Jamaica-born Charmaine Crooks was elected president of Canada Soccer at its annual general meeting on the weekend. She was elevated to interim president from vice-president in late February after Nick Bontis resigned, acknowledging change was needed to achieve labour peace with the Canadian men’s and women’s national teams. Crooks is the first woman and the […]
Khadija Shaw is the first Caribbean player to win CONCACAF Women’s Player of the Year honors. The 31-year-old talismanic striker enjoyed another superb year in 2022. Four years after helping Jamaica become the first-ever Caribbean nation to qualify for a FIFA Women’s World Cup, Shaw played a huge role in helping Jamaica qualify for […]
The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy got a whirlwind visit to Haiti, but instead of being feted with a parade like in other countries it was only displayed during a small ceremony because of the country’s unrelenting violence. Meant to inspire future female football talent, the trophy was surrounded by Haitian authorities, mostly men and […]
Jamaica-born Charmaine Crooks was appointed Canada Soccer’s interim president on Wednesday last week following the resignation of Nick Bontis. Canada Soccer noted that Crooks is the first woman and the first person of colour to lead the organization. Bontis resigned on Monday last week amid the current labour dispute with the men’s and women’s national […]
Manchester United Women has signed Canada defender Jayde Riviere to a contract that runs until the end of the 2024-25 season. Riviere said: “I am a huge Manchester United fan, so this is a dream come true for me to sign here. “I’m really looking forward to developing and learning at this huge football club, […]
Montreal’s Moise Bombito, a junior defender at the University of New Hampshire, has been selected third overall by the Colorado Rapids at the MLS SuperDraft. Bombito was named 2022 America East Defender of the Year and a second-team all-American selection, after helping lead a defence that ranked third in the NCAA with a 0.5 […]
The Canadian men’s soccer team, which won a legion of fans in returning to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years, has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year. It marks the second straight year a soccer team has earned the award. The Canadian women won in 2021 after their […]
It is safe to say that even though the dreaded COVID is still hanging around and continue to menace the people of the world, 2022 was a psychological improvement over the two previous years. Somehow most managed to get closer to a normal life, banishing COVID from their thoughts…more or less. Still, the year was […]
Pele, football’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. For others it goes further: He was the symbol of football played with passion, gusto and a smile. Indeed, he helped to forge an image of […]
By Aldwyn McGill The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 came to a dramatic end after Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalty kicks in the final at Lusail Stadium. To say it was a game of momentum changes would be an understatement. Argentina dominated the run of play for the entire first half and after a […]
