Chris Jones
Senior Contributor
Chris Jones is a journalist and screenwriter who began his career covering baseball and boxing for the National Post. He later joined Esquire magazine, where he won two National Magazine Awards for his feature writing. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, ESPN The Magazine (RIP), and WIRED, and he is the author of the book, The Eye Test: A Case for Human Creativity in the Age of Analytics. Follow him on Twitter at @EnswellJones
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Jonathan David continues his world-class play in Canada's men's soccer win over Suriname
Canadian national Jonathan David has had a run of form the past few months that has seen him emerge as one of the top young forwards in the world. He showed again Tuesday in Toronto in a 3-0 win over Suriname.
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Slim margins: Recognizing a need to improve, Marsch looks to bolster Canada's set-piece potency
In contrast to Toronto’s wide-open skies, Jesse Marsch used his last training session before Tuesday’s match against Suriname to focus on soccer’s tighter, more regimented moments: set pieces.
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Emergence of Alistair Johnston is proof that there are diamonds in Canada's soccer rough
In 2019, Alistair Johnston was playing collegiate soccer at Wake Forest and spending his summer with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. Five years later, he is a principal actor for the national men's team preparing for the 2026 World Cup.
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Men's soccer coach Marsch ready to lead Canadian program into new chapter following drone scandal
At the end of a dark week for Canada Soccer, it’s up to the men’s national team to provide a little light. It starts with a back-to-back series against Suriname in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal matchup this week.
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Canadian goalkeeper Crépeau's focus is always to accumulate small wins and greatness will follow
For Canadian men's soccer goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, it's all about winning the small contest in front of you, and accumulate enough of those wins in succession, and greatness will follow.
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Teenaged Shola Jimoh impresses at men's soccer training session, offering evidence of CPL development strategy
It didn't take long to see what makes 16-year-old Shola Jimoh a prospect for Canada's men's soccer team. In a frenzied training session on Wednesday, he was always on the attack, always on the balls of his feet, leaving coach Jesse Marsch impressed.
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21-year-old Kwasi Poku becomes the latest debutant for Jesse Marsch's ambitious Canadian men's soccer team
In Jesse Marsch’s short tenure as head coach, he had already anointed a handful of lucky debutants to the men's senior team. In the final minutes of Canada’s 2-1 win over Panama, Marsch invited his latest: Kwasi Poku, a tall, 21-year-old fullback-turned-striker.
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Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue's methodical approach paying early dividends ahead of 2026 men's World Cup
On Tuesday, Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer's CEO and general secretary, called the players on the men's and women's national teams "our biggest resource." How to make the most of them sits at the top of his unenviable to-do list.
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Christine Sinclair has earned the peace of her decision to exit international soccer on her own terms
Not many athletes get to dictate their own endings. Most are told by their bodies or their coaches or their disgruntled former fans that it's time. Only the greatest face anything like a choice.
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Christine Sinclair's Canadian career is over, but her impact will be felt for generations
Christine Sinclair's final appearance, a friendly against Australia in Vancouver, took place in high definition — far removed from her 2000 debut. Canada won, and 48,112 fans — the largest for a women’s soccer friendly in Canadian history — saw it with the clarity that only time brings.
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