Best way to learn about TFC and the MLS in general?
Hey guys, I've been supporting TFC for a while now (I've already been to 11 games). 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.
Last edited by Captain Cook; 05-10-2015 at 08:02 PM.
Wikipedia is always a trusted source for everything. I use it all the time.
I really like reddit.com/r/mls for its community.
Media Guides?Originally Posted by Captain Cook
Hey guys, I've been supporting TFC since last year (I've already been to 11 games
also, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Last edited by Petor; 03-09-2015 at 07:54 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.
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.
Last edited by ensco; 03-09-2015 at 08:02 PM.
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
Yeah, I'm actually a subscriber to /r/mls. It's a great subreddit.
Thank you mate, I'll definitely look into that.
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.
Kristian Jack is worth reading as well.
Whatever you do, ignore this guy: http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2015/...instant-replay
i wish r/TFC got more love from us.
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.
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.
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
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
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
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Change the tunnel sign from "This is our house" to "Abandon hope all ye who enter here".
Hey guys, I've been supporting TFC since last year (I've already been to 11 games
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.
Last edited by Alonso; 03-10-2015 at 03:49 AM.
LOL
That's gold Jerry! Gold!
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.
If you want to read up on the history of the league this is a good book http://www.amazon.ca/Long-Range-Goal.../dp/1597975095
Not quite that buff - more like:feel like Sisyphus is more apt
lulz works for meNot quite that buff - more like:
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
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
whoa whoa....internet radio? hold up there young fella. I click the start button, then....?
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
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 ?
Hello guys.
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.
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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 ?
http://www.mlssoccer.com/video
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
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