Much has been made of Toronto’s crowd since they joined MLS last year. But what are the roots of their supporter culture, and is it “authentic”?
A revolution is underway as the bumpkins running Canadian soccer are challenged from the grassroots.
Continuing this week’s MLS-theme, Toronto FC fans came into the league and made a big stir. They lean towards an Anglo-style of support, and this photo exemplifies that well.
Photo credit: Photo by Martin Groove on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.
In Canada this week, Vancouver finally welcomes the Soccer Messiah, aka David Beckham, for a rearranged game against the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL tomorrow night tonight. As the always thoughtful Global Game blog asserts, though, his arrival is more interesting as it “raises more interest in pre-existing soccer traditions than in the soccer actually [...]
