“The greatest moment of my life”: David Edgar profile on CBC radio
The Inside Track on CBC radio has a great audio profile on Canadian U-20/Newcastle defender David Edgar. They talk to David about the goal he scored against ManU, and with his family about what it is like to have their son leave home at 14 and travel halfway around the world to play in England.
Love the “Geordie twang” (as his Dad calls it) that David has picked up.
Listen to the segment (Runs 16:15)
Looks like David might be on his way to being a bona fide superstar in his hometown of Kitchener. Edgar was mauled for autographs by the adoring fans after heading home to Kitchener after scoring in the U-20 Canada-Argentina friendly last week.
[...] Bad news for Iain Hume. The Footy Blog and the Ottawa Citizen are both reporting the Canadian international and Barnsley striker is back in hospital after reporting that he was feeling ill Monday night. It was just on Friday that Hume did an interview with the BBC where he said that felt optimistic about returning to playing football (you can see the damage caused in the video and, if you haven’t seen the scar yet, be prepared because it is pretty horrendous). After listening to the interview, I wonder which Canadian player currently playing in England is sounding more English – Iain Hume or Newcastle’s David Edgar? [...]