The Island Games invokes images of relaxing diversions possibly followed by a Mai Tai. In reality, the Canadian Premier League’s tournament in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — which will serve as the entire 2020 season — will be anything but relaxed. It will be a grind and a sprint to the finish as the teams…
Fresh out of high school, Bekwayo and Fountaine are garnering attention in SK Summer Soccer Series By Matthew Gourlie There weren’t any goals in the SK Selects second home match of the SK Summer Soccer Series but there was plenty of exciting, attacking soccer. Adding to the excitement for the home fans at SMF Field…
Saskatoon friends Nikolas Baikas and Thomas Hasal hoping to meet in second Summer Soccer Series match Matthew Gourlie It took almost 92 minutes for the people of Saskatchewan to start to grow emotionally attached to the Sask Selects soccer team. At the start of their debut friendly match against Calgary Foothills FC on May 4…
Handicapping the Canadian Premier League spring season Matthew Gourlie Predicting who will end up on top of the Canadian Premier League after its inaugural season is basically impossible at this stage. I am inclined to believe that anyone who thinks they can is deluding themselves. To whit: in 1996 DC United book-ended the first Major…
Forge FC 1 York 9 FC 1 HAMILTON — The first Canadian Premier League match between Forge FC and York 9 FC ended in a draw. But there were plenty of winners on the day. Both teams set out to attack and put on an entertaining display that sent the 17,611 home pleased following a…
Matthew Gourlie This web site is called June of 86 for a simple reason. It was the month that Canada competed for the first — and thus far only — time at a World Cup. But that’s not it. Not entirely. That was the month that I went from being a soccer fan to something…
York 9 FC players see the league — and Saturday’s inaugural match — as a great opportunity Matthew Gourlie TORONTO — The life of a professional Canadian soccer player can be a nomadic existence. One of the mandates of the Canadian Premier League is to offer a more linear path to becoming a professional that…
Veteran players excited to be reunited with Forge FC boss Bobby Smyrniotis Matthew Gourlie HAMILTON — Jonathan Grant says that Bobby Smyrniotis changed his life. Grant’s high praise for Forge FC’s technical director and head coach is far from unique. When Forge FC steps onto a Canadian Premier League pitch for the first time Saturday…
Matthew Gourlie Everyone in Saskatchewan knows that a lot of planning, time and labour goes into the soil before yielding a bountiful harvest. Joe Belan hopes to sew some seeds of interest in soccer this summer before launching a Canadian Premier League in Saskatoon in the coming years. This week Belan announced the SK Summer…
Canada 4 French Guiana 1 Matthew Gourlie John Herdman achieved his first two main objectives in charge of the Canadian men thanks to a 4-1 win over French Guiana in Vancouver to conclude CONCACAF Nations League qualifying. The win confirmed what was already a near-certainty: that Canada would be in the Gold Cup this summer…
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