Western finds victory in Ontario battle The 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Soccer Championships consolation final was an all-Ontario battle with a 1-0 victory for Western as they met Ottawa on the pitch for the last time this season. Western dominated play in the first half…
Attardo’s hat trick helps Lions regain pride with fifth-place finish The following story is courtesy of U Sports and Cape Breton Athletics from November 11, 2023. Tyler Attardo scored all three goals to lead the York Lions to a 3-1 victory over the StFX X-Men…
So let’s take a look at what went on Day two of the U Sports Men’s National Soccer Championships in Sydney, NS. All stories courtesy of U Sports and Cape Breton Athletics. CONSOLATION #1: Fenton’s late winner keeps X-Men’s season alive Blake Fenton scored a…
Consolation #1: Ottawa sends STFX home with consolation semifinal victory The following story is from U Sports by Sarah Maat November 10, 2023. The Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated STFX 2-0 in the first consolation semifinal on Friday morning at the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Soccer Championship…
When the U Sports seeding committee set the seeds for the 2023 U Sports Men’s Soccer Championships in Sydney, NS, they set things up to be turned on it’s head with the lower ranked seeds possibly being the more successful teams at this year’s championships….
The Douglas Royals and Conestoga Condors didn’t disappoint in the CCAA Men’s Soccer National Championships hosted by St. Clair College on the final day on November 11, 2023 in Windsor, ON. Let’s take a look at how things finished off. Championship Match: Douglas Royals 1,…
Schedule & Results ( Courtesy of the CCAA) November 8, 2023 10:00 am AT Match 1 Saint-Lambert – 6 Brandon – 0 Scoresheet 12:30 pm AT Match 2 Seneca – 2 UKC – 0 Scoresheet 3:00 pm AT Match 3 Douglas – 1 Holland…
Courtesy of the CCAA MATCH 11: Holland Hurricanes 1, UKC Blue Devils 0 Day three of the 2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Women’s Soccer Championship took place in Summerside, Prince Edward Island on Friday. Three matches were contested in total, as the focus…
Courtesy of the CCAA Match 11: St. Clair Saints 2, VIU Mariners 1 St. Clair opened the scoring at the 12-minute mark of the second bronze medal semi-final, capitalizing on the penalty shot that was awarded to them. Massimo Pollard calmly stepped up and sent…
Courtesy of the CCAA Match 8: Douglas College Royals 1, St. Clair Saints 0 In the final match of the night, the host St. Clair Saints faced the Douglas College Royals with both looking to meet the Conestoga Condors in the gold medal match. Neither…
The following story is courtesy of the Northern Tribune from October 5, 2023 by John Jacques: https://northerntribune.ca/canada-mens-national-team-canadian-premier-league-coaches/. If you’re a fan of York United, Mauro Biello’s selection for the men’s national team coaching staff will feature two mighty familiar names. The interim head coach just named…
The following story is from Canada soccer via SIRC https://sirc.ca/news/canada-soccer-announces-senior-leadership-updates/. Global firm selected for General Secretary search; Paulo Senra named chief communications and content officer Canada Soccer announced today several key senior leadership team updates, including the timelines around the hiring of its new General Secretary…
The following statement can be attributed to Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer General Secretary courtesy of SIRC and Canada Soccer: We acknowledge that the matters we are speaking about today involve real people and have a real impact on human lives. We unequivocally apologize for the Safe…
The following story by Canada Soccer is from March 24, 2022 on the SIRC website and the Canada Soccer website: https://sirc.ca/news/canada-soccer-and-gatorade-canada-introduce-new-partnership/ and https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-and-gatorade-canada-introduce-new-partnership/ Toronto, ON (March 23, 2022) – Canada Soccer and Gatorade® Canada, a leader in fueling athletic performance, announced a new multi-year partnership that…
The following story by Benedict Rhodes, CANPL Contributor is courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/herdman-before-2nd-leg-with-haiti-canmnt-know-theyre-on-the-cusp-of-something-important from June 15, 2021. The Canadian men’s national team takes on Haiti on Tuesday night (9pm ET/6pm PT on OneSoccer) in what is one of the biggest matches the men’s national team has…
Excerpts of the following story is from John Jacques of the Northern Tribune from November 8, 2023 https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-expansion-quebec-2023/. Canadian Premier League Commissioner Mark Noonan revealed plenty of positives during his state of the league address last month, including the revelation of a new buyer for York United…
Excerpts of the following story are sourced from “Here’s The 2023 CPL Coach Of The Year Nominees” by John Jacques in the Northern Tribune from October 15, 2023 https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-2023-coach-of-the-year-nominations/ and the CANPL website https://canpl.ca/article/gheisar-smyrniotis-wheeldon-jr-nominated-for-coach-of-the-year. The Canadian Premier League announced on Monday the nominees for the…
Excerpts of the following story by John Jacques are courtesy of the Northern Tribune on October 3, 2023 https://northerntribune.ca/forge-fc-referee-criticism-2023/. Forge’s captain and coach put out some heavy complaints about the quality of officiating in Canada’s domestic top flight. The three-time CPL champions had travelled out…
The excerpts of the following post https://northerntribune.ca/toronto-fc-bobby-smyrniotis-talks/ are from John Jacques on August 14, 2023 on the Northern Tribune. Having established a footballing dynasty in Hamilton, Bobby Smyrniotis has once again picked up Major League Soccer interest. As per The Athletic, the Forge FC boss has now emerged…
The excerpts of the following story is courtesy of the Northern Tribune from August 4, 2023 by John Jacques https://northerntribune.ca/vancouver-fc-stuart-neely/. While Stuart Neely joined the Vancouver FC technical staff for its inaugural season, we can confirm that the coach has left Willoughby Community Park in June. Neely…
