Empty Seats, Empty Seats

By Ben Knight Onward Soccer

Where were you on Saturday?
Every rare and fleeting home game for Canada’s national men’s soccer team is a snapshot of where we stand.

Saturday’s 0-2 loss to young, rebuilding Peru was a disappointment on the field, with the attacking trio of Dwayne de Rosario, Rob Friend and Simeon Jackson producing zero dangerous combination moves.

So I want to put some attention onto the other ongoing story at BMO Field that night – the stands.

Empty seats, alas, were the dominant life form on the night. The north and upper-west stands were completely empty, and what remained was no better than half full. Attendance was announced at 10,000, but was two-thirds of that – tops.

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