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Their uniforms are impeccable. They prance around with purpose. They are trained in how to whistle with maximum authority. Sam Rosati Martin on the monk-like devotion of the aspiring football ref. thelocal.to/soccer-refer...
The FIFA World Cup kicks off this week. Here's @michaeldeforge.bsky.social‘s illustrated guide to the costs and payoffs of hosting soccer’s biggest party. thelocal.to/fifa-world-c...
Making it pro as a soccer referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player, writes Sam Rosati Martin. That doesn’t stop this corps of ambitious, self-serious officials from trying. thelocal.to/soccer-refer...
How many private jets could this pay for? Seven illustrations to make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup.
Good morning, happy World Cup, please read this brilliant Sam Rosati Martin story about ambitious soccer refs striving to make it pro—self-serious, much-abused true believers without whom the game couldn't exist. #longreads #sundaylongread thelocal.to/soccer-refer...
The Grand Ambitions and Grubby Indignities of the Aspiring Soccer Referee - thelocal.to/soccer-refer...
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"In 2018, the lowball estimate was $30-$45 million to host five games. That budget exploded to $380 millon for six games. For that price, you could build 20 new community centres across the city, almost one in every ward." - @michaeldeforge.bsky.social @thelocal.to @wencyleung.bsky.social
This is worth your time. thelocal.to/moss-park-sa... via @emmapaling.bsky.social
Nick says he’ll go back to Manitoulin. Texas can’t even think about the closure. Inside Moss Park in the final days of a nine-year era of safe consumption.
Today we launch our latest issue, “Sports and the City.” The World Cup is a reminder of the massive influence sports can have over a place like Toronto—reshaping our geography, sparking celebration or mourning, and remaking our experience of the city. thelocal.to/summer-2026/
Wait, how much are we spending on reusable cups? @michaeldeforge.bsky.social and @wencyleung.bsky.social make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup in seven illustrations. thelocal.to/fifa-world-c...
Wait, how much are we spending on reusable cups? @michaeldeforge.bsky.social and @wencyleung.bsky.social make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup in seven illustrations. thelocal.to/fifa-world-c...
For the $380 million it costs to host six World Cup games you could build 20 new community centres across the city, almost one in every ward. thelocal.to/fifa-world-c...
Nick Hune-Brown
How we play sports is tied to policy and politics, culture and business. As the larger-than-life FIFA World Cup kicks off in Toronto, we look at sports from the ground, from minor-league baseball to c...
How many private jets could this pay for? Seven illustrations to make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup.
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Making it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.
Making it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.
Making it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.
Making it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.
