Soccer
ANALYSIS – The AFC Toronto City team is set to become the city’s first professional women’s soccer team. It is also the third pro soccer team to be confirmed in the new tentatively named Project 8 league. This of course was not the only news as DoorDash has now become a founding partner of Project […]
Philadelphia Union and New York City FC meet for the second successive season in the MLS Eastern Conference Final. Last year, it was NYCFC who got the better of the Union – courtesy of a 2-1 victory in Pennsylvania back in December 2021. Why Philadelphia Union would want NYCFC in the MLS Eastern Conference Final […]
CHESTER, PA – Philadelphia Union’s semi-final success sealed their passage to the Eastern Conference playoff final, thanks to a slender 1-0 win over FC Cincinatti in Chester during the week. Last year, Ronny Deila led NYCFC to an MLS Cup triumph, eliminating the Union in the Eastern Conference Final. With revenge firmly in their sights, […]
After making his Dundee United debut at 16, Ryan Gauld seemingly had the world at his feet. The likes of Everton, Roma, Liverpool, Manchester United, and even Real Madrid were credited with an interest in the Tannadice teenage talent. However, it was Sporting Clube de Portugal that won the race for the youngster dubbed ‘Mini […]
EDITORIAL – The MLS regular season has come to an end as playoff fever is in full flow. Prior to the post-season, Major League Soccer announced their shortlist for the league’s Most Valuable Player. There are five contenders to claim MVP. Philadelphia Union’s Andre Blake, LAFC’s Cristian Arango, Austin FC forward Sebastian Driussi, veteran marksman […]
ANALYSIS – Philadelphia Union finished top of the Eastern Conference for the second time in three seasons, thanks to a 4-0 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday. Daniel Gazdag’s hat trick and Julian Carranza sent the Union through to the Playoffs Conference semi-finals. A 3-1 victory in Miami wasn’t enough for CF Montreal, as the […]
PREVIEW – With the Supporters Shield having slipped away from Philadelphia Union’s grasp, attention turns to securing the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Their final game of the regular MLS season comes at Subaru Park, to host a Toronto team with nothing to play for. With an MLS Cup triumph firmly in their sights, […]
Saturday’s 4-0 defeat to Charlotte couldn’t have come at a worse time for a Philadelphia Union side looking to win the Supporters’ Shield
A dark, gloomy and rainy Vancouver evening. Seemed just about fitting given the past few days and the dark spot left on Canada’s meteoric rise. What was supposed to be a week of celebrations and a congratulatory send-off to Qatar turned into negative headlines heard around the soccer world. Yet, amidst the wage disputes and […]
A rivalry spanning six leagues, nearly five decades, two countries, and one shared MLS expansion season, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers are quite familiar with one another. In fact, Saturday’s meeting at BC Place was the 100th all-time clash between the two sides. While Vancouver have the edge in the head to head, Portland […]
Spanning several years, clashes between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City have developed into a sort of rivalry. Yes, Vancouver has Seattle and Portland, while Sporting have Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo. But this fixture always feels a bit different. Going way back to 2011, Vancouver clawed back with 3 goals in the […]
Jay DeMerit, former USMNT defender, spoke with Rachael Kriger to preview tonight’s USA vs. Mexico tilt, as well as the last Concacaf World Cup Qualifying matches.
PREVIEW – The MLS Match picks for Week Two include key match-ups in the East and West. This includes two teams in the east who got positive results on the road. Austin FC and Inter Miami CF are another interesting affair of two newer teams in MLS. Lastly, LAFC and defending Western Conference champions the […]
There’s been a lot to talk about these days when it comes to Charlotte FC and their roster build. The MLS expansion team have brought soccer fever to North Carolina, as 65,000 fans have already bought tickets to the home opener. Club executives project that the match will be a sell-out, breaking league attendance records. […]
PREVIEW – The CanWNT Arnold Clark Cup debut starts on February 17 and has their last game on February 23. It will be a quick three-game round-robin tournament with the winner taking home the trophy. Their opponents in the competition are third-ranked Germany, ninth-ranked Spain, and eighth-ranked hosts, England. The CanWNT is currently ranked sixth […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A 30-year-old European star for a big-name club, still in his prime, leaves a top overseas league to come to MLS. It happened with Lorenzo Insigne, and now it’s happening with Xherdan Shaqiri. The former recently penned a contract with Toronto FC, while the latter is very […]
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PREVIEW – The Vancouver Whitecaps host CF Montreal for the Canadian Championship Final this Wednesday, June 7th, in what will be another all-MLS affair for the Voyageurs Cup. The Whitecaps last won the trophy last year in a stellar shoot-out win over Toronto FC at home to claim their second Voyageurs Cup, and now have the […]
After this upcoming weekend’s matchups, NWSL will be at its season’s halfway point. Meanwhile, all 12 NWSL teams are still in the thick of the Challenge Cup. This Wednesday there is only one match, Gotham FC vs Orlando Pride at Red Bull Arena. It is still early in the group stage, but Gotham is first […]
ANALYSIS – The Vancouver Whitecaps managed to salvage a draw at the very end of their home encounter at BC Place versus Sporting Kansas City, as Ryan Gauld put away a penalty in the 88-minute. It was a frustrating night for Caps fans, as officiating controversy loomed once more this season, with a goal chalked off […]
ANALYSIS: Despite building the team back to nearly full strength, second half errors cost the Red Bulls the game. Here are three takeaways as New York falls to Orlando City at Red Bull Arena before the team takes a break. New York Vs Orlando City: Three Takeaways Grab It And Go Red Bull fans may […]
Following several consecutive playoff appearances, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds had high expectations coming into the 2023 USL Championship season. While the start wasn’t a total disaster, it was definitely below their standards. Through their first nine games, the Riverhounds has just two losses. The issue was that they also only had two wins. However, since the […]
The United States Men’s National Team’s Nations League title defense officially gets underway in just under two weeks, but it might as well have started yesterday with the much anticipated roster drop. Some newer faces headline, and one in particular has fans really excited. Here’s a look at the roster: Big Takeaways From the USMNT […]
After a midweek slate of Challenge Cup matches, NWSL will kick off June with some big time matchups this weekend. The biggest of them all looking at the table is the matchup on Sunday with Gotham FC vs San Diego. Gotham will host the Wave with a crowd of more than 10,000 at Red Bull […]
Minnesota United vs Toronto FC will be a game that will start between two teams of different conferences on Saturday at Allianz Field. TFC have gotten four points in their last two games while Minnesota have been winless in their last four games in all competitions. Minnesota United vs Toronto FC Predictions at BMO Field […]
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Raheem Bashir, Site Manager
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.