Comments on: Toronto FC 2008 Edition http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/2008/05/06/toronto-fc-2008-edition/ We build, mobilise and empower communities Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:21:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Troy http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/2008/05/06/toronto-fc-2008-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Troy Fri, 09 May 2008 19:43:50 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=73#comment-1226 James, Didn't know you were a fan. I've got season tix, haven't missed a game. Maybe see you there some time. T. James,

Didn’t know you were a fan. I’ve got season tix, haven’t missed a game. Maybe see you there some time.

T.

]]> By: Chris http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/2008/05/06/toronto-fc-2008-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Chris Tue, 06 May 2008 20:09:44 +0000 http://www.offshootinc.com/blog/?p=73#comment-1225 there's a simple reason that leaf games aren't like that. toronto has a pretty significant number of families that have immigrated to canada in the last 40 years from places like italy, portugal, spain, etc; countries where soccer (aka football) is a huge part of their culture. They relate to soccer for a lot of reasons, but likely because it's familiar to them. it allows them to embrace an important part of their cultural heritage in the place that they're currently living. Hockey just hasn't had the same (if any...) impact on those countries. with the exception of eastern europe and scandanavia, i don't really think hockey has had any cultural impact outside of north america. there’s a simple reason that leaf games aren’t like that. toronto has a pretty significant number of families that have immigrated to canada in the last 40 years from places like italy, portugal, spain, etc; countries where soccer (aka football) is a huge part of their culture. They relate to soccer for a lot of reasons, but likely because it’s familiar to them. it allows them to embrace an important part of their cultural heritage in the place that they’re currently living.

Hockey just hasn’t had the same (if any…) impact on those countries. with the exception of eastern europe and scandanavia, i don’t really think hockey has had any cultural impact outside of north america.

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