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Captain Cook
03-09-2015, 07:44 PM
Hey guys, I've been supporting TFC for a while now (I've already been to 11 games g:D). I'm just wondering (apart from watching games, obviously) whats the best way to learn about the league? Any good posts, videos etc.? I feel like I already know a lot, however, there is no such thing as having too much knowledge :)

also, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

Globetrotter
03-09-2015, 07:46 PM
Wikipedia is always a trusted source for everything. I use it all the time.

zeelaw
03-09-2015, 07:47 PM
I really like reddit.com/r/mls for its community.

Petor
03-09-2015, 07:48 PM
Hey guys, I've been supporting TFC since last year (I've already been to 11 games g:D). I'm just wondering (apart from watching games, obviously) whats the best way to learn about the league? Any good posts, videos etc.?

also, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

Media Guides?

http://www.mlssoccer.com/

Kayaker
03-09-2015, 07:55 PM
You could look at some of the league run media over at mlssoccer.com (take that info with a grain of salt though). Also there are good podcasts out there, I highly recommend Soccer Morning plus some of the Canadian specific ones, TSNFC and Sportsnet's Soccer Central Podcast.

Mainly, I get my info from twitter. Find someone you like and check out who they follow and start from there.

ensco
03-09-2015, 07:58 PM
Great question.

Read Ives and Goff every day. Follow Twellman. John Molinaro is the best local guy on the beat, Kurt Larson has the most daily coverage and gets the odd scoop. Neil Davidson gets scoops. Ignore the rest.

The discussion here can be pretty good.

It's a weird league. There are no shortcuts, it takes years.

Watch a lot of games. Watch a lot of LA and Seattle especially.

Captain Cook
03-09-2015, 08:20 PM
I really like reddit.com/r/mls for its community.
Yeah, I'm actually a subscriber to /r/mls. It's a great subreddit.


Media Guides?

http://www.mlssoccer.com/

Thank you mate, I'll definitely look into that.

Great question.

Read Ives and Goff every day. Follow Twellman. John Molinaro is the best local guy on the beat, Kurt Larson has the most daily coverage and gets the odd scoop. Neil Davidson gets scoops. Ignore the rest.

The discussion here can be pretty good.

It's a weird league. There are no shortcuts, it takes years.

Watch a lot of games. Watch a lot of LA and Seattle especially.

Thank you as well, I'll definitely look into those people. I googled Ives and Joff, but it doesn't come up with any results. Can you link me?



Keep it coming guys, I appreciate it.

OgtheDim
03-09-2015, 08:30 PM
Kristian Jack is worth reading as well.

Whatever you do, ignore this guy: http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2015/03/09/jozys-penalty-besler-and-collin-see-red-and-simulations-orlando-instant-replay

__wowza
03-09-2015, 08:31 PM
I really like reddit.com/r/mls for its community.

i wish r/TFC got more love from us.

Detroit_TFC
03-09-2015, 08:32 PM
Soccer by Ives is at sbisoccer.com

Stephen Goff is at washingtonpost.com

There are a lot of blogs with good info. Check out the blog thread in the TFC/MLS News section.

Special mention to a TFC blog on the SB Nation site - wakingthered.com, I find that a very useful site. There are several other SB Nation blogs for other MLS teams too.

lazlo_80
03-09-2015, 08:44 PM
If you're on a Twitter a great way to follow along is to follow:

John molinaro
Duane Rollins
Kurtis Larson
Johnathan tannewald
Alexis Lalas
Taylor twellman
Jason davis
Steven Davis
The armchair analyst
Jeremy oshan
Steven goff


For podcasts
SBI show
The two solitudes (all Canadian show)
Extra time radio
Soccer morning
Vocalminority

Some additional websites:
Canadiansoccernews.com
Sbisoccer.com
Soccer gods.com (a bit click bait-y)
Mlssoccer.com
Espnfc.us

Also if I may add my own personal bias. Let this be the gateway into following Canadian soccer as a whole...

Visit thevoyageurs message boards to find out more about Canada's best and brightest

Follow league 1 ontario on Twitter

Oh and buy an Atiba Hutchinson jersey.

VoxPopuliCosmicum
03-09-2015, 09:09 PM
If you wanna skip the details and simply meta-understand MLS + TFC, I'd go for Orwell's Animal Farm + Dante's Inferno, respectively.

Ossington Mental Youth
03-09-2015, 11:13 PM
If you wanna skip the details and simply meta-understand MLS + TFC, I'd go for Orwell's Animal Farm + Dante's Inferno, respectively.


feel like Sisyphus is more apt
http://restacct.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/Sisyphus-Image-01C.jpg

ChrisFizik
03-09-2015, 11:21 PM
this is useful stuff guys, esp for new supporters/members :-)
information overload a bit, but nice for some starting points/builds on the regular TFC news you can get here daily

Yohan
03-09-2015, 11:32 PM
Skysports is kicking up its online MLS coverage, and the guardian does a pretty good job covering MLS also with some good analysis

SI's planet futbol
http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol

PopePouri
03-09-2015, 11:54 PM
If you wanna skip the details and simply meta-understand MLS + TFC, I'd go for Orwell's Animal Farm + Dante's Inferno, respectively.

Change the tunnel sign from "This is our house" to "Abandon hope all ye who enter here".

Alonso
03-10-2015, 12:39 AM
Hey guys, I've been supporting TFC since last year (I've already been to 11 games g:D). I'm just wondering (apart from watching games, obviously) whats the best way to learn about the league? Any good posts, videos etc.?

also, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum.


Another good way that involves input from yourself is to start an MLS fantasy team.

It gets the competitive juices flowing and to do it well you really have to start investing in MLS in general with your time.

Alonso
03-10-2015, 12:43 AM
If you wanna skip the details and simply meta-understand MLS + TFC, I'd go for Orwell's Animal Farm + Dante's Inferno, respectively.



LOL g:D

That's gold Jerry! Gold!

Brooker
03-10-2015, 02:01 AM
Bill Archer still around?

OgtheDim
03-10-2015, 06:23 AM
Bill Archer still around?

Racist tools get their own circle in the Inferno. His happens to be the Columbus of his mind


Yes, he's still around and most people on bigsoccer who support Columbus equally condemn his rants. He'll be spewing bile all this week.

Areathrasher
03-10-2015, 07:48 AM
If you want to read up on the history of the league this is a good book http://www.amazon.ca/Long-Range-Goals-Success-League-Soccer/dp/1597975095

Detroit_TFC
03-10-2015, 08:08 AM
feel like Sisyphus is more apt
http://restacct.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/Sisyphus-Image-01C.jpg

Not quite that buff - more like:http://snag.gy/6jBJw.jpg

Ossington Mental Youth
03-10-2015, 08:51 AM
Not quite that buff - more like:http://snag.gy/6jBJw.jpg

lulz works for me

C.Ronaldo
03-10-2015, 09:27 AM
along these lines

is there an MLS/TFC radio show? Or any plans of starting one?

I can only hear so much sofa GM talk on how to fix the leafs

Yohan
03-10-2015, 09:30 AM
along these lines

is there an MLS/TFC radio show? Or any plans of starting one?

I can only hear so much sofa GM talk on how to fix the leafs

soccer central podcast
mlssoccer.com extra time radio

C.Ronaldo
03-10-2015, 09:49 AM
soccer central podcast
mlssoccer.com extra time radio

whoa whoa....internet radio? hold up there young fella. I click the start button, then....?

Juventino
03-10-2015, 02:42 PM
Hello guys. :) I'm new here, I'm a Juventus fan living in Belgium and I've begun to follow Toronto recently because of Giovinco. Moreover, this is a good occasion for me to improve my english (I'm reading you for several weeks now g:D).

I've read about radio podcasts (thanks for the information, I've already listened some) but I was wondering if is there any big TV talk show about MLS in United States/Canada ?

flatpicker
03-10-2015, 03:31 PM
Hello guys. :) I'm new here, I'm a Juventus fan living in Belgium and I've begun to follow Toronto recently because of Giovinco. Moreover, this is a good occasion for me to improve my english (I'm reading you for several weeks now g:D).

I've read about radio podcasts (thanks for the information, I've already listened some) but I was wondering if is there any big TV talk show about MLS in United States/Canada ?


Welcome.

Maybe some others can mention some bigger tv shows that discuss MLS, but my experience is that major networks that cover football news here in North America are usually discussing Europe and mainly England. If I were in your shoes I would try to catch as many MLS games as possible and pick up bits of information that way. And because of the Giovinco connection, hopefully you'll focus your attention on Toronto games.

PopePouri
03-10-2015, 03:36 PM
Hello guys. :) I'm new here, I'm a Juventus fan living in Belgium and I've begun to follow Toronto recently because of Giovinco. Moreover, this is a good occasion for me to improve my english (I'm reading you for several weeks now g:D).

I've read about radio podcasts (thanks for the information, I've already listened some) but I was wondering if is there any big TV talk show about MLS in United States/Canada ?

You can browse here:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/video

C.Ronaldo
03-10-2015, 03:47 PM
MLS is a very internet focused, probably because they have to.

There isn't alot of traditional TV shows about MLS, but there is alot of internet video.

MLS live for $80 a year is worth every penny

Captain Cook
03-10-2015, 04:12 PM
Thank you so much guys, I would reply to every one of the posts individually but that would take quite a while hah. I can already tell I'm going to like it here.

Yohan
03-10-2015, 04:18 PM
MLS is a very internet focused, probably because they have to.

There isn't alot of traditional TV shows about MLS, but there is alot of internet video.

MLS live for $80 a year is worth every penny

IIRC still only available in US and Canada, so be aware of that
though you can around this by using a VPN software

Juventino
03-10-2015, 05:26 PM
Welcome.

Maybe some others can mention some bigger tv shows that discuss MLS, but my experience is that major networks that cover football news here in North America are usually discussing Europe and mainly England. If I were in your shoes I would try to catch as many MLS games as possible and pick up bits of information that way. And because of the Giovinco connection, hopefully you'll focus your attention on Toronto games.

Thanks :) That's a pity but ok, internet videos and radio podcasts will be fine ! Reading and writing (hoping that I'm not doing too much mistakes) in this forum will be so helpful too.

I can watch games but only in italian here. Of course I focus on Toronto games, and I'm not the only one, Giovinco's transfer has been excellent in this point of view. :wink5: Huge publicity here in Europe.


You can browse here:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/video

Thanks, these MLS now videos are good.

AdamAM
03-10-2015, 05:33 PM
Soccer By Ives is great, especially when it comes around to draft boards and stuff like that. The MLS website has all of your latest headlines as long as you aren't looking for any CBA related news :rolleyes: Wikipedia for anything about previous drafts, teams, players etc. and of course here for all of your TFC stuff :scarf:

Alonso
03-10-2015, 06:13 PM
Thanks :) That's a pity but ok, internet videos and radio podcasts will be fine ! Reading and writing (hoping that I'm not doing too much mistakes) in this forum will be so helpful too.

I can watch games but only in italian here. Of course I focus on Toronto games, and I'm not the only one, Giovinco's transfer has been excellent in this point of view. :wink5: Huge publicity here in Europe.



Thanks, these MLS now videos are good.


Your English grammar is already better than many who post in this forum.

Welcome to the forum!

Auzzy
03-10-2015, 06:51 PM
Your English grammar is already better than many who post in this forum.



Hey now, I resemble that remark!

Juventino
03-10-2015, 07:12 PM
Your English grammar is already better than many who post in this forum.

Welcome to the forum!

Aww thank you !

I will definitely tell this to my english teacher. g:D

OgtheDim
03-10-2015, 07:14 PM
In the thread for each game, around game time, you will also see in here links to watch games using internet options that are well...lets just say many people use them here.



Streams


http://firstrowca.eu/


http://cricfree.sx/football-live-stream


Those are the two sites that seem to provide the most options.



Whatever you do, before you use those sites, download a good adblock.

C.Ronaldo
03-11-2015, 08:55 AM
Thanks :) That's a pity but ok, internet videos and radio podcasts will be fine ! Reading and writing (hoping that I'm not doing too much mistakes) in this forum will be so helpful too.

I can watch games but only in italian here. Of course I focus on Toronto games, and I'm not the only one, Giovinco's transfer has been excellent in this point of view. :wink5: Huge publicity here in Europe.



Thanks, these MLS now videos are good.




in Toronto, almost everyone comes from somewhere else. We are so use to mispronouncing and misspelling that we don't even notice it sometimes.

TOBOR !
03-11-2015, 10:26 AM
if you want Paul Mariner's opinion, he often pops up on espnfc.tv ..or is it .com ?

whichever.

denMAR
03-11-2015, 11:10 AM
i wish r/TFC got more love from us.

That's how I eventually came over this way.

Petor
03-11-2015, 12:01 PM
Plenty of information here, MLS Pressbox.

http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/

Cashcleaner
03-11-2015, 02:03 PM
I don't know if it's already been mentioned, but I really like visiting the MLS Match Centre to look up all the states and figures from previous games and ones already on the go, as well as match previews. Here's the one for TFC v VWFC:

MLS Match Centre (http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-03-07-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-toronto-fc/lineup)

Captain Cook
03-12-2015, 07:03 PM
Here's something I found

http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/03/come-you-reds-episode-1