The 1st Half

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with musician PY Letellier as they talk about PY’s upbringing in hockey, joining The Damn Truth and their upcoming tour, the difficulties of balancing life while touring, their hot sauce collaboration with Papa Cochon how he developed a love for football, transitioning from a Tottenham Hotspur fan to a Manchester City fan, the growth of football throughout Can...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Anthony Corneli, the assistant coach of FC Supra. They talk about his journey of becoming a coach, growing up a Juventus fan, the impact Eric Cantona had on him, his work coaching in the Trinidad Premier League, the passion for fútbol in North America still needing to grow, how FC Supra can help grow the game and much more.

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This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Laura Armstrong, the Vice President of Communications and Business integration for CSME, they talk about her starting her career in journalism, working for the Toronto Star, how she got to the CSME, their latest deal with Canada soccer, trying to grow the game throughout the country, the upcoming CPL season, how she became an Arsenal fan, the evolution of the w...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with FC Supra forward Sean Rea as they talk about Rea’s journey to becoming a professional footballer, his upbringing in Saint-Leonard, playing for his hometown club with CF Montreal, the excitement of FC Supra’s inaugural season and having a CPL team in Québéc what his expectations are, the hype around the 2026 World Cup and much more.&nbs...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with FC Supra forward and midfielder David Choinière. They talk about, how David got into playing soccer, competition in the house with his brother Mathieu, being a 4x CPL champion with Forge FC, the decision to comeback home and represent FC Supra, the excitement surrounding the Supra’s inaugural season and much more. Paul breaks down this week&rs...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Kyt Selaidopoulos, the Assistant Coach and Director of Youth football at Forge FC, he is also the Head Coach of Canada’s national Futsal team. They talk about, his upbringing in Montreal, Owning KS inc. getting into soccer and playing abroad, getting the call to coaching in the CPL with Forge FC, what it’s like leading Canada’s futsal team, th...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with former footballer and now Executive Advisor for FC Supra Nick De Santis, they talk about Nick’s journey to becoming a footballer, why he choose to pursue football over hockey, being surrounded by good coaching, representing the Canadian National team, his best and worst moments on the pitch, getting inducted to the Quebec Soccer Hall of Fame and much more...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with former footballer and current Head of CF Montreal’s academy Nevello Yoseke, they talk about Nevello’s journey from being in a refugee camp growing up, coming to Canada and becoming a football player, playing for Canada in his youth and then representing South Sudan at the AFCON cup and World Cup qualifiers, being able to change people’s lives ...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with CF Montreal striker Prince Owusu, as they talk about Prince’s electric first season with CF Montreal, from being born and raised in Germany, how Aikido set him down the path of playing football, the intensity of the VfB Stuttgart youth academy and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Bob Marley being honored in the UK, ...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Chef Stephen Marcone who is the owner of Bistro Amerigo and a Roma super fan, they talk about Stephen’s journey of becoming a Chef, living in Italy to work on his craft, how he opened up Bistro Amerigo, how he developed a love for Roma, his new restaurant that he’s opening up called Cafe Figata and much more.Paul breaks down this week’s hot to...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Ali Gerba, a former forward for team Canada and multiple clubs throughout North America and Europe including the Montreal Impact. They talk about his journey to where he is today, what it was like when he first came to Canada from Cameroon, becoming a footballer, the privilege of representing Canada, the training camp ‘Complete Striker’ he created t...

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Shane Thompson, who is running to be a city council member. Together, they’ll dive into what prompted Shane to pursue a city council position, his love for Tottenham and the English national squad and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including the price of World Cup Final tickets, FC Supra being a new addition to the Canadian ...