Soccer

Kickoff for the Northern Super League (NSL), the first professional women’s soccer league in Canada, is just three months away, with this past Monday marking the start of the 100-day countdown to the opening game on Apr. 16.

Long-time friends will be joining AFC Toronto for the Northern Super League’s first season, Meaghen Johnson writes.

Although Canada’s women’s soccer team ended the year with an emphatic 5-1 win in a friendly against Korea Republic on Tuesday, no one may be more eager to flip the calendar to 2025 than the national team’s players.

Benfica striker refuses to let past snubs stop her from chasing dream of representing Canada on soccer’s biggest stage, Meaghen Johnson writes.

Canadian women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman and assistant coach Jasmine Mander “directed, approved and condoned” the illegal filming of New Zealand’s team practices at the Paris Olympics using a drone, according to a report summarizing an investigation of the incident.

Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott embraced the unsung hero role during a long career with the national team, Meaghen Johnson writes.

In the coming weeks, we will see Christine Sinclair walk off the soccer pitch for the final time. On Friday, nearly a year after Sinclair retired from the international game, the Portland Thorns will honour the star forward in the team’s regular-season finale. There is also a chance that Friday could mark Sinclair’s final soccer game ever.

One of the greatest goalkeepers in Canadian soccer history talks to TSN’s Meaghen Johnson about her decision to return home to play for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

A prolific scorer who grew up playing in the Greater Toronto Area, the forward became the very first player to sign for the Northern Super League this week, Meaghen Johnson writes.