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Articles by Vivek Jacob
- How Messi, Mbappe and a worthy supporting cast made the greatest World Cup final ever
- World Cup final preview: Argentina vs. France a heavyweight clash that goes beyond Messi, Mbappe
- Messi, Mbappe, Griezmann lead race for World Cup’s Golden Ball award
- As it happened: Argentina defeats Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final
- World Cup Power Rankings: How all 32 teams stacked up in the end
- World Cup semis: Messi’s Argentina, Modric’s Croatia set for great battle of skill and will
- World Cup 2022 quarterfinals: Kane misses penalty as champion France eliminates England; Morocco makes history with win against Portugal
- World Cup 2022 quarterfinals: Two penalty shootouts sees Argentina, Croatia move on; top-ranked Brazil, Netherlands out
- 5 on-pitch takeaways heading into World Cup quarterfinals
- 8 leading candidates for World Cup's Golden Ball (best player) award
Vivek Jacob
Vivek is a freelance sports journalist mainly covering basketball, futbol, and tennis across various platforms whether it be in written, podcast, or video format.
He currently also writes for Raptors.com, CBC Sports, and Toronto Life magazine with previous experience at Sportsnet, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports Canada, and VICE among others.
After graduating with an Honours, Bachelor of Arts majoring in Economics from the University of Toronto and working in the financial industry for five years, Vivek transitioned to pursuing his passion for sports. After obtaining a post-graduate diploma in sports journalism from Centennial College in 2017, Vivek is now into his fifth season on the Toronto Raptors beat.
Career highlights include Wimbledon, the 2019 NBA Finals, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. During the Canada men's national team's historic World Cup qualifying run, Vivek co-hosted a radio show focused on the team on Sportsnet 590 The FAN. In May 2022, Vivek also wrote the cover story for SLAM Canada's first-ever issue.
