Joshua Kloke is a staff writer at The Athletic, where he covers Canadian soccer and the Toronto Maple Leafs, and is the author of Come on You Reds: The Story of Toronto FC. He lives in Hamilton.
Over the past year, the Canadian men’s national team has written
one of the most compelling stories in soccer — and one that has
been decades in the making. In The Voyageurs, Joshua Kloke pulls
the curtain back on the personalities that have shaped the sport,
the potential that took so long to realize, and the many false
dawns since 1986. This is the authoritative account of how a team
that was overlooked in its own country for so long caught the
world’s attention.
*Oliver Platt, analyst at OneSoccer*
An enthralling book exploring the incredible rise of Canada's men's
national team. The Voyageurs brings you unrivalled access to the
stories behind Canada's journey back to the world's biggest stage.
Kloke does a wonderful job highlighting the many ups and downs
along the way, with first hand accounts from the personalities
involved. A book that isn't just for soccer fans, but for anyone
who loves a story of sporting redemption.
*Luke Wileman, TSN soccer host and commentator*
There was no better story on the planet in all of World Cup 2022
qualifying than Canada. Joshua Kloke's page-turning account does
the best job I've seen of explaining the path of Canada's rise
through the people closest to it over the years. You come away from
reading this book with even greater respect for those who have made
it happen.
*Grant Wahl, author of The Beckham Experiment*
Led by golden boy Alphonso Davies, this generation is special…
Kloke not only illuminates the path this golden generation took to
the World Cup, but brings you through all the integral moments in
the story of Canadian soccer.
*Tom Bogert, MLS and US men's national team insider*
Kloke takes you through all the heartache, and the happiness, that
the Canadian soccer fan has lived through just as the entire
country begins to understand why the entire world is in love with
The Beautiful Game.
*Brendan Dunlop, TV host and co-author of DeRo: My Life*
Reading Joshua Kloke's thrilling account of Canada's return to the
Men's World Cup filled me with the same feeling I had watching our
amazing team qualify: finally.
*Chris Jones, author of The Eye Test: A Case for Human Creativity
in the Age of Analytics*
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