Halifax Wanderers’ president Derek Martin says the Canadian Premier League founding club needs a bigger stadium as demand for tickets consistently exceeds the capacity of its Wanderers Grounds home. Since joining the league as one of its inaugural seven clubs ahead of opening season in 2019, there’s no doubt that the way the Halifax market has taken to having a pro soccer team has been one of the CPL’s biggest success stories. HFX have a passionate fanbase that has followed them through thick and thin, from finishing dead last in the league’s first season to finishing as runners-up in the pand ..read more

Amid the flurry of reports in recent days about Canada Soccer’s search for a new CanMNT head coach, one candidate reportedly impressing the CSA is Paul Clement. England-based writer Nizaar Kinsella reported this week that there are four main non-Canadian candidates in the frame after José Mourinho and Frank Lampard turned down the chance to interview for the role: Jesse Marsch, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Aitor Karanka, and Paul Clement. A subsequent report from The Athletic’s Josh Kloke suggested that among the many candidates, Clement’s name “stands out because of his experience and the detai ..read more

The universe has a funny way of providing unexpected opportunities. When Brian White was an emerging striker at the New York Red Bulls, he did not tick the boxes as the type of player that would move up the ranks in the Red Bull football empire, so he was moved on. Now, White is an MLS star and is on the verge of becoming the Vancouver Whitecaps’ all-time leading scorer. His next goal will be his 44th across all competitions, breaking Camilo Sanvezzo’s record for the most of any Whitecap in the club’s MLS era. Rounding into the stellar form that made him one of the leagues best forwards last s ..read more

Published: April 25, 12:14 p.m. ET Updated: April 25, 4:06 p.m. ET The Vancouver Whitecaps’ men’s team are used to representing Canada in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Now, they’ll be joined by the club’s women’s team. CONCACAF announced on Wednesday the qualifying teams for the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, set to kick off this August. As the League1 Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship winners, the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite side will be Canada’s sole representative in the competition. However, the club’s CEO and Sporting Director said on Thursday, per AFTN, that while the ..read more

Well, it’s about damn time! Welcome to Wrexham? Welcome to Vancouver. Ryan Reynolds is not only one of the most famous but arguably the proudest Vancouverite on the planet. Since he purchased Wrexham A.F.C. with his Hollywood buddy Rob McElhenney for around $3.4 million CAD in 2021, Canadians have wondered “when is Ryan Reynolds going to bring the internet’s favourite team home to Vancouver?” We now have an answer. July 27. Welcome home, @VancityReynolds @Wrexham_AFC Sat, July 27 @ 4:30PM @BCPlace Vancouver, BC Tickets for the general public will be available at 12pm PT #VWFC x #WxmAFC ..read more

Canada Soccer has approached several former English Premier League managers as it looks for a permanent replacement for John Herdman as head coach of the Canadian men’s national team and has approached several former English Premier League managers for the CanMNT role. The Standard’s Nizaar Kinsella reports that, as our Director of Content Brendan Dunlop suggested months ago might happen, managerial legend Jose Mourinho was approached over the role. However, the man who is one of the most famous and most decorated managers in modern soccer allegedly turned down the chance to interview for the ..read more

Jacen Rusell-Rowe had a great 2023, becoming a regular member of the Columbus Crew roster, making his senior Canada debut, and winning MLS Cup, all by the age of 21. He’s not started 2024 too badly, either. While he’s alternated between being a starter and an impact substitute in MLS play for Wilfried Nancy’s team, he’s started every single game the Crew have played in the CONCACAF Champions Cup this season as the Ohioans progressed to the semi-finals. And on Wednesday night against Mexican side Monterrey, the young Torontonian had himself a day. Russell-Rowe assisted the opening goal of the g ..read more

Getting to the biggest stage didn’t take long. For the Simcoe County Rovers, a community-oriented League1 Ontario club, it took just two seasons from their inaugural 2022 campaign to reach the Canadian Championship and a clash with MLS giants Toronto FC.  Yet as the introductory fireworks blared through a light TFC crowd and heavy away supporting contingent, the Rovers marched onto the pitch, with few doubting they belonged, fully earning their spot on the night after winning League1 Ontario in 2023.  “That atmosphere is something that most of us probably haven’t been in before,” Rov ..read more

The Vancouver Whitecaps have added to their roster with the acquisition of 19 year-old wingback, Giuseppe Bovalina, from Adelaide United FC of the A-League.  The U-23 Australian international is expected to join Vancouver this week and train with his new teammates following the Caps weekend match against the New York Red Bulls.  “I’m grateful for the opportunity that is being given to me and I can’t wait to arrive,” Bovalina said in a statement. “I will work hard and give my all for Vancouver. I am also excited to get started and play in such an amazing stadium and fan base.” #VWFC ..read more

The Canadian women’s national team never got a proper send-off game on home soil before last summer’s World Cup. But CanWNT will get not one but two chances to play in front of their own fans before heading to Paris for this summer’s Olympics. Canada Soccer announced on Tuesday that CanWNT will face CONCACAF rivals Mexico at Montréal’s Stade Saputo on Saturday, June 1 and Toronto’s BMO Field on Tuesday, June 4. Canada Soccer teased the reveal with a playful video of a rock-paper-scissors contest between Evelyne Viens and Kailen Sheridan which confirmed that CanWNT will play in both Toronto and ..read more