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Canada men’s soccer captain Alphonso Davies has been handed a one-month driving ban after being pulled over by police in Munich last week. CBC | Sports News
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56 people killed in Guinea soccer stampede
Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea’s government said Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada, Iceland play to scoreless draw in women’s international soccer friendly
Canada and Iceland played to a scoreless draw in a women’s international soccer friendly Friday in Murcia, Spain. The sixth-ranked Canadians will face No. 19 South Korea on Tuesday, also at the Pinatar Arena. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WNBA star Caitlin Clark to join Cincinnati bid for 16th National Women’s Soccer League team
Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati heads the group trying to bring a women’s pro team to the city. The club issued a statement confirming that WNBA star Caitlin Clark, a rookie for the Indiana Fever this season, had joined in the effort. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Lebanon’s 19-year-old soccer sensation in coma after Israeli strikes
Leading Lebanese soccer player Celine Haidar is in a medically induced coma after she was critically wounded in an Israeli strike near her home in Beirut’s southern suburbs, her international championship prospects on hold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jonathan David continues his world-class play in Canada’s men’s soccer win over Suriname
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. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emergence of Alistair Johnston is proof that there are diamonds in Canada’s soccer rough
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. CBC | Sports News
Read More »A clearer picture is slowly emerging of the violence involving soccer fans in Amsterdam
A week after Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets of Amsterdam, triggering damning accusations of a “Jew hunt” in a city with an ugly history of antisemitism, a clearer picture of what happened that night is slowly emerging. It suggests a far more nuanced take on events than Dutch authorities had initially indicated. CBC | World News
Read More »Police on high alert for France-Israel soccer match after violence in Amsterdam
A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli team’s visit. CBC | World News
Read More »Men’s soccer coach Marsch ready to lead Canadian program into new chapter following drone scandal
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. CBC | Sports News
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