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The history of Canadian football is permeated with geographical complexities, infrastructural failings, and a collective exasperation amongst native fans—but has a newly-established league put an end to decades of disillusionment? In this five-part series, Ryan Murray attempts to understand whether the Canadian Premier League is the vehicle that will help to awake a sleeping giant from its slumber, and re-address …

As revealed by The Telegraph, talks are underway about introducing semi-automated offsides into the Premier League as of next season. Football’s lawmakers have been discussing what changes could be made to overhaul the current VAR system, which is coming under increasing pressure every week following a host of controversial decisions. The technology for semi-automated offsides had first been used in …

It’s gut-check time for the U.S. men’s national team as Gregg Berhalter’s squad prepares for their latest challenge in CONCACAF Nations League play. Trinidad & Tobago opposes the Americans in the upcoming quarterfinal round, with Final Four and Copa America berths on the line. Despite their recent success against the Soca Warriors, the USMNT will need to be ready for …

November 14 – The U.S. Supreme Court has reached out to President Joe Biden’s administration for its views on whether the justices should proceed with the U.S. Soccer Federation’s bid to bar a lawsuit accusing it of conspiring with FIFA to prohibit overseas clubs from playing official matches in the United States. Relevant Sports Group is embroiled in a long-standing …

Barcelona are, by no means, a force to be reckoned with this season. They have been outplayed several times by teams boasting of a much thinner squad, and inarguably less-talented players. For the longest time, under Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Tito Vilanova, and even Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona were scoring goals for fun while maintaining a steadily healthy defence. However, Xavi’s …

Juventus boasts one of the most dedicated fan bases in Italian football, and their support is considered crucial to the team’s success both on and off the field. Despite having one of the largest stadiums in the country, filling it can be a challenge, but the Bianconeri have consistently drawn strong attendance. According to a new report from Calciomercato, Juventus …

Saturday’s NWSL final wasn’t just something for winners Gotham FC to celebrate. CBS Sports had a fine night as well, with an average of the NWSL Championship on the CBS network and Paramount+ combined. This makes the game only the second NWSL match to surpass 800,000 viewers – last season’s title game which pulled in 915,000 viewers on the same …

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has made an interesting claim about the Premier League, saying teams in England are not interested in defending. He also believes that if he ever coached a Premier League club, he would have a real shot at winning the title. Simeone, who recently signed a contract extension with Atletico Madrid, is one of the longest-serving …

Morning all, some quick Monday bits for you. Let’s start with an extraordinary second half from Arsenal Women last night. 2-0 down to Leicester at the break, they scored 6 (six!) after the break to turn things around in fine style. And it could have been even more, the woodwork denying us a couple of times too. As we saw …

Dissecting a bit more from Monday’s thrashing of Tottenham again now. I’ll reiterate a again first though that it was the hugely impressive 4-1 result that counts here and essentially is what will always matter the most. But as I have already highlighted this week on my Substack site on a couple of occasions, there are still some concerns. The …