The 1st Half
The 1st Half goes beyond the pitch, tapping into soccer's cultural pulse, from its influence on fashion to its power to bring people together. Join Paul Desbaillets as he interviews guests from the greater community each week, tapping into their shared passion for the world’s most beautiful game.
Episodes
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...
Jace Dery joins Paul Desbaillets to talk all things culture and football.
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 ...
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