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World Cup Matchday 3: A major upset, draws and a blowout
Day three of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is in the books and there is a lot to go over as we continue our daily coverage here at the Area 51 Sports Network. The stars were out to play and some of the lesser-known players shone brightly. Let’s get into it Saudi Arabia stuns the […]
World Cup Matchday 2: England dominates, Senegal falters late
England make their stamp early with a 6-2 win against Iran England entered their first World Cup match under the pressure that their country always places on them. But they dealt with it admirably, convincingly beating Iran in a 6-2 affair. The game began rather dangerously, with the Iranian goalkeeper, Alireza Beiranvand, colliding with his […]
Qatar become first host nation of World Cup to lose their first match
In the most expensive FIFA World Cup in history, hosts Qatar was dominated from start to finish by Ecuador in the opening match of the competition. Ecuador did not waste any time making an impression as Enner Valencia scored in the third minute. However, it was deemed to be offside by VAR, a controversial call […]
Team U.S.A Stays Perfect, Captures Gold Medal At World U17 Hockey Challenge
Team U.S.A was dominant from start to finish as they captured their sixth World U17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal. The Americans went 7-0 through the tournament, finishing it off with a convincing 11-3 victory over Team Canada Red. The Gold was their first since 2017, when they also beat Team Canada Red in the finals. […]
Finland Dominates En Route To Bronze Medal Win
After a quick start and dominating play, Team Finland walked away with the Bronze Medal after a 7-1 win over Team Canada Black at the World U17 Hockey Challenge. The Finns had Canada Black’s number all tournament long as they outscored them 12-1 over two games. Overall, they outshot Canada Black 35-17 in the game […]
James Hagens: A Golden Opportunity
Few in the history of the World U17 Hockey Challenge have dominated like James Hagens. With 16 points in six games, he now sits alone in second place on the all-time points list, trailing fellow American Colin White by two points. After helping Team USA go 6-0 to book a place in the Gold Medal […]
Is Canada up for the challenge at the Copa America?
For the first time ever, the Canadian men’s national team will be playing at the Copa America. Yes, Canada will play in the biggest international tournament in the Americas. The Copa America will take place in the United States from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, July 14. Canada will open the tournament against defending champions […]
Canada men puts up valiant effort against France in friendly
It was very unlikely that Canada would beat France. But they drew against them, which is massive. What is even more impressive is that Canada played well. After the 4-0 defeat against the Netherlands on Thursday, Jesse Marsch and his team headed to Bordeaux to play against the French. France, of course, is the number […]
Marsch’s first foray as Canada men’s loss ends in 4-0 loss to the Netherlands
The Canadian Men’s National Team wanted a challenge. And for their demands, they got one. The FIFA 7th-ranked nation, the Netherlands, brought Canada to heel with a decisive 4-0 in Rotterdam. The match was the first big test for new head coach Jesse Marsch. It was an opportunity to try out his system of play, […]
Canada Soccer name Jesse Marsch as new men’s head coach
After an exhaustive search lasting over half a year, Canada Soccer finally announced they found their candidate to take over the head coaching duties of the Men’s National Team. Welcome, Jesse Marsch. The former American international player comes to the job with an extensive resume, most recently with Leeds United when they were in the […]