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My website is 30 (months, that is)!

Thirty months ago, in March of 2021, I launched my website, alfdeblasis.ca, with the hope of initiating a new direction in my career and establishing a reputation as a trusted and reliable consultant for groups and organizations seeking to enhance their media presence and increase their brand awareness. Since then, I have worked with asContinue reading “My website is 30 (months, that is)!”

Back in the Booth

It was good to be back in the OneSoccer commentary booth this past weekend, calling a Canadian Premier League game after a long absence. It was great to collaborate with ex-CANMNT defender and TFC captain Jimmy Brennan again as we watched a spirited affair between last year’s playoff finalists, Atletico Ottawa and Forge FC, thatContinue reading “Back in the Booth”

Media Consultant, at your service

In the past year, in my role as a media consultant, I’ve helped several sports & entertainment enterprises achieve important objectives in terms of organizational profile, brand awareness and local and national media attention and coverage. Combined, these three events reached dozens of media outlets across the Greater Toronto Area and the rest of Canada.Continue reading “Media Consultant, at your service”

Canada’s Women’s World Cup Team…Then & Now

As the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to begin in Australia/New Zealand, my mind ventured back to the 1999 edition of the tournament in the USA, an event I was fortunate enough to have covered for the publication I was editing at the time, Inside Soccer Magazine. Travelling across the Eastern Seaboard, IContinue reading “Canada’s Women’s World Cup Team…Then & Now”

Media Consultation and Client Representation

One of the more rewarding aspects of working as a media consultant is having the ability to deliver multiple media exposures for clients and their respective businesses or projects. Last month, my client, a Canadian businessman, former soccer player and team owner, asked me to create a media campaign for his newly acquired lower tierContinue reading “Media Consultation and Client Representation”

An Emerging New Leader of Canada’s National Women’s Soccer Team

I am absolutely thrilled and honoured that my article on Canada’s National Women’s Soccer Team star Julia Grosso has been selected as the cover story for the upcoming Summer 2023 issue of Panoram Italia magazine. This is my third contribution to the trilingual, nationally distributed, lifestyle magazine and the second to be chosen as aContinue reading “An Emerging New Leader of Canada’s National Women’s Soccer Team”

OneSoccer Offers an Action Packed Month of Canadian Soccer in April

The CANMNT’s Concacaf Nations League window that concluded Tuesday with Canada’s 4-1 defeat of Honduras at BMO Field unofficially kicked off the 2023 Canadian professional soccer season. On the heels of that 2-game set, OneSoccer will usher in an extremely busy month of April, with coverage of four separate competitions throughout the first full monthContinue reading “OneSoccer Offers an Action Packed Month of Canadian Soccer in April”

Canadian Premier League to Open Fifth Season with New, Old Rivalries

For soccer fans around the world, the release of a fixture list, regardless of the league, sets off a chain reaction of interesting debates, speculation and travel itineraries as we all look ahead to a new season of competition. Well, in just over two months’ time, the Canadian Premier League will kick off its fifthContinue reading “Canadian Premier League to Open Fifth Season with New, Old Rivalries”

First 2023 Dates for Canadian Soccer Competition Revealed

I was excited to learn that the first competition of the 2023 Canadian domestic soccer calendar has been set as Canada Soccer today revealed dates for the 2023 Canadian Championship, featuring an unprecedented 14 clubs. The first round of the Voyageurs’ Cup competition involving 12 teams begins April 18. Last year’s champions Vancouver Whitecaps andContinue reading “First 2023 Dates for Canadian Soccer Competition Revealed”

TBL Mid Season Podcast

Just released on YouTube: “The Blue Line Mid Season Podcast” with Mark Fera and myself as we break down the first half of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 22/23 season. We cover a lot of ground over the 30 minutes, starting with the surprisingly efficient goaltending tandem of Samsonov and Murray, the rock solid defence thatContinue reading “TBL Mid Season Podcast”