@jermainepedro.bsky.social
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Kenneth Heiner-Møller is returning to Canada Soccer as its new sporting director.
He’s currently San Diego FC’s technical director, and will change jobs in the summer.
He’s currently San Diego FC’s technical director, and will change jobs in the summer.
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Kenneth Heiner-Møller is returning to Canada Soccer as its new sporting director.
He’s currently San Diego FC’s technical director, and will change jobs in the summer.
He’s currently San Diego FC’s technical director, and will change jobs in the summer.
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FIFA says the winning team of the women’s Champions Cup will earn US$2.3 million, and the runner up will get $1 million.
$200,000 for each losing semifinalist, and $100,000 for each of the teams already eliminated - New Zealand’s Auckland United (Oceania) and China’s Wuhan Chegu Jiangda (Asia).
$200,000 for each losing semifinalist, and $100,000 for each of the teams already eliminated - New Zealand’s Auckland United (Oceania) and China’s Wuhan Chegu Jiangda (Asia).
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
FIFA says the winning team of the women’s Champions Cup will earn US$2.3 million, and the runner up will get $1 million.
$200,000 for each losing semifinalist, and $100,000 for each of the teams already eliminated - New Zealand’s Auckland United (Oceania) and China’s Wuhan Chegu Jiangda (Asia).
$200,000 for each losing semifinalist, and $100,000 for each of the teams already eliminated - New Zealand’s Auckland United (Oceania) and China’s Wuhan Chegu Jiangda (Asia).
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My latest, co-written w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social "What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine." The good news arrived at the same time that Swiss parliament is scrutinizing UEFA's tax-exemptions over Israel’s attacks on Gaza & the West Bank @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine
Europe’s governing soccer body saves a pitch in the West Bank—but is it only because the Swiss Parliament is threatening to pull its tax exemption over its inclusion of Israel?
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
My latest, co-written w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social "What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine." The good news arrived at the same time that Swiss parliament is scrutinizing UEFA's tax-exemptions over Israel’s attacks on Gaza & the West Bank @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Langford says Pacific FC must prepay for Starlight Stadium on a per-match basis.
The relationship between the #CanPL club and the city has been strained amidst stalled negotiations ⤵️
The relationship between the #CanPL club and the city has been strained amidst stalled negotiations ⤵️
Pacific Must Pay-Per-Game For Starlight Stadium Use - Northern Tribune
Pacific must now prepay for each match held at Starlight Stadium as it sorts out financial disagreements with the City of Langford.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Langford says Pacific FC must prepay for Starlight Stadium on a per-match basis.
The relationship between the #CanPL club and the city has been strained amidst stalled negotiations ⤵️
The relationship between the #CanPL club and the city has been strained amidst stalled negotiations ⤵️
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Working on further details (including transfer fee) but have been told by multiple sources that the Vancouver Whitecaps also submitted a bid.
Breaking: @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social have agreed to terms to sell 22-year old striker Tiago Coimbra to IFK Göteborg in Sweden's top flight. Club received multiple offers. #CanPL
Sources: Wanderers agree to terms to sell Tiago Coimbra to IFK Göteborg
The Halifax Wanderers have agreed to terms to sell 22-year old striker Tiago Coimbra to IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first division, sources told HFX Football Post on Thursday. Sources added ...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
January 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Working on further details (including transfer fee) but have been told by multiple sources that the Vancouver Whitecaps also submitted a bid.
Support those who support local soccer!!
Today's piece is the 300th between The Wanderers Notebook / HFX Football Post. Thanks to everyone who has agreed to an interview, read an article or liked a comment. Only more to come.
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Support those who support local soccer!!
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Opinion: More needs to be done to keep vapes away from youth
Opinion: More needs to be done to keep vapes away from youth
We never should have given the green light to this tasty and simple new way to get people hooked on nicotine, writes columnist Jackie Bateman
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Opinion: More needs to be done to keep vapes away from youth
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Ex-MLS coach Adrian Heath thought the offer of a coaching job in Saudi Arabia could be a logical next career step.
Instead, it led to the former Everton player being kidnapped in Morocco, held at knifepoint, and left fearing for his life.
@paultenorio.bsky.social
Instead, it led to the former Everton player being kidnapped in Morocco, held at knifepoint, and left fearing for his life.
@paultenorio.bsky.social
The extraordinary story of a soccer coach, a kidnapping and a Saudi job that didn’t exist
Adrian Heath was duped into thinking he was on the verge of a new job – only to be held at knifepoint in Morocco. Turns out he's not alone
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Ex-MLS coach Adrian Heath thought the offer of a coaching job in Saudi Arabia could be a logical next career step.
Instead, it led to the former Everton player being kidnapped in Morocco, held at knifepoint, and left fearing for his life.
@paultenorio.bsky.social
Instead, it led to the former Everton player being kidnapped in Morocco, held at knifepoint, and left fearing for his life.
@paultenorio.bsky.social
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Rough night for Eric Ramsay and West Brom, but what a moment for Ali Ahmed. His uncommon soccer journey rolls on...
youtu.be/I0Yx3XLV5Ck?...
youtu.be/I0Yx3XLV5Ck?...
FIRST Norwich City GOAL for Ali Ahmed 👏 | West Brom 0-5 Norwich City | Extended Highlights
YouTube video by Norwich City Football Club
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Rough night for Eric Ramsay and West Brom, but what a moment for Ali Ahmed. His uncommon soccer journey rolls on...
youtu.be/I0Yx3XLV5Ck?...
youtu.be/I0Yx3XLV5Ck?...
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MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM
MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota
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January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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A footballing smorgasbord in the latest podcast as we talk #VWFC, Vancouver FC, #CanMNT, #CanChamp, #FIFAWorldCup, #AFCONFinal, #MLS, transfers, and court cases.
Plus, and some would say most importantly, Hot Chocolate Boy returns!
🎧👇
Plus, and some would say most importantly, Hot Chocolate Boy returns!
🎧👇
🎙️The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out at aftn.ca/episode-711-... & where you get podcasts.
In Ep711:
🥱Blackmon brouhaha finally over?
🌊#VWFC add Larraz and maybe another Peruvian
🏆#CanChamp draw
🇨🇦 Priso shines at Camp Poutine
🦅VFC confirm management team and file court response
🌍AFCON shenanigans
In Ep711:
🥱Blackmon brouhaha finally over?
🌊#VWFC add Larraz and maybe another Peruvian
🏆#CanChamp draw
🇨🇦 Priso shines at Camp Poutine
🦅VFC confirm management team and file court response
🌍AFCON shenanigans
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A footballing smorgasbord in the latest podcast as we talk #VWFC, Vancouver FC, #CanMNT, #CanChamp, #FIFAWorldCup, #AFCONFinal, #MLS, transfers, and court cases.
Plus, and some would say most importantly, Hot Chocolate Boy returns!
🎧👇
Plus, and some would say most importantly, Hot Chocolate Boy returns!
🎧👇
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The full speech from PM Mark Carney today. Worth watching for anyone who is following the world order collapse. I may not agree with everything he does, but I agree with the overall strategy he has laid out. The honesty is refreshing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The full speech from PM Mark Carney today. Worth watching for anyone who is following the world order collapse. I may not agree with everything he does, but I agree with the overall strategy he has laid out. The honesty is refreshing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
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"The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together. That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently."
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
"The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together. That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently."
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
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Holy smokes - he opened with a reference to Vaclav Havel's "The Power of the Powerless," among the all-time greats of underground revolutionary literature (Havel spent years in jail for it, then became Czech's president after his release).
Momentous speech. Read the whole thing.
Momentous speech. Read the whole thing.
"The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together. That is Canada’s path. We choose it openly and confidently."
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
Read the whole speech here. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Holy smokes - he opened with a reference to Vaclav Havel's "The Power of the Powerless," among the all-time greats of underground revolutionary literature (Havel spent years in jail for it, then became Czech's president after his release).
Momentous speech. Read the whole thing.
Momentous speech. Read the whole thing.
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Speaking of great Canadian television, production of season 2 of North of North is now underway until April and will launch later this year.
The global hit Canadian series has earned a 100% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The global hit Canadian series has earned a 100% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
North of North | Shows | CBC Gem
A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
gem.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Speaking of great Canadian television, production of season 2 of North of North is now underway until April and will launch later this year.
The global hit Canadian series has earned a 100% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The global hit Canadian series has earned a 100% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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Canadian coach Nick Dasovic is now set for his first taste of #CanPL.
He'll be assisting Martin Nash at Vancouver FC this year!
He'll be assisting Martin Nash at Vancouver FC this year!
Nick Dasovic Joins Vancouver FC Coaching Staff - Northern Tribune
Nick Dasovic will be coaching in hometown Vancouver once more, this time assisting in the CPL.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Canadian coach Nick Dasovic is now set for his first taste of #CanPL.
He'll be assisting Martin Nash at Vancouver FC this year!
He'll be assisting Martin Nash at Vancouver FC this year!
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Some notable people to follow on Bluesky for anything and everything Canadian soccer related:
@bensteiner00.bsky.social
@footyprime.bsky.social
@harjournalist.bsky.social
@thetidespod.bsky.social
@thomashewitt.bsky.social
@yycsoccer403.bsky.social
@bensteiner00.bsky.social
@footyprime.bsky.social
@harjournalist.bsky.social
@thetidespod.bsky.social
@thomashewitt.bsky.social
@yycsoccer403.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Some notable people to follow on Bluesky for anything and everything Canadian soccer related:
@bensteiner00.bsky.social
@footyprime.bsky.social
@harjournalist.bsky.social
@thetidespod.bsky.social
@thomashewitt.bsky.social
@yycsoccer403.bsky.social
@bensteiner00.bsky.social
@footyprime.bsky.social
@harjournalist.bsky.social
@thetidespod.bsky.social
@thomashewitt.bsky.social
@yycsoccer403.bsky.social
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Tristan Blackmon is here and doing his medicals today. Caps say that was always the plan. 🤷🏻♂️
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Tristan Blackmon is here and doing his medicals today. Caps say that was always the plan. 🤷🏻♂️
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As per a club release, @pacificfc.bsky.social have signed 6’6 defender Joshua Belluz to a two-year contract. The 24-year old most recently played for Colorado Rapids II where he made 37 appearances across all competitions. #CanPL
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
As per a club release, @pacificfc.bsky.social have signed 6’6 defender Joshua Belluz to a two-year contract. The 24-year old most recently played for Colorado Rapids II where he made 37 appearances across all competitions. #CanPL
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Canada has the opportunity to help create a global tech landscape that isn’t dominated by US oligarchs.
That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...
That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...
Twitter is a litmus test for Canada
With Twitter, the medium really is the message — one that should be clearly unacceptable for our elected officials and political leaders.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Canada has the opportunity to help create a global tech landscape that isn’t dominated by US oligarchs.
That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...
That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
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On this day in 1983, Fraggle Rock debuted on CBC. Filmed in Toronto using primarily a Canadian crew and actors, it aired 96 episodes in five seasons. It won an Emmy and three CableACE Awards.
Learn more in my Deep Dive👇
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Learn more in my Deep Dive👇
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January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
On this day in 1983, Fraggle Rock debuted on CBC. Filmed in Toronto using primarily a Canadian crew and actors, it aired 96 episodes in five seasons. It won an Emmy and three CableACE Awards.
Learn more in my Deep Dive👇
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Learn more in my Deep Dive👇
buff.ly/tYjmQxs