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Blue Bombers re-sign veteran kicker Sergio Castillo for 2025 season
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
WINNIPEG – Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo will be back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers next season after signing a one-year deal with the CFL club Thursday. Castillo connected on 79.7 per cent of his field goals (51-of-64), and hit on 38-of-39 converts this past season en route to being named the Bombers’ outstanding special teams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champion Cavalry, runner-up Forge FC dominate Canadian Premier League’s Best XI
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
TORONTO – Newly crowned champion Cavalry FC and runner-up Forge FC dominate the Canadian Premier League’s Best XI, with four players from each named to the all-star side. Cavalry’s Daan Klomp, Fraser Aird, Tobias Warschewski and Ali Musse are joined on the Best XI by Forge’s Kyle Bekker, Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson, Alessandro Hojarbrpour and Tristan Borges. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Under-20 coach Cindy Tye named interim coach for upcoming Canada senior friendlies
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye will serve as interim coach for Canada’s upcoming women’s friendlies against Iceland and South Korea. Canada Soccer has said head coach Bev Priestman will not be returning in the wake of the recent independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joey Lombardi are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leading scorer Martinez a free agent after CF Montreal declines option
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – CF Montréal will not exercise the contract options of nine players including leading scorer Josef Martinez, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. The Venezuelan international had 14 goals and three assists in 24 games last season while being named the team’s most valuable player. Montreal also declined the contract options of Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal names Corey Wray as sporting director, Saputo sons take on new roles
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – CF Montreal announced a restructuring of their front office on Thursday. Corey Wray, who was hired as a consultant on July 9, has been named the club’s Director of Soccer. He’ll act as Montreal’s primary contact with other Major League Soccer teams and player agents. Montreal also announced new roles for Luca and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach Carlos Gonzalez leaves Atletico Ottawa after three seasons with CPL club
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – Carlos González, a former Canadian Premier League coach of the year, is leaving Atletico Ottawa. The club said his departure, after three seasons at the Atletico helm, is by mutual agreement. The 38-year-old Spaniard won coach of the year honours in 2022 after Atletico won the CPL Shield, topping the regular-season standings at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth internationals Okeke, Rose receive first senior call-up for Canada friendlies
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
North Carolina State University defender Janet Okeke and SMU forward Nyah Rose have received their first Canadian senior call-ups for upcoming friendlies against Iceland and South Korea. The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face No. 13 Iceland on Nov. 29 and No. 19 South Korea on Dec. 3, with both games at the Pinatar Arena in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Rise FC hires Denmark’s Heiner-Moller as head coach
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
Vancouver Rise FC has its first head coach – former Danish national team midfielder Anja Heiner-Moller. Heiner-Moller, 46, joins the Northern Super League club following two years as head coach of Denmark’s U-19 national women’s team. She previously coached in the Danish women’s league, and spent three years as an academy coach with Vancouver Whitecaps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Our Lady Peace, Mike Weir among Canada’s Walk of Fame honourees for 2025
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
TORONTO – Rock band Our Lady Peace, golf star Mike Weir and actress Tonya Williams are among those set to be inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame next year. They will join Juno-winning guitarist Liona Boyd, pioneering cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Tirone David and War Child Canada founder Dr. Samantha Nutt. The Walk of Fame, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2024
Ed Sheeran was about to join Taylor Swift on stage at a concert over the summer when he got a call from his favorite soccer team. It needed his help to sign a player. Sheeran, the British pop star, is a minor shareholder at Ipswich Town, which returned to the English Premier League this season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes defeat Flyers 4-1 with strong third period
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the opening minutes of the third period to break it open and defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Wednesday night. Aho’s wrist shot that squeezed through Philadelphia goalie Ivan Fedotov at 1:03 into the third period. ... Read More »
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