home All News open_in_new Full Article

Why the Northern Super League can change football in Canada for good

Without a pathway to follow in their own country, players have had to look overseas to make a career. But no moreAs “O Canada” reverberated around Vancouver’s BC Place last Wednesday, the emotion was clear on the faces of those on the pitch and in the crowd. There were hugs, there were tears, and there was an unbeatable cacophony of noise when Quinn slotted home the winning penalty, the first goal of the Northern Super League era. All 14,000 inside the stadium were aware of how momentous this occasion was, the moment professional domestic women’s football had finally arrived in Canada.For many of the Canadian players involved in Vancouver Rise and Calgary Wild, it was the first time they will have heard only their anthem at the start of the match. “It was something I said to our team before the game,” the Rise midfielder Quinn reflected after the game. “That was pretty neat.” Continue reading...


today 11 h. ago attach_file Sport

attach_file Politics
attach_file Sport
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Sport
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Sport
attach_file Events
attach_file Sport
attach_file Sport
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Politics
attach_file Events
attach_file Events


ID: 3567604128
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down