The Dream of Colonial Revenge: MAR v. FRA Slave LaboUr Cup Semi

Don T - December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

You know how it is. Some foreigners come to your backyard like they own the place and steamroll over everything: freedom, language, culture, livelihoods... On the other hand [cleans and places monocle] the very ingratitude. This used to be a handful of huts populated by barefoot and unwashed masses. You

Your MNF Open thread. Now with more balls!

ballsofsteelandfury - December 12, 2022December 11, 2022

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Your friendly Northern Ontario neighborhood hobo enthusiast is not able to take care of tonight's Open Thread as he has some pressing business to attend to. Trust me, I don't ask questions I don't want to know the answer to. That's a good life lesson right there. Seriously, there are some

Little Drummer Boy Challenge 2022

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - November 25, 2022November 25, 2022

Hey all, as some of you know, we do the "Little Drummer Boy" challenge each year. It's really simple, if you hear the "Little Drummer Boy" song between Black Friday (Nov 25 at 12:01 AM in whatever time zone your in) and Christmas Eve ( Dec 24 at 12:01 AM)

Samuel Eto’o Presents: The Cameroon DFO Slave LaboUr Preview

Wakezilla - November 24, 2022November 22, 2022

If you're of a certain vintage, there's a good chance you saw THIS goal when you were a kid and became a fan of Cameroon. As one of your resident Millennials at DFO *dodges beer bottles being thrown at him* I remember watching this goal and being all-in on Cameroon. When you're a kid,

World Cup Preview: South Koera

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Ssiball, why did I agree to creating a preview of a sport that I barely follow and for a country that I've never been to. I'm not sure either. The closest I'll ever get to there is a former co-worker is from there and I saw some of Seoul when

World Cup of (Slave Labour) Croatia Preview: You will Nazi them coming

Wakezilla - November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

The last time I did a write-up for Croatia, I correctly said they would be a formidable opponent who would make a deep run in the 2018 World Cup. Many of us hopped on the bandwagon and briefly fell in-lust over their President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who seemed quite lovely, but

From Calgary to Qatar: Wakezilla’s Road to the World Cup.

Wakezilla - November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Hello everyone! Unless you're an American, you probably know that the Lesser footy World Cup will be happening in less than a week's time. And unless you're part of the 0.05% of hardcore Canadian lesser footy fans, you also probably didn't know that Canada qualified for the second time ever--the first

Mann Cup 2022 Game 7 Recap

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - September 19, 2022September 18, 2022

Game fucking 7 of the Mann Cup was played Saturday night, between the Lakers and the Thunder, and yours truly was in attendance as I have season tickets with a friend. We sit almost dead centre just a few rows from the top of the lower bowl. They

Mann Cup 2022 Game 6 Recap

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - September 17, 2022September 17, 2022

Game 6 of the Mann Cup was played Friday night, between the Lakers and the Thunder, and yours truly was in attendance as I have season tickets with a friend. We sit almost dead centre just a few rows from the top of the lower bowl. They are

Mann Cup 2022 Game 5 Recap

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Game 5 of the Mann Cup was played Wednesday night, between the Lakers and the Thunder, and yours truly was in attendance as I have season tickets with a friend. We sit almost dead centre just a few rows from the top of the lower bowl. They are