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Canada names midfielder Jessie Fleming captain of the women’s soccer team
Midfielder Jessie Fleming will lead the Canadian women’s soccer team into the CONCACAF W Gold…
Members of Canada Soccer’s 2018 board of directors hit with player lawsuit
TORONTO – The Canadian Soccer Players’ Association, which represents the Canadian women’s team, has filed…
MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is ‘very prepared’ to deal with referee lockout
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi’s first full season in Major League Soccer started…
Lionel Messi gets an assist, Inter Miami opens MLS season with 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had two Real Salt Lake defenders on either…
‘Little dark secret’: DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for…
Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament
TORONTO – Fourteen clubs, including three newcomers, will take part in the 2024 Canadian Championship,…
Young Canadians start qualifying road, looking to advance to 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
With club connections from Croatia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and the Netherlands as well…
Soccer star Dani Alves found guilty of rape, sentenced to four and a half years in prison
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his…
Quebec coroner inquest told that poor police planning led to killing of officer
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police didn’t plan properly before they tried to arrest a mentally…
Canada opens CONCACAF W Gold Cup play with lopsided 6-0 win over El Salvador
HOUSTON – In its first game in more than two months, Canada showed some rust…
Soccer games involving Valencia and Levante postponed after deadly fire in eastern Spain
MADRID (AP) — Soccer games involving Valencia and Levante have been postponed after both clubs…
At 79, Rod Stewart shows no signs of slowing down, with a new swing album with Jools Holland
NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Rod Stewart will not be slowed. At 79, he continues…
Mike Tyson, Francis Ngannou set for Professional Fighters League debut in Saudi Arabia
Mike Tyson and Francis Ngannou are in Saudi Arabia, a pair of ferocious heavyweights with…
CF Montreal enters MLS season with some new faces, and a new play style
CF Montreal is heading into the Major League Soccer season with plenty of intrigue. With…
Cricket Canada looks to Boundaries North partnership to build on on-field success
Canada Cricket looks to make some noise this year, or at least some headlines. For…
Death toll in Spanish building fire hits 9, with 1 missing, as questions grow about speed of blaze
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block…
Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming MLB’s first woman umpire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking…
Canada thumps outmatched Dominica 8-0 in CONCACAF U-20 qualifying play
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago – Myles Morgan scored three goals and Santiago Lopez…
Toronto FC signs teenage defender Adam Pearlman to homegrown contract
Toronto FC added to a flurry of personnel moves ahead of Sunday’s MLS season opener,…
Canadian men take on St. Vincent next in CONCACAF U-20 qualifying play
After having its way with Dominica in an 8-0 romp Friday, Canada expects more of…
Toronto FC down four players as it opens MLS regular season in Cincinnati
Toronto FC will be without forwards Deandre Kerr and Jordan Perruzza, newly signed defender Nickseon…
Orlando City’s Gallese, Montreal’s Sirois stellar in scoreless opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Gallese finished with five saves for Orlando City, Jonathan Sirois…
Jen Pawol becomes the first woman to umpire a spring training game since 2007
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the…
Liverpool beats Chelsea 1-0 to win the English League Cup
LONDON (AP) — Virgil van Dijk headed Liverpool to a record-extending 10th English League Cup…