Watch Ottawa Rapid FC and Vancouver Rise FC go head-to-head in Northern Super League action from TD Place Stadium. Source link

Angel City defender Savy King was recovering from heart surgery following her collapse on the field during a National Women’s Soccer League match on Friday night. King was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the medical event in the second half of Angel City’s match against the Utah Royals. Doctors who evaluated King discovered a heart abnormality, and she underwent surgery Tuesday. “She is now resting and recovering surrounded by her family, and her prognosis is excellent,” the team said in a statement. King’s family released a joint statement thanking the team’s medical staff, King’s fellow players…

Students at a Forest Lawn school will get some of the best seats in the house when pro women’s soccer arrives in Calgary this weekend. Calgary Wild FC goalkeeper Sarah Keilty-Dilling visited Ian Bazalgette School in the city’s southeast this week to launch the Keepers Corner campaign. Now a goalkeeper herself for Alberta’s first pro women’s soccer team, a founding club in the Northern Super League, Keilty-Dilling previously taught physical education at Ian Bazalgette. Keepers Corner is an initiative through which Wild goalies will donate 20 tickets to the school for each of the club’s 13 games at McMahon Stadium, where the…

Montreal Roses FC and Halifax Tides FC battled to a 0-0 tie in Northern Super League action Saturday in Laval, Que. The tie was the first for the NSL this season but also earned Halifax (0-2-1) its first point. Montreal (3-0-1, 10 points) remains atop the league standings. It held a 15-10 edge in total shots but Halifax had one more on-target shot (3-2). WATCH | Roses FC remain undefeated after a scoreless draw with Tides FC in NSL action: Roses FC remain undefeated after a scoreless draw with Tides FC in NSL action Halifax Tides FC gets its first ever…

Soccer·New The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday. Brazil will host a 32-team Women’s World Cup in 2027 The Associated Press · Posted: May 09, 2025 1:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago Canada’s Jessie Fleming, left, and Canada’s Quinn, right, pictured competing against Ireland’s Ruesha Littlejohn, centre, during the Women’s World Cup in Perth, Australia, in 2023. The tournament’s field will increase to 48 teams in 2031. (Gary Day/The Associated Press) The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams…

Canada Soccer’s women’s futsal national team — which features three Saskatoon players — won the inaugural CONCACAF women’s futsal championship in Guatemala City last weekend, clinching a spot in the first-ever FIFA Futsal World Cup. Futsal is often compared to indoor soccer, but played in a smaller court with a few different rules. The fast-paced game has made its mark internationally, but is still growing in Canada and across the province. Saskatoon’s Erica Hindmarsh, Jadyn Steinhauer and Jade Houmphanh are three of the 14 Team Canada players who beat Panama 8-2 to win the championship. University of Saskatchewan Huskie Coach Jenson Barandica-Hamilton also joined the team as an…

Olympic gold medal-winning skier Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States has joined the ownership group of the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Denver, set to launch next year. Shiffrin, an eight-time world champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist, is the most decorated alpine skier of all time. She is the latest celebrity athlete to invest in an NWSL team. Others run the gamut from NBA star James Harden (Houston Dash) to former NFL quarterback Eli Manning (Gotham FC) to actress Natalie Portman (Angel City). “I’m beyond thrilled to join the ownership group of Denver NWSL and support something so…

Andi Petrillo is joined by CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed and AFC Toronto player Emma Regan to break down all the action in Canadian soccer news this week. Source link

Canada booked its ticket to the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in dramatic fashion by defeating Mexico in a penalty shootout Saturday to reach the final of CONCACAF W Futsal Championship. The two finalists at the eight-team CONCACAF tournament will represent the region at the 16-team FIFA Futsal World Cup, slated for Nov. 21 to Dec. 7 in the Philippines. Futsal is a five-a-side indoor game played in two 20-minute halves. Like hockey, teams can make changes on the fly. The semifinal at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala went to a shootout after finishing tied 4-4 following two five-minute…

Goals by Latifah Abdu and Tanya Boychuk gave Montreal Roses FC a 2-1 win over CF Rapide Ottawa Saturday in NSL play. Source link