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    David Beckham hangs up his Cleats

    One of the best, and most controversial, players of the last 20 years retires from professional football today, as David Beckham will be hanging up his cleats for the last time...

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    MLS Minute: Feathered Caps, Gaping Holes and Kudos

    Welcome to MLS Minute - your summary of what made the news this week from around Major League Soccer. Footy is filled with fantastical storylines, embellished headlines and completely fabricated news.  Football is...

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    Identity Crisis: 2013 New York Red Bulls Season Preview

    Rookie coach Mike Petke has his hands full. The newly minted general takes over a team that has undergone some major changes.  Rafa, and the question as to whether he will...

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    Canadian Connections: Milan Borjan

    It is certainly no fault of his own, but Canadian Men’s National Team goalkeeper Milan Borjan seems to be a major part of the lasting image of the disappointment Canadian soccer...

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    40 Completely Random Yet Amazing Football Facts

    For a little change of pace from my latest diatribe, I thought I’d mix things up and spew some of the odd facts I have stored away in the footballing portion...

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    What Makes Football “Beautiful”?

      Football is affectionately  known as “The Beautiful Game” because quite simply to millions worldwide, it is just that. At 90minutes it’s like an epic film with the ability to make...

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    Canadian Connections: Hope is on the Horizon for Canadian Soccer

    In the late stages of 2012, the word that best characterised the Canadian Soccer Association would be momentum. A few months later that word has transformed into limbo. Canada’s program was...

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    Canadian Connections: Jonathan Lao on the Importance of Playing Abroad

    Up until recently, domestic development has never been a strong suit for the Canadian Soccer Association. A failure to produce talent within soccer p rograms in the country has been a...

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    The Top 10 Young World Footballers

    Naming the world’s best players is easy.  Start with Messi, Ronaldo, add much of Barcelona’s squad with a sprinkling of others from around European club football and “voila”!  But let’s take...

  • Leonardo Bonucci

    My Pint Runneth Dry on Diving Culture

    There is not a shortage of blokes highly critical of “diving” as being nothing short of an epidemic.  I am one.  While you can Google “diving in football” and be directed...

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    LWS’ pick for the 2012 Lou Marsh Award

    As the end of 2012 approaches, the debate over who deserves to be named Canada’s athlete of the year begins to heat up. The Lou Marsh award will be voted on...

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    The Tradition of Sports and Hallowe’en Costumes

    Tonight is All Hallow’s Eve.  It’s a special night for the kids, as they get to dress up as their favourite villain or hero and collect enough candy to keep them...

  • Buying Sports Jerseys From “Discount” Websites

    Who am I to judge?  Yet, judge I will, as I have often thought about the battle between what is socially and environmentally moral versus getting “stuff” at a discounted price....

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    Britain’s FIFA Rep Argues for Diving Ban

    Britain’s representative on the FIFA panel, Jim Boyce, has brought diving talks into FIFA, and the FA (EPL).  This is fantastic and needs to be seriously considered. The idea is to...

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    Review: How Soccer Explains the World

    How Soccer Explains the World: an {unlikely} theory of globalization Franklin Foer Football (Association) Synopsis: While the title of Foer’s book makes it appear as though it will include pages of...

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    Why are Canada so Poor Away From Home?

    In the comfort of their home stadium, BMO Field in Toronto, the Canadian National Men’s soccer team is quickly becoming one of the best teams in the region of CONCACAF. Since...

  • The Olympics Highlight All That is Wrong in Soccer

    The Canadian women’s semi-final loss against the USA in Olympic Soccer is demonstrative of why Soccer, as a sport, is unwatchable.   The referees have too much discretion, there is no impartial...

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    Canada 3, USA 3, Referee 1

    The second half of the second semi-final in Olympic women’s soccer was an end-to-end affair, with the Canadians taking and surrendering the lead three times. The Americans have an array of...

  • MLS versus Chelsea: Should there even be an All-Star game?

    Wednesday night at PPL park in Pennsylvania two somewhat familiar foes square off in a soccer match that means plenty to one side and very little to the other. For Chelsea...

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    The State of Soccer in Montreal

    March 17th, 2012 is arguably the biggest day in the history of the Montreal Impact franchise to date. The third Canadian soccer club to join Major League Soccer, the Impact were...

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