Join me as we cover the Canadian Premier League in 2025! My name is Ivan Sørensen, and in 2025 I will help cover the Canadian Premier League (CPL) for The Third Sub. I hope you will join me on this journey as we chart the triumphs and trials of Canada’s own league. The CPL is a very young league, which means that it does not … Continue reading Canadian Premier League Review – Week One
Thursday night at Starlight Stadium, Cavalry FC recorded a memorable result in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup tie with Liga MX giants Pumas UNAM, securing a 2-1 victory. Evidently, it was a huge night for Cavalry, but it may have been an even bigger night for the Canadian Premier League and Canadian club soccer as a whole. The CPL project has not … Continue reading A Memorable Night at Starlight
In Episode 233 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into the latest out of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Pacific FC and more. Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, CPL and more. To begin, they dive into the latest out … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 233: The Whitecaps…make a signing (!) as preseason kicks off
Last year I looked at a list of CPL players I thought the Whitecaps should take a look at (mostly for their MLSNP team). I thought it would be fun to do that again this year. If you missed last year’s edition, let me explain my approach to looking at potential signings in CPL. The sort of players I would target, are players who are … Continue reading CPL Players I Would Take a Punt on (2024)
Tuesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps moved one step closer to their third straight Canadian Championship trophy, with a 1-0 (2-0 on aggregate) win over Pacific FC. Having not played in a competitive match for 20 days, the Whitecaps had the luxury of fielding a well-rested XI that was reasonably close to their best possible team. In order to meet the Canadian contingent … Continue reading Post Match: Canadian Championship Efficiency
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article examining the CPL foreign signings. One of the trends I noticed is that the most successful markets were places where there was a dissonance between the number of professional quality players and the number of professional opportunities. So, following that logic, this article looks at one potential transfer target for each CPL team. This is mostly … Continue reading One Foreign Transfer Target for Every CPL Team
The Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Pacific 1-0 in the Canadian Championship. Based on how the game went I would say this was a fair result. The first half was essentially a series of car crashes. Starlight Stadium has a very small pitch, so when Pacific sat deep and compact it was very hard for Vancouver to get anything going. Combine this with Vancouver’s lack of play-making … Continue reading Post Match: Deserved
Author’s Note: I started work on this article about 7 months ago and shelved it for a while. But the start of the current CPL season got me thinking about the topic again so I wanted to put the article out there. As such, it does not include any data from the 2024 CPL season. Despite this, I think the points made within stand. When … Continue reading CPL Foreign Signings: A Breakdown
By Samuel Rowan & Marko Kolobara. On Saturday afternoon, Pacific FC made their way over on the ferry to contest the first Salish Sea Derby of the 2024 season against Vancouver FC. The Eagles, defending their home pitch, would secure victory, as the match ended 2-1 after a late match-winner from Vasco Fry. With the win, the Eagles took their unbeaten streak in the rivalry … Continue reading Third straight win for Eagles over Pacific in Salish Sea Derby
On Sunday May 12th, Vancouver FC played host to Atlético Ottawa at Willoughby Community Park, where the two clubs would play to a 1-1 draw. It was matchweek five in the Canadian Premier League, as Vancouver FC was looking to shed memories of the past couple weeks, returning home to Langley. Entering the match, Atléti sat in second place in the league table, boasting a … Continue reading Eagles back on track with a draw against Atléti