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teams, but winners im the
First, Second and Fourth
divisions go on to. the

Joining the Falcons and
Spuraways as provincial
champions are the Van-
couver Kerrisdale

Roadrunners (ist Div.),

Vancouver - S. W. Marine

Side =

Dolphins: (2nd Div.), Bur-
naby Norburn P.C.’s (3rd
Div.), and Surrey United
Celtic (Sth Div.).
The last major youth

“soccer event of the year

takes place this weekend at
Swangard Stadium, with the
Ayrshire Schoolboys i
on the B.C. Under-16 Selects
Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $3 for adults,
$1.50 for students and
seniors.

And in other soccer news,

the Lynn Valley Soccer
Association, home of the
famous Falcons, will hold its
registration day for next
season Aug. 7.

Brand new players ages six

and up should have their

parents turn up from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon at the Légion Hall
at 1630 Lynn Valley Road.

For. more information
contact (boys) Wyne
Schulstead at 985-2857 or
(girls) Joyce Shea at 988-
6

by Andy Fraser

ithdrawal symptom

It’s withdrawal week. No soccer games to rush
home at noon for. No bilingualism at night after
11 trying to follow the commentary of Jean Page
and Georges Seltzer game on the French channel,
and no anticipation or second guessing of what's

to come.

With Italy almost com-
pletely recovered from their
biggest blowout since 1938,
and the jungles of the
Amazon still silent in shock
and dismay, there will be a
slight lull around the world
before preparations start in
earnest for the 1986 Worid
Cup of Soccer.

The unprecedented
coverage by Labatts and the
CBC in Canada of the 52
game tournament, has raised
interest in the game to a new
level in North America. The
U.S. picked up the CBC feed
on their ESPN cable network
and the Spanish network
south of the border gave an
extensive coverage to
American audiences.

Coupled with the fact that
the U.S. soccer federation
and the Canadian Soccer
Association are making a
pitch for 1986 if and when
Colombia collapses, it is
obvious that the World
Game is going to overrun
North America within one or
two generations.

Mind you, its highly
unlikely that cither Canada
or the U.S. could sponsor
the event, given the problem
of enough grass ficlds within
a reasonable distance. No
teams are going to pul up
with travelling through
different time zones for their

matches in the final round.
At the present time, ar-
tificial fields are taboo, and
are likely to remain so for a
number of years yet,
although if any one nation
could put together the

‘facilities for hosting the

games, it could be the
United States.

Whether or not the biggest
sporting event in the world
comes to North America or
not in ‘86, the game has
found many new supporters
and admirers following the
excitement of last month's
extravaganza.

The crowd's supporters of
the various teams alone Can
create a lift and excitement.
One of the more memorable
sights for one of the for-
tunates in Spain was the
scene before the Brazil-
Scotland match way back in
the first round with a joint
conga line outside the
stadium being led by those
Brazilian drummers and a
couple of Scottish pipers.

Another unique aspect of
the World Cup 1s_ the
pleasure of being able to
watch teams from all over
the world cach stamping the
game with their own degree
of uniqueness. In spite of the
well deserved Italian  vic-
tory, who will ever forget the
artists of Brazil, sweeping

Seven Seas

and flowing over the field,
adding a new dimension, not
only to the game itself, but
to the subliminal reactions of
the spectator.

Ah well, so much for 1982.
So, now it’s on to '86, and
with any kind of justice
combined with luck, perhaps
Canada just might be
present.

OH NO, NOT AGAIN: A
great start for the CFL with
the Lions thumping the Ti-
Cats and the Edmonton
Eskimos yawning their way
over the Ottawa Rough
Riders - a team which does
not in any way match their
name.

While the fans of the
winning clubs can feel some-
what impressed with the
victories, the owners around
the CFL can do nothing but
wince at what appears to be
a continuation of last season.

With only nine teams in
the league, a tight com-
petitive league is essential,
especially considering the
economic conditions.

If the Ottawa Rough
Riders continue their same
insipid path, can you see
anyone in their right mind
going to see them?

In a small league, the
weak teams can have a far
greater impact than can the
strong teams.

Football fans had better
start lighting candles for
some strong compctition
across the country this year.

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