By Aldwyn McGill The FIFA World Cup 2022 is into the final round of group games here in Qatar and at the end of the second round there were just three teams which had posted wins in their first two games for the maximum six points and automatic qualification into the Round of 16 […]
By Lincoln DePradine Pierre Poilievre, head of the federal Conservative Party and Canada’s parliamentary opposition leader, has promised to champion the further development of soccer in the country, saying Canada can become “world leaders’’ in the sport. Poilievre, speaking at a news conference last Saturday in Etobicoke, joined other Canadians in expressing pride at […]
By Aldwyn McGill The FIFA World Cup kicks off at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Sunday November 20th, with the opening ceremony followed by the host Qatar playing against Ecuador. The exciting news for Canadian fans is that after a 36-year absence, Canada will be one of the 32 teams competing […]
Finally, some tangible progress on the labour front with the Canadian men’s soccer team. Canada Soccer has come to terms on an agreement with Alphonso Davies, its marquee man, on name/image likeness rights, according to a source. The deal just needs final signatures, according to the source who requested anonymity because the agreement has yet […]
Includes nine forwards Anyone hoping there was some way Brazil might put out a lacklustre team for the World Cup in Qatar this month will be sorely disappointed by the announcement of the squad last Monday. Head Coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, known as Tite, has named no fewer than nine forwards in his 26-man squad, […]
A few hours after scoring the winning goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s victory over Marseille in the French league, Neymar arrived in court in Spain on Monday to face a trial for alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. Neymar’s parents, former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and representatives for both the Spanish club and […]
Week by week, teams around the world get closer to the midway point of the first half of the season in all competitions, CONCACAF said. It said last Friday that this is the case for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Jamaican-Canadian international Ashley Lawrence. The 27-year-old defender – whose father is originally from Jamaica and mother […]
“Cаnаdа wеlсоmеd mе and mу fаmіlу and gave uѕ thе opportunity fоr a bеttеr lіfе,” Davies ѕаіd іn a social mеdіа роѕt Tuesday. ‘It еnаblеd mе tо live mу drеаmѕ. It’ѕ a great honour tо рlау for Canada аnd I wаnt to give bасk, ѕо I’vе decided that I wіll dоnаtе this уеаr’ѕ World Cuр […]
Former Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke has been appointed as head coach of Australian A-League Men’s (ALM) side Macarthur FC. The 50-year-old former Manchester United striker has signed a deal to lead the Bulls for the next two seasons, starting July 1st, in his first-ever senior full-time coaching role. In a statement announcing the […]
Canada and Bayern Munich DF Alphonso Davies is the winner of the 2021 Concacaf Men’s Player of the Year Award. The left back enjoyed another top season with club side Bayern Munich, appearing in 23 matches and scoring a goal over the course of the 2020-21 season to lead Bayern to yet another Bundesliga title, […]