It was a pleasure to have contributed play-by-play commentary on Canadian Premier League (CPL) and Canadian Championship matches for OneSoccer once again during the 2022 season. The CPL continues to be an entertaining product and provides opportunities for Canadian players, coaches and officials to be showcased in a top domestic league. As evidenced by theContinue reading “Proud to be Part of OneSoccer’s Commitment to the Game in Canada”
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A Celebration of Sport on Film
I was very honoured to have participated in one of the much-anticipated Toronto screenings during the 2022 edition of the Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada earlier this month. The documentary film “King Otto”, produced and directed by Christopher Andre Marks, recounts the unlikely triumph of the Greek National Soccer Team at Euro 2004.Continue reading “A Celebration of Sport on Film”
A Conversation with Canadian Soccer Heroes
It was a privilege and an absolute thrill to host a recent online Webinar for the National Soccer Coaches Association of Canada (NSCAC) featuring special guests like former Canadian National Men’s Soccer Team players David Edgar and Issey Nakajima-Farran, along with former assistant coach Antonio Floro. During the 70-minute webinar, we reminisced about the three-yearContinue reading “A Conversation with Canadian Soccer Heroes”
Setting Goals with a World-Renowned Brand
It’s not often in your professional life you are given the opportunity to collaborate with a respected and reputable worldwide brand, a name that is shared and repeated hundreds, maybe thousands, of times a day on traditional and social media, an icon of world football. The brand? FC Bayern Munich. That was the opportunity IContinue reading “Setting Goals with a World-Renowned Brand”
An Update to the Groundbreaking “BayernBlizzard” Project
Just over a month ago, German soccer powerhouse FC Bayern Munich and local soccer academy Toronto Blizzard jointly announced a significant sporting partnership that could dramatically enhance professional playing opportunities for Canadian youth. The two organizations agreed to a comprehensive grassroots program with the aim to provide young soccer players the chance to learn andContinue reading “An Update to the Groundbreaking “BayernBlizzard” Project”
The Birth of BayernBlizzard
I’m thrilled to announce that I have been retained as a media consultant for “BayernBlizzard”, the new international partnership, just announced, that brings together one of the world’s most decorated soccer clubs, FC Bayern Munich, and Toronto Blizzard, one of Canada’s legendary soccer franchises and currently Ontario’s premier high performance soccer academy. On behalf ofContinue reading “The Birth of BayernBlizzard”
Back to the Future:Play by Play
This past summer, I was given the opportunity to return to something I have been passionate about and enjoyed doing through most of my career – play by play. Even before beginning my professional broadcast career, I dabbled in play by play for a local cable access outlet. Those early experiences allowed me to honeContinue reading “Back to the Future:Play by Play”
On Tap Next Month
Two special episodes of the Calcio Collective Podcast, available online at Itoc Italian Sports, kick off your audio appointments for the month of June. In the first of the two new shows, streaming all next week, starting Monday May 31, regular panelist Rocco Fasano and I look back at the just concluded Serie A season,Continue reading “On Tap Next Month”