Goals and Epic Saves with Andreas Vaikla

🚨 This time around, EstoCast is available in both *video* and audio! Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/TZnxvxcaXh0 🚨Soccer is full of highs and lows, from being surrounded by the cheers and chants of 20,000 fans in the stands to excruciating pain while recovering from an injury. But The Beautiful Game continues to draw players and billions of spectators.Telling us about his own epic career moments, his own highs and lows, is goalkeeper Andreas Vaikla, who has most recently played for Toronto FC.In this episode, find out about: ⚽️what it was like to be coached by legendary Estonian goalkeeper Mart Poom⚽why a “cheeky Nandos”, banter, and video games makes a team stronger⚽the advice he’d give to his fans⚽️and much more!Content, people, and places mentioned in this episode include:-Liikumisaasta (the “Be Active” year) 2023: https://liikumisaasta.ee/ -the Estonian national under-16 soccer team: https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/6/uudised -West Bromwich Albion F.C.: https://www.wba.co.uk/ - the biblical quote Andreas refers to when talking about fate, destiny, and putting everything into what you do: https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/James%202%3A26 -Correction: the quote “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration” is actually attributed to academic Kate Sanborn: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maseenaziegler/2014/09/01/how-we-all-got-it-wrong-women-were-behind-these-7-famously-inspiring-quotes/?sh=479407341016 -Legendary Estonian goalkeeper Mart Poom, who was also Andreas’ coach back in the day: https://www.a-love-supreme.com/single-post/born-on-this-day-mart-poom -The Åland Islands, where Andreas played for IFK Mariehamn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzWg0HGGDlk&ab_channel=QCPTV -Toronto FC’s songs and chants: http://redpatchboys.ca/game-day/songs/ -FAI (Femoroacetabular Impingement): https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/femoroacetabular-impingement/ -The science behind stem cells: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/bone-marrow-transplant/in-depth/stem-cells/art-20048117 -Major League Soccer, the higher level soccer league in the US and Canada: https://www.mlssoccer.com/ -FC Edmonton: https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/ -Toronto FC: https://www.torontofc.ca/ -Keep in touch with Andreas Vaikla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreasvaikla/?hl=en Socials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek  ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events➡️ @vemu.emc       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca