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Canadian men’s soccer team qualifies for World Cup with 4-0 win over Jamaica

Canada put on a show Sunday, qualifying for the men’s World Cup for the first time since 1985.

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Canadian soccer team’s bid for World Cup qualification put on hold in Costa Rica

Canada’s bid to seal World Cup qualification was put on hold Thursday after a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica that saw the Canadians play a man down for almost two-thirds of the match.

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Larin’s 2 goals lift Canada to 2-1 win over Mexico in World Cup qualifying match in Edmonton

A record-tying night from Cyle Larin not only propelled Canada to a 2-1 win over Mexico on Tuesday at Commonwealth Stadium, but put the Canadians at the top of their CONCACAF World Cup group.

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No 'radical' stance from Kenny on jabs as Robinson and others unvaccinated

Stephen Kenny is unwilling to take the "radical" decision to only pick Covid-vaccinated players for international duty, following the revelation that a good chunk of his squad have chosen not to take the jab.

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Government to examine increasing Croke Park crowds

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has indicated that the Government will look at increasing attendances at next month's All-Ireland finals and semi-finals.

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Leinster Rugby and Shamrock Rovers set to be first to welcome back fans

Plans before Cabinet will see spectators allowed return to certain sports events in June, with the Government currently considering proposals on relaxing Covid-19 restrictions on outdoor events from next month.

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Soccer season set to begin in Manitoba, but no spectators allowed

Soccer season is almost upon us, but if you’re looking to take in a game in Manitoba this summer, you’ll be out of luck.The Manitoba Soccer Association (MSA) announced new guidelines Wednesday, banning spectators on the sidelines at any youth or senior practices, exhibitions, or league games.The sport’s governing body in the province said refs will only start games when there are no spectators — with coaches expected to help the refs remove spectators if necessary.Beginning today, April 21, no spectators are permitted at any youth (U9-U18) or senior (U18+) practice, training session, exhibition or league game. The outdoor competition season may begin as of May 1.

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Toronto FC players, staff begin getting COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida

Toronto FC personnel has received its first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with more to follow.General manager Ali Curtis, currently in Mexico for the MLS team’s Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League game against Club Leon on Wednesday, said he was among six to eight staff members vaccinated Saturday in Florida.Non-travelling players and staff were due to get vaccinated Tuesday in Orlando, where TFC has set up shop for the 2021 season due to pandemic-related border restrictions.Curtis said he expected the rest of the travelling party would be vaccinated Friday upon their return to Florida.

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Toronto FC resumes full training after shutdown due to COVID-19 outbreak

Toronto FC has resumed full training after an outbreak of COVID-19 that sent players and staff home to self-isolate.The MLS club had nine positive cases, according to figures released by the city of Toronto. That prompted the team to shut down its north Toronto training centre.Its last full training session was March 3.

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Tottenham vs Fulham postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

Fulham's game with Tottenham has been postponed after to a coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League club.

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Everton v Manchester City postponed over Covid-19 outbreak in visitors' camp

An outbreak of further positive Covid-19 cases at Manchester City has forced their Premier League trip to Everton to be postponed just four hours before kick-off.

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Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Cristiano Ronaldo has entered quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.The striker was due to lead his country’s team against Sweden in Wednesday’s (October 14, 2020) UEFA Nation’s League clash, but he has been forced to sit out the game.A statement released by officials at the Portuguese Football Federation on Tuesday reads: “Cristiano Ronaldo was released from training with the national team after a positive test for COVID-19, so he will not face Sweden.Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo is the followed celebrity on Instagram?“The Portugal international is doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation.”Ronaldo’s teammates all underwent new tests on Tuesday in light of his diagnosis, and no one else had contracted the coronavirus.The

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Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for Covid-19

Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Covid-19.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Has Tested Positive For Covid-19

the athlete shared a photo of himself having a mask-less dinner with his teammates. The rest of Ronaldo’s team was also tested for Covid-19, but all of there tests have come back negative.“Ronaldo is doing great.

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Second Ireland player tests positive for Covid-19

Stephen Kenny's preparations for the Nations League clash with Finland on Wednesday have been thrown into further disarray by a second Republic of Ireland player testing positive for Covid-19.

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Adam Idah returns to the squad as FAI confirm staff member received false positive result

The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed that a staff member received a false positive test result for covid-19 in Bratislava on Wednesday.

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FAI confirms suspension of amateur and underage fixtures

The FAI has confirmed the suspension of all adult amateur and underage football matches in the country following the government's introduction of nationwide Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions from midnight tonight.

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RHSAA allowing extra-curricular athletics only within individual schools

sports within their own schools.The decision was made after considering options, “especially in light of ministry and health authority COVID guidelines and student and staff safety,” read a press release on Thursday.

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Soccer club plays socially distant game, loses 37-0 to merciless rival

German soccer team fielded a socially distant seven-man roster against a rival on Sunday, in an effort to avoid contracting the coronavirus from their opponents.The other team responded by effectively kicking their butts, scoring nearly every two minutes against a lonely goalkeeper to win the game 37-0.The SG Ripdorf/Molzen II football club effectively threw the game as a precautionary measure. Their opponent, SV Holdenstedt II, had come in contact with a player who tested positive for COVID-19 in a previous game, and management was worried about potentially spreading the virus throughout the league.

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Spectators allowed at Montreal Impact games at Saputo Stadium again

Montreal Impact announced on Thursday its home stadium will be reopened to spectators as of next week.The Major League Soccer team will carry on with the season at Saputo Stadium thanks to the easing of Quebec public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.No more than 250 people will be allowed in the stadium, as per government orders.The news marks the first professional sport to resume activities in front of spectators in Canada, according to the Impact’s press release.“We would have liked to return to the stadium with full capacity, but the persisting situation has dictated otherwise,” said Kevin Gilmore, president and CEO of the Montreal Impact, in a statement.“Taking that into consideration while also consulting public

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HFX Wanderers FC launch initiative to support Black Lives Matter

HFX Wanderers FC announced it is standing with the Black Lives Matter movement through a new partnership with a Black-owned Nova Scotia clothing company.“We wanted to make sure that people know that we, as of recently, are an anti-racist organization and club,” says Marvin Okello, the Wanderers’ first inclusivity officer who spearheaded the initiative.The club has commissioned Birt Beals and Kyleisha Dixon, co-owners of Creations by Kyy, to produce Black Lives Matter shirts to be sold at the Wanderers Fan Shop on Quinpool Road.“We print these T-shirts right here in Nova Scotia and I hope when people see the message they see this, they feel that we are all together,” Beals says in a news release.Okello agreed.“It’s great to have something to

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All sporting events set to be behind closed doors

All sporting events will take place behind closed doors under measures set to be taken by the government this afternoon.

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Waterford FC shut down as second player tested for Covid-19

Waterford FC have suspended all activity after a second player at the club reported Covid-19 symptoms.

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Breaking Sligo v Waterford match called off over Covid-19 worries

Tomorrow's SSE Airtricity League match between Sligo Rovers and Waterford has been postponed after one of the Waterford players displayed "Covid-19-type symptoms", the FAI has said.

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Canadian Premier League to play 2020 season in Charlottetown

Canadian Premier League is headed to Charlottetown for a truncated 2020 season dubbed the Island Games.The eight-team league will start play Aug. 13 at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Alumni Field.

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Canadian Premier League to provide update Wednesday on plans for 2020 soccer season

#CanPL— CanPL (@CPLsoccer) July 28, 2020With the CPL’s 2020 soccer season put on pause by COVID-19 before it could even begin, league executives have been coping with a state of uncertainty, like many other professional sports leagues.The pandemic suddenly stopped teams’ training camps in March, and the CPL season, which was scheduled to kick off on April 11, has been on hold ever since.In early June, the league, its clubs and players’ leaders agreed on a strategy for playing the 2020 season during a pandemic, however, the league did not reveal details of that plan.“Our position since we began the journey of building the league from the ground up has been to work together,” David Clanachan, the commissioner of the CPL, said at the time.“We

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Free Saskatoon soccer program returns for the 13th summer

Saskatchewan bull rider Dakota Buttar plans to land right where he left off “It’s a great way to keep the kids active throughout the summer months, and this year it is looking a little bit different due to the COVID pandemic,” says Amanda Probe, Saskatoon Youth Soccer executive director. “So our group sizes are smaller, we are only going to six locations this summer and parents are required to register and participate on-field with their kids.”Many people are viewing that change to the program as a good one, says Probe, as it gives kids and their parent or caregiver time together, being active outside and developing a love for the game.“It’s very dependent on the parent too.

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Coronavirus forces cancellation of Toronto FC match at MLS tournament

Toronto FC’s opening match against D.C. United at the MLS is Back Tournament was called off Sunday after one positive and one inconclusive test for COVID-19.The inconclusive test came from a Toronto player while the positive test was from a D.C.

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Updated All sport to return on 29 June, €70m in government grants to be made available

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Coronavirus: Montreal Impact allowed to resume full team workouts at training centre

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The teams are preparing to return to action at the league’s World Cup-style “MLS is Back” tournament scheduled to run July 8 to Aug. 11 in the Orlando area.The league lifted its team training moratorium on June 4, pending approval of individual club plans by local authorities and the league.In advance of full team training, players have to complete a physical examination and pass two COVID-19 tests.

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English Premier League resumes, but smaller soccer clubs face financial crisis

Forever Bury supporters’ society has been looking for a new buyer for the club.“It’s been a nightmare for the town,” said the 69-year-old, whose grandfather attended the first-ever Bury game in 1885.“What people don’t realize is the football club is the biggest community asset in any town.” Towns and regions across England, and Europe, could soon face the same nightmare, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens the already-shaky business models of smaller teams.As the super-rich English Premier League (EPL) resumes with games in empty stadiums, most of the lower leagues have ended their seasons early.Final placings have been based on the performance of teams up until the start of the COVID-19 lockdown.The plucky challengers of English football

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Forge FC players, owner firmly behind assistant coach after racism allegations

Canadian Premier League champions may not be on the field due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Forge FC‘s players are going on the offensive in response to year-old allegations of racism against their assistant coach.A letter to club owner Bob Young that was posted on team captain Kyle Bekker’s Instagram account on Saturday afternoon, signed by all 18 players on the Hamilton-based professional soccer team, disputes the allegations against assistant coach Peter Reynders.“We write this in regard to the unjust accusations and maltreatment that has been brought upon Coach Peter, our coaching staff, the players, and the organization as a whole,” the letter reads.

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All 8 CPL teams back training after FC Edmonton gets green light to practise

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]HFX Wanderers FC, Pacific FC, York 9 FC, Valour FC and expansion Atletico Ottawa resumed training last week.The eight-team CPL is taking a phased approach in its return to training, starting with non-contact individual and then small group workouts with players and staff observing safety protocols and physical distancing measures.The CPL was scheduled to start its second season on April 11 but postponed the kickoff on March 20, due to the global pandemic.The league is looking at a tournament to kick off the revamped 2020 season in July with Prince Edward Island and Vancouver Island leading candidates to host.

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Most Canadian Premier League teams resume training after COVID-19 delays start to season

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]With 2019 MVP and Golden Boot winner Tristan Borges gone to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Forge is hoping Sabak can help fill the void.

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Atlantic University Sport suspends all competition until January 2021

COVID-19 pandemic, all university sports in Atlantic Canada will be cancelled until January 2021.The announcement was made by Atlantic University Sport (AUS) on Monday and was reached in consultation with the other university sport conferences, including Ontario University Athletics and Canada West, as well as the national governing body U Sports.That means sports like soccer, football, rugby and cross country will not hold a regular season, a post-season or national championships.Currie said the decision to cancel the fall season was disappointing but that public health and safety of student-athletes were the main focus.“This decision to suspend didn’t come easily,” said Currie.

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League 1 Ontario cancels summer soccer season

coronavirus pandemic. In a video chat posted to the League 1 Ontario website, co-commissioners Carmelina Moscato and Dino Rossi spoke of the uncertainty that many other sports leagues are dealing with around the world.“We came together back in March,” says Moscato.

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New training guidelines: Electronic logs and no showers

Sports clubs that are permitted to return to training from Monday must keep an electronic log of all those who attend for potential contact tracing purposes.

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Manitoba Soccer Association will launch ‘return to participate’ June 17

coronavirus shutdown that occurred back in mid-March.The Manitoba Soccer Association announced on Wednesday it will be launching Phase One of “Return to participate in sanctioned soccer” on Wednesday, June 17.Today we are pleased to present the Manitoba Soccer Return to Participate Guidelines and Recommendations, and set a return to participation date for Stage 1 of in person and sanctioned soccer in Manitoba of June 17th, 2020.

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Soccer Nova Scotia cancels all summer games and tournaments

Soccer Nova Scotia (SNS) pulled the plug Monday on all formally sanctioned competition, including exhibition games, league games, tournaments and provincial championships, in the 2020 summer season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Police want Liverpool to play at neutral venues

Police have set out the Premier League matches they would like to be played at neutral venues, which would include any Liverpool game where the title could be won.

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Montreal-area municipalities making different decisions on summer day camps

Zoé Kandalaft and her dad were taking advantage of having the soccer field in Valois Park in Pointe-Claire to themselves on Thursday.

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Breaking Premier League set for 17 June restart - reports

The English Premier League is set to resume on 17 June with two games - including Manchester City v Arsenal - according to reports in English media.

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Breaking Premier League clubs vote to resume modified training

Premier League clubs have unanimously approved plans to resume training in small groups from Tuesday as part of the competition's Project Restart strategy.

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Government establishes 'Return to Sport Expert Group'

A 'Return to Sport Expert Group' has been established by the government to provide guidance to Ireland's sporting bodies to prepare for the phased return to sporting activity in line with the Government Roadmap for Reopening Business and Society.

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Coronavirus: FC Edmonton coach to watch for more than just play on the pitch when Bundesliga resumes season

Germany’s top soccer league will have footie fans from across the planet paying attention on Saturday when it becomes the most prominent professional league to resume play amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sports world looks to Bundesliga restart with trepidation, hope amid ongoing pandemic

Basketball and hockey arenas shuttered along with ballparks. Tennis and golf tournaments wiped out or postponed. Motor sport circuits silenced.

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Coronavirus: Montreal athletes anxious to start training, playing again

Athletes across Quebec are anxious to get back into their training facilities, gyms and parks that are closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: MLS will allow individual training on practice fields

Major League Soccer is easing its training restrictions, allowing clubs to use their practice fields but only for individual workouts and under strict rules.

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