Tag: Women's Soccer
There is a lot of hand-wringing, finger-pointing and mud-flinging on social media right now with regard to the CanXNT's exit at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Everyone has a take. I have been trying to steer clear of social media because everyone is emotional and over-the-top. And so would I be if … Continue reading CanXNT at the World Cup: No Excuses
The champions of Europe, England, came into the 2023 Women's World Cup as one of the favourites. Their stock was high, and even despite devastating injuries to star Beth Mead and captain Leah Williamson, the Lionesses were still perennial contenders. It only took one match for Sarina Wiegman's squad to leave that pack in the … Continue reading Lionesses Scrape Past Impressive Haiti
Since the Summer of 2012, when the Canadian Women's National Team first truly broke into the international spotlight, claiming the bronze medal in London; they have been recognized as a global power in women's football. Ranked inside the top ten for the longest of times, Canada has come leaps and bounds since those matches in … Continue reading The Path to Glory: Who Are Canada’s World Cup Opponents?
Look, this was never my plan. I love firing barbs at rival team’s fanbases and reporting on Forge FC with great bias whilst writing the occasional CanPL travelogue. But as a writer and fan of soccer in Canada, I’ve grown to care more and more about women’s soccer, or WoSo for short. And it is … Continue reading How to Become a Canadian Soccer Governance Nerd: My Time Watching a Government Standing Committee
Heading into its eleventh season, the NWSL continues to go from strength to strength, with further expansion looking inevitable. This will mean more new stadiums, which will hopefully mean three new venues that can match the high quality of stadia the league is already blessed with. So while we wait for the 2023 season to … Continue reading Ranking The NWSL Stadiums
In December 2022, the creation of a new woman’s professional soccer was announced by Christine Sinclair and Diana Matheson - with Matheson herself having close ties with Project 8 Sports who will be heavily invested in the project. It is looking likely that 2025 will be the target starting year for the league. That’s a … Continue reading Six Possible Locations For The Canadian Professional Women’s League
On January 12th, the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League draft will be held, where hopeful footballers all across colleges and universities in the U.S. will be hoping to be picked and have their professional careers start. It goes without saying that 2022 was an eventful year for not only the NWSL but also in Washington … Continue reading The Problematic Nature of The NWSL Draft
Rhian Wilkinson led the Portland Thorns to a title in the NWSL this year. Missed the Shield by one point. Took over a team that was already successful, but in her first year had to win them over to her style of play. To her style of player management. All amidst the shadow of an … Continue reading Canada’s Coaches are Champions: Anywhere but Here
The Canadian Women's National Team continued their preparations for the Women's World Cup, which is rapidly approaching, being held in Australia and New Zealand that will begin at the end of July of next year. A trip to Brazil for a pair of games started nicely for Les Rouges, who bested Brazil by a scoreline … Continue reading Canada’s Hot Start Leads to Victory Over Brazil
Canada learned their fate for the 2023 FIFA World Cup today with the defending Olympic champions being drawn in Group B. It’s a group of familiar faces for Canada, with two of the three opponents being teams they have played multiple times in 2022 - which means Bev Priestman’s side knows a lot about their … Continue reading Canada Drawn In Group B For the FIFA Women’s World Cup
