Why the Northern Super League can change football in Canada for good

The inaugural game of the Northern Super League between Vancouver Rise and Calgary Wild at BC Place Stadium.Photograph: Zuma Press, Inc./AlamyAs “O Canada” reverberated around Vancouver’s BC Place last Wednesday, the emotion was clear on the faces of those on the pitch and in the crowd. There were hugs, there were tears, and there was an unbeatable cacophony of noise when Quinn slotted home the winning penalty, the first goal of the Northern Super League era. All 14,000 inside