Paul John James (born November 11, 1963 in Cardiff, Wales) is a football head coach and former Canadian national soccer team player .

Developed into a top class midfield player while with the Toronto Blizzard and became a regular with the national team. He scored a critical goal for Canada against Costa Rica in Toronto in 1985 that helped Canada qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. A member of the 1986 World Cup team, he played in all three games in the finals. Later James played and coached in the Canadian Soccer League,NCAA, and CIS. In the late 1990s James became coach of the Canadian national youth team, leading the team to the FIFA finals of the World Youth Championship in Argentina 2001.

The former Canadian World Cup player earned 47 “A” caps while representing Canada at the international level, James made full appearances at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico as career highlights. In addition to competing for the Canadian National Team, James also played in the North American and Canadian Soccer Leagues, where he earned first team all-star honours on four consecutive occasions.

James played for the Toronto Blizzard 1983-84 in the NASL, and then in the Canadian Soccer League for the Hamilton Steelers 1987-88, Ottawa Intrepid 1989, Hamilton Steelers again 1990, the second Toronto Blizzard in 1991, and London Lazers 1992.

James is now Director of Soccer at York University in Toronto and also provides soccer analysis for The Footy Show on The Score television network, along with James Sharman and fellow former international Brian Budd. Prior to coaching at York James also coached at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY leading them to within one game of an NCAA berth and an NCAA II ranking as high as 12th in the country

James is an “A” licensed coach (Canadian and American "A" licensed) who brings a strong and varied background to York, having successfully coached at the collegiate, professional and national team levels. As head coach for the men’s national under-20 team, James became the first Canadian to represent Canada at a FIFA World Championships both as a player and coach. Through his coaching career, Paul has garnerd six coach of the year awards at varying levels including; CSL, NCAA, and OUA. In 2007 James received the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) national coach of the year award. James has a reputation for developing successful soccer programs. Away from York, Paul is a soccer analyst for The Score and Goal TV and has appeared on the CBC and Sportsnet on numerous occasions.

A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, James has added to his academic credentials by completing the prestigious Football Industries MBA at the University of Liverpool in England.

In 2003 he was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

Playing Highlights Toronto Blizzard (NASL) Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, London (CSL) Doncaster Rovers, England Canadian National Team (47 appearances) Four time CSL All Star

Coaching Summary Ottawa Intrepid (CSL) - 1989 London Lasers (CSL) - 1992 Le Moyne College, Syracuse NY - 1994 Niagara University, Niagara, NY - 1996 Canadian National U20 Team - 1998

Coaching Accomplishments CSL Coach of the Year 1992 New England Coach of the Year 1994 Metro Atlantic Coach of the Year 1996 OUA Men's Coach of the Year 2005 OUA Women's Coach of the Year 2007 CIS National Women’s Coach of the Year 2007 Appearance 2001 FIFA World Championships USSF A Licensed Coach Canadian A Licensed Coach

Paul James (born September 11, 1964 in Leicester, England) is a former professional basketball player and current head coach of British Basketball League team Guildford Heat. James' career in basketball started out as a player for his hometown team Leicester All-Stars. He made his league debut on September 26, 1981, just weeks after his 17th birthday, against local rivals Nottingham. He enjoyed seven successful years at the All-Stars (now known as Riders) before moving south to sign for Bracknell Tigers in 1988.

After nine years as a player, James was then promoted to player-coach of the Tigers in 1997, a position he retained until 2005 when the franchise was pulled from the league. However, he was soon offered the coaching position of Guildford Heat, a club established by fans of the former Tigers to take their place in the BBL. In just two seasons, James has led the new franchise to fifth place in their rookie season and a League and Cup double in 2007, a fantastic achievement for the club, for which he was awarded BBL Coach of the Year 2007.

Paul James is an actor on the ABC Family television show GRΣΣK.