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In what was likely her final significant act at a FIFA Women's World Cup, Christine Sinclair did exactly what anyone who knows her would have expected. She put the team first. Down 1-0 to Sweden in the final 25 minutes of Monday's Round of 16 match, Canada was gifted a penalty kick after a video...
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Now 10 matches into Valour FC's inaugural campaign over all competitions, goalkeepers Mathias Janssens and Tyson Farago find themselves level with five appearances each. It's a nice gesture – giving both net-minders an equal slice of the pie in an otherwise hierarchal occupation. But it's not...
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For Canada, next weekend's Gold Cup quarter-final match will be the first chance to really announce itself to CONCACAF. Let's face it — running the table in Nations League qualifying isn't going to make the soccer aficionados in places like Panama and Costa Rica take notice of how the Canadian...
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If ever you needed an example on how the game of soccer can be complicated, and its narratives, ever-winding, this weekend's "Spring-deciding" matchup between Cavalry FC and Forge FC is the perfect one. On an unbeaten run in league play, Cavalry went into their Saturday tilt against Forge...
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One week to go before we wrap up the Spring! The Centre Circle LIVE! crew is back to rank CPL clubs for its penultimate edition from this Spring season. The team has submitted their own takes on this table, creating a subjective take that will be repeated and published every week throughout the...
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Through six winless Canadian Premier League games, it would be easy to lose count of the fruitless shots taken by FC Edmonton's players. Open headers that missed the target. Shots put right into the keeper's midsection when there was a whole net in front of the attacker. Shots screwed wide...
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VANCOUVER ISLAND – How thin can a roster get before the cracks begin to show? That was the challenge at hand for Pacific FC as the club hosted FC Edmonton on Sunday, June 23rd, just three days removed from a 1,900-kilometre trip to Valour FC's IG Field. Striker Marcus Haber was out, sidelined...
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FC Edmonton broke a pair of unfortunate CPL streaks on Sunday, taking down Pacific FC 3-1 at Westhills Stadium on Van Isle. The Eddies scored their first league goal in 587 minutes and won their first match in 51 days, a run that dated back to their 2-1 win over Valour FC – their inaugural CPL...
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Canada has advanced out of Group A of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and will contest the quarter-final stage of the competition against a yet-unspecified opponent, having defeated Cuba 7-0 in the third and final encounter of their opening round campaign courtesy of hat-tricks by Lucas Cavallini and...
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HALIFAX – Where would HFX Wanderers be in this inaugural Spring campaign without injuries? It's a question worth asking after Saturday's result in York Region; a 0-0 stalemate with York9 FC, putting the side at fourth with eight points from a 2-4-2 record. HFX was without Luis Alberto Perea...
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Canadian Premier League — Match #29 Pacific FC vs. FC Edmonton June 23, 2019 — Westhills Stadium (3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET) Watch Live: OneSoccer.ca
Wrapping up this week of CPL action, Pacific FC hosts FC Edmonton at Westhills Stadium looking to climb the league's Spring table after HFX Wanderers...
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Power and endurance training 'key to all-round fitness'
Blend of strength and endurance training makes team sport players the fittest of all, a study finds.
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YORK REGION – For a second straight match at York Lions Stadium, both teams leave disappointed after 90 minutes. This time around, York9 FC and HFX Wanderers FC drew 0-0 on Saturday afternoon after an intense back-and-forth tilt under the bright sun. Sure, both sides had their chances to win...
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The 5,000-or-so Calgary faithful who gathered at Spruce Meadows on Saturday were probably expecting a different ending. You could hardly fault them; they've bore witness to nothing short of perfect from their Cavalry FC team up until the day, as Tommy Wheeldon Jr.'s side went 7-0-0 to start the...
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It's not over yet for Cavalry FC, is it? Sure, the Calgary-based outfit's perfect 7-0-0 record now features a blemish in the "Losses" column. And, yes, the Cavs must now wait until at least Wednesday night against York9 FC to wrap up their Spring title charge, booking a spot in the 2019 CPL...
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York9 FC failed to score for a second home match this week, playing to a 0-0 draw against HFX Wanderers FC at York Lions Stadium on Saturday. The result means the Nine Stripes have now taken part in back-to-back stalemates at home, having played out to a nil-nil with FC Edmonton on Wednesday...
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CALGARY - Forge FC lives to fight another day in the CPL's Spring season, after they handed Cavalry FC their first ever defeat, 1-0, at Spruce Meadows on Saturday. Needing just a point to clinch the Spring title, the Cavs weren't able to book their ticket to the CPL Championship just yet...
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Forge FC preserved their hopes for the CPL's first Spring title and, in turn, put the league-leading Cavalry FC on notice Saturday, breaking the Cavs' unbeaten run with a 1-0 win at Spruce Meadows in Calgary. The "six-pointer" between No. 1 and No. 2 in the CPL standings pulls Forge closer to...
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Pacific FC is building the game of soccer in its community in more ways than one, with the Vancouver Island-based club announcing Friday an investment of $5 million has been made to develop a massive new field house in Langford, B.C. The 55,000-square foot facility, built on land the club is...
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Toronto, ON – (June 21, 2019) – With the first half of the Canadian Premier League season (Spring Season) coming to an end on July 1, 2019, the CPL is pleased to announce the 2019 CPL Championship format. The 2019 CPL Championship will be a two-legged, home-and-away aggregate score format with...
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It's do-or-die time for Forge FC. Facing the mathematical pressure of needing nothing less than a win on Saturday to preserve any hope for the Spring title, the Hamiltonian outfit heads to Spruce Meadows to take on an undefeated Cavalry FC for the fourth time, having previously fallen to the...
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Sean Clarke has never witnessed a Tommy Wheeldon Jr.-managed side lose a match, in-person. It's a streak that dates back to supporting the PDL Championship-winning Calgary Foothills FC last season, as many of his fellow Cavalry FC boosters in the Foot Soldiers Supporters Group can also attest...
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Check out Part 1 of this 2-part series on Pacific FC's ideal starting XI As Pacific FC return to Westhills in advance of hosting FC Edmonton on Sunday (6:00 p.m. ET, 3:00 p.m. PT, on OneSoccer), head coach Michael Silberbauer’s club will get another chance at building momentum before the Spring...
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"This has the feel of a final." As Cavalry FC prepares to host Forge FC in a potential Spring season-clinching match on Saturday, the Centre Circle Live! crew take a deep look at the matchup; who will win, how will they lineup and what we can take away from their past matchups. Plus. CCL! make...
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Valour FC midfielder Louis Beland-Goyette said his team needs to adopt "a different mindset" for the Fall portion of the 2019 CPL season, after his side lost 2-1 to Pacific FC at Investors Group Field on Thursday evening. The 23-year-old fielded questions about possession and statistical...
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Canadian Premier League — Match #28 Cavalry FC vs. Forge FC June 22, 2019 — ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows (4 p.m. MT/6 p.m. ET) Watch Live: OneSoccer.ca
This is it – the Spring portion of the 2019 CPL season could come down to this final bout between the top two teams in the table, as a perfect...
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Canadian Premier League — Match #27 York9 FC vs. HFX Wanderers FC June 22, 2019 — York Lions Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET) Watch Live: OneSoccer.ca
York9 FC and HFX Wanderers will meet for the second and final time in the Spring season on Saturday when HFX heads York Region and York Lions Stadium. The...
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WINNIPEG – "Young" can be a funny way to describe a player in the Canadian Premier League. The new Canadian pro circuit has opened doors for many first-year pros that may not be all that young, but their professional careers are. But in Pacific FC’s 2-1 win over Valour FC, it was the ‘young’...
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WINNIPEG – A goal and an assist from 20-year-old Terran Campbell powered a makeshift Pacific FC past Valour FC on Thursday at IG Field in PFC’s first road win in club history and ending an eight-match unbeaten run that stretched back to April 28. Both sides started the match conservatively...
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Seven matches into their inaugural season, Pacific FC are still searching. Not just for a path to the top half of the Canadian Premier League table – which proves increasingly difficult – but for a winning formula. For a spark of chemistry. For the best iteration of themselves. But what might...