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Montreal Impact crowned Canadian champions
Montreal made their return to BMO Field a month after a 2-1 defeat in league play. This time they were looking for blood. And silverware. Vanney’s men on the other hand had the tall order of reversing a 1-0 aggregate that matured a week prior in Montreal’s Saputo Stadium. The game got off…
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Megan Rapinoe: The outspoken hero that football needs
Sports are so often considered an escape from day to day life for some people, but in reality they are merely a microcosm of society. For all the issues that exist in the world, sports amplify these issues and when athletes try to speak on these issues, they’re often told to “stick to sports,” because…
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Victory From The Depths Of Suffering: Chile’s 1962 World Cup: Part 1
The opportunity to host a World Cup is a prestigious achievement that elicits pride amongst its citizens. Understandably, countries routinely face obstacles when preparing to stage a World Cup, testing their resolve. Yet few countries faced such adversity as a World Cup host than Chile. FROM DELIGHT TO DEATH Chile’s preparations to host…
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Exclusive Interview with Tyler Attardo
Tyler Attardo plays in the newly formed Canadian Premier League for his hometown club in Winnipeg, Valour FC. He recently turned 18 years old and is Valour’s top scorer with 6 goals. Brian Bertie was able to interview him about his past, present and future. How do you feel with your achievements…
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Superb Sensi chasing success with Inter and Italy.
As half-time approached and it seemed that the players of Inter and Udinese were heading to the dressing room scoreless, up popped the smallest man on the field, to score a header. That man, was 24-year old central midfielder Stefano Sensi who at 5 ft 6 inches somehow rose high to meet a Diego Godin cross…
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Match Report: Toronto FC overpower Colorado Rapids
In a tumultuous match, the Reds overcame a tough Rapids side to take a comfortable position in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Rapids landed in Toronto with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Desperation plus momentum (strong of three wins a row) pretty much guaranteed an exciting match. Vanney’s Reds, on the…
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Is it the beginning of the end for Juventus’s dynasty?
Knowing that Juventus have just bought in a coach that won a European trophy, a defender with the potential to conquer the continent and upgraded their weakest line with Aaron Ramsey and Adrian Rabiot, this seems like a totally absurd title for an article. We are talking about a team that has won the last…
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Exclusive Interview: USWNT lawyer Jeffrey Kessler chats to BTL on the fight to close the gender pay gap
In the last few years, more and more cases around women within the sporting world facing discrimination have come to light. From the persistent negative media surrounding Serena Williams and Castor Semenya, to the US Women’s national hockey team having to battle away for equal pay as recent as 2017, the pattern emerging is a…
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Why Keylor Navas could be the answer to PSG’s goalkeeper woes
Keylor Navas should slot straight into the starting 11 at PSG after joining from Real Madrid in a high-profile move on deadline day. The Costa Rican stopper won three Champions League titles during his time at the Bernebeu, but found first-team opportunities limited after the club signed Thibaut Courtois last year. He can now expect…
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Maradona to Madness? Analyzing Napoli’s Post-Maradona Era
Diego, Diego, Diego surrounded the streets of Naples during 1984 to 1991. Known as a god-like figure, Diego Maradona brought the city together with filled hearts. Napoli, the biggest club in the south of Italy, secured the signature of Maradona from Spanish giants FC Barcelona, for what was then a world record fee £6.9m in…
