Born in Wales to a Canadian mother and Italian father, Gabe Biancheri has options when it comes to playing international soccer. The 18-year-old Manchester United academy forward has already represented Wales at the youth level and attended a Welsh senior camp. Now he is getting a taste of Canada as a training player with Jesse Marsch’s squad at the Canadian Shield Tournament. Having already represented Wales at the 2023 UEFA U-17 Championship and in UEFA U-19 qualifying, Biancheri would have to make a one-time switch with FIFA to change international allegiance. “I don’t know what is going to happen next,”…

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Ottawa got out to a 1-0 lead in the first minute and never looked back. Pridham scored three and leads the NSL with seven goals on the season. Source link

Four countries are bringing their national soccer teams to Toronto this weekend for the final major tournament the city will host before it takes on several World Cup games next year. The Canadian Shield Tournament kicks off at BMO Field on Saturday and features four national men’s soccer teams — Canada, Ukraine, New Zealand and Ivory Coast.  The tournament is meant to prepare the teams for next year’s FIFA World Cup, according to Canada Soccer. Canada’s head coach Jesse Marsch said his team is excited for the challenge that comes with taking on these strong opponents.  “It’s a chance for all of us to competitively make…

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18 minutes ago Sports Duration 9:30 Andi Petrillo chats with rising Canadian star Promise David on Just Soccer. He reflects on his title-winning season with Union Saint-Gilloise, scoring twice to end a 90-year drought, and shares his goals with the Canadian men’s national team. Source link

You could argue the United States isn’t exactly the most welcoming country for visitors at the moment. There’s been a surge of border crackdowns, new visa restrictions and an overall sense of fear over being detained amid multiple reports of foreigners being locked up for weeks in the five months since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. Yet, one of the biggest, most highly anticipated and attended sports events is coming to the U.S. next year: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, soccer’s premiere international competition. The U.S. will co-host next year’s World Cup with Mexico and Canada. Of the 16 host cities, 11 are on American soil. It’s been estimated…

Soccer has already taken Promise David to Croatia, the United States, Malta, Estonia and Belgium. And the 23-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont., could be on the move again during the summer transfer window. There have been bumps along the way for David, who usually goes by Tobi (his full name is Promise Oluwatobi Emmanuel David Akinpelu). “I call it a journey through hell,” David said with a smile. “I’m just trying to better myself as a football player and reach higher levels. But, yeah, from each place, I took a piece of football and added it to myself. And I…

On Tuesday evening, with the temperature teasing Montrealers about the potential of what summer could bring, Saputo Stadium was rocking like it has never rocked before. It has been a dreadful season for CF Montréal. Impact fans have been enduring home games rather than enjoying them, but for at least one night, 18,000 fans breathed life back into the building. Canada rolled to a two-game sweep over Haiti with a 3-1 win in a women’s international soccer friendly. But the rowdiness wasn’t attributed to the win. Fans from Montreal’s large Haitian community were out in droves, waving Haitian flags, wearing blue…

Former U.S. and Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley and former Canadian international defender David Edgar have joined Canada as guest coaches under Jesse Marsch during the current FIFA international window. The Canadian team is currently in Halifax preparing for the four-team Canadian Shield Tournament that opens Saturday in Toronto with Canada taking on Ukraine and New Zealand facing Ivory Coast. Bradley will only be with Canada for the Halifax camp while Edgar, an assistant coach with the Canadian Premier League’s Forge FC, will also be in Toronto. The 37-year-old Bradley, who won 151 caps for the U.S. from 2006 to…