Mad_Cyril ta! The original goal was to be up and ready for 2026 when we co-host, but itās become apparent that weāre ready for it now and are playing accordingly.
As a fan of the game, it used to be like watching a middle aged Sunday pub side play Mexico and watching us get a good bollocking as a result. The womenās team would draw more than three times the crowds than the menās side.
Now the Prime Minister is dropping in to say hi and taking photo ops. Drake is hitting up Alphonso Davies on Instagram and saying he wants to meet the team. Wayne āThe Great Oneā Gretzky (arguably the greatest ever ice hockey player and a Canadian icon) is messaging them with support, etc. Videos of our goals are going viral and topics about the team are trending internationally on Twitter. News is being lead off with stories of their consistent successive efforts on the pitch. Thereās a real buzz around them here and itās about time. It was like living in the Dark Ages for far too long in a country where just three years ago they were lucky to be even televised because they were so terrible.
Most of my life weāve been beyond abysmal losing to teams like Mauritiana, Dominique (who arenāt even a FIFA team) etc. Thatās even in the last five years! Iāve always supported Germany as a result of my heritage, but nowā¦.
