Tag: Valour FC
Well, Valour got the job done so a tip o' the cap to them. They only had to hit the net once to win, but what a hit it was. Matteo de Brienne took a Sean Rea cross and absolutely smashed it on the volley. A beautiful goal that came seemingly out of nothing. But … Continue reading Discretion Was the Better Part of Valour: Shut Out in the ‘Peg
We’re officially on the business end. The season is seventy-five percent complete, and the race for playoffs and seeding is only heating up! A lot can happen in seven games, and we’ve seen teams form dramatically collapse, off-the-field moves shaking things up, and teams who are more than happy to play spoiler. So as we … Continue reading CPL Three Quarter-Season Power Ranking
With less than ten games to go, we’re officially at the business end of the season. Teams are becoming officially eliminated, teams will soon be securing playoff spots and at the same time fine-tuning their squads ahead of the playoffs. As we head into this final stretch, let’s take a look at the winners and … Continue reading 3 Winners and 3 Losers 20 Weeks Into the CPL Season
The Canadian Premier League is well into its fourth season, and like snowflakes, fingerprints, and my excuses for missing deadlines, no two are the same. First, we had the spring and fall/Clausura e Apertura season with a two-legged final (yay Forge!). Then we had the Island Games, First Round, Second Round, and Forge Round. And finally, … Continue reading Recognizing the Need for a CPL Players Association
The ComeOn! Match of the Week is the marque match for the week on the streaming service One Soccer. The match of the week is unique compared to the other matches, as it gets an in-studio pre-game show, a play-by-play announcer, a colour commentator, an in-studio half-time show, and an in-studio post-game show. Compared to … Continue reading The Perceived Bias of the ComeOn! Match of the Week
With the strike of Tristan Blackmon‘s right foot, the Vancouver Whitecaps won the 2022 Voyageurs Cup, and thus, brought the curtain down on a very entertaining Canadian Championship. From HFX playing in Guelph, to a dog fight between Cavalry and Vancouver, the competition this year had plenty of great moments. Going into 2023, the Canadian … Continue reading How to Make the Canadian Championship Better
In June 2022, CONCACAF officially unveiled their new Champions League format, starting in 2024. From that season on, the Canadian Premier League will have two allocated spots in the competition, with both the regular season league winners and overall CPL Champions qualifying for the first round of the Champions League. In the event a team … Continue reading The Double Edge Sword of CONCACAF Champions League Expansion
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 CPL is a league that is spread coast to coast across Canada, and it's fitting that with such a large league, (in terms of geographical size) comes a large variety of stadiums. The CPL is still in its formative years, and that is shown by the stadium used throughout. Temporary stadiums, university stadiums, and … Continue reading Ranking the CPL Stadiums
We're over halfway into the 2022 CPL season, and since the last time we checked in on the league's winners and losers, there have been quite a few head-turning moments. Blistering form up front, misses beyond belief, newfound defensive solidity, and defensive collapse have all been apparent to see, and as we continue to go … Continue reading 3 Winners and 3 Losers 15 Weeks Into the CPL Season
