Canada scores a dozen against Cuba 8 Oct 2018 With the game already in hand, Sinclair was introduced at the start of the second half, clearly an effort to get her closer to all-time women’s international goal scoring leader Abby Wambach’s total of 184. On a two-player break, SInclair opted to pass to Huitema for a tap-in rather than take it herself. And when Sinclair got no. 174, she did not scream or raise her arms in triumph. She led her teammates quietly back to half.
France’s one-goal margin over Canada doesn’t reflect Les Bleues’ dominance 9 Apr 2018 France’s win at home Monday night over the Canadian women’s national team will go as one of the most comprehensive 1-0 wins we’ve ever seen.
CanWNT coach Heiner-Moller: Matheson’s return “what this team needs on and off the pitch” 16 Feb 2018 Matheson missed all of the 2017 NWSL season after re-injuring the same troublesome knee that severely limited her participation in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. But she was placed on the Canadian roster for the upcoming Algarve Cup.
Worst-kept secret in Canadian soccer: Zambrano was on hot seat from day one 8 Jan 2018 For months, I've heard the whispers. Off the record. Throughout the echelons of Canadian soccer.
Saturday night special: Corea leads FC Edmonton to victory in a sold-out stadium 27 May 2017 Maybe this Saturday night was the night soccer finally arrived in Edmonton.
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.
Sinclair’s late goal gives Canada an Algarve triumph over Denmark 1 Mar 2017 On a Canadian roster packed with young players, it was more of the same. Another winning goal from Christine Sinclair; she scored her 166th career goal for Canada, to give our women’s national team a 1-0 win over Denmark Wednesday in the opener of the Algarve Cup.
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.
Canada will play for bronze; national team shoots itself in the foot in loss to Germany 16 Aug 2016 But some perspective — while watching the Canadian women’s team lose the Olympic semifinal sucks,this wasn’t nearly as bad as it was four years ago. There was no controversy around this 2-0 loss to Germany as there was in that infamous extra-time semifinal loss to the United States. There’s no referee to blame.
To hell with the draw: Canadian women deserve praise for group-stage perfection 9 Aug 2016 Now, in the world of Canadian soccer fatalism, there will be those who treat this win like a loss; they’ll point to the tough draw. They’ll say Canada would have done better with a second- or third-place finish in the group. But that’s an anti-football mentality. It’s against everything we should hold dear about sport — you shouldn’t try to win by gaming the system, you should try to get to the top by beating all comers.