Purple haze 15 Jul 2015 The play of Brampton’s Cyle Larin has kickstarted Orlando City’s season; the team can thanks its Canadian rookie, not its star veterans, for getting its first MLS season into top gear...
Pacific heights 15 Jul 2015 Think Canada doesn’t have a long, storied soccer history? Then best not look to Vancouver Island, where the Jackson Cup has been awarded for a century...
What are the odds? 15 Jul 2015 Is FC Edmonton the wild card of coincidence when it comes to soccer in Canada?
Eddies come back twice to earn point in San Antonio 15 Jul 2015 "I'm absolutely delighted," said Miller after the game. "This stadium is one of the most difficult places to come in the league. They have so many quality players here [in San Antonio]. But the credit has to go to our guys, they just never gave up."
Turf burns 15 Jul 2015 A senior World Cup played completely on artificial turf. It was part of Canada’s bid for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. A group of international players launched, then aborted, an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal case over the use of turf over grass. Now, with the tournament wrapped up, MARTIN MacMAHON assesses how the surfaces stood up (or not).
Good enough… or not? 15 Jul 2015 Flattered by the success of the Olympic bronze medal in 2012, the Canadian women’s national team may have been as glittery as fool’s gold to casual sports fans. But, really, with the team’s offensive issues and lack of stars in the primes of their careers, was elimination at the quarter-final pretty much inevitable?
No, Canada 15 Jul 2015 Canada’s players had to give the fans at BC Place a teary salute after they lost their Women’s World Cup quarter-final to the English. The success of the team at the London Olympics was a feel-good story that lingered for three years. But did loyalties that were spawned in the Olympic run come back to haunt Canada in 2015? Damn straight they did...
Champions of Europe 15 Jul 2015 The third-place match is usually the most-criticized game of any World Cup, women or men. The argument: Why make the semifinal losers stick around for another game, when third place isn’t regarded as that big a deal in World Cups? But, England’s win over Germany showed us the other side of the debate; that the game can mean a heck of a lot to the players involved...
Chaim reaction 15 Jul 2015 At just 16 years of age, Chaim Roserie sure turned some heads when he signed his first pro contract. But, because of FIFA regulations, the Mississauga-raised player can’t actually play in the NASL for the Jacksonville Armada till he turns 18. He talks about his vision for the future, why he decided to leave Ontario for Florida, and why he’d rather play for the USA than Canada...
Leagues ahead of Canada 15 Jul 2015 Mark Sampson, head coach of the English women’s team, spoke about how vital the rise of the WSL has been to the success of his Lionesses. At the Women’s World Cup, 22 of the 23 players on the English roster came from WSL clubs. The odd one out was striker Jodie Taylor, who plays with the Portland Thorns of the NWSL.