Canada finished the tournament with its third straight win after losing the opener to Sweden by  a 3-1 count.

Canada now has its qualifying path set for the 2019 Gold Cup and the new CONCACAF League of Nations.

But I worry that supporters groups will gather in same soccer bars, talking to the same soccer people, about how excited they are for the dawn of the CanPL. They’ll encourage the same people who bought season tickets a week ago to, well, buy season tickets.

171... 172... 12 more to go.

The two teams met for the First Kick opener at BC Place this past weekend, and what a change. The teams combined to put a total of seven Canadians on the field. There was a goal and an assist from teenager Alphonso Davies.

Sinclair! Say her name as you look to the sky! As jet fighters scream overhead!

Canada's opening match of the Algarve Cup deserved a little more scrutiny than a non-televised national-team match would normally generate; that's because the error-filled 3-1 loss to Sweden Wednesday marked the beginning of the Kenneth Heiner-Moller era. 

The Rapids played probably as well as they could at BMO Field, Toronto FC was as indifferent as it could be. Still, the Reds had little difficulty protecting the 2-0 advantage it held from the first leg.

On Monday, new men’s national-team coach John Herdman and his newly hired assistant, Mauro Biello, were talking about systems and structure.

In fact, bidding on both events for the same year is a plus, said Canada Soccer General Secretary Peter Montopoli.