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Bear necessities: Three U of A alumni sign on with FC Edmonton
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It’s a Bitar-sweet beginning to the CanPL draft
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Deal between CanPL and U Sports is very close, but some fine print still left to be written
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Soolsma rocks you like a Tiger Hurricane
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Cann thinks he can be more offensive with the MetroStars
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The return of arena soccer
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PLASTIC PITCH 12 is out now!
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Canada Soccer releases its year-end award shortlists: But where is futsal?
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Canada Soccer plays most of the hits, saves Herdman for the encore
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Canada Soccer enters the Nike age
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Davies named Canadian men’s player of the year
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The Cat in the Booth: A Seussian report on Canada’s win in Basseterre
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Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 34
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Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 33/USL FINAL
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Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 32/USL Week 30
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Canada Soccer plays most of the hits, saves Herdman for the encore
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See you in Switzerland: Fury to take sanctioning case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
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Canada Soccer enters the Nike age
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Rejected: Ottawa Fury threatens to call in the lawyers after CONCACAF refuses USL sanction
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Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format
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Whitecaps embarrassed by TFC in Canadian Championship finale
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Unfortunately for Henry, his habit of scoring clutch Canadian Championship goals for TFC continues
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Montreal pays price for poor finishing, as Whitecaps rally
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Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve Cup
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Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play
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Canada held off the scoresheet by Iceland: Time for some knee-jerk reaction!
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Canada Soccer plays most of the hits, saves Herdman for the encore
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Canada Soccer enters the Nike age
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Mexico stifles Canada in U-17 semifinal
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Canada stuns Germany: Will go to U-17 World Cup’s final four
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Canada routed by Spain, but hard to assess what this game really meant
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Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format
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Montreal pays price for poor finishing, as Whitecaps rally
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TFC is efficient; Montreal wins, but is wasteful in front of goal
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We watched the MLS Superdraft so you didn’t have to
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MLS playoff revamp: The good, the bad and the ugly
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Back from Spain, Romero hopes to impress MLS clubs
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Organic team identities, team contract options, single table: What CanPL can learn from MLS
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Toronto FC exits CCL with a whimper on a cold night
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Woeful TFC is punished in Panama
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Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format
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TFC is “set for 2019,” so new GM Curtis will be given time to learn the ropes
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Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format
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Miracle-working MDS takes on his biggest task yet: The Whitecaps
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Alphonso Davies’s final day as a Whitecap: A photo essay
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Al Classico: Proof that fans will “invest in Canadian rivalries”
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While symbolic, Hamilton and Saiko’s FC Edmonton returns represent a bridge the club needed to repair
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Foothills wins PDL title in extra-time thriller
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Foothills, FC Edmonton are already showing CanPL to beware Alberta’s teams
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If men’s and women’s soccer were truly equal, then Labbe wouldn’t have had to try and bridge the gender gap
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Al Classico: Proof that fans will “invest in Canadian rivalries”
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After a lengthy audition, Fury brings in local teen talent
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Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format
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Fury granted right to play in USL in 2019; sanction up for review again in 2020
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See you in Switzerland: Fury to take sanctioning case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
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Canada held off the scoresheet by Iceland: Time for some knee-jerk reaction!
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Huitema signs with American super-agency, will skip NCAA and go pro
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Attack in black: Sinclair’s 178th goal gives Canada a win over Norway
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Soolsma rocks you like a Tiger Hurricane
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Canadian HOFer Chapman reflects on the high and lows of a storied career
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NWSL allocation, Algarve Cup roster: New Canada coach puts heavy emphasis on offence
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Tancredi, Scott hopeful NWSL will soon have Canadian team(s)
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Matheson: Hopeful that NWSL move to Canada happen “sooner rather than later”
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Canadian HOFer Chapman reflects on the high and lows of a storied career
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Sinclair wins POTY award for the 13th time
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Canada has itself to blame for FIFA’s Sinclair and Herdman omissions
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PLASTIC PITCH 10 — Does parity in MLS hurt or help the league’s growth?
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Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve Cup
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Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play
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Mexico stifles Canada in U-17 semifinal
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Canada stuns Germany: Will go to U-17 World Cup’s final four
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CONCACAF CONCACAFs CAF: United gets World Cup 2026, as Moroccan vote collapses
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United 2026 bid now the underdog as Morocco will be on the June 13 ballot
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Win two tickets to see The Workers Cup
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Moroccan 2026 World Cup push presents a series of challenges for joint U.S./Canada/Mexico bid
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Canada conquers Kang at U-17 Women’s World Cup
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Draw with Japan not good enough to get Canada to Toulon semifinals
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Win two tickets to see The Workers Cup
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Two highlight-reel goals punctuate Canada’s Algarve Cup finale
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Toronto FC exits CCL with a whimper on a cold night
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Woeful TFC is punished in Panama
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Fury granted right to play in USL in 2019; sanction up for review again in 2020
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See you in Switzerland: Fury to take sanctioning case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
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Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve Cup
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Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play
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Canada held off the scoresheet by Iceland: Time for some knee-jerk reaction!
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Attack in black: Sinclair’s 178th goal gives Canada a win over Norway
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World Cup ratings: Canadian viewership numbers down significantly from 2014
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Edmonton soccer fans: See the World Cup semis and final on the big movie screen
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World Cup not yet making a huge ratings splash on traditional Canadian TV
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CONCACAF CONCACAFs CAF: United gets World Cup 2026, as Moroccan vote collapses
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Canada’s 3-0 win may be the most fortunate 3-0 win you’ll ever see
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Canada wins ugly against a scrappy Brazilian side
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Canada goes home from the U-17 Women’s World Cup after loss to Venezuela
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Young players shine as Canada claims bronze in Rio

9 New Articles

April 1, 2019 Belan sets cautious path towards CanPL
March 6, 2019 Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve Cup
March 1, 2019 Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play
February 27, 2019 Canada held off the scoresheet by Iceland: Time for some knee-jerk reaction!
February 26, 2019 Toronto FC exits CCL with a whimper on a cold night
February 19, 2019 Woeful TFC is punished in Panama
February 11, 2019 Canada Soccer plays most of the hits, saves Herdman for the encore
January 31, 2019 NASL veterans, returnees highlight FCE’s five new signings
January 30, 2019 CanPL roundup: Wanderers go local, former England U-17 joins the Cavalry

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The 11 offers insight, interviews and commentary by respected soccer journalists. It is affiliated with the Canadian soccer magazine, Plastic Pitch. Our editor, Steven Sandor, has covered Major League Soccer, United Soccer Leagues, World Cup qualifying, CONCACAF Champions League, women’s soccer and the Canadian Soccer League and has won numerous awards for his magazine work. His work has appeared in the Sun chain of newspapers, Soccer 360, World Soccer, Soccer Canada, Philadelphia Daily News and the Deseret News. His work has appeared in publications in Canada, the United States, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Namibia.

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April 1, 2019
Belan sets cautious path towards CanPL
March 6, 2019
Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve Cup
March 1, 2019
Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play
February 27, 2019
Canada held off the scoresheet by Iceland: Time for some knee-jerk reaction!
February 26, 2019
Toronto FC exits CCL with a whimper on a cold night

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