In the latest edition of Room 442, Sara Poraria and James Sharman follow the chaos of the international break and unfortunately more and more injuries. Canada beat Jamaica in the first leg of their CONCACAF Nations League QF (3:50) Will Italy qualify for the EURO's? Or will Ukraine send the Azzurri packing? (7:50) Gavi is OUT for the rest of the season with an ACL tear and will miss EURO 2024 (16:35) Follow James on socials: X - https://twitter.com/JamesSharman Insta - https://www.instagra...
Nov 20, 2023•32 min
In the latest edition of Room 442, Sara Poraria and James Sharman ask the big questions in the midst of another International break. Is there a danger Brazil will fail to qualify for the World Cup? (6:13) Will Canada's Mauro Biello still be the front runner for the Head Coaching vacancy once the Jamaica home/away concludes? (10:02) Is the Premier League screwing over Everton? (15:06) And how would you rank Premier League managers if you were choosing a drinking partner? (20:49) Follow James on s...
Nov 17, 2023•35 min
In this episode of Room 442, James Sharman and Sara Poraria bring another edition of Love/Hate from the weekend of soccer, including that all-time classic at Stamford Bridge btw Chelsea and Manchester City when young Cole Palmer stole the show (9:57) While despite trying its best to have a quiet weekend, VAR still managed to control the news cycle (20:30) And once again it was a challenging weekend for the crew in 442picks.ca (30:29) Follow James on socials: X - https://twitter.com/JamesSharman ...
Nov 13, 2023•33 min
Tottenham are facing several injuries and suspensions, with Van de Ten and Maddison out until January, the have to to face Wolves this weekend. And after a crushing loss in the Champions League, if Luton pull off a result against Manchester United will they say so long Erik?
Nov 10, 2023•36 min
After a weekend where Luis Diaz brought the football world to tears, Bruno Fernandes may have saved his gaffer, the Blades stunned Wolves and Mikel Arteta went "off on one," James Sharman and Albert Vartanian try to make sense of the madness. Play 4-4-2 Picks for the chance to win $250,000 + weekly & monthly prizes. Enter NOW www. 442picks.ca
Nov 06, 2023•32 min
Matchday 11 graces our Premier League lives this weekend, with some standout encounters... but which are the best and which are not?
Nov 03, 2023•18 min
With the Ballon d'Or handing out its silverware this week, Room 442 decided to compare lists between Sara Poraria and James Sharman; who makes each's top 10 players? Compete with James and Sara at www.442picks.ca FREE to PLAY and plenty of cash prizes available.
Oct 30, 2023•12 min
After Sir Bobby Charlton’s passing this past weekend, it got us thinking about footballers from previous generations that we never got to see live and how much football has changed.
Oct 23, 2023•17 min
Christine Sinclair announces her retirement from football, the leader in international goals across the globe between men and women, Michale Bradley also says goodbye and what will Neymar’s future look like after his injury.
Oct 20, 2023•23 min
The Premier League is back in action this weekend, and Sara Poraria and James Sharman of Room 442 rank the matches from most watchable to least watchable. Play 4-4-2 Picks for the chance to win $250,000 + weekly & monthly prizes. Enter NOW www. 442picks.ca
Oct 19, 2023•15 min
Sara, James and Albert give their top 5 contenders to win the EURO’s next June. Some similarities and some massive differences in these lists of contenders.
Oct 18, 2023•22 min
Room 442 is joined by Nick Kelland of Forever Network, as we discuss the similarities and differences in the sporting landscape between Australia and Canada.
Oct 13, 2023•23 min
Canadian Simon Fudge joined Room 442, to discuss his experiences having spent 2 and a half years in Qatar working for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
Oct 06, 2023•29 min
Just seven weeks into the Premier League and once again VAR has failed and made a massive mistake in the Liverpool and Tottenham match. When will VAR officials learn?
Oct 02, 2023•13 min
Chelsea’s young squad this season has struggled, but that’s not to say it is a bad squad. For example, Axel Disasi has real pedigree.
Sep 29, 2023•5 min
Liverpool and Tottenham headline this weekend of Premier League fixtures but how do the 442 squad rank the rest of this weekend’s matches? Everton and Luton looks like a doozy but Albert and James don’t think so! And where will Brighton and villa land?
Sep 27, 2023•9 min
Pochettino’s Chelsea has had a miserable start to their season, with just 2 wins and 5 goals in six matches, its not looking good…but can they turn it around? With a team that boasts young talent and suffering from several injuries, there is still hope and reason to be optimistic.
Sep 26, 2023•13 min
Back from holiday, Sara travelled to Barcelona and was lucky enough to Catalan side face Antwerp in a Champions League group stage match. Barcelona aren’t playing at the Camp Nou this season due to construction, but even still, absolutely nothing beats Champions League football.
Sep 25, 2023•8 min
On October 1, John Herdman assumes command of Toronto FC. It' a big job, and a job that former Captain Jimmy Brennan tells Room 442, will not be an easy one.
Sep 22, 2023•18 min
Manchester City kicks off its defence of the Champions League on Tuesday. Here is one reason to watch each of Tuesdays matches.
Sep 19, 2023•11 min
The Vancouver Whitecaps have recruited aggressively this season, and as Asa Rehmann tells Room 442, that bodes well for a deep playoff run.
Sep 18, 2023•14 min
The Premier League is back in action this weekend, and Room 442 looks at every match and picks out a story to follow in each.
Sep 15, 2023•19 min
Julian Nagelsmann is the front runner to take over at Germany and it got us thinking, what is the biggest managerial role in football? Brazil and England surely.
Sep 14, 2023•15 min
The international break is over! The Premier League is back! James, Albert and Sara break down the PL Matchday 5 matches from "hit the snooze button" to "must watch!"
Sep 13, 2023•12 min
Red Card/Yellow Card is back! Has Paul Pogba’s career wasted away? Does Inter Miami stand a chance winning the MLS Championship? Should John Herdman get rid of Lorenzo Insigne?
Sep 12, 2023•25 min
Former Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales, officially resigns. Rubiales is still under investigation after Hermoso incident and will be doing tell-all interview with Piers Morgan. French and Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, has been provisionally suspended for doping. Alphonso Davies to Madrid next summer? And Hansi Flick is fired as German manager.
Sep 11, 2023•22 min
Messi brings victory for Argentina in their opening World Cup qualifier against Ecuador in the opening matches of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, Argentina hosted Ecuador and who else but Lionel Messi seals the deal for the Albiceleste.
Sep 08, 2023•15 min
With all football transfer windows officially closed, who are the players that we expected to make moves who didn’t?
Sep 08, 2023•15 min
Cristiano Ronaldo spoke out at a press conference ahead of Portugals EURO qualifying match against Luxembourg and said that the GOAT debate is officially over. But is it really? And Sara Poraria is joined by Roberto Rojas of DAZN to break down CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers match day 1. The Champions Argentina host a sanctioned Ecuador, Uruguay and Chile battle it out with Chile having so much to prove and what will Brazil be capable of under Diniz?
Sep 07, 2023•38 min
We know Erling Haaland and Messi are the favourites to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or, but what about the other nominees? Who deserves to be there, who doesn’t? And of course, who will be best dressed? Plus, International football is back! The Azzurri and Spalletti will be looking to win their matches with hopes of qualifying for the EURO’s after crashing out of Europe…twice. Spain has called up 16-year-old wonder kid Lamine Yamal and will the Netherlands qualify?
Sep 06, 2023•25 min
