KINGSTON, Jamaica – So the Reggae Boyz have completed their fixture in Group C of League B in the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League with a win and a draw. The Boyz went into the final game inside Catherine Hall Stadium in a perfect win record after five games, but the much changed-up starting 11 […]
By Darnel Harris Ten thousand four hundred and eighty-six fans from across southern Ontario and Alberta gathered last Saturday afternoon to bear witness as Hamilton’s Forge FC and Calgary’s Calvary FC battled in the Canadian Premier League’s first Final. The primetime game did not disappoint; crunching tackles, twenty-one shots, a pile of yellow and red […]
By Darnel Harris The Canadian Premier League (CPL) launched this spring with seven teams across Canada, and even more questions. With representation from Halifax to Vancouver Island, Canada finally had its own truly professional men’s soccer league, built for Canadians. However, given the CPL’s focus on smaller markets and the challenges new sports leagues […]
By Darnel Harris When the new qualifying process for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was announced, Canadian fans groaned. From June 2020, the Top 6 teams in our region will compete to grab three of the four spots available for Qatar. The last spot? The other twenty-eight nations will spend two years battling over […]
By Darnel Harris Forge welding is an ancient blacksmithing process during which metal is heated, before being hammered into one refined piece. In their first Concacaf League series, Forge FC lived up to their motto – Together We Forge – by absorbing pressure and then hammering Antigua GFC to win the series two to one […]
By Darnel Harris Displayed above the stands at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton is Forge FC’s motto – Together We Forge. In their first Concacaf League match, Forge fans cheered as their fired-up team handled the pressure and hammered in two goals in the second half, for a 2-1 win. Created in 2017 to provide […]
By Darnel Harris Going into Stade Saputo in Montreal, York9’s errors at home on July 10th had created a difficult task. Gifting two goals to Montreal meant York either needed to win this game or score at least two goals. After suffering a scare in the first match, Montreal Impact’s coach Rémi Garde took York’s […]
By Darnel Harris With three wins and six goals for York since the Canadian Premier League (CPL) Fall Season started on July 6th, the Nine Stripes are improving quickly. After defeating Edmonton and drawing with Montreal, York was faced with defending home turf against Pacific FC on July 17th. Despite Pacific scoring four goals in […]
By Darnel Harris After travelling to Halifax to face Wanderers FC on July 6th, York9’s strong effort was ruined by Halifax’s leading scorer Akeem Garcia, who scored the winner in the 55th minute for the home team. Garcia was one of four successful Trinidadians signed by the Wanderers in January 2019 in order to bring […]
By Aldwyn McGill USA won the FIFA Women’s World Cup after defeating Netherlands 2-0 at Lyon Stadium in France. The victory witnessed by a crowd of 57,000 also strengthened the US women’s position on pay equity with the US Soccer Association. The final was part of Sunday’s soccer treat that showcased three championship finals and […]
