Atletico Ottawa
As announced by Atletico Ottawa, the club has signed defender Karl Ouimette to a contract that runs until 2024. Ottawa joins six other CPL clubs to have announced a new player. Reigning CPL champions Forge FC have yet to announce a new player. Ouimette, now 30, has earned 18 senior appearances with Canada but has […]
OTTAWA, ON – York United FC wins a thriller at TD Place Stadium in the nation’s capital. It was a tight game with both teams having similar shots on goal. Both teams made game-saving tackles to extend it to penalty kicks. In the penalty shootout, York was the one who came out on top. York […]
TORONTO, ON – Ballou Tabla scored his first-ever CPL goal. His goal helped Atlético Ottawa get a point against York United FC at York Lions Stadium. It was really a difference in halves as all the goals were scored in the second half. All goals scored in the second half at York Lions Stadium Three […]
ANALYSIS – The 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft took place yesterday virtually. The players were selected from U Sports, who are athletes playing in Canadian universities across the country. There was a selection of 40 players that CPL teams had a chance to draft, with only 16 of them getting drafted. 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft Review […]
Ottawa, ON – It was a historic victory for Rob Gale’s Valour FC as Austin Ricci’s brace gives Valour FC the win at TD Place. The Winnipeg-based club’s 3-2 win over Atlético Ottawa marked the first-ever Canadian Championship victory in the short history of the club. Valour got by with a goal by Sean Rea […]
CPL Island Games East Preview Special. Michael Veenstra on Forge FC, James Grossi on York 9, AJ Jakubec on Atletico Ottawa, Gary Griffiths on HFX Wanderers.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – It was a moment that Valour FC supporters will remember for a long time to come. Wednesday afternoon’s match with Atletico Ottawa was their largest margin of victory so far in their clubs history. In the end, Valour FC score goals through Fraser Aird, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Dylan Carreiro, and Jose Galan […]
EDITORIAL – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) isn’t the first time Canada has tried to launch its own national football league. In fact, the plans for creating the CPL were first put in place shortly after the closure of the ill-fated Canadian Soccer League in 1992. Lessons Learned From the First CPL Season However, after […]
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Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Galaxy made their 2023 home preseason debut on Saturday night with a 2-1 loss to New York City FC. Douglas Costa had a chance to tie the score with a stoppage-time penalty after a brilliant run by Efrain Alvarez but had his tame effort saved. And so, the 2023 […]
NEWS – The European January transfer window finished on Tuesday, but many MLS Clubs are still on the hunt for new additions to their team for the upcoming 2023 season. With the home opener just over three weeks away, the Vancouver Whitecaps are slowly starting to make some more important moves after their early start, meaning […]
LA Galaxy vs. NYCFC will be an early season measuring stick again for the Galaxy amid a mountain of uncertainty. The 2021 MLS Cup champions travel to Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, February 4 in Los Angeles’s first pre-season match in the 2023 campaign open to Galaxy supporters. Will they show up? LA Galaxy […]
PODCAST – What’s up Internet? On this episode of Last Word Soccer Club Radio, Matt, Rachael, and Ed get together to talk all things U.S. Soccer exodus. We discuss Earnie Stewart and Brian McBride leaving their roles and what comes next as we still don’t have a head coach and Gregg Berhalter is still under […]
Depending on what type of Los Angeles Galaxy fan you are, you’re either angry or desperate at the impending start to the season. Perhaps both?! What’s certain is that Galaxy’s off-season instability won’t delay the start of the 2023 campaign in 24 days. The new MLS television deal with Apple TV will debut with the […]
The Canadian Premier League has announced a full schedule release for the 2023 season which is the league’s 5th season anniversary. In addition to a full schedule release, the league has also confirmed multiple changes to the regular season. It will be CPL Commissioner Mark Noonan’s first full season in charge after he took over mid-way […]
The Canada men’s soccer team head coach, John Herdman, has confirmed that he will stay on as the team’s head coach after guiding them through the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The English coach aspires to take the Canadian side to the 2026 World Cup and has even rejected offers from other national sides to stay […]
MLS Season Pass has officially gone live on Apple TV. Last Word on Soccer has taken a deep dive into what’s to come on the platform before the season starts. Here’s everything MLS fans need to know about the platform before the season kicks off on February 25. Everything MLS Fans Need to Know About […]