Both Paul Stalteri and Amy Walsh believe that Canadian soccer players — be it boys or girls, men or women — need more chances to play professionally.

At first glance, you’d think that moving to the W-League from the NWSL represents a major step down. But, Canadian national-team veteran Rhian Wilkinson opted to leave the Boston Breakers behind and return to her native Quebec. Now playing in Laval, she speaks about her decision to leave Beantown and her future in the game...

Canadian defender Sasha Andrews and the Pali Blues took the W-League title on Sunday in Bradenton, Fla., getting the benefit of a late own goal to defeat the No. 1 seed, Laval Cometes, 1-0.

Canadian soccer fans will be more than pleased to see the combination of Amandine Pierre-Louis and Valerie Sanderson creating a goal for the national team at next year’s U-20 World Cup.

The Ottawa Fury’s Australian sensation, Emily Gielnik, is a finalist for both the W-League MVP and Rookie of the Year awards.

With nearly 40 per cent of the team’s spots taken by Canadians, the W-League’s all-star selections certainly have a good-news feel to them.

Canadian national women’s U-20 coach Andrew Olivieri has announced the roster for a training camp that begins Tuesday in Denmark.

Final score: Cometes 2, Fury 1 — and the nine-year run is over.

Sometimes, ideas that begin with the best intentions have unintended negative consequences. As the United States Soccer Federation announced the formation of the NWSL, the new tier-one pro league for that country, the Canadian Soccer Association chimed in with the news that it would fund the salaries of 16 players.

The Laval Cometes dominate the Canadian roster for the upcoming U-20 Women’s World Cup.