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    Bear necessities: Three U of A alumni sign on with FC Edmonton

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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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    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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    Montreal pays price for poor finishing, as Whitecaps rally

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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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    Foothills wins PDL title in extra-time thriller

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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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Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play

By Steven Sandor
in :  Europe, Women's National Team, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on Two games at Algarve Cup, no goals from open play
2,370
1 Mar 2019

Right now, Canada is one win, one draw at the Algarve Cup because, really, their goal hasn't been threatened. That's not going to happen at the World Cup. At some point, the opposition will score. At some point, Canada might need to score two to win, or to find the net on that one great chance that comes to them in order to turn a 0-o draw into a 1-0 triumph.


Canada held off the scoresheet by Iceland: Time for some knee-jerk reaction!

By Steven Sandor
in :  Europe, More Women's Soccer, Women's National Team
1
2,186
27 Feb 2019

Let’s face it, you would stay off the message boards and Reddit and the soccer blogs if you wanted sober, measured analysis. What you want is reactionary, knee-jerk, panicked commentary.


Canada wins its CONCACAF group, will face Panama in semis

By Steven Sandor
in :  CONCACAF, Women's National Team, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on Canada wins its CONCACAF group, will face Panama in semis
675
11 Oct 2018

Canada will play Panama Sunday, with the winner getting one of CONCACAF’s qualification spots at the Women’s World Cup.


FIFA wants to “optimize” women’s World Cup qualifying — CONCACAF is the place to start

By Steven Sandor
in :  CONCACAF, Women's National Team, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on FIFA wants to “optimize” women’s World Cup qualifying — CONCACAF is the place to start
796
9 Oct 2018

Here’s a suggestion. What would be a hell of a lot better than streaming a World Cup qualifying match from a mostly empty 9,700-seat USL stadium in Edinburg, Tex.? Seeing Canada playing World Cup qualifiers in Ottawa or in Toronto or in Vancouver or in Winnipeg or in Edmonton. Or Victoria. Or Moncton. Heck, there’s a decent stadium in Fort Mac.


Canadian HOFer Chapman reflects on the high and lows of a storied career

By Steven Sandor
in :  NWSL, Olympics, Women's National Team, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on Canadian HOFer Chapman reflects on the high and lows of a storied career
1,613
11 May 2018

“I wasn’t thinking about winning a medal after that World Cup,” she recalls. “There were a lot of hardships that our team went through."


Playing surfaces, competing Olympic bid: A joint World Cup bid has a lot of hurdles to clear

By Steven Sandor
in :  CONCACAF, Rest of the World, The Association
Comments Off on Playing surfaces, competing Olympic bid: A joint World Cup bid has a lot of hurdles to clear
1,195
30 Dec 2016

Remember, though, FIFA has a rule about senior World Cups. All games must be played on the same surface. Either they’re all on grass, or all on artificial turf. Unless that rule changes, or the Mexicans and Americans agree to tear up a lot of grass, a joint bid would mean that Canadians would be left with the very pricy option of placing grass surfaces in stadiums.


D.C. reunited

By Beau Dure
in :  NWSL, Women's National Team
Comments Off on D.C. reunited
1,079
21 Sep 2015

A knee injury and then a broken foot derailed Diana Matheson’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup — her participation at the tourney was reduced to a single sub appearance, in Canada’s quarter-final loss to England. But, now back to full health, the midfield magician has made a major impact on her NWSL club, the Washington Spirit


Turf burns

By Martin MacMahon
in :  Rest of the World, The Association, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on Turf burns
877
15 Jul 2015

A senior World Cup played completely on artificial turf. It was part of Canada’s bid for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. A group of international players launched, then aborted, an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal case over the use of turf over grass. Now, with the tournament wrapped up, MARTIN MacMAHON assesses how the surfaces stood up (or not).


Good enough… or not?

By Martin MacMahon
in :  Women's National Team, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on Good enough… or not?
748
15 Jul 2015

Flattered by the success of the Olympic bronze medal in 2012, the Canadian women’s national team may have been as glittery as fool’s gold to casual sports fans. But, really, with the team’s offensive issues and lack of stars in the primes of their careers, was elimination at the quarter-final pretty much inevitable?


No, Canada

By Steven Sandor
in :  Women's National Team, Women's World Cup
Comments Off on No, Canada
1,067
15 Jul 2015

Canada’s players had to give the fans at BC Place a teary salute after they lost their Women’s World Cup quarter-final to the English. The success of the team at the London Olympics was a feel-good story that lingered for three years. But did loyalties that were spawned in the Olympic run come back to haunt Canada in 2015? Damn straight they did...


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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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