Thorn: It is the stories underlying the stats

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Daniel Jurkovic of Pickle Kings to talk about his involvement and sponsorship of the GOAL initiative + Daniel and Fabio the owners of the Bossa sandwich shop in Montreal, join to talk about opening up the shop, having multiple locations across the city, how their partnership started, making soccer jerseys and more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including soccer at the Olympics with Canada’s women’s tea, the latest controversy surrounding Canada Soccer, the pending lawsuit against FIFA partially due to adding more games for teams and players and the GOAL initiative taking place this Sunday. Tune into The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6pm where you can expect the unexpected with weekly guests, deep dives into soccer's heart, its influence on pop culture, and the kind of banter only Paul can deliver.

Alouettes defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson on the big win for the Alouettes against the Roughriders and what its like being a part of the impressive deference of the Alouettes

Former NHL and Professional hockey player Brandon Reid chats with Campbell vs Gallo about his life on and off the ice

Alouettes QB Davis Alexander joins Campbell vs Gallo to discuss his big game vs Saskatchewan

Amy Walsh sorts through the latest twists and turns in the soccer Canada scandal

Host Jon Still has another eclectic conversation with his namesake - CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois.

Award winning writer Stephen Brunt on the drone drama from Canada at the Olympics and their win over New Zealand and why he thinks it speaks to culture and habitual practice by Canadian soccer

TSN football analyst David Naylor spent some time with the Jets and Giants and gives us the Aaron Rodgers update as well as what his expectations are for the Alouettes up against the Roughriders in CFL action tonight

Gazette sports columnist Herb Zurkowsky on the Alouettes chances against the Roughriders tomorrow and how the team will fare with Cody Fajardo out with a hamstring injury

Soccer analyst Noel Butler on the story ROCKING the soccer world with the Canadian women's soccer team caught using a drone to spy on their opponent and Soccer Canada's subsequent response