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The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday, with 16 teams for women and now just 12 for men. Men’s tournament at 2024 Paris Games had 16 squads to 12 in women’s eventGraham DunbarContinue Reading

FIFA suspended the president of Panama’s soccer federation for a fat-shaming comment about a star player in the women’s national team. Manuel Arias suggested midfielder Marta Cox was ‘fat’The Associated Press · Posted: Jan 17, 2025 8:24 AM EST | Last Updated: January 17 The president of the Panamanian FootballContinue Reading

Canada Soccer has hired Casey Stoney as head coach of the national women’s team. The 42-year-old former England captain was named the National Women’s Soccer League coach of the year in 2022 with San Diego Wave FC. 42-year-old takes over from Bev Priestman, who was dismissed amid drone scandalNeil DavidsonContinue Reading

Canada Soccer has settled on former San Diego Wave coach Casey Stoney as the new coach of its women’s team, according to multiple reports. The sixth-ranked Canadian women have been without a permanent coach since Bev Priestman was sent home during the Paris Olympics due to the drone-spying scandal. TeamContinue Reading

Suspended soccer coach Bev Priestman has broken her silence, saying she hopes something positive comes out of the ongoing Canadian drone-spying scandal. Canada Soccer had already ruled that Priestman would not return to coach national women’s teamThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 23, 2024 11:44 AM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye will serve as interim head coach for Canada’s upcoming women’s friendlies against Iceland and South Korea. Canada Soccer has said head coach Bev Priestman will not be returning in the wake of the recent independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Priestman, assistant coach JasmineContinue Reading

Canadian national Jonathan David has had a run of form the past few months that has seen him emerge as one of the top young forwards in the world. He showed again Tuesday in Toronto in a 3-0 win over Suriname. Team advances to Nations League semifinal, qualifies for GoldContinue Reading

In 2019, Alistair Johnston was playing collegiate soccer at Wake Forest and spending his summer with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. Five years later, he is a principal actor for the national men’s team preparing for the 2026 World Cup. Men’s national team benefiting from his growth in Scottish PremiershipContinue Reading

At the end of a dark week for Canada Soccer, it’s up to the men’s national team to provide a little light. It starts with a back-to-back series against Suriname in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal matchup this week. Process begins moving forward with 2 games against Suriname in NationsContinue Reading