Reserve teams in CanPL? Thanks, but no thanks 21 Sep 2016 If the Canadian soccer community wants to come together to rally behind its own national league, we can’t have any of the member teams serving more than one master.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 28/NASL Week 23/USL Week 26 19 Sep 2016 Look at the 40 Canadians who have played in MLS and NASL this year. Only six currently play on American teams.
Another cycle gone 15 Sep 2016 Like so many before, this World Cup-qualification campaign ended in bitter disappointment; once again, Canada couldn’t survive a tough road schedule and CONCACAF gamesmanship
Canadian soccer president confident that MLS, NASL roster reform to come in coming months 14 Sep 2016 Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani says he’s confident that we’ll see reforms made to roster rules in both MLS and NASL before the end of the year.
Bye bye, Benito: Canada in no rush to find new head coach 14 Sep 2016 Canada failed to qualify for the Hex, and continued a World Cup drought that dates back to 1986. With only friendlies on the horizon for the men’s national side, Montagliani said there is no rush to find a replacement.
Lemos rising 28 Jun 2016 For a few precious days in the spring, the Canadian national futsal team became the darlings of this nation’s passionate soccer fanbase. And, at the centre of it all was a keeper who once plied his trade in Nicaragua...
Canadian Rangers 28 Jun 2016 Unlike NASL and MLS, the USL recognizes Canadian players as domestics on the rosters of their American teams. With a Canadian coach, Swope Park Rangers has become a home away from home for our soccer exports...
Canada’s Minister of Sport on our 2026 bid 28 Jun 2016 Now, Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister, at the head of a Liberal majority. So, how does the new regime see our bid for the World Cup? We asked Carla Qualtrough, the Minister of Sport and Persons With Disabilities.
Double standards confuse Canadians 28 Jun 2016 Yes, the Canadian clubs are mandated by the Canadian Soccer Association to have a high percentage of Canadian players. But, we’re also seeing a spike in Canadians signed by the American USL clubs. Swope Park Rangers have four. The Rochester Rhinos have three, as does Orlando City’s B side. You’ll find two Canadians on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. A Canadian keeper — John Smits — is the everyday No. 1 for the Wilmington Hammerheads.
Can a Canadian 2026 World Cup bid and a Calgary 2026 Olympic bid co-exist? 22 Jun 2016 In the end, you’d have to believe that one bid would sabotage the other — and in the worst-case scenario — both would blow up because of it. Before we get to “official bid” time, Canadians need to decide which they’d rather go for.