When the Don Bosco Eagles won a Metrobowl qualifying match this week, photographers rushed on to the field and reporters from major news outlets breathlessly tweeted about the squad’s 31-0 victory. Their interest in the game had nothing to do with high-school football or Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School and everything to do with the man who coaches the Eagles, Rob Ford.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content. Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford at Birchmount Stadium after his Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium in Toronto. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium in Toronto. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford celebrates with his Don Bosco Eagles after they defeated the Northern Red Knights. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Mayor Rob Ford has gatorade poured on him after his Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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