Having Herdman come out to give the final words at a press conference is like knowing that Rush is saving “2112” for the encore.

Yongchan was unveiled Thursday as FC Edmonton’s first international signing in its Canadian Premier League history.

The City of Edmonton has posted an online survey that asks residents to declare their level of support for the 2026 World Cup.

Wow. The numbers are impressive. Or are they?

I will be hosting three special days of soccer action brought to you by Metro Cinema, as the games will be broadcast on the movie screen.

Amongst traditional English-languageTV consumers, the best the opening week of the World Cup did on TSN in Canada was an average of 660,000 viewers per minute.

Just a little more than a year ago, when the United 2026 bid was made official, it felt like CONCACAF had what amounted to a sitter at its feet. A tap-in. There was no way a push to bring a World Cup to the United States, with a little help from Canada and Mexico, could fail, right?

Sponsored by the Alberta Labour History Institute, this documentary will be screened at Metro Cinema at May 7 at 7 p.m. MT, as part of the Northwestfest — a festival that celebrates documentary filmmaking. Directed by Adam Sobel, the film looks at the workers who are building the venues for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The United World Cup bid’s split of games is still open for discussion, even though the people at the top of the effort feel confident that their proposed schedule won’t change.

It’s easy for Moroccans to point out just how the United bid isn’t, well, very united.