Archive for category: Scribes

No one can say what the next incarnation of women’s professional soccer in northern North America will look like, or when it will arrive. But the history teaches us that the day will come.

We may never see sabermetrics formulas like BAPIB, WAR or the slash line in baseball enter mainstream soccer coverage, or even out-of-the-way nerd blogs. But as our understanding of how best to apply the incredible array of available information improves, we may see some far-flung statistics enter commonplace usage while others fade away.

What we’re being asked to celebrate isn’t the birth of Canadian soccer. It’s the birth of an organization, of a collective of bureaucrats and space-fillers who took a game that had already been prominent in this country for over twenty years, regimentized it, and has turned us into a fifth-rate soccer power.

Once upon a time, Vancouver led North America in youth development.

A guy who’s poor at math(s) tries to understand soccermetrics.

After bunkering down against DC and Montreal in the first leg last week, Winter has promised a more attacking approach for the return match against the Impact.

Newly elected Canadian Soccer Association President Victor Montagliani held court with the media and sounded very much like a man itching to get to work.

The road to becoming a professional soccer coach in Canada isn’t easy. In fact, it’s damn hard.

If there was ever a no-pressure game for the Montreal Impact, this Saturday’s date against Sporting Kansas City was it.

Toronto FC’s early-season futility has officially hit a record low. TFC striker Ryan Johnson can’t hide his frustration.