Oh, Canada: The Canadian Soccer Federation fights the Powers That Be

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 Oh, Canada: The Canadian Soccer Federation fights the Powers That Be
Perhaps it was the decision of Feyenoord’s talented Jonathan de Guzman, native of Scarborough, Ontario, to represent the Netherlands instead of Canada that was the final straw. Much more likely, it was the years of bumbling mismanagement by the bumpkins at the Canadian Soccer Association. But whatever the proximate cause, a Canadian soccer revolution is underway. We first reported ... [link]

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Daily Dose 2.13.08
Published 2/13/2008 by Daryl at World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010
... kinds of other places too. The Blågult are back (Sweden Blog) Where there’s smoke, there’s Lemerre getting fired (Tunisia Blog) Switzerland up three places (Switzerland Blog) Carlo Ancelotti is hot (The Offside) The graphic design behind club crests (Logo Blog) Soccer still number one in Canada… (Epoch Times) …and there’s a revolution on the way (Pitch Invasion)

Carlito’s Link Dump (02/15/2008)
Published 2/15/2008 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... and wishes he could give the rain falling on him to North Carolina — or anyone else, for that matter. It’s all just a matter of perspective, really, and hopefully some of these stories from the last week or so will provide some extra perspective into your own football experience. On with the show! Why Arlen Specter may not be wasting his time (or ours) with this whole Spygate investigation. (Mighty MJD) Canadian soccer needs an enema. (Pitch Invasion) So do the West Coast Eagles. (AFL Footy Blog) Your ...

Canadians Are Hypocrites
Published 7/3/2008 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... and an association that can’t pull its head out of its arse . You’re not rushing to kick the Raptors out of Toronto, either, are you? But no, 3-down, 110-yard football is such a vital part of your heritage, isn’t it? What would we ever do without the Grey Cup? You’d watch the NFL, that’s what. It’s the same reason so many soccer fans who enjoy the Premier League and EURO 2008 can’t seem to get into MLS games. People want to see the best players play at the highest level, and for the gridiron game, those players aren’t in Canada. They’re in the NFL. That’s why CFL expansion ...

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