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The World Cup will give soccer a boost in Toronto. A ‘massive’ problem may not allow it to grow - Toronto Star
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The World Cup will give soccer a boost in Toronto. A ‘massive’ problem may not allow it to grow
In Ontario, there are 309,000 registered soccer players, compared to 206,000 in hockey. The city’s soccer players are struggling to find places to play.
May 17, 2026
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By Kerry GillespieSports Reporter
Watching her two boys at soccer practice, Laurel Schwartz recalls the baseball fever that gripped the city when the Toronto Blue Jays were in the World Series.
“Every young kid was suddenly into baseball,” she says. As if on cue, Levi, 7, offers: “My birthday was on Ga…
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