The Apple TV broadcast gave Maxime Crépeau’s Orlando City only a 12% chance of defeating Dayne St. Clair’s Inter Miami on Saturday. Orlando are a bottom-three side in the Eastern Conference, whereas the star-studded Miami squad are in the East’s top three. Miami also had the home-field advantage, playing their fourth match at the newly built, 26,700-seat Nu Stadium. The odds were stacked against the … Continue reading Crépeau Tops St. Clair in the Florida Derby

Jesse Marsch knows all about getting a team ready for a major tournament in a short amount of time. When he took over as head coach of the Canadian Men’s National Team (CanMNT), he was at the helm for just two friendlies before taking his squad to the 2024 Copa América. In the first friendly, against the Netherlands in Rotterdam, he tried a centre-back pairing … Continue reading World Cup Countdown: Canada’s Centreback Crisis

The Canadian Men’s National Team (CanMNT) finished their two-match March window with two draws: 2–2 against Iceland on Saturday and 0–0 against Tunisia on Tuesday. Tying the world’s 75th- and 44th-ranked sides in the penultimate pair of friendlies before this summer’s World Cup may sound worrying, but the CanMNT have three reasons to feel good about their chances of succeeding on the world stage for … Continue reading 3 Takeaways: Optimism After Canada’s March Window

The Canadian Men’s National Team (CanMNT), ranked 30th in the world, drew 2–2 with 75th-ranked Iceland at Toronto’s BMO Field on Saturday, March 28. Two early goals by Icelandic striker Orri Óskarsson (9th and 21st minutes) were offset by two second-half penalty kicks by Jonathan David (67th and 75th minutes). Canada had heaps of late momentum but were halted in the 80th minute by a … Continue reading 3 Takeaways: A Disappointing Draw with Iceland

Since the January international window, two major events have shaken up the Canadian Men’s squad: Marcelo Flores, a 22-year-old Mexican-Canadian playing for Tigres in the Liga MX, filed a one-time switch to represent Canada, and Promise David, a 24-year-old playing for Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian Pro League, underwent hip tendon surgery. Flores, a winger or central attacking midfielder (CAM), will likely join Canada’s 26-man … Continue reading Canada’s Midfield Is Stronger Than Ever

Historically, England’s second tier of professional soccer, the Championship, has been an uncommon landing ground for Canadians. Currently, however, this league has six Canadian men’s national team (CanMNT) players: Hull City’s Liam Millar, Middlesbrough’s Alfie Jones, Sheffield Wednesday’s Iké Ugbo, Preston North End’s Daniel Jebbison, Norwich City’s Ali Ahmed, and Southampton’s Cyle Larin. These last two, Ahmed and Larin, are the most recent additions to … Continue reading Ahmed to Face Larin in the Championship

Florida is a land of golf, gators, flamingos, everglades and, in 2026, Canadian goalkeepers. On Saturday, February 21, Maxime Crépeau (of Montreal) and Dayne St. Clair (of Pickering, Ontario) debuted with their Floridian MLS clubs. Soon, on March 1, they will face each other in a Florida derby. In his new Orlando City kit, Crépeau made 11 saves on Saturday — some of them spectacular … Continue reading Crépeau’s Clean Slate in the Sunshine State

Tuesday night at BC Place, the Canadian Men’s National Team opened their Concacaf Gold Cup campaign with a resounding 6-0 win over Honduras. The evolution of this national team over the past 5 years has been pretty dramatic. That goes without saying for almost anyone who has followed the game in this country over that period, and this match at BC Place was a reminder … Continue reading Canada Ruthless in Gold Cup Opener vs. Honduras