Canadian HOFer Chapman reflects on the high and lows of a storied career 11 May 2018 “I wasn’t thinking about winning a medal after that World Cup,” she recalls. “There were a lot of hardships that our team went through."
NWSL allocation, Algarve Cup roster: New Canada coach puts heavy emphasis on offence 15 Feb 2018 The roster for the Algarve Cup was unveiled, featuring seven forwards out of the 23 players named. Maybe new coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has been studying post-Second World War Eastern European tactics and is looking to start at least four strikers, or maybe he's going to go way out there and show us off Canada's new-look 1-3-6.
Tancredi, Scott hopeful NWSL will soon have Canadian team(s) 20 Oct 2017 But, Desiree Scott, who was one of 12 Canadians on the rosters of NWSL clubs this past season, and retired Canadian national-team forward Dr. Melissa Tancredi believe that there’s a good possibility we’ll see one and maybe two Canadian pro franchises launch soon.
Matheson: Hopeful that NWSL move to Canada happen “sooner rather than later” 27 May 2017 Matheson said that she believes NWSL coming to Canada is a more reasonable choice for developing the women’s domestic game.
NWSL, CSA announce list of subsidized players; 2017 is the smallest class to date 25 Jan 2017 The number of players in NWSL who have their contracts subsidized by the Canadian Soccer Association continues to shrink.
Sinclair hopes for NWSL expansion into Canada 9 Jan 2017 In accepting her 13th Canadian Female Player of the Year Award, Christine Sinclair suggested that NWSL expansion into Canada would be the way to add more jobs for women.
Diminishing returns: Canadian numbers in NWSL continue to drop 9 Feb 2016 On Monday, Canada announced the NWSL allocations for this year. And it’s down to 11. Despite the fact that NWSL has 10 teams — two more than it did in 2013 and therefore more roster openings — our number of allocations is at an all-time low.
PLASTIC PITCH 7: Our latest issue is out now. MLS. NASL. Ethan Gage. Diana Matheson. Chris Pozniak. 21 Sep 2015 The new issue, out today, features a vintage shot from the World Cup qualifier which saw Canada qualify for the 1986 World Cup. And what can you find inside the issue?
D.C. reunited 21 Sep 2015 A knee injury and then a broken foot derailed Diana Matheson’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup — her participation at the tourney was reduced to a single sub appearance, in Canada’s quarter-final loss to England. But, now back to full health, the midfield magician has made a major impact on her NWSL club, the Washington Spirit
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.
