which feels like a tall ask.Finally, Caroline and Liam closed out the show talking about Napoli's dominance, the success that Canadians have had in the competition and they ranked two more teams in their Uber One Power Rankings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are now getting into the thick of it all in the UEFA Champions League. On match week four, football fans saw tons of crazy action which Caroline Szwed and Liam Horrobin dove into on episode 20 of Kicked Back.The shock results came out of Israel when Maccabi Haifa defeated Italian giants Juventus 2-0 for their first Champions League win of the season. Juventus looked horrible and not like the team we've grown to love over the last ten years. Caroline and Liam talked about what's happened to them and what they need to do to turn things around.Also on the show, they talked about the drama between PSG and Kylian Mbappe, the underestimation of Borussia Dortmund and players getting hurt before the World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The journey has been long, but after 36 years away, Canada is returning to the World Cup stage in Qatar next month and to fill us in with everything that has happened is none other than Alistair Johnston, the starting right back for the men's national team. Johnston gives great insight into what it has been like for the Canadian's starting from their opening games of World Cup qualifying to their most recent games versus Qatar and Uruguay. He explained how the team has prepared in the lead-up to the tournament through video, documents sent to him by John Herdman, and the games throughout qualifying. Johnston spoke in detail about his Canadian teammates Alphonso Davies, Tajon Buchanon and, his CF Montreal teammate, Kamal Miller. You can hear all of that, along with much more on this episode of Kicked Back with Caroline Szwed and Liam Horrobin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once again, Manchester has turned blue after Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored hat tricks in their derby match versus Manchester United. It was a disappointing performance from the Red Devils after high expectations following a good run of form. However, Man City brought them back down to earth with a dominant display which leaves many questions to be asked of United, including what Cristiano Ronaldo and Casimero have to do to get into the starting eleven.Also in the English Premier League, Liverpool's struggles continued at Anfield drawing 3-3 against Brighton in Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge. There are more questions than answers for the Reds at the moment especially defensively with Trent Alexander-Arnold. Former Manchester United and England defender, Gary Neville suggested that if Trent can clean up his game, he could be the best right back to play the game. Caroline and Liam gave their take on that soundbite from Neville. Finally, also on the show, Arsenal beat Tottenham in the North London derby helping Liam's predictions that they will be title contenders. And then to close out the show, they began their Uber One World Cup power rankings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back-to-back days of Kicked Back! Caroline and Liam are here for another episode of Kicked Back with the main topic being the United States Men's National Football team. The team has struggled lately with only one win in their last five, which came against Grenada. The US has struggled to score goals after being shut out by Japan and Saudi Arabia in their last two matches. Is the issue with the players? Are they playing enough for their club teams? Or is it their manager Gregg Berhalter and his poor tactics? Caroline and Liam covered all of that in today's episode. Also, in the episode, they talked about the current World Champions France and how they have been struggling as of late. Since 2022 began, they have only beaten Ivory Coast, South Africa and Austria, which is way off their standard. What is the issue? Liam suggested that it could possibly be the number of mouths they have to feed. Perhaps it is time for Didier Deschamps to put his foot down.Finally, to close out the show, Liam and Caroline talked about a few of their favourite underappreciated players from years past and re-lived a few moments from their iconic careers. You can hear all that and more on today's episode of Kicked Back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was an exciting weekend for Canadian football fans with two matches against World Cup opposition. First came Qatar, the 2022 host nation, followed by Uruguay. Canada came away with a good result against the upcoming host nation, winning 2-0, but it did not go their way versus Uruguay, falling 2-0. However, despite the final score, Canada played well against the 13th-ranked team on the FIFA World Rankings. Caroline and Liam react to the weekend score lines and what Canada could take away from it. Liam also had a suggestion on what the best position for Alphonso Davies could be at the World Cup. Plenty of other international teams played over the weekend, too, including Liam's host nation England. Things weren't great for England, who were relegated to League B in the Nations League. While not scoring goals was an issue for England, most fans decided that Harry Maguire in the starting eleven for both games was a more significant issue. On the show, Caroline and Liam give their opinion on Maguire's future with England and what Gareth Southgate should do with his defenders. Finally, they dove into Argentina's chances at the World Cup, how the tournament could play out for the European teams and the criticism Cristiano Ronaldo is receiving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline Szwed and Liam Horrobin were joined by a special guest today, former Canadian international Bob Lenarduzzi. Lenarduzzi played 48 times for the Canadian Men's National Team, which included a trip to the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He re-lived many of those memories with us on the show and about Canada's path to get there.We went right back to the start with Bob and talked about his experience playing in England with Reading. He explained what the experience was like and how it all came about.He then spoke about one of his heroes, Alan Ball, who he watched at the 1966 World Cup, which England won. Fortunately for Bob Lenarduzzi, he and Ball played together with the Vancouver Whitecaps. He told a great story about what Ball once told him in the dressing room at halftime.Later on, we dove into Alphonso Davies's time with the Vancouver Whitecaps, the progress Canadian soccer has made, and how this is a fantastic time for the sport to be growing in Canada.You can hear all of that and more on today's episode of Kicked Back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a brief week away, Caroline and Liam are back for another episode of Kicked Back with plenty to talk about. Last week, Liam took a trip back to his homeland of England for the first time in six years. During his trip, the unfortunate events of Queen Elizabeth II were taking place but one positive that came from it all was the actions of David Beckham. Beckham waited in line to say his final goodbye to her majesty which had the people of England bragging about how great of a man he is. That led to one of Liam's favourite moments from Beckham which came in an England shirt. Speaking of England, there was plenty of discussions this past week over the squad selection made by Gareth Southgate. Should Harry Maguire still be in the team? Why wasn't Jadon Sancho selected? Caroline and Liam talked about the decision made by the England gaffer.Another hot topic for the week has been should the Premier League start an All-Star Game? The comments on this have been mixed, to say the least, but Caroline and Liam gave a good perspective on what this could do for the league. Also on the show, they talked about World Cup kits, Juventus' poor form in Serie A and an incredibly fast red card in Ligue 1. You can hear all of that and more on today's episode of Kicked Back.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow, this is an episode of Kicked Back you don't want to miss! Caroline had the honour to sit down and chat with legendary Canadian sports reporter and broadcaster, Gene Principe! To all the hockey fans out there, especially you Oilers fans, this is an episode for you, too! Whether you like soccer, or as Gene calls it, "calcio" or not, you will enjoy getting to know Gene even more. When we watch him as a Sportsnet reporter on national television, we're immediately drawn to not only his incredible talent and knowledge of hockey but also his authenticity, humour, charisma and his genuine appreciation of puns! Let me tell you, that's exactly how he is outside of his job, as well. When you listen to this episode, I am sure you will smile as much as I did, talking with Gene. His story, wisdom, mantras and perspective on life will make you admire him even more.Now for all the soccer / football / calcio fans out there, Gene may cover hockey full-time as broadcaster but he's quite the expert in our field, too. He wore an Italian soccer jersey on this episode of Kicked Back, repping his favourite team in the world! I teased Gene a little bit about Italy not qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar but he's hopeful that the Azzuri will shine bright right here in Canada in 2026. We talked bout Gene's love the love of the game, how he didn't make his provincial team, his journey into refereeing and then broadcast. We also chatted in length about how incredible it's been to see the progression of the game in Canada on both the men's and women's side. Naturally, we then got into detail about Canadian and global superstar Alphonso Davies and how he single handedly became one of the biggest and best role model's for youth soccer players across the country... and the world. Whether you love soccer or hockey, or honestly neither, I promise you that you will give this episode and Gene Principe a big thumbs up! You're also going to want to stick till the end because Gene had an epic answer to this question that I asked him, "Who is one NHLer that could become a professional soccer player?" HINT: It's an Edmonton Oiler... or two.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another exciting match day of Champions League football is behind us, and boy, was it a treat.A new duo has been born in Barcelona, with Robert Lewandowski and Ousmane Dembele putting on a clinic versus Viktoria Plzen. Barcelona put on a dominant performance against the Czech side, but how will they play next week against a much more challenging opponent in Bayern Munch? Speaking of Bayern, they showed their class by handing a 2-0 loss to Inter Milan at the San Siro.Rangers got an unpleasant welcome back to the group stages by getting hammered by Ajax. It was not pretty for the Scottish side, but fair play to Ajax, who many did not believe in after losing so many key players.The most important topic of the show was Napoli's convincing win over Liverpool 4-1. Jurgen Klopp said in his post-match interview that his team needs to reinvent themselves, but how will they do that?You can hear all that and more in episode 12 of Kicked Back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The football world was handed a HUGE piece of news this morning with Chelsea sacking Thomas Tuchel. This decision came after Chelsea was defeated in the Champions League 1-0 away from home by Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. In the Premier League results have not been great for Tuchel either with losses to Southampton and Leeds United this season. Who will be the next manager? That is yet to be decided but it is rumoured that Brighton manager Graham Potter could be the next man in charge. Staying in the Champions League, Erling Haaland got Manchester City off to a flying start with two goals in a 4-0 win over Sevilla, in Spain. Haaland has now scored 20 goals in Europe's best competition and is only 20 years old. His former team Borussia Dortmund also picked up three points beating FC Copenhagen 3-0.Real Madrid overcame a tough Celtic team beating them 3-0, Kylian Mbappe scored twice for PSG against Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk picked up a huge win in Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football fans worldwide were gifted with a full slate of midweek matches these past few days for the first time this season. There were many thrilling games with Erling Haaland scoring another hat trick for Man City, Southampton knocking off Chelsea at home, and Liverpool leaving it incredibly late against Newcastle United. On today's episode of Kicked Back, Caroline and Liam get you all caught up with everything that happened in the English Premier League. With Haaland's early success in England, the question is now how many goals he can score this season. On top of that, with how good he's playing for City, who can actually beat the current Premier League champions? Additionally, who will compete with them for the title or is it already over? Over in mainland Europe, it looks like AC Milan will have some new ownership, including two North American superstars. LeBron James and Drake are part of an investment group that could become the new owners of the Italian Giants. On the show, Caroline and Liam discuss what this could mean for Serie A in North America and the impact the US brings to the World football stage.You can hear all that and more on today's episode of Kicked Back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester United opened the chequebook earlier today, splashing $100 million down for Brazilian winger Antony. Erik ten Haag has a history with Antony from his team with Ajax, which is a big reason why United spent so much money on him. However, many believe they are a massive overpay for the youngest, which is what Caroline and Liam discussed on the show. How does Antony fit into this Man United team? Where do the other young forwards like Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho play into this? In other Premier League news, Manchester City and Erling Haaland come from behind to beat Crystal Palace, Liverpool dominates Bournemouth 9-0 for their first win of the season, and as a result, Scott Parker loses his job with the Cherries. In La Liga, Robert Lewandoski bags another two goals for Barcelona, giving him four now in his first three games. In the last episode, Liam gave a bold take that the Spanish giants wouldn't get out of the Champions League group stage, but after two good performances, does he stand by his statement? Also, on the show, they discuss Lukaku's injury, the future of Cristiano Ronaldo, and how much longer Aston Villa should stick with Steven Gerrard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this bonus episode of Kicked Back, Caroline chats with Brad, a football TikToker who has reached over 500K followers on the social media platform. His mega viral videos are a must-see as Brad does a hilarious job of delivering football news while really telling it how it is. If you love football, this is a content creator you have to follow! You'll thank us later!On this episode, Caroline and Brad talk about Harry Maguire and whether or not he's a virus to the Manchester United Team. We touch on Cristiano Ronaldo's legacy and what's going on with him at the moment. We crack some jokes about Kylian Mbappe and his situation at PSG (because who isn't?!) and we finish the chat off with a Champions League and World Cup prediction. Can you guess Brad and Caroline's pick for the World Cup? We're not giving any hints but what we will say is that they both picked the same team to win... and it's NOT Brazil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many football fans around Europe watched in anticipation today as the Champions League groups were drawn in Istanbul, Turkey. There are endless high-quality games ready to kick off, and Caroline and Liam are ready here to walk you through each of the groups.Fifteen different countries will be represented in this year's Champions League, with Maccabi Haifa, Copenhagen, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, Tottenham Hotspur, Eintracht Frankfurt and Viktoria Plzen making a return to the competition. On today's show, Liam and Caroline talk about all of those teams along with the rest of them. They gave their picks for the top two teams in each group, the teams that could surprise, teams that will underachieve and then their final and winner predictions. If you've got some thoughts on this year's Champions League, hit us up on Twitter, TikTok or Instagram. You can find Caroline on Twitter at @caroline_szwed and Liam at @LiamHorrobin. Then you can always find the two of them on The 90th Minutes social media channels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was another exciting weekend in the English Premier League, with last season's top three teams only picking up one point between them. Manchester City grabbed a point against Newcastle in a thrilling match in Northern England, while Liverpool and Chelsea struggled against Leeds and Manchester City.Chelsea and Tottenham last weekend was an early candidate for the game of the season; however, Newcastle and Man City gave them a run for their money on Sunday afternoon. It was a six-goal contest at St James Park, with City comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the second half. On the show, Caroline and Liam talked about the style Newcastle played, De Bruyne showing up in a big way, and Kieran Trippier's free kick and red card.They also dove into how Leeds United beat Chelsea 3-0 at Ellen Road. Leeds has started the season exceptionally well, while Chelsea has hit a couple of stumbling blocks.Caroline and Liam also discussed Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa and their two managers, Manchester United getting their first win of the season over big rivals Liverpool and then quickly went over to Germany to talk about the Bundesliga and Bayern Munich. You can hear all that and more on today's episode of Kicked Back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arguably the news of the summer emerged this week with Casemiro being linked to Manchester United. We all know the struggles United have gone through in the first two weeks of the season on the field; then add the players they've been trying to attract to the team over the summer, and none of them compares to Casemiro. However, is this a good fit for the Brazilian? Should he be leaving Madrid for a team struggling like United? Caroline and Liam answered those questions on today's episode.Also, in the new, seven-time Ballon D'or winner, Lionel Messi wasn't nominated for this year's award. Of course, Messi fans are not happy about this decision, but did he deserve to be in the conversation in the first place?Sticking with Messi and PSG, there's been some drama around Kylian Mbappe and how he reacted during their match on the weekend. It's fair to say there's never a dull moment in Paris.To end the show, Caroline and Liam looked around Serie A and made predictions on who could win the title in Italy this season.You can hear all that and more in episode five of Kicked Back with Caroline and Liam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to episode five of Kicked Back with Caroline and Liam! With another Premier League weekend in the wraps, there was plenty to talk about with the London Derby, Liverpool's Monday night clash with Crystal Palace and a historic win for Brentford over Manchester United. The show starts in London with the Sunday afternoon game between Chelsea and Tottenham. Being gifted a game like this one so early into the new season was a treat and did not disappoint. Chelsea had the game in the palm of their hands but allowed it to slip away at the very end, thanks to a 96th-minute winner from Harry Kane. Many Chelsea supporters are blaming the officiating, but what do you think? Caroline and Liam gave their thoughts on some of the decisions and the rest of the action on the pitch. After that, Manchester United made the headlines, again, for all the wrong reasons. Erik Ten Haag's starting eleven decisions are now being questioned with players out of position and not being allowed to thrive. The new Manchester United boss brought in his team for an extra practice on Sunday, which had many questioning his methods. Finally, Liverpool's Darwin Nunez had a controversial start to his career at Anfield, getting sent off for headbutting Joachim Andersen. Liam and Caroline gave their thoughts on the red card and how Liverpool played to start the season.Also, Liam touched on what he thinks Arsenal can do this season on the show. Then, since the Premier League is celebrating its 30th birthday, they talked about their favourite moments and players during that time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is an exciting time for football fans worldwide, with the Premier League, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 getting started last weekend. The enjoyment continues this weekend, with La Liga and Serie A kicking off. However, before the action in Italy and Spain begins, the two UEFA winners from last season, Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid, battled it out for the UEFA Super Cup.Caroline and Liam broke down the game today on Kicked Back as Real Madrid walked about with their fifth Super Cup and fourth in the last nine years. The two talked about the chemistry between Vini Junior and Karim Benzema and Madrid midfield's trio of Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. They closed out the Madrid conversation about Carlo Ancelotti's legacy and where he ranks amongst the GOATs of the game. Stepping away from the UEFA Super Cup, a great weekend of games is coming up in the English Premier League. Headlining the weekend ahead is a London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. A battle for a Champions League spot so early in the season.Also, this weekend is Nottingham Forest's first home Premier League game since 1999. Liam briefly explained their last season in the English top flight. They discussed Manchester United fans protesting their owners, Steven Gerrard as the manager of Aston Villa and also the rising of Serie A.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to episode two of the Kicked Back with Caroline, Liam and Woz. It was a busy weekend of football with three of the five major leagues kicking off around the world.Of course, we had to start in England which saw the Premier League come back in scorching hot fashion. Manchester United made the headlines for all the wrong reasons in their first home game of the season against Brighton, Fulham disrupted Liverpool's fun by giving them a tough match at Craven Cottage and Erling Haaland got his scoring account underway. All of that and more was talked about on today's show, along with an outstanding performance from Newcastle United which Liam gloated about.A little further into Europe, Sadio Mane made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich against the Europa League winners Frankfurt. Well, it couldn't of got of to a better start for Mane scoring his first goal for Bayern in a 6-1 win. On the show, Caroline, Liam and Woz discussed what impact he could have on the Munich lineup and if Bayern can make some news in the Champions League, again.Also on today's episode, they discussed Robert Lewandowski and the financial situation in Barcelona, the MLS and then quickly on Alphonso Davies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Kicked Back with Caroline, Liam and special host Woz! Today's show is a get to know us show and we are so excited to get this project on the road. We covered a bunch of content on episode one from our early World Cup predictions to the situation going with Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United. Caroline gave her reasoning on why she believes Canada could make some noise this winter in Qatar. The skill level is there for the Canadians but do they have enough to compete with the likes of Croatia and Belgium in the group stage? Liam seems to think so as he backed up Caroline's point. Sticking with the World Cup, they spoke about England's chance in the tournament along with Brazil and Argentina. Also on the show, Liam gave a steaming hot take on something that happened in the 2020 Euros when a certain English goalkeeper was snubbed of an award. He then brought up an interesting question, which tournament is harder to win the World Cup or the Euros? Finally, they closed out the show talking about Cristiano Ronaldo and what's going to happen with him at United. Woz, the resident Man U fan, gave his take on the situation and on how he's feeling about the upcoming season for the Red Devils. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kicked Back is your one-stop shop for everything around football! Get ready football fans, we're about to shake things up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.