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Canada soccer, women’s national team reach a temporary financing agreement

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Soccer Canada has reached a temporary funding agreement with the Canadian women’s national team retroactive to 2022, both sides. announced in a statement Thursday. Here’s what you need to know: The statement stated that the terms of the deal “reflect a similar deal with the players of the men’s national team, which includes incentives for each match and compensation based on results.” The women’s national team’s previous agreement with Soccer Canada expired in 2021. Negotiations for a “new comprehensive collective bargaining agreement” for both national teams are ongoing, and the…

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The Turkey earthquake puts the brothers of his Canadian teammates to the test

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Atiba Hutchinson anxiously picked up his phone, hoping to see a message, for his anxiety, that was not there. He put it aside before picking it up again, almost instinctively. It was early morning for the 40-year-old Canadian and Besiktas midfielder at his home in Istanbul. He was surrounded by his wife and three children. Therefore, he didn’t want his immediate family to sound the same, but rather his brother’s lookalike. The news quickly spread throughout Turkey on February 6: a violent and possibly catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern…

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Canadian women’s national team players are calling for an “immediate change” in funding ahead of the World Cup

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Players from Canada’s national women’s soccer team are “demanding immediate change” and are calling on Soccer Canada to treat the women’s program “on an equal footing” with its funding, the Canadian Soccer Players Association said in a statement on Friday. The players feel that their preparation for the future success of the women’s program has been jeopardized by Canada Soccer’s “inability to support its national teams.” Here’s what you need to know: According to the statement, the women’s team has been forced to prepare for the upcoming Women’s World Cup…

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The World Cup in Canada was a failure, but the future looks bright

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Just before Canada’s final World Cup game, John Herdman bombed an office flat out to prove a point. “We are a soccer country,” said the Canada coach. “They were there. You can’t deny that.” A little over 24 hours later, many Canadians who were watching the men’s national team on the other side of the world probably clenched their fists even harder and made an argument to the contrary. Canada’s World Cup tournament ended with a 2-1 loss to Morocco on Thursday, completing a disappointing record: zero wins, three losses…

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Alphonso Davies delivered it for Canada again and again – a poor penalty that would send him forward

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Alphonso Davies is the legitimate face of Canadian men’s soccer. The 22-year-old is an incredible talent, won the Champions League with Bayern Munich and has an inspiring and fascinating life story. Although he missed the last two qualifying windows this spring due to heart complications that arose after contracting COVID-19 in January, he played a huge part in his country’s unexpected road back to the World Cup. He led a skilled and diverse team as they finished the CONCACAF playoffs and returned to competition for the first time since 1986.…

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Canada coach John Herdman lifts lid on full-time speech: ‘I told them we were going and ‘Croatia’

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Canada coach John Herdman has revealed that he told his players they were going and “the next Croatia” as he addressed them on the field after their unfortunate 1-0 defeat by Belgium on Wednesday. Canada outlasted second-placed Belgium in their opening match at the 2022 World Cup and had several opportunities to break the deadlock in the first half. Thibaut Courtois, however, saved an early penalty before Michy Batshuayi scored the only goal to give Belgium a 1-0 victory. After the match, Canada’s coach Herdman addressed all of his players…

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Canada World Cup squad revealed: Who made the team?

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Canada men’s national team coach John Herdman announced his 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know: The bulk of the roster has been set for a while, save for a few late changes that were necessary to accommodate the recent injuries of centre-backs Scott Kennedy and Donnell Henry as well as reserve goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. The notable surprise came when Henry was excluded from the list. Henry, a veteran of the men’s national team and a much-loved player on the…

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Injury won’t deprive Canada star Alphonso Davies of World Cup

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Alphonso Davies suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Bayern Munich on Saturday, but his participation in the World Cup with Canada is “not in danger.” Bayern said in a statement on Sunday that the 22-year-old had developed a “hamstring strain” in their 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga. The German champions expect Davies to miss the club’s last two games before the winter break, but said he is expected to be back in time for the World Cup. “The 22-year-old full-back suffered a hamstring strain in the…

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Canada sweats on Alphonso Davies’ fitness after early Bayern Munich substitution

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Canada is the latest World Cup nation to find itself sweating over the fitness of one of its key players after Alphonso Davies injured his hamstring while playing for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Davies, 22, has been selected to start the Bayern Munich match at Hertha Berlin. But the left-back was forced out in the 64th minute of the match Bayern won 3-2, and was seen clutching his right hamstring as he left the pitch. He was replaced by Lucas Hernandez. Davies is one of Canada’s top…

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Women’s World Cup 2023 Draw: How did USWNT and Canada fare

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With the 2023 Women’s World Cup draw complete, the eight groups have been decided, and both the USWNT and Canada know their opponents. Well, most of them anyway. Three slots remain open for teams that have not yet qualified for the tournament to be held in Aotearoa, New Zealand from February 17-23 next year. Ten teams will compete for those last three placeswith two teams from the AFC, two from Africa, two from CONCACAF, two from South America, one from Oceania, and one from Europe. The draw took place in…

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