The Latest Breaking News from Canada Soccer

The Canada women's national team announced on Friday they would be taking strike action against governing body Canada Soccer over funding cuts and equal pay issues

The Olympic champions had announced they would take job action and suspend all activity

A statement from the players said: ‘Canada Soccer told us that they consider our job action to be an unlawful strike.’

Despite a recently-announced strike, the Canadian women will participate in the upcoming matches.

The Canada women's national team say they are ' tired' of constantly fighting for fair treatment and have announced strike action over funding cuts and equal pay issues

The winners of the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics are unhappy with support from the federation.

The Canadian women’s football team captain has said the team is on strike after a collective statement attacking Canada Soccer

The action covers all team activities, including playing.

Canada has been rocked by scandals across many sports that not only exposed abusive coaches but also institutional mismanagement of abuse by national sporting organizations

Sports have a long history of activism, and FIFA banning "One Love" armbands highlights its disturbing culture

There is a familiar adage reverberating in the stands at the 2022 men’s FIFA World Cup tournament suggesting that winning is really all that matters. But athlete activism and solidarity reflect a growing trend among athletes publicly displaying social responsibility both on and off the pitch.