Jürgen Klopp started his tenure as Germany's head coach with a threat to leave the job if the media don't respect his family's privacy. Klopp signed a four-year contract and spoke for more than 45 minutes at a news conference and made it clear he had taken the role out of national pride and not because he needed to get back into soccer.
Lauren Rowe and Kaylee Hunter scored second-half goals, goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo made two saves, and the visiting AFC Toronto moved into sole possession of third place with a 2-0 win over the Montreal Roses in Northern Super League action on Thursday.
Johanne Fridlund scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute as Ottawa Rapid FC defeated Calgary Wild FC Wednesday night in NSL action.
Sam Surridge scored on a penalty kick Wednesday night as Nashville SC beat CF Montreal to extend its winning streak to five games. Nashville is unbeaten in 10 straight and leads MLS with 39 points.
Pavel Bucha scored a pair of goals Wednesday night to help FC Cincinnati beat the Whitecaps. Evander added a goal and an assist for Cincinnati and Kevin Denkey also scored.
Luka Gavran made four saves to help Toronto FC play Matt Turner and the Revolution to a scoreless draw on Wednesday night. Gavran had three saves in the first half in posting his second straight clean sheet after Toronto played CF Montreal to a scoreless draw on Thursday.
Preston Plambeck scored his first career MLS goal in the 87th minute, Luis Suárez scored twice, and Inter Miami beat Chicago on Wednesday night to spoil Robert Lewandowski’s debut for the Fire.
The Whitecaps resume their MLS regular season schedule Wednesday against FC Cincinnati and after facing off against each other at the FIFA World Cup, Sebastian Berhalter and Andres Cubas return as teammates.
The Vancouver Rise scored three times in the opening 11 minutes to cruise to a win over AFC Toronto on Saturday in Northern Super League action. It was the second straight win for Vancouver, which sits fifth in the six-team league standings.
Lucy Cappadona and Hailey Whitaker scored four minutes apart in the first half and the visiting Montreal Roses defeated the winless Calgary Wild 2-0 in Northern Super League play on Friday.
Four-year-old Zak Jamal and his mom Alysha have recently moved back to Canada from Kenya. Change can be hard at this age but Alysha is determined to ensure the transition is smooth, as you'll see in this Canadian Tire Jumpstart feature.
Toronto FC showed signs of rust and complacency following a lengthy hiatus. But TFC were still able to grind out a scoreless draw vs. CF Montreal in the latest edition of their Canadian derby, a result that allowed them to snap a three-match losing streak in MLS.
Delaney Baie Pridham and Sadie Waite scored as the league-leading Ottawa Rapid beat the Halifax Tides to secure their fourth straight win.
Thursday's Whitecaps game has been postponed due to poor air quality in Chicago caused by Canadian wildfire smoke, which means Robert Lewandowski's MLS debut will be put on hold. The match at Soldier Field has been rescheduled to October 6.
Winnipeg will join the Northern Super League as its seventh franchise in 2027, the league announced Tuesday. The club is co-founded by former Canadian women's national team player Desiree Scott and Rob Gale, a former Canada Soccer youth national team coach who most recently served as head coach of the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League.
Chloe Minas made no mistake from the spot, comfortably slotting her penalty kick into the bottom left corner late in the second half to lift the Montreal Roses to a victory over the Halifax Tides on Sunday.
Josie Longhurst put Vancouver ahead with a goal in the 87th minute and Maithe Lopez added an insurance marker in stoppage time as the Rise defeated the Calgary Wild on Saturday.
Delaney Baie Pridham scored a go-ahead goal in the 87th minute and the Ottawa Rapid held on to beat AFC Toronto on Saturday.
Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue spoke about his level of concern with the future of the Whitecaps in Vancouver.
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