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Paul James on Soccer Podcast Series: Episode 37
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In this episode of the Paul James on Soccer podcast, Paul provides his position opinions on the recent signal by Jonathan de Guzman that he would like play for Canada and the hiring of Nick Dasovic as the new Head Coach for the Canadian Men’s Under-20 national team. He also discusses Junior Hoilett and Stephen Hart and provides his picks for the Male and Female Canadian Players of the Year for 2011. Paul also breaks down the rumoured news that Toronto FC have re-signed Joao Plata and talks about the recent announcement that Terry Dunfield is recovering from hernia surgery. He also provides commentary on the resignation of Stuart Neely as TFC Academy Director, Toronto's recent acquisition of former FC Dallas defender Jeremy Hall and the Whitecaps trading of Shea Salinas to San Jose for allocation money.
Audio Interview:
Paul James, who is a member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, has been involved in Canadian soccer as a player, television analyst, writer and coach. He has an MBA in Football Industries from the University of Liverpool in England and has been a featured soccer analyst for the Globe and Mail, The Score Television Network, CBC, Sportsnet and GolTV. As a player, James represented Canada 47 times at the senior level, competing in all of Canada's games at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and 1986 FIFA World Cup Finals in Mexico. He coached the Canadian U20 men's team to CONCACAF Group title win in 2001, spent six seasons as the head coach of the York University women's team and was an assistant coach for the National U20 women's team which won the 2008 CONCACAF championship.
To send your questions to Paul, send an email to pauljames@rednationonline.ca.
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