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A lot can happen in a year. Last April, on the eve of the 2023 CPL season, I decided to start this publication with the idea of doing my part for our fledgling football league. Although a journalist by trade and avid sports fan, I had never been a sports
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Conventional wisdom says it's best to avoid sex, money, politics and religion in polite conversation but CPL fans might as well add the salary cap to that list. We're one month out from the start of what is shaping up to be the most exciting season
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Editor's Note: Due to the announced salary cap changes on March 13, this piece has been updated to reflect the new regulations. It's arguably been the most exciting CPL off-season to date. From marquee player signings, Mbappé-esque transfer drama (thanks Manny Aparicio), heartfelt departures and Champions
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Champions Cup. The Triston Henry dispute. An avalanche of signings. The news, it seems, is now moving at a breakneck pace for CPL fans, meaning training camps — and therefore kickoff to the regular season — is just around the corner. I've mentioned it before but this is what one
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The Rolling Stones tell us time waits for no one but I think it's high time for a news-related re-write given the overwhelming plethora of CPL storylines. If Mick Jagger had instead quipped footy news waits for no one (and I mean, he may have as an avid
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Although Christmas morning is still a day away, a number of CPL clubs are already gleefully unwrapping the presents under their tree. But not all clubs are alike this time of year. Some are certainly in the giving spirit and, be it Valour FC or Atlético Ottawa, are slinging out
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While Forge and Cavalry prepare to battle it out to claim the North Star Cup, the rest of the league is busy tending to its own business. Be it the Halifax Wanderers or Vancouver FC, clubs are already working the phones, exercising options (or not) and planning for next year&
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It's official: the Halifax Wanderers are playoff bound. When the final whistle blew at the Wanderers Grounds on Saturday, the enormity of the club's achievement was written on the faces of the players on the pitch and every supporter who has believed these past five years.
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Wanderers sit sixth on table, part of three-way tie with York and Atlético Ottawa Moments before Monday's kickoff between the Halifax Wanderers and York United, centre-back Doneil Henry took a knee and placed his hand on the grass at the Wanderers Grounds, eyes closed in contemplation. He maintained
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It's been one heck of a transfer window for the CPL. When the window opened on July 5, I don't think many could have imagined the scope of talent destined for clubs across the country. From Spanish legends to former CPL Golden Boot winners, clubs have
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Although the transfer window doesn't officially open until July 5, clubs have been busy working the phones in an attempt to sort out their rosters. I don't pretend to have all the details but sources have told me to expect a lot of movement across the
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Pacific FC — sitting comfortably atop the league table — are having a phenomenal season. The Vancouver Island-based club has looked confidant and organized through their first 11 matches and have amassed an impressive 24 points to separate themselves from the pack. Looking down from their lofty perch, Pacific will feel further