No Such Thing As An Average Canadian Soccer Fan

By Richard Whittall Media Takedown

Canadian soccer writers need not shun detail or story to draw in readers
Last Friday, I had an interesting conversation with a soccer blogger friend who had recently taken a plum editor job for a major soccer news website. The topic of discussion was a favourite of mine: what makes a truly great footy news site?

There’ll be a certain element of subjectivity in your response. Some prefer Zonal Marking’s in-depth tactical analysis. Others enjoy the great irreverent wit of someone like Dirty Tackle’s Brooks Peck. And still others like to bathe in acid and so visit BigSoccer.com. Most of us however tend to enjoy all these sites and more, coasting from page to page, either bookmarked on browser tabs or collated in RSS readers.

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