Take a bow, Alphonso Davies. On Thursday, Canada Soccer announced the Bayern Munich star as the winner of the 2020 Canadian player of the year award presented by Allstate, finishing first in voting by Canadian media and coaches ahead of last year's honouree Jonathan David (Lille), Scott Arfield...
Pacific FC will have a lot of continuity from 2020 to 2021, it seems. The club announced on Thursday that it will be bringing back another two members of the past year's squad: midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour and goalkeeper Nolan Wirth. Both players were members of Pacific's inaugural squad in...
What’s a footballer’s main asset on the pitch? A deft touch? A wicked left foot? Pace? For York9 FC newcomer Jordan Wilson, it’s his mouth – no, seriously. "Honestly, 30 per cent of my game is personality; never die, always want to be always talking, always in everything," Wilson told CanPL.ca...
It’s easy for Forge FC to feel down on their luck after a lacklustre loss to Arcahaie FC in he quarter-finals of the Concacaf League. Outplaying their opponents in the Concacaf Quarterfinal wasn’t enough for Forge, as Forge lost via penalty shootout on Tuesday night and squandered the first of...
Forge FC's Concacaf adventure is not over for 2020, nor are their hopes of qualifying for the Concacaf Champions League. Still, Tuesday night's gutting penalty shootout loss to Arcahaie FC in the quarter-finals did put a halt to their run through the Concacaf League, and it eliminated them from...
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So close. So very, very close. Forge FC was eliminated from the 2020 Concacaf League on Tuesday night following a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout loss to Haitian club Arcahaie FC in the quarter-finals in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Although the CPL Champs bowed out of the continental...
In a word: heartbreaking. Forge FC's penalty shootout loss to Arcahaie FC in Tuesday night's Concacaf League quarter-final was cruel, as games that end in such fashion often are. Despite commanding more than 60 per cent of the ball and completing well over twice as many passes as their Haitian...
Moments after Forge FC's nerve-wracking defeat via penalty shootout to Arcahaie FC in Tuesday's Concacaf League quarter-final in the Dominican Republic, defender Dominic Samuel stared down the barrel of a webcam. While many Forge supporters back home were still pacing in their living rooms...
Soccer fans have spoken, as the 2020 CPL Fan Awards winners were unveiled on Monday. Nine categories were contested by over 50 entrants, including the 30 players up for selection in the Fan Awards' Best XI. Other categories included: Allstate Good Hands Save of the Year Award, We Are One...
Think you’re a better coach than Forge FC mastermind Bobby Smyrniotis? Prove it: Win the CPL Championship with Forge FC in Football Manager 21, the latest game in a wildly-successful football manager simulation series. Back-to-back real-life CPL champions, the Hamiltonians arrive in FM21 as the...
Forge FC will meet Haitian club Arcahaie FC on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic (8pm ET, TSN2) in the Concacaf League quarter-finals for another chance at making history. A win would see Forge become the first CPL side to qualify for the Concacaf Champions League, North America's premier club...
The past week saw a lot of ups and downs for the CPLers out on loan. After a few strong performances in his carved-out starting spot,Michael Petrasso suffered an injury, while other players — such as José Escalante and Viti Martínez — are right in the thick of title campaigns at the top of their...
Not for the first time in 2020, Forge FC have been waiting a while for their next game. They'll kick off on Tuesday night against Arcahaie FC in the Concacaf League quarter-final, exactly four weeks after they booked their ticket to this round with a win over Tauro FC in Panama. Since then...
Two down, one more to go. After beating Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño in El Salvador and Tauro FC in Panama, Forge FC’s next port of call in the 2020 Concacaf League is the Dominican Republic, where it will face Haitian club Arcahaie FC in the quarter-finals on Dec. 1 (7:50 p.m. ET/TSN 3 and...
Welcome to the virtual world, Atlético Ottawa! The Canadian Premier League’s first expansion club has been added to Football Manager 21, the latest game in a wildly-successful football manager simulation series, in their video game debut. Manage the likes of Ben Fisk and Malcolm Shaw to victory...
Arnold Bouka Moutou would just as soon focus on what’s ahead, not what’s already mercifully faded in his rear-view mirror. After all as debuts go – heck, as entire seasons go – his Canadian Premier League launch with Valour FC was akin to getting a flat tire, then a fender bender just en route...
You've seen HFX Wanderers FC forward Cory Bent travel from box-to-box during The Island Games. Now he's travelled out to Victoria, B.C. with Wanders teammate Peter Schaele to spend time with friends and to train during the off-season. Earlier this month, the Wanderers announced that Bent will be...
Picking an underdog team and taking them to the top is quintessential Football Manager – so why not do the same with FC Edmonton? The Eddies, like the rest of the Canadian Premier League, are fully-licensed in Football Manager 21, the latest in a wildly-successful football manager simulation...
The Island Games were a success for Valour FC. Rebounding from a less-than-ideal inaugural Canadian Premier League season, Rob Gale’s side transformed into a defensively astute force at The Island Games and had plenty of bright spots before departing in the first round.
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Christian Oxner is a name that is well known in the Halifax soccer community. Lucky for Haligonians and HFX Wanderers FC fans alike that they be hearing the Halifax-born goalkeeper's name for a couple more years. The Wanderers announced earlier this month that Oxner is returning for the 2021 CPL...
Pacific FC's roster for the 2021 CPL season continued to take shape on Friday, with the announcement that five more players from the 2020 squad have re-signed for next year. The latest crop of returnees includes goalkeeper Callum Irving, attackers Victor Blasco and Terran Campbell, midfielder...
Cavalry FC first-year fullback Mohamed Farsi was named the Best Canadian U-21 Player of the year during Thursday night's 2020 CPL Awards ceremony, capturing an individual honour in an extraordinary first professional season. The Cavalry newcomer beat out former HFX Wanderers FC fullback...
This one wasn't a surprise. Akeem Garcia was officially crowned the 2020 Golden Boot award winner during the CPL Awards ceremony on Thursday night, as the HFX Wanderers FC forward was celebrated for his six goals in 10 matches at The Island Games in PEI. The 24-year-old forward won out in a...
No CPL team saw their stock rise in 2020 more than HFX Wanderers FC, whose magical run at The Island Games in PEI ended in a CPL Final appearance, just one year after finishing at the bottom of the league table. In recognition of that incredible turnaround, Wanderers coach Stephen Hart was...
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Toronto, ON (November 26, 2020) – Today the Canadian Premier League announced the 2020 Award Winners that celebrated the 2020 nominees following the League’s successful Island Games season in a special online presentation hosted by OneSoccer’s Andi Petrillo...
Valour FC announced on Thursday that 31-year-old fullback Arnold Bouka Moutou will be returning to the Winnipeg-based club in 2021. Bouka Moutou, a Congolese international born in France, first signed for Valour last winter. He joined the club for The Island Games, but unfortunately he only saw...
Ready to pick up Football Manager 21 and looking for a challenge? May we suggest York9 FC? Major real-life roster turnover has marked a busy Fall for the Nine Stripes, who are looking to rebound from a disappointing Island Games where they narrowly missed the second round.
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As Cavalry FC’s real-life coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. put it, The Island Games didn’t go exactly to plan for his side. "It felt like near the end we were taking a knife into a gunfight," Wheeldon Jr. said, referring to the mass injury issues that saw them depart at the second round.
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Head coach Mista will be back at the helm of Atlético Ottawa for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season, the club announced on Wednesday. The 42-year-old former Spanish national team player and La Liga striker led Ottawa to a 2-3-3 record at The Island Games, steering the CPL’s first expansion...