Tag: Soccer
Jordan Wilson, footballer by day and OneSoccer host by night, has retired from the sport at age 31. Well, I should be more specific: his career playing the game has come to a close, but his time in and around soccer is most definitely not being put to sleep. You see, Jordan Wilson is someone … Continue reading Jordan Wilson: Forever a Nine Stripes legend
[First of all, hi. My name is Thomas, I just recently joined 13th Man Sports on a free transfer from my Substack newsletter. I’m mostly going to be covering York United, but since they haven’t made any new signings for a little bit, I’m writing about one of the league’s relative enigmas: Vancouver FC.] The … Continue reading Vancouver FC: Over Two Months In, How Does the Expansion Franchise Look?
Let’s get this out of the way regarding the Qatar World Cup. Slavery is bad. Deaths at work are worse. Real inclusivity would have been nice, and Gianni’s Fifa makes Sepp’s look like…well Gianni’s. But that isn’t the whole tale of this World Cup. If you dig deep, like Barry White deep, there are silver … Continue reading Why the World Cup was Great (Trying to be Fair to Qatar in a World of Fifa’s Making)
Yeah, who are we? Or better yet, what are we? As a Hamilton-based footy fan I this is an easy call and answer. It is after all one of our most popular, and basic, chants. Call: Who Are We?!Answer: Forge FC!! But what about for supporters of the league in general? Scream out the question … Continue reading Developing Pro Soccer in Canada: CPL-style Who are We?
On January 12th, the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League draft will be held, where hopeful footballers all across colleges and universities in the U.S. will be hoping to be picked and have their professional careers start. It goes without saying that 2022 was an eventful year for not only the NWSL but also in Washington … Continue reading The Problematic Nature of The NWSL Draft
With the CPL offseason now roughly halfway done, its time to look at how each team has done so far. Every team incept for Forge has announced most of the players who will be departing and have announced most of the players who will be returning for the 2023 season. This gives me roughly enough … Continue reading Grading Each CPL’s Team Offseason So Far
I don’t claim to be an expert on building a fan base for a fledgling pro soccer side, but I can see some decent pathways. Try building a community around a local soccer-specific stadium (Halifax can show you how). How about a winning team with a professional culture? Bobby Smyrniotis has built a fan base … Continue reading Opinion: How to Build Success in the CPL – and Then What York Did
Chapter 1: Halifax The Canadian Premier League is a blast. Do I wish more people knew about it? Of course. I want this thing to explode into the private homes of Canada and drag their inhabitants out and into the eclectic mix of stadiums by their eyeballs. Or wallets. Or something. But on the low, … Continue reading CPL Road Trips: Soccer, Sights and All the Canadiana – A Series
In 2022, League 1 British Columbia was successfully launched and one year later, l has already expanded and has representation in the Canadian Championship. It’s been fantastic for BC to have a semi-professional league, and the more League 1’s in Canada the better. We already have League 1 Canada representation in BC, Ontario, and Quebec … Continue reading Creating a Hypothetical League 1 Prairies
Two days into his move from CF Montreal to Celtic becoming official, Alistair Johnston stunned many on either side of the Atlantic by making his debut against Rangers at Ibrox. It’s a fixture that can define the careers of Celtic players, and how Johnston got on in this fixture will go along way toward how … Continue reading Honours Even As Alistair Johnston Shines In Celtic Debut
