Author: Stan Adamson
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EXPANSION TEAM UNITY FC ANNOUNCED
Unity FC has entered the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team this coming season to kickoff the regular season during May through to the playoffs in September and the CSL Championship Final expected to be played early October. Recently launched, the club’s roster at kickoff time will be international in nature with players from…
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BC PLACE PICTURESQUE VANCOUVER A BIG WORLD CUP DRAW
Saturday, June 13, 2026 is the date Vancouverites will host their first of seven World Cup matches at BC Place with an expected attendance of 54,000. BC Place is the favourite venue for major sporting events in Vancouver, including big soccer matches such as the Women’s World Cup 2015 United States championship victory over Japan.…
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2026 FIFA WORLD CUP THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP UPDATE– Expect new motorcycles and a highly competitive fever in Canada’s largest city
At the end of the upcoming 2024 outdoor soccer season there will be just one more season to go before the 2026 World Cup games arrive in 16 North American cities, 11 of which are in the United States, three venues are in Mexico and two at Toronto and Vancouver in Canada. A total 48…
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Stefan Vukovic THEY MADE THE GRADE…. AND MORE
While continuing to recognize and pay tribute to the more than 40 players in the Canadian Soccer League who played for their country, mostly Canada – the most recent being TFC captain Jonathan Osorio – and also those players who were not capped internationally but moved on to play at a higher level, we think…
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Jonathan Osorio CSL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NAMED TFC CAPTAIN
Jonathan Osorio, the standout midfielder who won the Rookie of the Year award in the Canadian Soccer League in 2012, has now been named captain of Toronto FC. Osorio, who was the second leading goalscorer in that CSL that debut year was given the assignment by head coach John Herdman while training with the Toronto…
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Mirko Medic CSL’s POSITION ON PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Is the Canadian Soccer League changing its long-standing and successful practice of importing players from other countries to now focus on player development at home ? The answer is no, the CSL has never wavered in its position that the acquisition of players in a semi-professional environment belongs to the member teams. Signing a player…
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IS THE CSL CHANGING WITH PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
The CSL is changing, is what we said almost a decade ago on November 20, 2014. That was two days after the CSL’s Rookie of the Year Jonathan Osorio entered the field for Canada at 62 minutes in an international friendly against Panama, a game that ended in a scoreless tie at the Rommel Fernandez…
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The Hanger is a longstanding facility ideal for the indoor game. CSL PLAYERS ON TOP IN OFF-SEASON INDOOR TOURNAMENT
With approximately one million registered players, the game of soccer continues to be the most popular sport in Canada in terms of participation. There is also an increasing demand for the indoor game with more facilities accommodating soccer during the off season winter months for a year-round activity for many. The Hanger, as it is…
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Juan Mina, former goalkeeper in Cali, Colombia,
is vice president of Spanish Future Stars FC
leading Canadian operations.
SPANISH FUTURE STARS FC IN CSL
If you have a touch of Spanish heritage, originally from South or Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean or Spain, and you now reside in southern Ontario and love the game of soccer, you may want to keep an eye on the most recent addition to the Canadian Soccer League. Future Stars FC, also known as…
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STEPPING UP TO THE PRO LEVEL
Danny Dichio made more than 300 appearances for several top flight clubs in England and Italy before moving to Canada to sign for Toronto FC. He took part in the opening debut match, scoring for the history book with Toronto’s first MLS goal against Chicago Fire on May 12, 2007. Dichio ended his playing career…
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The elder Les Anning was a sought-after sport celebrity for advertising. THE ANNING SPORT EXCELLENCE FROM TWO CONTINENTS
When Les Anning gives the match ball a thumping kick from the 4th Official touchline area it arrives with some accuracy on a direct kick spot or corner kick location on the other side of the pitch. Anning’s replacement ball for the one that’s lost deep in the end zone of a Canadian Soccer League…
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Scarborough – four CSL titles in five years. SCARBOROUGH WINS LEAGUE TITLE TO CLOSE CSL SEASON
A hat-trick by Scarborough substitute striker Gonzalo Matias led his team to a 6-4 victory to capture the regular season Canadian Soccer League title in the opening match of three at the Paramount Stadium Saturday September 16. The intense, highly attractive clash with Serbian White Eagles was followed by an 8-0 drubbing of a struggling…
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Serbian White Eagles and Scarborough meet for league title in regular season finale SCARBOROUGH WIN MEANS LEAGUE TITLE OPPORTUNITY
A first half scoring spree of four goals in six minutes at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday, September 9, lifted Scarborough to an 8-1 trouncing of Ooty Black Pearl and moved the east Toronto side into a league title opportunity when it meets league-leading Serbian White Eagles in the regular season finale September 16. In…