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After the Paris Olympics, what’s next for the Canadian women’s soccer team?
Canada’s women’s soccer team faced adversity before the Paris Olympics, during it and are now out. To their credit, they persevered and that was worth the plaudits. The Germans ended their dreams of a fourth straight Olympic medal. Of course, it had to be on penalties. That’s the third time that Canada has lost on […]
Canada’s resilience on full display at Paris Olympics
Before the Paris Olympics opening ceremonies, the Canadian women’s national team was involved in a scandal. Unless you are living under a rock, you know it involves drones. In the past week, the Canadian media droned on and on about it. (Pun intended.) We won’t go over all the details in this article. Still, it […]
Canada’s women’s soccer, the Paris Olympics and drones
The 2024 Paris Olympics are on the horizon. Yup, it’s that time again. Athletes worldwide will come to Paris and try to fulfill lifelong dreams. As they sleep on the plane, bus or in their rooms in the athlete’s village, visions of gold, silver and bronze medals will occupy their heads. There are many sports […]
Five things we learned from Canada’s incredible Copa America run
The Copa America was a wild tournament on and off the pitch but Canada are among the wild stories. They knew it was going to be a tough test. The team had many doubters. It was expected they would go home early. But they finished fourth. It’s still hard to believe. Canada finished fourth at […]
Canada’s Copa América run ends with loss to Argentina
It was fun while it lasted but Canada is out of the Copa América. Argentina was always going to be a tough task. Let’s face it, the odds of Canada beating Argentina were as high as My Chemical Romance’s reunion; low but possible. However, MCR did get back together in 2019. But Canada wasn’t supposed […]
Canada are proving they can compete with the best
What a time to be alive, Canada is in the semi-finals of the Copa America. As Nickelback once sang: How the hell did we end up like this? Canada has also gone further than Brazil in the Copa America. What timeline are we living in? A pretty good one if you ask me. They will […]
Gold Cup run for Canada ends in penalty loss to Guatemala
It may have been penalties that hit the final nail in the coffin for Canada, but they were ultimately undone by themselves. The Canadian Men’s National Team, after seven rounds of a penalty shootout, lost to Guatemala in the quarter-final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Canada had the early lead in the match through a […]
Canada win their Gold Cup group in a bizarre match
After a very underwhelming performance against Curacao, the Canadian men’s national team had to face El Salvador to win their Gold Cup group. The Gold Cup had a lot of physicality and buffoonery so far. This game might have taken the cake. Canada needed to win to top Group B. They did and it wasn’t […]
Canada’s Gold Cup quarter-final on hold as Curaçao fights for draw
The Canadian Men’s National Soccer Team will have to put their plans on hold for quarter-final advancement in the Concacaf Gold Cup. Anyone who watched the emphatic display against Honduras was likely hard-pressed to recognize the same team. Canada was ultimately flattered by a 1-1 draw score line against Curaçao in Houston. A victory would […]
Canada destroys Honduras in Gold Cup action
Grass (!) was rolled in, players took their warmups, fans got in their seats and the Canadian men’s national team’s Gold Cup quest began. Honduras was the opponent at Vancouver’s BC Place stadium. This is a tournament Canada has to win. However, they don’t believe they are the favourites and frankly, that doesn’t matter. But […]