Episode 56: Tofa Fakunle, Cavalry FC

Episode 56: Tofa Fakunle, Cavalry FC

Tofa Fakunle is currently the assistant General Manager at Canadian Premier League cub, Cavalry FC. Before this current role, he was the football operations manager at the same club, and then before that, a professional player. Based in Calgary, Cavalry FC are one of 8 teams that compete in CPL, which is a relatively new league, having only started in 2019. The league is the only professional league in Canada, which offers a lot of potential to grow, especially with the World Cup arriving in 2026. In this conversation we speak about how Tofa has to look after and manage the clubs’ budgets, the rules set by the leagues around squad building, and how Tofa and his team source players, for free, from all over the World. We touch on data, the MLS, and a bit more on the overall football landscape within Canada. Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction 1:28 - Tofa joins and gives some background 3:47 – Transitioning from player to front office, roles & responsibilities 7:55 – Transfer window and season timeline 10:41 – Access to data and spending rules 14:56 – Recruiting players from around the World 18:26 – The landscape of football in Canada & North America 24:25 – Cavalry FC squad profile 28:18 – Rules around building a roster 31:57 – Networking and working with agents 33:38 – Team culture 35:40 – Trading players for profit, thinking long-term 42:59 – Future thoughts on soccer in Canada 46:24 – Summary and wrap up You can also see more of Chris chatting to analytics professionals over on his podcast too, right here: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisgill_UK

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In Episode 11 of the Analytics FC podcast, we're joined by Bobby Gardiner and Ben Torvaney, two fellow analytics bloggers (and students!) We discuss PDO and its downfalls, analytics in mainstream jou...

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Episode 10: Ryan Bahia

Episode 10: Ryan Bahia

Episode 10! Thanks to everyone who's listened to and shared the podcast so far, we're thrilled to have made it this far! In this episode we talk with Ryan Bahia from Perform Group about Opta and the ...

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Episode 09: Joel Salamon

Episode 09: Joel Salamon

We're back! In Episode 09 of the Analytics FC podcast we are joined by Messi Minutes/Seconds himself Joel Salamon to talk smart clubs, smart transfers, not so smart transfers and Anthony Martial. Pl...

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Episode 07: Dustin Ward

Episode 07: Dustin Ward

In Episode 07 of the Analytics FC Podcast Sam and Tom are joined by Dustin Ward aka Saturdays on Couch. Before Dustin joins us we talk about the Women’s World Cup. Sam cries into his Canada scarf whi...

29 Jun 201538min

Episode 06: Mike L. Goodman

Episode 06: Mike L. Goodman

In Episode 06 of the Analytics FC Podcast Sam and Tom are joined by Grantland staff writer Mike L. Goodman. We discuss Mike’s role at Grantland and the analytical approach he takes in his writing, ta...

22 Jun 201553min

Episode 05: Dan Altman

Episode 05: Dan Altman

In Episode 05 of the Analytics FC podcast Tom and Sam are joined by Dan Altman - economist, writer and founder of North Yard Analytics. We talk about the challenges in the market for analytics, usin...

15 Jun 201543min

Episode 03: Omar Chaudhuri

Episode 03: Omar Chaudhuri

In Episode 03 of the Analytics FC Podcast Sam and Tom are joined by Omar Chaudhuri, Head of Football Intelligence at 21st Club. We discuss Omar's background in the sports industry, what his job invol...

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