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And there is over 314k people in BC alone that speak both english and french (10M in Canada).  Doesn't compare to any other language.  If the CPL is serious about being a national league, that can't be ignored over the long term.  It is nice that they appear to be recognizing that.

https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article15877030.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Arsenal-v-Manchester-City-Women-FA-Womens-Continental-League-Cup-Final.jpg
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First, England's Parris flicked a header on to the bar from a set-piece, before Caroline Weir angled a low shot narrowly wide and then Canadian Beckie - on as a substitues - fired a fierce effort on to the angle of post and crossbar.
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Nikita Parris and Beckie hit the bar in the second period of normal time

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Janine Beckie stepped up to despatch the winning strike, having earlier struck the crossbar twice in normal time, in yet another closely-fought contest against the Gunners.

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Miedema sent Bardsley scrambling in injury time with a sweetly-struck half-volley, before Beckie unleashed a rocket which once again struck the woodwork and ricocheted clear in a thrilling end to the 90 minutes.
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Lauren Hemp then went close twice from two excellent Bonner and Stanway crosses, and Beckie tried her luck again with a long-range strike, which skimmed the roof of the net.
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Via Manchester City’s Janine Beckie, there was at least a first in this final to stunt the general sense of deja vu.

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83 min: What a save from Van Veenendaal! Beckie played a square pass from the left to Weir, who took it beautifully on the run and surged into the area. Then she drilled a fierce left-footed shot that hit the chest of the outrushing keeper and flashed just wide of the far post. A goalkick was given, but that was definitely a save from Van Veenendaal.
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90+3 min: Beckie hits the bar for City! That was a brilliant effort, a rising drive from a very tight angle on the left side of the box. It beat Van Veenendaal at the near post and clattered off the bar. On reflection, I think Van Veendendaal waved that past, thinking it was going into the side netting.
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Skipper Houghton then converted – as did Dominique Bloodwoorth, leaving Beckie with the chance to clinch the tie – and she did so with aplomb.

 

https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article15877030.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Arsenal-v-Manchester-City-Women-FA-Womens-Continental-League-Cup-Final.jpg
...
First, England's Parris flicked a header on to the bar from a set-piece, before Caroline Weir angled a low shot narrowly wide and then Canadian Beckie - on as a substitues - fired a fierce effort on to the angle of post and crossbar.
...
Nikita Parris and Beckie hit the bar in the second period of normal time

...
Janine Beckie stepped up to despatch the winning strike, having earlier struck the crossbar twice in normal time, in yet another closely-fought contest against the Gunners.

...
Miedema sent Bardsley scrambling in injury time with a sweetly-struck half-volley, before Beckie unleashed a rocket which once again struck the woodwork and ricocheted clear in a thrilling end to the 90 minutes.
...
Lauren Hemp then went close twice from two excellent Bonner and Stanway crosses, and Beckie tried her luck again with a long-range strike, which skimmed the roof of the net.
...
Via Manchester City’s Janine Beckie, there was at least a first in this final to stunt the general sense of deja vu.

...
83 min: What a save from Van Veenendaal! Beckie played a square pass from the left to Weir, who took it beautifully on the run and surged into the area. Then she drilled a fierce left-footed shot that hit the chest of the outrushing keeper and flashed just wide of the far post. A goalkick was given, but that was definitely a save from Van Veenendaal.
...
90+3 min: Beckie hits the bar for City! That was a brilliant effort, a rising drive from a very tight angle on the left side of the box. It beat Van Veenendaal at the near post and clattered off the bar. On reflection, I think Van Veendendaal waved that past, thinking it was going into the side netting.
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Skipper Houghton then converted – as did Dominique Bloodwoorth, leaving Beckie with the chance to clinch the tie – and she did so with aplomb.

 

Ok that was 100.0% my ineptitude and completely the wrong word. It should have been famous, i.e.
https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=7515&t=profile&
Most high school track meets now almost four decades later run around 0:59 to 1:01

You're either fast or slow. You can improve your speed by only so much. It's a bit like but not as extreme as height in basketball. Can't coach that either.

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, reddit to the rescue:

https://i.imgur.com/74iGDn9.gifv

Wow. I think that is the first time I've seen two women have a conversation in the women's forum. Kind of threw me when I realized it. You're both not just knowledgeable and very intelligent but way ahead of your time and add so much perspective and insight to this forum.

Yeah.  They created the allocation rules specifically for Pugh, so if they really wanted Huitema in the NWSL Canada could announce her as allocated in advance.  I think it's all moot though because I can't see her choosing this option.

Mal Pugh didn't go through the draft because she wasn't eligible to declare for it when she decided to go pro (they only opened it up to pre-college grads this year). Nichelle Prince, Janine Beckie, and Rebecca Quinn and Kailen Sheridan all went through the draft and then were allocated and had their salaries paid by Canada Soccer (ditto for a bunch of American players - Emily Sonnett and Rose Lavelle were both drafted and subsidized in their draft years), so presumably Huitema would also have to declare. 

Mal Pugh didn't go through the draft though because she was an allocated National Team member.  She went through the unattached allocation order and the Spirit got her because they were at the top of the Distribution list.  Pugh had a guaranteed salary of 200,000 as US allocated player, and Canada Soccer is clearly not going to pay her that, so NWSL still seems unlikely.  Sky Blue is presumably at the top of the 2019 distribution list unless they traded it, so that makes it even more unlikely that she would choose the NWSL.

She theoretically would have had to declare for the NWSL draft if she wanted to play in NWSL this year. (I say theoretically because the NWSL has never been one to enforce their own rules, but they changed the draft so that anyone who would be 18 during the season could declare, and say that if you're eligible and don't declare you can't sign until the end of the season.)

I caught a feed of Atletico Madrid v Malaga today.
The quality of play was so incredibly high. We don't have anything remotely or fractionally near it.
We are so completely, utterly, massively and royally f#*ked.
Hate to harsh the mellow but Canadian women's soccer is Dead Man Walking.
We have a limited chance of success in France this summer but it's the least kick at the cat.
Well probably always have a Buchanan or Lawrence or Fleming, kind of like our men with Davies or Hoilett or Larin, but we can't put 11 on a field like others will be able to.
And we know the ranking of that formula / scenario.

Stanford would be more than that but in terms of education in Canada we are very fortunate and have great affordable programs.
The choice for someone young and with talent and motivation and options is:

a) Do education primary and on the side have a short amateur season of soccer for 4-5 years and then turn pro, or
b) Turn pro primary and do education both on the side and after
Curious if she's been talking to Bayern. I saw them earlier in the year and watching them move a ball through the middle was poetry.

Leon will wear the #19. 

The Hammers also signed the South Korean captain Cho So-hyun to wear the #20, and she nailed the Irons pose:

Both will have to bust their chops to get onto the field and contribute but it will be an amazing experience for both compared to where they've played in the past. The fields, the facilities, the culture, etc. There are worse places to be a professional footballer than London.

Beard gave his two new signings, Adriana Leon and Cho So-hyun, their first minutes in a West Ham shirt against City. Leon started Sunday's fixture while Cho was introduced in the second period. 
Both the Canadian and the South Korean gave a good account of themselves and the Irons boss was delighted with how the duo performed on their respective debuts.
He continued: "We threw Dri in at the deep end. Ideally we would have brought her off the bench. But I've worked with her before and she's worked with me, and she understands what I want from a player in that position. I thought she equipped herself really well today. She hasn't played for two months but I think she did really well."

No schedule  yet for the 2019 Algarve Cup , but according to  fpf.pt   Canada is in group A  with ( 22 ) Iceland and ( 20 ) Scotland. It seems that the tournament is going with 4 groups of  three instead of 3 groups of four --  like in past editions:
Grupo A
Canadá (5.º), Islândia (22.º) e Escócia (20.º)
Grupo B
Espanha (12.º), Holanda (7.º) e Polónia (34.º)
Grupo C
Noruega (13.º), Dinamarca (17.º) e China (15.º)
Grupo D
Suécia (9.º), Suíça (18.º) e Portugal (32.º)
https://www.fpf.pt/News/Todas-as-notícias/Notícia/news/19966/contextid/1111

Maybe, with all the political problems going on between Canada and China, it isn't a good time to send a team there for a friendly.

The Seattle Reign have relinquished  the NWSL rights to Adriana Leon.  There is apparently  some unspecified interest in her from Europe. But she'll have to go through the NWSL distribution process first to see if another NWSL side will claim her.
https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/seattle-reign-fc-elects-not-to-retain-rights-to-forward-adriana-leon/n-5433751
 Matt Beard is now  coaching West Ham United in the FA WSL  and when he was running the Boston Breakers in 2017  he contacted  Adriana Leon (  then in Europe )  and brought her back  to the NWSL . Maybe history repeating itself?

He's just your regular garden variety sociopath.

I have heard a few times the Ottawa Sun has contra deals with both the Senators and OSEG. So I take everything from them with a heavy grain of salt. If anyone knows anything about those contractual agreements would love to hear about them.
A google of the writer and the Senators yields 16,000 results. I could only find a handful of articles he's written on soccer in his lifetime.
So if you're someone who barely knows the rules and have little appreciation for or interest in the game, why pop up out of the blue and write an article like that?... based on the replies above I think everyone already knows the answer.

"They apparently did request sanctioning from two national governing bodies and got it. The CONCACAF decision puts them in a situation of not being able to defend themselves, it is short notice, and there was not a clear series of warnings that signalled that it could happen"
From:  https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/concacaf-statement-12-13
In the fall of 2018, after unilateral public statements made by Ottawa Fury and before any sanctioning application was made to any governing body, Concacaf clearly advised the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) of its concerns regarding this matter. A further written correspondence to the CSA followed in November, providing guidance on our view that as it stands to date, we do not see exceptional circumstances, given the launch of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) for the 2019 season.  Given an OSEG partner is on the CSA board, they would have to be legendarily dysfunctional for this information not to have been with the club in seconds. And the legal action would be against the CSA and not CONCACAF.

"They apparently did request sanctioning from two national governing bodies and got it. The CONCACAF decision puts them in a situation of not being able to defend themselves, it is short notice, and there was not a clear series of warnings that signalled that it could happen"
From:  https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/concacaf-statement-12-13
In the fall of 2018, after unilateral public statements made by Ottawa Fury and before any sanctioning application was made to any governing body, Concacaf clearly advised the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) of its concerns regarding this matter. A further written correspondence to the CSA followed in November, providing guidance on our view that as it stands to date, we do not see exceptional circumstances, given the launch of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) for the 2019 season.  Given an OSEG partner is on the CSA board, they would have to be legendarily dysfunctional for this information not to have been with the club in seconds. And the legal action would be against the CSA and not CONCACAF.

"They apparently did request sanctioning from two national governing bodies and got it. The CONCACAF decision puts them in a situation of not being able to defend themselves, it is short notice, and there was not a clear series of warnings that signalled that it could happen"
From:  https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/concacaf-statement-12-13
In the fall of 2018, after unilateral public statements made by Ottawa Fury and before any sanctioning application was made to any governing body, Concacaf clearly advised the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) of its concerns regarding this matter. A further written correspondence to the CSA followed in November, providing guidance on our view that as it stands to date, we do not see exceptional circumstances, given the launch of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) for the 2019 season.  Given an OSEG partner is on the CSA board, they would have to be legendarily dysfunctional for this information not to have been with the club in seconds. And the legal action would be against the CSA and not CONCACAF.

Must read
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/ada-hegerberg-not-here-to-dance/

Must read
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/ada-hegerberg-not-here-to-dance/