Bayern Munich is considering legal action against the Canadian soccer federation following Alphonso Davies’s serious knee injury in a match of little importance. “We’re demanding a full investigation into the events from Canada Soccer and expressly reserve the right to take legal action,” Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen told the Bild tabloid on Friday. Davies tore a ligament and sustained other damage in his right knee during Canada’s 2-1 win over the United States in the third-place decider for the CONCACAF Nations League tournament on Sunday. Davies returned to Munich where the full extent of the injury was determined on…

Former Barcelona player Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday. Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four years, six months in prison. The former Brazil and Barcelona defender denied wrongdoing during the three-day trial. That court ruled Friday that there was “insufficient evidence” to rule out Alves’ presumption of innocence. The Alves trial was the first high-profile case since Spain overhauled its laws in 2022 to make consent central to defining a sex crime in…

Canada will face the top-ranked U.S. in an international women’s soccer friendly on July 2 in Washington, D.C. The game at Audi Field, one-day after Canada Day, falls during the FIFA June-July international window. “Facing the Olympic champions will be a great test for us,” Canada head coach Casey Stoney said in a statement. “They were the best in the world in 2024 and will challenge us in areas we haven’t been tested in yet this year. This will be a great opportunity to test ourselves and give us a barometer of where we are and what work we need…

Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbours’ longstanding political and economic alliances. “The unity of the three nations was the overriding theme articulated by Carlos Cordeiro, then-president of the U.S. Soccer Federation. “A powerful message,” he called it. Well, here we are now, with the soccer showcase arriving in North America in about 15 months, and U.S. President Donald Trump back in office — inciting…

When tasked with building a professional soccer team from the ground up, there are a few main ingredients involved. Staff, naturally. Players, of course. Investors, yes. Fans, most definitely.  But one core ingredient that stands out when speaking to the staff and players of Ottawa Rapid FC of the Northern Super League is relationships. Building strong relationships. “It’s really been at the forefront of everything we do,” said Rapid FC’s sporting director and former Canadian national team member, Kristina Kiss. “I’ve always believed that a team that gets along off the field will perform better on the field, especially in…

The Canadian Premier League will host a regular-season game in Quebec City on May 31 featuring York United FC and Halifax Wanderers FC. The 2025 edition of the “On Tour” series marks the league’s second neutral-site contest. Vancouver FC and Cavalry FC played to a scoreless draw in Kelowna, B.C., last June before an announced crowd of 6,281 at the Apple Bowl. “As we look to expand the footprint of the Canadian Premier League, there is no better way to assess the viability of a market than to bring our actual product to a prospective CPL city,” commissioner Mark Noonan…

Canada climbed one spot to an all-time best No. 30 in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday. The Canadian men had reached their previous high in November after climbing four places to No. 31. They were unchanged in the end-of-year December list. Canada had previously been as high as No. 33, achieved in February 2022 under former head coach John Herdman after turning heads with an unbeaten run in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and being named the “Most Improved Side” in 2021 by FIFA. Canada’s lowest ranking was No. 122 in October 2014. The latest move up comes in the…

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Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer’s ruling body CONMEBOL, made an official proposal on Thursday to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup from 32 teams to 64. FIFA is aware of the proposal that was first introduced last March by a delegate from Uruguay during an online meeting of the ruling council of world soccer’s governing body. “We are convinced that the centennial celebration will be unique because 100 years are celebrated only once,” Dominguez said during his opening speech at CONMEBOL’s 80th Ordinary Congress in Buenos Aires. The 2030 World Cup is already set to be the…

Jade Rose knows replays of her first goal for Canada’s women’s soccer team will show her shocked face. The moment was “kind of crazy” after all, she said. “I didn’t expect it. Which was, I feel like, visible on my face,” Rose said Friday after helping Canada to a 3-0 victory over Argentina in a friendly matchup at B.C. Place. “It’s an incredible feeling. It’s great to have my first goal back on home soil, to have my mom in the stands, it’s my sister [Nyah’s] birthday — it’s just a lot of things that made it a really great day.”…