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Alyson Walker, the newly appointed general secretary of Canada Soccer, is leaving the job before starting due to an “unforeseen personal matter.” CBC | Sports News
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Canadian women’s soccer team returns to SheBelieves Cup in April, opening vs. Brazil
The Canadian women’s soccer team is returning to the SheBelieves Cup in April in the U.S. for the third time in four years. The 10h-ranked Canadians join the second-ranked U.S., No. 8 Japan and No. 11 Brazil in the tournament, which will consist of four matches instead of the usual six. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada Soccer extends Mauro Biello’s run as interim men’s coach through Copa qualifier
Canada Soccer has extended Mauro Biello’s run as interim men’s national team coach through the Copa America qualifier in March. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Star sprinter De Grasse invests in AFC Toronto City women’s soccer team
Star sprinter Andre De Grasse has bought into AFC Toronto City, the local entry in the proposed Canadian women’s professional soccer league. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Former interim general secretary Jason deVos leaves Canada Soccer for Toronto FC
Former Canada captain Jason deVos is leaving Canada Soccer to join Toronto FC as an assistant coach under John Herdman. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Soccer Business CEO defends controversial deal with Canada Soccer
Mark Noonan, who doubles as CEO of Canadian Soccer Business and commissioner of the Canadian Premier League, not surprisingly disagrees with criticism of his organization’s deal with Canada Soccer. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Walking soccer program could help Yellowknifers play ‘soccer for life’
The Yellowknife Bay Soccer Club is trying to launch a program in January for people interested in walking soccer: a modified, non-contact version of soccer where you can’t run, jog, or tackle anyone. CBC | Sports News
Read More »20-year-old Hamilton, Ont., woman’s passion for soccer earns her ‘Youth of the Year’ award
Saphia Shaaban won a Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada Youth of the Year award after spending most of her life of playing soccer and helping others enjoy the game. CBC | Sports News
Read More »What to know about the Super League, the proposed competition shaking European soccer
Europe’s top court ruled that FIFA, the sport’s international governing body, and UEFA, the continent’s governing soccer body, acted contrary to EU competition law by blocking plans for a breakaway European Super League in 2021. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian soccer endures a year of change, disruption and disappointment
It was a year of change and mostly disappointment in Canadian soccer. Captains Christine Sinclair and Atiba Hutchinson called time on their distinguished, talismanic international careers. John Herdman quit Canada to take over beleaguered Major League Soccer team Toronto FC. CBC | Sports News
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