GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Canada faced a mammoth task in its bid for its first Olympic men’s soccer berth in nearly four decades — it needed to beat Mexico on their home soil. But Uriel Antuna and Johan Vasquez scored to lift Mexico to a 2-0 victory over Canada in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Men’s […]
MUNICH — Canadian Alphonso Davies has been suspended for two games in the wake of his red card in Bayern Munich’s 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. The 20-year-old fullback from Edmonton was yellow-carded in the 11th minute after catching Wataru Endo’s foot with a challenge at Allianz Arena. But that was upgraded to […]
Tough draw for Canadian entry in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League The Canadian Championship winner was handed a tough opponent in Mexico’s Club Leon in Wednesday’s draw for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. Toronto FC will face CPL champion Forge FC to decide the Canadian team that will move into the round-of-16 matches, scheduled for April […]
ISTANBUL — Canadian forward Cyle Larin played provider Sunday, helping set up league-leading Besiktas’ insurance goal in stoppage time for a 2-0 win over Istanbul rival Galatasaray. French winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was the beneficiary after a poor touch by Galatasaray’ defender Christian Luyindama, attempting to cut out a Besiktas pass, sent the ball straight […]
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) said it has decided that the regional qualifiers for its Women’s Under-17 competitions have been cancelled. This follows the decision of FIFA, the sport’s World governing body, last week to cancel the Women’s Under-20 and Women’s Under-17 World Cups. Eight Caribbean Football Union (CFU) […]
After calling off the proposed October women’s camp in England, Canada Soccer has opted not to summon the men for November’s match window. In both cases, the governing body said the decision was pandemic-related and made in consultation with health and medical experts. “Canada Soccer remains hopeful that global health and travel measures may improve […]
Jamaican star football player Junior Flemmings of Phoenix Rising has been slapped a six-match ban after uttering a homophobic insult at San Diego Loyal’s Collin Martin. The incident occurred at a USL Championship match last month, which prompted the San Diego team to walk off the pitch in protest. The referee had mistakenly sent Martin […]
NEW YORK — Jamaican Dane Kelly netted a hat-trick to fire Charlotte Independence to their third win in four outings in the United Soccer League last weekend, headlining a productive round of matches for Caribbean marksmen. Playing at Sportsplex at Matthews in North Carolina last Saturday, the 29-year-old Kelly banged in a brace in the […]
MIAMI— The final round of CONCACAF’s qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup is to be expanded from six to eight teams, the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean confirmed on Monday. CONCACAF said in a statement that five teams — Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Honduras […]
Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem Saturday when the National Women’s Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah. The players and coaches wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts in warmups before the game, which was nationally televised on CBS. The players also knelt during a […]
