Painting The Pitch Red

About Painting The Pitch Red

Host Henry Standage explores the heroic rise, grim decline, and eventual triumph of Canada’s men's national team, through the lens of some of the most respected soccer voices in the country.

Publisher

Sportsnet

Category

history · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Nov 2022

Latest episode

16 Dec 2022

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Dec 2022

   Chapter Four: Qatar’s Canvas

   In the season finale, we look back at Canada's crazy ride at the 2022 World Cup and we hear from Canadians who attended their matches in Qatar.

2. 

   1 Dec 2022

   Chapter Three: In Bloom

   After a miserable start to the 2010s, the hire of John Herdman and the rise of a golden generation turn Canada into a fearsome footy nation seemingly overnight.

3. 

   26 Nov 2022

   Chapter Two: The Northern Drought

   After the 21st century starts with promise, Canada’s men's team soon finds itself in a darker place than ever before — whilst a passionate soccer culture begins to develop behind the scenes.

4. 

   22 Nov 2022

   Chapter One: Welcome to Newfoundland

   In 1986, Canada utilized gamesmanship to qualify for its first-ever World Cup. Sid Seixeiro and Colin Miller help us tell the story of Canada's rise to soccer's world stage in the 1980s.

5. 

   18 Nov 2022

   Prologue: "Things Have Changed.”

   We tell you the story of how Canada's men's national soccer team went 36 years between World Cup appearances.

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