There's no doubt that ice hockey is the No 1 sport over in Canada.
But where does football (or soccer to a North American audience) fit in?
This week on Team 33, we were joined by our old friend Cian Roche who moved to Vancouver six months ago and has taken in the local soccer culture.
At the highest level below the Canadian national team, Canada is represented in Major League Soccer by three franchises: Vancouver Whitecaps, current MLS champions Toronto FC and Montreal Impact where Didier Drogba briefly played.
So from media coverage to the place these three sides - the historic Vancouver in particular - occupy in the minds of soccer followers in Canada, Cian gave us an insight on a scene that often flies under the radar when we think of global soccer.
P.S. For the second time in the show's history, Manchester United legend Bryan Robson will join us on Team 33. He was in Dublin this week for Carling's Play On A Premier League Pitch competition and we'll
You can listen back to the chat with Cian on the podcast player or stream/download on iTunes:
Recent interviews on Team 33 include former Man United cult hero Andrei Kanchelskis, ex-England international Carlton Palmer, former Newcastle and Everton left back Alessandro Pistone, Chelsea legends Bobby Tambling and Paddy Mulligan, Dutch legend Johan Neeskens, ex-England striker Darius Vassell, Liverpool legend David Fairclough, former Ireland midfielder Mark Kinsella and former Everton forward Tomasz Radzinski. Plus our in-depth chats with Tony Coton, Packie Bonner, Nobby Solano, Ron Atkinson and Alan Curbishley are still available on iTunes. You can find them all in one place by subscribing to Team 33 on iTunes.
