
Canada leaves the FIFA Women’s World Cup early and shell-shocked. And, in some cases, in tears. The Olympic champion Canadians were put to the sword Monday in a shocking, lopsided 4-0 loss to Australia. It was not pretty, unless you were Australian. The 10th-ranked Matildas needed to win to be sure of moving on to […]
The Canadian men’s soccer team, which won a legion of fans in returning to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years, has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year. It marks the second straight year a soccer team has earned the award. The Canadian women won in 2021 after their Olympic gold-medal performance in Tokyo. “It’s a huge honour,” said Canada men’s coach John Herdman. “I think it’s a testament to the sacrifices, the hard work that’s gone in over a […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the […]
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion. Messi scored two goals and then another in a shootout as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties Sunday to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 […]
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco advanced to the last 16 at the World Cup for just the second time after clinging on for a 2-1 win over Canada on Thursday. The victory meant it finished top of Group F ahead of 2018 World Cup finalist Croatia and semifinalist Belgium. Croatia went through in second and No. 2-ranked Belgium was […]
It was a back and forth affair between Sunderlund AFC U23 and Toronto FC Tier 2 on Wednesday night on the pitch at Mosaic Stadium, but in the end it was the international club pulling out the win in front of a few thousand spectators. Max Thompson scored the lone goal for Sunderlund AFC U23 […]
Mosaic Stadium is usually home to a lot of football action during the year, but on Wednesday a different type of football will take place as Toronto FC 2 will meet Sunderland AFC U23 in a friendly on Wednesday night. Toronto FC 2 competes in the MLS Next Pro league which is currently in […]