‘Everything is at stake’: the fight for equal pay in Canadian football As Canada Soccer undercuts support for the women’s team in a World Cup year, Kaylyn Kyle discusses the dispute The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
Canada wear purple shirts in protest against level of funding from Canada Soccer Last week the Olympic champions issued a statement complaining about the level of funding from Canada Soccer. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Bev Priestman considers future as Canada coach amid pay turmoil The Olympic gold medal-winning head coach is understood to be considering a move into club football as players express anger over reported budget cuts The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023
Canada players will not back down in federation dispute, says Shelina Zadorsky Canada’s women’s players called off their strike on Sunday but will still be pushing for change The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Canada women's football team forced to call off strike amid threat from governing body 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 Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023
Canada will play in SheBelieves Cup under protest, says Christine Sinclair The Olympic champions had announced they would take job action and suspend all activity The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Canadian women’s team abandon strike action after meeting with Canada Soccer A statement from the players said: ‘Canada Soccer told us that they consider our job action to be an unlawful strike.’ The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Will Play SheBelieves Cup Despite a recently-announced strike, the Canadian women will participate in the upcoming matches. Sports Illustrated · Feb 12, 2023
Canada women's national team announce strike after funding cuts 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 Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023
Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Goes on Strike The winners of the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics are unhappy with support from the federation. Sports Illustrated · Feb 11, 2023
Canada women’s team on strike over pay equity issues, says Christine Sinclair The Canadian women’s football team captain has said the team is on strike after a collective statement attacking Canada Soccer The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2023
Canada’s women’s football team to strike over funding cuts The action covers all team activities, including playing. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
‘Tip of the iceberg’: why abuse in Canadian sport is worse than it seems 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 The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2023
FIFA should uphold men's soccer allyship Sports have a long history of activism, and FIFA banning "One Love" armbands highlights its disturbing culture Salon · Dec 3, 2022
The Conversation · Nov 27, 2022 World Cup 2022: Men’s soccer must stop silencing activism and allyship 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.
The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022 Fifa backs executives after failure to tell players about sexually abusive coach Victor Montagliani and Peter Montopoli were at Canada Soccer when the organization failed to tell players the real reason why now-convicted sex offender Bob Birada left in 2008
Sports Illustrated · Jul 13, 2022 Alex Morgan Calls Out Canada Soccer After Statement by Players She showed her support for the Canadian women’s national team.
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Angry Canada players bang on referee's door after defeat amid ongoing bonuses dispute Canada's national team only recently returned to the pitch after a dispute with their football governing body, but their defeat to Honduras prompted a furious post-match reaction from their players
The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2022 Canada-Panama match canceled amid spiraling World Cup bonus dispute A statement from the players two hours before kickoff made clear that a standoff over World Cup bonuses has now morphed into something much bigger
Nottingham Post · Jun 6, 2022 Richie Laryea caught up in 'embarrassment' over World Cup prize money Latest Nottingham Forest news as Richie Laryea joins fellow Canadian footballers in going on strike over World Cup issues
The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2022 Canada men’s team refuses to train amid World Cup compensation disagreement Canada’s preparations for this year’s World Cup were plunged into further turmoil as players went on a de facto strike ahead of Sunday’s hastily re-arranged friendly with Panama
The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2022 Canada’s feel-good World Cup melody hits sour note with Iran debacle With an aborted friendly against Iran, Canada Soccer have managed to sour some of the feel-good factor that the Qatar-bound team had worked so hard to build up
Al Jazeera · May 27, 2022 Canada pulls out of friendly football game with Iran Iran has said it will sue Canada’s football authority for breach of contract.
The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022 Fifa ethics committee investigating sexual misconduct claims in Canadian soccer Cases involving two prominent coaches have led to football’s governing body looking into the game in Canada
The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2022 Lawyer in Nassar case questions validity of investigations into sexual abuse in soccer As allegations of sexual misconduct mount, many questions how effectively sporting organizations can investigate themselves