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Valour FC coach Rob Gale didn't need to spend a minute scouting his latest signing before adding him to his roster. The Winnipeg-based outfit added Canadian international Fraser Aird to its ranks on Friday, bringing on board an experienced and versatile player, still only 24, who has spent the...
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Former Glasgow Rangers and Canadian men’s national team winger Fraser Aird is going to Valour FC. Aird, a 24-year-old native of Toronto, was unveiled by Valour as its latest signing on Friday, joining the Winnipeg-based club after a stint with Cove Rangers in Scottish League Two. "We are...
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The Halifax Chamber of Commerce dealt out its annual Business Awards on Thursday evening, and the CPL's own HFX Wanderers FC earned some love. The club was named the city's new business of the year for 2019, with Wanderers club president and owner Derek Martin taking to the stage to accept the...
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York9 FC announced Friday the club has signed former Valour FC winger Michael Petrasso to a full contract, adding the Canadian international to its roster ahead of the 2020 Canadian Premier League campaign. Petrasso, a 24-year-old native of Woodbridge, Ont., spent last season with Rob Gale's...
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Homecoming. It's a theme that many CPL players experienced in Year 1. The opportunity to return home from pastures far and away, to play in front of friends and family back in Canada, back where it (probably) first started.
Michael Petrasso got a taste of that return, too.
But only a taste...
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Seeking a new challenge and adventure, Fraser Aird has settled on the maroon, black and gold of Valour FC and the burgeoning Canadian Premier League. And while the Canadian/Scottish international isn’t really quite sure what might unfold with his fresh start here in Winnipeg - he has played for...
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Saracens salary cap report released
BBC Sport guides you through the reasons why Saracens were fined £5.4m and docked 35 points for breaking the Premiership salary cap.
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Pacific FC announced on Thursday that midfielder Ahmed Alghamdi has left the club to pursue opportunities in Saudi Arabia. Alghamdi, 20, featured for Saudi Arabia's under-20 national team in July, making two appearances against Bahrain and Tajikistan. The Saudi-born, Vancouver-raised midfielder...
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Davos 2020: Can Formula 1 really go 'carbon neutral' by 2030?
Can Formula 1 motor racing really go 'carbon neutral' by 2030?
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Who the heck is Oud-Heverlee Leuven? Forge FC fans would be forgiven for asking such a question on Wednesday when Tristan Borges was transferred to the Belgian club – the first Canadian Premier League player sold to a European side. Canadian soccer supporters could also be forgiven to think...
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Tristan Borges' move to Belgian club OH Leuven may be a massive milestone for the Canadian Premier League, but over at Forge FC, the departure of the league's top scoring MVP also leaves a significant hole in Bobby Smyrniotis' starting XI. Forge captain Kyle Bekker said as much, telling...
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Australian bushfires: Formula 1 to raise money for victims
Formula 1 is to hold an auction of valuable memorabilia and experiences to raise money to help those affected by the Australian bushfires.
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Saracens: Premiership Rugby to release report into salary cap breaches
Premiership Rugby begin preparations to release the report into Saracens' breaches of the salary cap.
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HFX Wanderers FC announced Wednesday that it has signed right fullback Mateo Restrepo to a multi-year contract. The former Canadian youth international finished up with the University of California at Santa Barbara this fall after four years with the NCAA Division 1 side. A quick...
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The Canadian women's national team has announced that it will be returning to home soil in 2020, for a friendly match against Australia to take place on Tuesday, April 14. The match will go down at BC Place in Vancouver, with the women's team returning to British Columbia for the first time...
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It's another momentous milestone for the Canadian Premier League. Forge FC announced Wednesday that Tristan Borges, the league's MVP and Golden Boot winner from last season, has been sold to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven (known as OHL) for an undisclosed fee, marking the first time a CPL...
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TORONTO – Tristan Borges has never shied away from admitting how big of a role Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker played in the successes of his 2019 Canadian Premier League MVP-winning, top goal-scorer season. Borges, all of 21 years old, has moved to Belgian outfit Oud-Heverlee Leuven (OHL) after...
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Forge FC’s danger-man is now Oud-Heverlee Leuven’s. Tristan Borges is headed to Belgium after Forge sold the 21-year-old to OHL, who competes in the Belgian second division, but is fighting to earn promotion to the country's topflight. For those in Canadian Premier League circles, Borges’...
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Tristan Borges has left Hamilton, and with his move to Belgium, the young Canadian star has also brought to a close an important first chapter in the Canadian Premier League's history. From a pure "mission complete" standpoint, the CPL has now accomplished most, if not all, of its major goals...
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Not long after news broke that 2019 CPL Player of the Year Tristan Borges has been sold to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Forge FC fans went into a frenzy online, learning of the star's historic move overseas. Borges, of course, won't be leaving without saying goodbye to his first...
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It should not come as a surprise that Forge FC star Tristan Borges is the first CPL player to be transferred to a European club. Borges, after all, is coming off a stellar 2019 campaign in which he won the Golden Boot as the league's top scorer, was named the Player of the Year and Best Canadian...
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The Canadian Premier League's first Golden Boot winner is its first make the move to Europe. Forge FC announced Wednesday that Borges, the reigning Player of the Year and last season's top scorer, was purchased by Belgian second division club Oud-Heverlee Leuven (also known as OJL) for an...
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Cavalry FC bolstered its attack on Wednesday with the signing of Peruvian forward Jair Córdova to a multi-year contract in a move that sees another promising South American prospect land in the Canadian Premier League. Córdova, 23, comes to Calgary with a solid reputation under his belt. A...
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Aboubacar Sissoko has become the first member of HFX Wanderers FC to earn an invite to a training camp with a Major League Soccer team. The midfield player, who was signed by Stephen Hart last November, is currently training with the Whitecaps at the MLS club’s camp in Vancouver. FC Edmonton...
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Pacific FC bolstered the spine of its team on Tuesday by adding former Ottawa Fury midfielder Jamar Dixon and defender Thomas Meilleur-Giguère for the 2020 CPL season. The defence-minded pair combined for 47 appearances with Ottawa in the USL before the club ceased operations late last year...
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York9 FC is set to feature yet another talented Canadian attacking star for the 2020 season, having penned the signature of free agent and former Valour FC winger Michael Petrasso, according to Kurt Larson of OneSoccer. Petrasso, 24, joined Valour FC for the inaugural 2019 Canadian Premier...
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The established and the next generation will be on full display when the Canadian women’s team competes at the Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament in January and February. Canadian coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller unveiled his 20-player roster on Tuesday for the competition, and it’s very much a...
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You might not think it at first, but former Ottawa Fury midfielder Jamar Dixon's arrival at Pacific FC is a homecoming of sorts. Born and raised in the nation's capital, Dixon began his soccer career around 2009, when he split his time between Canada's two coasts. In the Fall, it was U SPORTS...
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You’d be forgiven if you considered 22-year-old Thomas Meilleur-Giguère as yet another talented, key piece to the youth movement at Pacific FC. The freshly-signed Trident talent, who spent the last few years at the Ottawa Fury via the Montreal Impact, fills the club’s mandate to a tee, after...
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Canadian Premier League players turning heads at the international level? Check. Tristan Borges and Amer Didic enjoyed a taste of international football earlier this month, suiting up and becoming the first CPL players to feature for the Canadian men's national team during friendlies against...