Author: Michael McCall
Overall record: 11-3-15 (Australia before AFC included) Biggest win: 5-2 China (1992) Biggest defeat: 6-1 Iraq (1985) Asia Is Coming With the World Cup kicking off for us in just three months, countries are getting to prepare their squads for the challenges that await them in Qatar. Canada has all eyes on them after the … Continue reading Canada’s Footballing History With Asia
In the first four years of the CPL, we have seen three players make the jump to MLS. The first player come after the inaugural season in 2019, with Joel Waterman being bought by CF Montreal from Cavalry FC for $82,000. Since then, we saw Toronto FC bring in two defenders from Pacific FC after … Continue reading 5 CPL Players Who Could Move to MLS
The Canadian Premier League is still pretty new with the league growing year by year. In the first season of the CPL, the league saw Michael Petrasso sign with Valour FC in Winnipeg, and in 2020 we saw Fraser Aird also make the jump from Europe to Winnipeg. Both players have had games with Canada's … Continue reading 5 Canadians Who Could Move to the CPL
With Sunderland A.F.C. set to make a tour across Canada this summer with their U23 squad, Canadians in unusual cities get to see a glimpse of one of the biggest teams in English soccer history. Sunderland U23 will be heading to cities with no professional teams, which is leading people to speculate that this can … Continue reading 5 European Teams That Could Invest in the CPL
The MLS Next Pro is a league that creates a great pathway for CPL players to make the jump to the MLS. Some MLS sides may be hesitant to bring a player from the CPL with it being a fresh league that is growing season by season, leaving the talent level in the league a … Continue reading 10 CPL Players That Can Go to MLS Next Pro
Canadian Premier League transfers are picking up heading towards the European transfer window, with Diyaeddine Abzi and Victor Loturi both set to move to European clubs and William Akio rumoured to have a similar announcement on its way. This is showing great growth in the league with their talent, as well as how other leagues … Continue reading 5 CPL Players That Can Move to Europe
Canada is gearing up for The World Cup this upcoming November but first, they have to play their first two matches in CONCACAF's Nation League where they are grouped with Curacao and Honduras. This will be the second Nations league in history and the U.S.A. will be defending their title after beating Canada out of … Continue reading Canada’s History Against CONCACAF
The ninth week in the CPL finished up on Sunday evening with a 1-1 draw in Winnipeg between Valour FC and FC Edmonton. That was the third match-up in this week's game, giving two teams a break from the league. Forge FC was busy battling MLS side Toronto FC in their 2020 Canadian Championship match, … Continue reading 13th Man Sports CPL Team Of The Week – Week 9
The eighth week of the Canadian Premier League was a long one, wrapping up on Wednesday night. With four games that spread out throughout the week, seven of the eight teams played off against each other, giving Halifax Wanderers a week off and Valour playing in two games. This week's formations saw the classic 4-4-2, … Continue reading 13th Man Sports CPL Team of the Week – Week 8
The second round of the Canadian Championship kicked off on Tuesday night, where we had an exciting matchup between teams in the CPL and MLS. York United remains as the only CPL team to come out of the second-round win after beating Pacific FC in penalties. Calvary also pushed penalties on MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps, … Continue reading Canadian Championship Team of the Week – Round 2
