Diminishing returns: Canadian numbers in NWSL continue to drop
It’s the law of diminishing NWSL returns. In 2013, when the U.S.-based league launched, the Canadian program used all 16 of its allocations that it had negotiated to get in the league. The Canadian...
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PLASTIC PITCH 7: Our latest issue is out now. MLS. NASL. Ethan Gage. Diana...
The new issue, out today, features a vintage shot from the World Cup qualifier which saw Canada qualify for the 1986 World Cup. And what can you find inside the issue? • A look at former Canadian U-20...
View ArticleNWSL, CSA announce list of subsidized players; 2017 is the smallest class to...
The number of players in NWSL who have their contracts subsidized by the Canadian Soccer Association continues to shrink. The allocations for the 2017 season were announced Wednesday. This year, the...
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Leagues ahead of Canada
The English national team brought Canada’s run at the Women’s World Cup to an end; the Lionesses beat the home side 2-1 in their quarterfinal match-up at BC Place. There’s a reason that England has...
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Matheson: Hopeful that NWSL move to Canada happen “sooner rather than later”
Diana Matheson feels like Canada is getting closer and closer to getting a NWSL franchise. And, like many of her fellow national teamers, she’s waiting on pins and needles for it to happen. “I think it...
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Sinclair hopes for NWSL expansion into Canada
Many Canadian soccer message boards have been buzzing with speculation about the new Canadian Premier League, which could offer new playing opportunities for men who can’t find opportunities abroad....
View ArticleTancredi, Scott hopeful NWSL will soon have Canadian team(s)
As soccer fans in this country talk more and more about the birth of our own Division-1 men’s league — the Canadian Premier League — talk about how to expand the women’s pro game has been, well, muted...
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D.C. reunited
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...
View ArticleNWSL allocation, Algarve Cup roster: New Canada coach puts heavy emphasis on...
It’s been a busy day of announcements regarding the Canadian women’s national team. The roster for the Algarve Cup was unveiled, featuring seven forwards out of the 23 players named. Maybe new coach...
View ArticleCanadian HOFer Chapman reflects on the high and lows of a storied career
One of Candace Chapman’s proudest moments was being part of the 2012 Canadian women’s national team that won bronze at the London Olympics. The 2018 Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductee ranks that right...
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