Arsenal Canada... the starting XI
Meet Arsenal Canada
This week's look at Arsenal supporters on this side of the Atlantic Ocean is a special trip. Canadian Arsenal fans have their own official supporters group, and it's a big one: Canada stretches nearly 3,500 miles (5,514 km) coast-to-coast and Arsenal Canada covers it all. So grab your passport as we cross the border and head North! As the group said upon their founding:
"We will do our best to create a community of Arsenal supporters across the land to share stories, songs and support for the club we love."
Group Name: Arsenal Canada
Location: Across Canada: one co-chair is in Toronto, one co-chair is in Montreal, our treasurer is in Sherwood Park, Alberta, our secretary is in Calgary, Alberta, and our webmaster is in Vancouver.
Year established: 2005
Number of active members: 75 registered members, around 200 online, and about 800 on Facebook
Normal match start time: 10am Eastern, 7am Pacific
Where we watch matches: Our main venue right now is Prohibition Gastrohouse, 696 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario.
Where our members hail from: Across Canada, England, Africa, Middle East, Continental Europe
Group's favorite Arsenal moment: We have never reached an agreement on this, but it's safe to say winning the league at White Hart Lane is one of them.
Group's favorite players: No consensus here either, but there is a lot of love for Robert Pires, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie.
Why we are Gooners: On this one, we have a consensus: Arsenal’s style of play!
Why Canadians (and Americans for that matter) should be Arsenal fans: It’s the best football to watch, the most exciting and an example for what the MLS needs to follow as a model. Encourage youth, build them up, and bring back the purity of football with beautiful play.
Contact information: Email our co-chairs at morgan@arsenalcanada.ca or jean@arsenalcanada.ca. You can find us online at www.ArsenalCanada.ca or on Facebook. We also have our own vBulletin forum on our website.
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