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August 1, 2023
British Columbia/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Afshin the Emperor: A remarkable journey from Iran’s national team to the Vancouver Football Club

Iranian-American Afshin Ghotbi shares his journey in coaching soccer around the world, and his current role in developing Canadian soccer with Vancouver

June 19, 2023
Arts & Culture/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Documentary by Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker makes audience favourites list at HotDocs festival

“The movie inspires immigrants and refugees to be proud of themselves,” says the film’s creator.

December 23, 2022
Commentary

Colonialism at the heart of the World Cup

Lionel Messi may have been the star of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, but colonialism was front and centre.

soccer
December 6, 2022
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Politics

Canada expected to become a soccer nation as its fan base grows

Although Canada's presence in the World Cup was short, soccer has a deep connection to ethnic and immigrant communities.

soccer players
July 21, 2022
Arts & Culture/Winnipeg

Connecting newcomers through soccer

"The ability to see people from all parts of Africa is one of my greatest joys," says soccer tournament founder Gode Katembo

April 2, 2021
Top Stories

Canadian Soccer Player Goes Pro in Ukraine

Fadi Salback began playing soccer at a young age. His dream was to go to Europe and play in a professional league.

July 30, 2014
Arts & Culture

Sports: a Social Equalizer

Growing up in a working class neighbourhood in Calgary, there were only a handful of entertainment choices our family could afford, one

April 6, 2015
Arts & Culture

Soccer Tournament Celebrates Calgary’s Diversity

Unlike other places in the west coast of Canada, such as Vancouver and Victoria, Calgary’s sports annual event calendar is typically split

January 23, 2013
Commentary

‘Mocking my propah accent feels like racism’

In March of this year, I will have lived in Canada for 10 years. I moved here from England in 2003 with

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