Europe Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve CupTo finish third at a tournament, in which more than three teams were participating, without scoring a goal in open play? Impressive. With only one goal in three games? That takes effort. Not since the…Read More
Ottawa Fury After a lengthy audition, Fury brings in local teen talentSo, the Fury, though it led all independent USL or MLS teams in terms of minutes played by Canadians in 2018, needs to sing its own praises, too. The club needs to be even louder when it comes to broa…Read More
Ottawa Fury not backing down, but will players, agents take chances on a team with an uncertain future?
Europe Zero is my hero: Despite being shut out in two of three matches, Canada takes third at Algarve Cup
Floro talks about Honduran heat, focusing on Friday’s WCQ and why he keeps leaving Osorio off the CanMNT
CONCACAFCatching up: Canada’s U-17 loss, Week 2 of the Quintessentially Canadian Power RankingsBut, I did want to take the chance to catch up on a couple of things: The elimination of Canada’s U-17s from the U-17 World …
FC EdmontonMiller on FCE’s probable season-opening starting XI: “One or two spots up for grabs”Johann Smith, the American speedster, will outlast his initial three-week trial. He will travel to Florida with the Eddies. …
CIS and AmateurConcussions fuel Canadian defender’s love of scienceOliver Spring was just 13 years old, trying out for TFC Academy, when he suffered his first concussion. A ball, travelling a…
Toronto FCThe lonely CanadianThanks to a slew of new signings and culling of Canadian players from the first-team lineup, Jonathan Osorio is now the only…
More MLSISSUE 5 OF PLASTIC PITCH: What is Canada getting out of participating in U.S.-based soccer leagues?Issue 5 of Plastic Pitch, out now, represents our most pain-staking effort. This issue is a labour of love, of passion for t…
CanPL News and NotesThe distinct societyMontreal’s fans are different than soccer supporters you’d find in the rest of Canada. They feel the pull of their unique Qu…
Vancouver WhitecapsBye bye, BryceBryce Alderson was a Generation Adidas player as a teenager. But the Canadian never played a minute for the Whitecaps in Ma…
More MLSCanadians need not applyLowball contract offers. Teams that don’t want to “waste” precious international roster spots on a Canadians. A player being…
NWSLShort-term solutionsWhen the NWSL was founded, the Canadian Soccer Association was in on the ground floor; the CSA agreed to subsidize the contr…
Voyageurs CupACC not ready to grow… yetBut, when will the ACC grow to more than five teams? That’s the million-dollar question. Because it’s not on the CSA’s immin…