In Memoriam: FC Edmonton 2019
Tiki-taka has never had a home in northern Alberta. It must be something about the climate, the culture, or the city relative to, say, Barcelona, that just prevents entertaining football.
Articles by Dylan Matthias
In Memoriam: Valour 2019
I dreaded writing this one. Valour fans should probably dread reading it. Because boy, were there some lows this season for Valour. There weren’t many highs, either, but neither was the whole quite so bad as it sometimes seemed.
In Memoriam: Cavalry 2019
Cavalry were built to be a prime example of the Canadian Premier League, day one. And they were.
In Memoriam: Wanderers FC 2019
No team in the Canadian Premier League has received as much coverage for what’s happening off the field–in a good way–than Halifax Wanderers FC. No team has received less coverage about what’s happening on the field, which is a pity, because this team is legitimately fascinating.
The Merchant Sailor Contrarian Awards and Unlikely XI
It’s awards week. Everyone and their favourite pundit has an MVP pick and a Best XI. But they’re all so similar! Where’s the fun?
CanPL 2019: In Memoriam
There were a million ways this whole endeavour could have failed even in year one. That it not only survived but succeeded is nothing short of a Canadian soccer miracle.
Bent, Ruby, and more from the 2019 USPORTs draft
The inaugural CanPL/USPORTs draft presented a completely clean slate. Draftees were actually the first players formally affiliated with the new clubs, and many went on to have a lot of success. That, in turn, increased both expectation and attention for the 2019 draft.
The Second Annual CanPL/USPORTs Mock Draft
Dylan makes some educated guesses for Monday’s CanPL draft, looking at the best unlikely USPORTs heroes from across the country.
USPORTs Semi-final: Cape Breton v. Montreal
while Cape Breton are the “home” team, this is very much a road game, in what could easily have been a final had the draw panned out differently. Cory Bent, Charlie Waters, and Peter Schaale were getting a lot of love after yesterday’s display, but this will be their key test.
USPORTs Semi-Final: Carleton v. UQTR
While neither team managed the brilliant moments of Cape Breton or Montreal yesterday, this may quietly be the better semi-final, as both sides are capable of some run-and-gun football and catastrophic mistakes at the back. That’s a semi-final in a nutshell.