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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 8h

If Barca win the Champs League this year Yamine Lamal will have won LaLiga, a Euro, a World Cup and Champs League…and still be a teenager. Crazy.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So two guys with a combined age of 78 scored all the goals for Miami today vs DC United. Definitely not a retirement league…

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is some serious 2014-15 Barca stuff.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Murray Mollard, who happens to be the author of a great book on the 1986 Canadian World Cup team called Winning Pitch.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The 1986 UBC Men’s soccer team was one for the ages. We were recognized before the UBC v UVic game on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of winning the national championship in Toronto - 4-0 vs UoT. Undefeated all year & only 1 goal conceded. Still see many of the guys from this team regularly.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reminder that @tsnofficial.bsky.social streaming is a joke. Just cut out for the last two mins of extra time in the Real Madrid v Atleti game with the score 2-1.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Has there ever been a teenage defender with anything close to this (deserved) valuation?

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No prize for guessing who these stats belong to. A 39 year old is dominating MLS.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Was looking for a photo for my newsletter and found this from 17 years ago. My girls team, the Roadrunners, doing the pyramid as part of their warm up (foot, thigh, shoulder on one side, then head and back down the other side). This team was such a fantastic group of girls to work with.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Said the same about the CSA's 'Close the Gap' effort to try to get more girls playing the game. Their committee, see graphic, has room for everyone except people who have actually been boots on the ground at club level. My thoughts on it here: gregors-newsletter-aefa0e.beehiiv.com/p/behind-the...

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Wow. Mou just showed his starting point at Real is to be deferential to the superstars. Taking Guler out for Diomande when he’s clearly been better than Mbappe and Vini (who’s on a yellow) is a brutal decision. Here’s the player ratings when the sub was made.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I get a TSN subscription every 2 years for the Euro & the WC. When my recent one ended they offered me a deal on a 3 month extension. I took it coz LaLiga started today but it’s always been a really poor app. Just got this in the middle of watching Rayo v Sevilla. TSN is still garbage.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This Maritimes trip has been amazing. Back home soon but here’s some doors in Lunenburg, NS!

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We only had 5 days there and are now is NS but had a few great hikes and beers. St. John’s is so nice. Was there in the 80’s for son er briefly but had more time to appreciate it this time around.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Who among us doesn’t enjoy a Dildo on vacation?

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Class player. Bought his jersey for the Qatar World Cup.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Actual photo of Cape Verde at this World Cup.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I've been offered access to tickets for the R16 in Houston but I think my run is over and I'm good with that. Saw us win our first ever WC game in my home city vs Qatar and this last one. We will now play in the last 16. So amazing. Also, I owe Jacob Shaffelburg an apology :)

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

If you're considering going to LA this weekend for the Canada v South Africa game, flights are more expensive than I've ever seen. And they're not even direct! #CANMNT

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Mental note. Avoid Philly in the summer.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

If the round robin games ended right now there would be some pretty great R32 match ups.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Creative World Cup parking and accommodation here in Vancouver.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Poch sporting the latest looks from Janitor’s Monthly.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

An amazing day all around. We even made it into the VPD Insta as my daughter pointed out to us this morning.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Canada v Bosnia tickets on the FIFA website. Can't believe these haven't been snapped up! 🙃

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Looks like the scoreboard guy at the game was a big spender at the bar there. Brutal.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Someone posted the drink prices at the England v NZ friendly yesterday in Tampa.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Crazy stat. French born players playing in the World Cup.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Good list from @theathletic.com but you just know an editor said “We gotta have an American angle in it; add the Diana Ross pk I guess.”

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Why would you even want to bring your own re-usable water bottle when you can lineup for $8 plastic water bottles in the stadium?

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Gutted for Priso. He offered flexibility positionally in addition to being a legit CB choice. Hard to understand 3rd gk pick not being Pantemis. Osorio can only be there as the experienced head in the room. The young mids have to start. #CanMNT

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I first saw 54-40 in 1985 or 86. No way I paid more than $8. 😂 One of the great Vancouver bands. Hope they get the lion’s share of the gate.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Saw that Messi free kick v Liverpool at the Camp Nou and the cheekiest of corner kicks from TAA at Anfield. 2019 was a good year.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Incredible. Almost 33 years old and posting these stats in the Bundesliga. Bit of a slack ass when it comes to defending tho. 😂

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Did not know FC Supra was going the Athletic Bilbao route. 👏👏 I have tickets to see them play later this season.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

BTP #81 just came out. Contains this riff on a great slogan sent to me by @colinelmes.bsky.social. Also, the last bit of my conversation with Murray Mollard about his book: Winning Pitch; The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond gregors-newsletter-aefa0e.beehiiv.com/p/behind-the...

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Totally normal and done entirely without benefit of insider information. 🙄 #polymarket

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Tajon just notched another a few minutes ago. How he’s not getting more playing time when he’s tied for third in scoring (with no pens) at Villarreal (as a wide player) is a head scratcher. Came in in the 84th min. Scored in the 87th.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is outstanding both in terms of of form and function. Issue #5 of Darby, a Canadian soccer magazine. Hard to find and expensive but worth the time and effort. Previous four sold out. 150+ pages of great takes on the game here.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Much more a dig at whoever assigned the value than the player but in what universe is Mason Mount worth C$51m?

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Tranzmitors and Young Fresh Fellows at the American last Saturday. 👌

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I hope I never find myself in a position where I need to debase myself to the degree & frequency that Pam Bondi did to remain employed. Can't imagine how she woke up daily knowing she'd compete with Katherine Leavitt to please & appease a pedophile while she ignored his victims. Yet still got fired

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Imagine still being left in charge of the company after burning $80 billion. Also, imagine taking this person seriously when they talk about dropping similar money on AI a year or two later.

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