soccer
Introducing the Vancouver Albion
March 18, 2024Editor’s note: some quotes have been edited for clarity. The Vancouver Albion is an emerging youth-led supporters’ group for the Major League Soccer (MLS) Vancouver Whitecaps. Albion is the first youth-centric supporter group for the team, originating in 2020 when some friends created a team in the FIFA 20 video game so they could play together during the early days of lockdown. The FIFA name randomizer had given the group the name “Vancouver Albion” and it stuck, something Albion president Tobyn Rootman says resembles their light-hearted nature compared to more senior groups. “We realized that Albion meant a group or…
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Cleat Cute is the 2SLGBTQIA+ offering to the growing sports romance genre
February 14, 2024Want a new sports-related book to read this Valentine’s season? Look no further than Meryl Wilsner’s 2023 novel Cleat Cute. Marketed as “Ted Lasso meets A League of Their Own,” this sapphic rivals-to-lovers romcom embraces the drama of women’s soccer…
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Inside Christine Sinclair’s final match for team Canada
February 1, 2024It was a cool December evening in Metro Vancouver as crowds pooled onto SkyTrain platforms, destined for the greatest sporting event in the city that night. Oh, and Canucks captain Quinn Hughes lost to both his younger brothers, but that…
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Top 10 Canadian sports moments of 2023
January 7, 2024January 5: Canada wins World Junior gold, Bedard MVP Arizona Coyote prospect Dylan Guenther lifts Canada to a 3–2 victory in OT against Czechia to win gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship. 17-year-old Connor Bedard of North Vancouver was…
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Sports quiz: Bizarre occurrences
March 21, 2023Q1.) True or false: At one point in his career, legendary track and field athlete Jesse Owens broke three world records in under an hour. Answer: True. Owens set world records in long jump, the 200-meter dash, and 220-yard hurdles…
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Connect the Lingo
March 20, 2023Word Bank: goalkeeper, airball, shank, 19th hole, double dribble, muff, cut shot, bunt, meet, nutmeg When a player stops dribbling and then begins again, or dribbles the basketball with two hands, they commit a ________ dribble. This soccer player usually…
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Memorable Moments: Italy wins the 2020 EURO Cup
March 14, 2023The tension in the living room was thick. Nobody uttered a word. It was as if we were in that stadium halfway across the world, the weight of our goalkeepers’ task heavy on our shoulders. For my grandfather, this team…
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Connect the Lingo
February 1, 2023Word Bank: 20, bullet, pick six, pommel horse, Christine Sinclair, skeleton, Peter Forsberg, football, 10, kiss and cry This athlete holds the record for most international goals. What sport is known as a “game of inches?” There are typically ______…
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Connect the Lingo
January 25, 2023Word Bank: goalkeeper, airball, shank, 19th hole, double dribble, muff, cut shot, bunt, meet, nutmeg When a player stops dribbling and then begins again, or dribbles the basketball with two hands, they commit a ________ dribble. This soccer player usually…
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SFU startup uses data to analyze and predict World Cup results
July 17, 2018Jamie Tatsubana is an SFU SIAT alumnus who created FootyStats, a soccer analytics website startup which uses data to help fans and fantasy soccer players analyze games and predict results. The website was founded two years ago after…
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