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Mexican football executive Juan Miguel Vega Francis is slated to be announced as the next CEO and general manager for Atlético Ottawa, multiple sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Wednesday. The appointment has yet to be confirmed by the club but sources said Francis has already begun work. Francis, 33,
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Newfoundlanders would call it a large day, which is to say that, amidst the flags and smoke and panoply of fandom, there wasn't a better place to be a Canadian football fan than at Spruce Meadows last Saturday for the CPL Final. It was, with its chilly temperatures,
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Centre-back Cale Loughrey announced on Thursday that his time with the Wanderers is over. "Halifax, my time here has come to an end. Beyond grateful to play for the fans and the city," he wrote online. "A time in my life that I will forever cherish."
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Former Canadian national team defender. Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductee. Assistant coach and then technical director in MLS. You name the situation and Halifax's new senior football strategy advisor, Mark Watson, has probably been there. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when asked about his strengths in an exclusive interview on
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These days, Erin McLeod — Olympian, analyst, and now officially the first ever player signing in Halifax Tides' history — has a favourite word. It's a word, in her own words, that drives both her body and mind as, at 41-years old, she moves into the twilight of her
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Québec-born centre-back Thomas Meilleur-Giguère is receiving heavy interest from both CPL and American clubs, sources briefed on the situation told The Wanderers Notebook on Monday. But although his contract at Pacific FC is set to expire, sources said, a return back to Vancouver Island hasn’t been ruled out. Sources
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The Halifax Wanderers have hired former MLS coach and executive Mark Watson as a senior football strategy advisor, the club announced on Monday. Watson is expected to support the Wanderers' football operations department. “Our results this season were simply unacceptable, and as a club, we need to take a
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Defensive midfielder Dante Campbell is staying in Winnipeg for 2025, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Sunday, with the club opting to exercise their one year option on his contract. Campbell, 25, has been integral to the structure of head coach Phil Dos Santos’ squad over the last two seasons,
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After four seasons with the Tridents, including a CPL playoff championship in 2021, star right-back Kunle Dada-Luke is set to leave Pacific FC, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Sunday. Dada-Luke, 24, has been a core piece of first Pa-Madou Kah and then James Merriman’s Pacific squads, totaling 117
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CPL veteran Austin Ricci is on the open market, with multiple CPL clubs expressing interest, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Saturday. Ricci, a native of Richmond Hill, Ont., has made 87 appearances across all competitions for CPL clubs since 2019. The 28-year old has suited up for Valour FC,
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Halifax Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar held his end of season media availability on Saturday, with various outlets convening at the club's downtown Sackville Street office. And although it's only been a week since Halifax's season officially ended, with the club landing sixth on
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It's official: veteran goalkeeper Yann Fillion will not be returning to the Halifax Wanderers next year. Fillion, 28, signed with the East Coast club in 2023, immediately adding stability to a young squad. Over his time with the Wanderers, the Ottawa-native registered an impressive 55 starts across all