After nearly a year in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi is finally coming to Canada. Canadian fans will get the chance to see the Messi show in person, well at least 20,000 could, with the Argentine superstar fully recovered from recent injuries and expected to start on Saturday night at Stade Saputo. Messi didn’t play on March 10 when CF Montréal went down to South Florida and beat Inter Miami 3-2. He has since gone on to light MLS on fire. Messi leads the golden boot race with 10 goals from just eight games, and his six-goal contributions, which included five assists, in last weekend’s demo ..read more

There is a point where something luxurious is just priced too high. Ask any young person trying to buy a home for the first time in Toronto or Vancouver. But empty seats for an Inter Miami away match is not something you would expect. We might see them on Saturday in Montréal. Lionel Messi makes his first trip to Canada with his MLS squad on Saturday night as league leading Inter Miami visit CF Montréal. Understandably, ticket owners are hoping to cash in big with tickets for Saturday night’s match listed at inflated prices on the secondary market priced sky high. Some are priced so high, they ..read more

Published: May 8, 9:46 a.m. Updated: May 9, 5:33 p.m. There’s been a revolving door in management at CF Montréal over the years. But with Olivier Renard steering the ship as sporting director, it seemed Joey Saputo had found the perfect man to run his Montréal version of Moneyball. Now, Renard is done with Saputo. Reports out of Montréal on Tuesday indicated that Renard had left his position as “vice-president and CEO of sports.” On Thursday, CF Montréal confirmed the news with a formal announcement. “I would like to thank Olivier for his dedication, passion and work with the organization sinc ..read more

There’s no denying that Canada is a hockey country first. And even though soccer weather is arriving in most of the country, it’s Stanley Cup Playoff season and some just can’t resist a crossover. We’ve seen some unique jersey designs in hockey since Adidas took the NHL contract and imposed some typically soccer associated designs, very untraditional for a hockey sweater — think three stripes down the side of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey jerseys. Macron has produced arguably the best complete set of Canadian Premier League kits in the CPL’s six-year existence.Cherry blossom petals on Vancouver ..read more

The Canadian Premier League is taking their show to B.C. wine country. The CPL announced on Wednesday an “On Tour” series that will kick off in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley with a game between Vancouver FC and Cavalry FC on Sunday, June 16 at Kelowna’s Apple Bowl. The series is intended to take the league to prospective markets and new communities across the country. Kelowna has been tipped as a potential expansion site for several years. “Our new On Tour series is an innovative way to bring our League, Clubs and players to prospective new CPL markets, and we’re thrilled to be making Kel ..read more

There’s been a revolving door in management at CF Montréal over the years. But with Olivier Renard steering the ship as sporting director, it seemed Joey Saputo had found the perfect man to run his Montréal version of Moneyball. Now it seems Renard is done with Saputo. Reports out of Montréal on Tuesday indicated that Renard had left his position as “vice-president and CEO of sports.” By Wednesday, there still was no announcement from CF Montréal but some more clarity as to why the 44-year-old Belgian was leaving. The big news out of Quebec last week was that 2023 MLS All-Star and CF Montréal ..read more

Federico Bernardeschi isn’t the only Canadian-based MLS player hitting lasers with his left foot. The Vancouver Whitecaps travelled across the Rocky Mountains to visit Cavalry FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarter-final on Tuesday and left Calgary with a 2-1 win thanks to a brace from Levonte Johnson. The 25-year-old forward scored an absolute worldie to break the deadlock at ATCO Field in first-half stoppage time. A broken play saw the ball fall to the Whitecaps forward just on the edge of the box. With little hesitation, Johnson hit a rocket of a shot with his left foot ..read more

Add another name into the ring in the search for the next Canadian men’s national team head coach. Just be careful how you say it. Former Turkish men’s national team head coach Stefan Kuntz has reportedly had serious talks with Canada Soccer to become CanMNT head coach, according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg. Exclusive | Stefan Kuntz is a candidate to become the new national coach of Canada! First concrete talks have taken place Bayern have also considered him in the last weeks. However, nothing concrete has emerged so far. The former national coach of Turkey is very… pi ..read more

When you’re on an island, you have to think outside the box to grow. Pacific FC are looking to do so in a big way. The Canadian Premier League club announced on Tuesday a groundbreaking partnership with German Bundesliga club VfL Bochum that will allow both clubs to share resources and expertise as they strive for success both on and off the pitch. “This partnership breaks new ground and will further close the gap from Canada to the one of the best footballing nations in the world ,” said Josh Simpson, President, Pacific FC. “We are proud to build this bridge to VfL Bochum for our players as w ..read more

It took four attempts, but Forge FC winger David Choinière was finally able to have his say against little brother Mathieu and CF Montréal. David Choinière’s first-half strike gave Forge a crucial opener in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarter-final on Tuesday in front of a school day crowd of over 14,000 at Tim Hortons Field. CF Montréal mounted a second-half response with a goal from Bryce Duke sending the tie back to Montréal with things all square at 1-1. Goalless, and winless against Montréal in three previous meetings, Forge has been knocked out of the Canadian Championsh ..read more