The pride of Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Jacob Shaffelburg was one of Canada's stars at Copa America. In a province where hockey is king, the Maritime Messi chose a different path. As TSN's Rick Westhead explains, the chance to represent Nova Scotia at the World Cup would be a dream come true for Shaffelburg.
AFC Toronto and Halifax Tides battled to a 0-0 draw in NSL action on Sunday in Toronto's first home game of the season.
Keera Melenhorst scored twice in the first half and the Ottawa Rapid rallied from an early 2-1 deficit to beat the visiting Calgary Wild 5-2 in Northern Super League action on Saturday.
Tanya Boychuk scored just before the first half ended, and added her second goal just as the second half started and the Montreal Roses defeated the visiting Vancouver Rise 4-0.
Mathias Laborda scored in the 82nd minute for Vancouver on Saturday night in a tie with the LA Galaxy. The Whitecaps, who were only the second MLS team in the post-shootout era to win eight of their first nine games to begin a season, had their club regular-season record four-game win streak snapped.
Saba Lobjanidze scored a goal in each half and Atlanta United rallied to beat CF Montreal on Saturday night. Lucas Hoyos had four saves in his 10th start for Atlanta in his first season in the league.
Dániel Sallói scored just two minutes in for Toronto FC but Preston Judd responded with the equalizer in the 13th minute as TFC battled to a hard-fought draw against the Major League Soccer-leading Earthquakes at BMO Field.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami had a 3-0 lead in the first half, but Orlando City had other ideas. Martin Ojeda scored three goals, Tyrese Spicer had the go-ahead goal in the third minute of stoppage time, and Orlando stunned Miami on Saturday night, ending the reigning MLS champions' 11-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.
Viktor Gyökeres scored twice as Arsenal sent out an emphatic Premier League title warning to Manchester City with a comfortable victory against Fulham at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners now lead Man City by six points, with a better goal difference of four having played two matches more.
General Secretary and CEO of Canada Soccer Kevin Blue discusses Toronto FC handing the BMO Field keys over to the team for the FIFA World Cup, and his thoughts on CanMNT's upcoming training window in Charlotte.
Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez discusses the significance of Toronto FC and BMO Field handing over the keys to Canada Soccer a month ahead of the FIFA World Cup, and provides an update on Richie Laryea.
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