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Paul James on Soccer Podcast Series: Episode 41
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In this episode of the Paul James on Soccer podcast, Paul provides his thoughts on the Canadian Soccer Association's recent announcement that the Canadian Men's National Team will play all of its 2012 home World Cup qualifiers in Toronto at BMO Field. He also discusses the selection of the United States as the opponent for Canada in their last friendly before their second round of World Cup qualifying kicks off. Paul discusses the Vancouver Whitecaps acquisition of Sebastian Le Toux and their hiring of Carl Robinson as an Assistant Coach, as well as breaks down Toronto FC's offseason roster moves. He also provides his analysis the Canadian Women's National Team's performance at the recent CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver. Lastly, Paul provides a quick teaser about his upcoming book.
You can also now follow Paul on Twitter: @PaulJamesSoccer
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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