MLS fans have been treated to watching Vancouver Whitecaps attacker Alphonso Davies menace opposing defenses this season. Davies also shined when he took the stage at the FIFA Congress and deliver a speech that helped bring the 2026 World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Growing into a promising talent in MLS and a composed speaker just didn’t happen and if it wasn’t for Free Footie, an organization based in Edmonton that gives kids like Davies from underserved communities a chance to play soccer for free, it’s possible that it never would have.