My Cover Story for Panoram Italia

I’m delighted to reveal that my article, featuring former members of Canada’s national men’s soccer teams sharing their thoughts on the current World Cup-bound squad, was selected as the cover story for the Fall 2022 issue of Panoram Italia, the nationally distributed, trilingual, lifestyle magazine. The playful cover photo features former Canada and long time Montreal Impact player Nick De Santis, along with his two children sporting Canadian team jerseys and holding a Canadian flag, as they anticipate Canada’s return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence. I was pleasantly surprised and overjoyed when a sneak peak of the cover was revealed to me shortly before the issue was released across Canada late last week.

I have to thank Nick and the other ex-Canadian internationals of Italian origin – Enzo Concina, and long time friends and colleagues Bob Iarusci and Carmine Marcantonio – who were quoted in the story.?It was a pleasure to re-connect with these men, who represented our country admirably in past generations, and be able to document their shared enthusiasm and excitement for the current group of players under head coach John Herdman’s direction.

This was my second feature story for Panoram Italia after my profile of three aspiring Italian Canadian Olympic athletes that was published in the Summer 2021 edition of the magazine. My thanks go to Associate Editor Pal Di Iulio for encouraging me to write the story and to Managing Editor Gabriel Riel-Salvatore for polishing the final version. The article is also available in Italian for those who prefer to read it in their first language or for those who would like to brush up on their Italian.???

I have always enjoyed writing and, in particular, writing about sports. Throughout my career, I have contributed freelance articles to a variety of newspapers, magazines, websites and blogs. At different stages of my career, I’ve also been a magazine columnist and editor and really enjoyed exercising those skills.

I hope you have an opportunity to pick up a copy of the current issue of the magazine at your local newsstand or community centre or consider taking out a subscription. The next issue will commemorate the magazine’s 20th?anniversary, an important milestone for a publication still thriving in a challenging media landscape. Congratulations Panoram Italia!