Soccer Canada will be without Sydney Collins at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup after the North Carolina Courage defender fractured her ankle in the Canadian camp. Fellow NC Courage backliner Bianca St-Georges takes teammate’s place on rosterThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 20, 2024 7:44 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading
Soccer Canada will open the CONCACAF W Cup against El Salvador, which made the inaugural tournament’s 12-team main field by beating Guatemala 3-1 in a qualifying match. Canada will also face Paraguay, Costa Rica later in FebruaryNeil Davidson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 18, 2024 1:12 PM ESTContinue Reading
Soccer After 7 years with PSG, Kylian Mbappe has told the club he will be leaving at the end of the season. 25-year-old will join Neymar, Messi as recent departures from the French club PSG’s Kylian Mbappe looks on during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg matchContinue Reading
Soccer Midfielder Jessie Fleming, recently acquired by the Portland Thorns, and former Chelsea teammates Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence are among 23 players called up by Canada coach Bev Priestman for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. 10th-ranked squad will open inaugural tourney Feb. 22 vs. Guatemala or El SalvadorNeil DavidsonContinue Reading
Soccer Canada will host 13 of the 104 games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto. B.C. Place in Vancouver to host 7 games; 6 games to be played at Toronto’s BMO Field Neil Davidson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 04,Continue Reading
Soccer Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo will go on trial after being accused of inappropriately touching a mascot before a game in 2019, court officials said Wednesday. Hugo Mallo denies wrongdoing in 2019 incidentThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 31, 2024 9:31 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours agoContinue Reading
Soccer Disgraced Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales lost his appeal against a three-year ban for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final including forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, FIFA said Friday. Former Spanish soccer president facing punishment for unwanted kiss at World CupThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading
Soccer Canadian women’s coach Bev Priestman has signed a new contract that runs through the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Priestman has a 28-9-10 record in 47 matches as Canada head coach and was a nominee for FIFA Women’s Best Coach in 2021 and 2022. Canadian women have won 5Continue Reading
Soccer After sullying his nation’s Women’s World Cup victory, former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the final. Former Spanish soccer president accused of sexual assaultThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 25, 2024 10:04 AM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading
Soccer Four more Udinese fans who racially abused AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan were identified and punished on Wednesday in Italy. They were handed five-year bans from attending all sports events in Italy after being identified from the stadium’s security camera footage. 3 men and a woman handed 5-year bansContinue Reading
