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MacEwan Griffins load up on Park Phoenix players

Familiarity breeds contentment.The MacEwan University Griffins women’s soccer team has been quite content in adding a number of players very familiar with each other during their recruitment period this winter, ...
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Hellstrom heading back to Sweden, eyeing Olympic roster spot

Accustomed to driving the play on the pitch, Jenna Hellstrom also took the wheel of her soccer career recently, setting Orebro, Sweden, as her destination.
Soccer
Canadian soccer star Kadeisha Buchanan named Postmedia Female Athlete of the Year

Kadeisha Buchanan continues to grow her impressive list of accomplishments playing for the top women’s soccer club in the world.
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MacEwan mines Park program for women’s soccer squad

Just because things haven’t gone as planned doesn’t mean you stop planning.Although most sporting activities have been either heavily curtailed or outright cancelled during the COVID crisis, programs still need ...
Soccer
MLS MVP Alejandro Pozuelo has dulled the sting of Giovinco’s departure in Toronto

Toronto FC star Alejandro Pozuelo has officially kicked those huge shoes he had to fill to the curb.The club’s attacking midfielder arrived in Toronto prior to the start of the ...
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High School Sports: A rich, sometimes surprising history

One of the truly great things about high school sports is the sense of history it brings to all participants.
Soccer
TFC braintrust under big pressure in the search for a new head coach and DP

Just like courier companies over the holidays, the Toronto FC braintrust — president Bill Manning and GM Ali Curtis — is under pressure to deliver the goods.
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High School Sports: It will take time and effort, post-pandemic, for some sports to rebuild ...

However and whenever we emerge from this global pandemic, amateur sport organizations would do well not to rest on their laurels and expect the same level of interest to magically ...

Soccer
CRACKS OF DON: Maradona - the biggest icon in the history of sports

He was commonly known as the most sensational player ever in a sport that has an estimated fan base of 3.
Soccer
HUNTER: Diego Maradona's career crippled by drugs, scandal

Soccer legend Diego Maradona’s off-pitch antics were as storied as his on-field heroics.In fact, as he grew older, the Argentinian playboy’s personal trials and tribulations began overshadowing his breathtaking talent.
Soccer
Toronto FC season ends on a 1-0 loss to expansion Nashville

A crazy season finally caught up with Toronto FC on Tuesday night.Though coach TFC Greg Vanney had a relatively full and healthy squad at his disposal for the opening round ...
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Laurentian student-athletes receive academic honours

Laurentian University has counted no fewer than 131 student-athletes who have achieved Academic All-Canadian or All-Conference recognition this year, with averages of 80 per cent or higher during the 2019-20 ...
Soccer
Captain Bradley focused on Nashville and nothing else as TFC begins its MLS playoff run

In Michael Bradley’s world, past success is of no consequence when a new season is about to begin.
Sports
Fort Saskatchewan Soccer receives Jumpstart grant

Fort Saskatchewan Soccer was the recipient of a COVID-19 sports relief grant this week.The Canadian Tire Jumpstart Sports Relief fund is an $8 million fund, supporting sport and recreation organizations ...
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Greater Sudbury Soccer Club cancels grassroots programming due to lack of gym space

Competitive soccer to go ahead this winter
Soccer
Toronto FC players will be able to "rejuvenate and recharge" their spirits by training at ...

You can “bank” on the fact that the Toronto FC players are thrilled to be back at the BMO Training Ground.
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SDSSAA High School Athletes of the Week: McAughey, Gouchie get it done

Hailey McAughey and Kyle Gouchie from Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School are the latest SDSSAA High School Athletes of the Week.
Soccer
Toronto FC's Pozuelo proud to be in MLS MVP hunt, but team comes first

Toronto FC and its superstar midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo have bigger things on their minds than who will be named Major League Soccer’s most valuable player.