The women's national team didn't see the field for six months after their momentous bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics -- but their 2013 dance card is rapidly filling up.
In addition to taking part in next month's Cyprus Cup, Big Red will also be contesting a pair of high-profile friendlies, it was announced Monday. Canada will take on England in Rotherham on April 7, and face Germany in a yet-to-be-determined German city on June 19.
But that might just be the beginning.
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It would appear that the ladies will also get a bronze-medal rematch against their suddenly heated rivals, France, in Nantes on April 4. While this friendly is already listed on UEFA's website, the Canadian Soccer Association would not confirm the match when asked for comment by CSN. But with the announcement of the April 7 game in England, the timing would make perfect sense.
All three of these games, as you'll surely note, would take place on foreign shores -- which has many Canadian fans chomping at the bit, wondering when the ladies will next play on home soil (Canada's last game at home was on May 30, 2012 in Moncton). Surely that homecoming will happen eventually, but as for when that might be -- and where -- well, that's a whole other kettle of fish.
Check this space and my Twitter account (@DanielSquizzato) for future updates.
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