{"id":33743,"date":"2025-12-18T15:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/jermain-defoe-reflects-on-spurs-triumphs-faces-off-against-the-epls-toughest-defender-and-shares-a-surprising-call-from-drake\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:22:53","slug":"jermain-defoe-reflects-on-spurs-triumphs-faces-off-against-the-epls-toughest-defender-and-shares-a-surprising-call-from-drake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/jermain-defoe-reflects-on-spurs-triumphs-faces-off-against-the-epls-toughest-defender-and-shares-a-surprising-call-from-drake\/","title":{"rendered":"Jermain Defoe Reflects on Spurs&#8217; Triumphs, Faces Off Against the EPL&#8217;s Toughest Defender, and Shares a Surprising Call from Drake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 class=\"heading\" id=\"subscribe-to-the-cooligans\"><strong>Join the Cooligans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hosts Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros engage in an extensive discussion with Premier League and MLS star Jermain Defoe, exploring the highlights of his remarkable football journey.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Defoe shares insights about his unforgettable five-goal match with Tottenham Hotspur, the emotional experience of hearing fans chant his name during his return to Spurs, and the most challenging defenders he faced in the Premier League. He recounts the surreal moment of receiving a phone call from Drake prior to joining Toronto FC, and shares his views on MLS players who could have succeeded in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>This interview is essential listening, covering everything from Premier League triumphs to valuable MLS perspectives from one of England\u2019s leading goal scorers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timestamp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1:00) \u2013 Jermain Defoe joins Cooligans<\/p>\n<p>(6:00) \u2013 Highlights from my time at Toronto FC<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>(11:30) \u2013 Analyzing Defoe\u2019s legendary Premier League career<\/p>\n<p>(37:15) \u2013 Discussing the choice to join Toronto<\/p>\n<p>(41:00) \u2013 Clarification on not being at Tottenham when they won the 2008 Carling Cup<\/p>\n<p>(46:30) \u2013 MLS players with potential for European success<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Defoe + Drake\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"standard-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wd4nwgVReUtsjUQcoU4pAw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-12\/a1b361e0-dc44-11f0-b7ae-8c806494718b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Defoe + Drake<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <\/strong><strong><em>Catch the full episode on YouTube<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Discover more from the Yahoo Sports podcast network at: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>https:\/\/apple.co\/3zEuTQj<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> or at <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>yahoosports.tv<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This conversation with Jermain Defoe not only highlights his impressive career, but it also sheds light on the potential of MLS players in Europe. For soccer fans, these insights underline the growing global recognition of MLS and the increasing opportunities for players to make their mark internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Cooligans Hosts Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros engage in an extensive discussion with Premier League and MLS star Jermain Defoe, exploring the highlights of his remarkable football journey. advertisement Defoe shares insights about his unforgettable five-goal match with Tottenham Hotspur, the emotional experience of hearing fans chant his name during his return to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4382,381,4040,6106,7875,112,40,7874,46,1348,1274,45,342,1919,863,1044],"class_list":{"0":"post-33743","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-call","9":"tag-defender","10":"tag-defoe","11":"tag-drake","12":"tag-epls","13":"tag-faces","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-jermain","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-reflects","18":"tag-shares","19":"tag-soccer","20":"tag-spurs","21":"tag-surprising","22":"tag-toughest","23":"tag-triumphs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}