Ferryside Darby: A Canadian Soccer Story

Back in January 2022 BAS shared it’s “Top 5 Matches of 2021” complete with highlight videos courtesy of OneSoccer.ca. One of those matches was the energetic, wild and highly entertaining “Ferryside Darby” which pitted Pacific FC (CPL) against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the preliminary rounds of the Canadian Championship. Darby Magazine, in conjunction with OneSoccer.ca […]

York United’s Abzi Transfers to France’s Pau FC

The CPL has once again shown its value to Canadian Soccer off the pitch as another youngster is transferred to one of Europe’s footballing powerhouses. This past week it was announced that York United‘s Diyaeddine Abzi will be joining Pau FC in France’s Ligue2. Diyaeddine Abzi has, since its inception, been a highlight reel player […]

Canada 16th in Guardian World Cup 2022 Power Rankings

The World Cup 2022 is generating significant excitement, especially with the recent Power Rankings released by the UK’s Guardian newspaper on June 15th, 2022. In a surprising turn of events, Canada has been ranked 16th out of the 32 participating teams, a position that has raised eyebrows and sparked conversations among football fans. This ranking […]

Toronto FC Wins 2020 Canadian Championship

On Saturday, June 4th, 2022 Forge FC hosted Toronto FC in the long-delayed 2020 Canadian Championship Final. The 2020 Canadian Championship inevitably succumbed to COVID lockdowns and protocols resulting in the final being delayed almost 2 years. Due to CONCACAF Champions League obligations, Forge FC and Toronto FC had reached an agreement that would see […]

Free Registration Guelph Games

The 2022 Guelph Games, designed for participants aged 30 and older, are excited to announce an unprecedented free registration opportunity for a select number of teams and registrants. This initiative reflects a shared commitment to health, wellness, and lifelong sport, made possible by a generous sponsor who has decided to cover the registration costs for […]

Brampton’s Kwasi Poku Impresses Despite Forge Loss

In a first for Canadian Soccer Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League hosted Liga MX’s Cruz Azul in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League campaign. While Forge FC did eventually succumb to a 1:0 loss at the hands of CONCACAF’s number one seed, the Hamilton side did impress and even matched Cruz […]

What if Canada fielded an All Brampton XI?

There’s been a lot of attention lately regarding the fact that 32% of Canada’s current roster are players from Brampton, home of Brampton Adult Soccer and many other devout soccer organizations. So at BAS we had started jokingly asking “What if Canada fielded an ALL BRAMPTON XI?” However, what was initially a joke started to […]

2021 Top 5 Canadian Soccer Matches

We’ve curated a collection of the Top 5 Canadian soccer matches of 2021 for you. For our 2021 Top 5 Canadian soccer matches we used one simple criteria: Which Canadian soccer matches entertained us most either by their tactical and technical displays or by the passion they invoked in us. Thankfully OneSoccer and the CBC […]