Straight from a John Grisham novel

The CCC bracket is set after tonight's draw!

Reminds me of when I saw Charles Dickens in the Pompey end at Wimbledon away in 2013. He hadn’t been to a game all season but managed to surpass the ticket ballot. Never saw him again!

Boys against men…but the men happen to be 22nd in the Championship

The goodbye is confirmed!

The word "soccer" originated in England and, in some situations, is still used. Many old reports written in England will refer to it as soccer, and more recent TV shows and other media still use it. The hostility towards the word in England is fairly recent. I wrote this on the subject in 2017.

Latest for Vancouver Soccer Stories: ⚽️🍺🍸🦐

🇵🇪 A flyover of El Monumental de La U in Lima in the build-up to Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final 🤩

Latest for Vancouver Soccer Stories: ⚽️🍺🍸🦐

“Twenty First Group consultancy once identified “quality, jeopardy and connection” as the key ingredients to appealing contests.”

Björk - Debut 1993 ICE One Little Indian #vinyl #music #Leftfield #SynthPop #House #DownTempo This is the first solo album by Björk, recorded after she left The Sugarcubes. The hit song "Play Dead", from the film "The Young Americans", was not included on the album, but was added on later versions.

Palmeiras fans on Commerical Drive for the Libertadores final.

Abdu rises to the occasion with two-goal performance for Vancouver in NSL playoff win over Ottawa It was a fantastic win for @vancouverrisefc.bsky.social on Tuesday night, but the job is only half done. @coreyalmond13.bsky.social recaps the win over Ottawa. aftn.ca/abdu-rises-t...

"Sports supporters — unlike some of their political counterparts — tend to accept defeat. What they get from fandom typically isn’t winning, or even entertainment. It’s belonging."

great hot mic moment on Chicago Fire radio heading into halftime

Spinning tonight…

The brand new Freedom Mobile Arch:

The brand new Freedom Mobile Arch:

Beautiful!

FT: Pacific FC 1-4 Valour FC End of season dead rubber at Starlight Stadium. Home team terrible and three down at half time. Marginally better in the second period until captain Josh Heard was sent off 11 minutes after coming on. Crowd of 2621 on a very rainy afternoon. #CPL

Vancouver Rise Academy finish Champions Cup campaign in style with eight-goal rout of Alianza @coreyalmond13.bsky.social took the action in for us in Langley on Thursday night. Here's his recap. aftn.ca/vancouver-ri...

My contribution to Issue 14 of Futbolista: The footballing journey of TSS Rovers midfielder Ali Zohar. Order your copy below.

My contribution to Issue 14 of Futbolista: The footballing journey of TSS Rovers midfielder Ali Zohar. Order your copy below.

A long time coming…

I love seeing this guy on TV, so I decided to interview him!

I love seeing this guy on TV, so I decided to interview him!

Sloppy performance by Vancouver FC who lose 1-0 to league leaders Forge. Molham Babouli’s header on the stroke of half time was enough for the away side. It was my first visit to Vancouver FC, an ironic name given it took me two hours to get there from Vancouver.

When Thomas Müller scored the first of seven against Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. And now…he’s in Vancouver. My words ⬇️ vancouversoccerstories.substack.com/p/thomas-muller

When Thomas Müller scored the first of seven against Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. And now…he’s in Vancouver. My words ⬇️ vancouversoccerstories.substack.com/p/thomas-muller

The Crystal Palace situation, Vitesse, Strasbourg, Chelsea, PSR inconsistencies, ticket prices, league games abroad... no wonder more people are turning to local lower/non-League football.

Five-a-side football takes over a closed 8th Ave in Vancouver.

Five-a-side football takes over a closed 8th Ave in Vancouver.

Is Seal Jannik Sinner's coach? Must have missed that one.

33 degrees at the Bank of America stadium for Inter Fluminense. How does the crowd survive without a roof? I don't even wash my clothes at that temperature.

Teenager from Hull becomes second Briton ever to join a professional sumo stable

Canada El Salvador close to being a pay-per-view boxing match

Despite national security concerns, NDP-captained BC Ferries hires Chinese shipyard

I didn’t expect to find myself in the Botafogo section on Sunday. I was invited by some Brazilian guys at my hostel who heard I was going to the game, they gave me a jersey too. Just saw this on Botafogo socials. I’m on the left with my arms folded, unhappy at the price of the beer obviously.

Club World Cup day in Seattle. Plenty of Botafogo and River Plate fans about.

‘My time at #Pompey has gone, I’m never coming back to England’. Serial winner Christian Burgess is loving life in Belgium - on and off the pitch. What a remarkable career decision it has become. (Long interview)