Vancouver Archives | Research & Innovation /research/tag/vancouver/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Professor Pablo Idahosa: Canadian World Cup fans shift allegiances as tournament unfolds /research/2010/06/14/professor-pablo-idahosa-canadian-world-cup-fans-shift-allegiances-as-tournament-unfolds-2/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2010/06/14/professor-pablo-idahosa-canadian-world-cup-fans-shift-allegiances-as-tournament-unfolds-2/ The quadrennial World Cup that kicks off Friday may be the planet's biggest excuse for a party, and Canadians will be joining in with gusto, wrote The Canadian Press June 10 in a story picked up by the Guelph Mercury, TheSpec.com and the Times & Transcript (Moncton): With its ethnic diversity and soccer-crazy immigrants, cities […]

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]]> The quadrennial World Cup that kicks off Friday may be the planet's biggest excuse for a party, and Canadians will be joining in with gusto, wrote The Canadian Press June 10 in a story picked up by the Guelph Mercury, TheSpec.com and the Times & Transcript (Moncton):

With its ethnic diversity and soccer-crazy immigrants, cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver become unique places to experience a month-long spectacle that dwarfs the Olympics.

“Canada is a wonderful place to watch the game, partly because people shift allegiances as they go along,” said Pablo Idahosa, a social science professor in 91ɫ’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. “People, once their team is out there's that disappointment, but then they can go on to cheer for another team.”

The complete story is available on .

Republished courtesy of YFile– 91ɫ’s daily e-bulletin.

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