According to the Northern Super League, 132 players are signed to teams based in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver in the new Canadian women's soccer loop. Eighty-seven of them are Canadian.
"We are only working on one plan, one goal, and this is to keep the club in Vancouver and to find a very good setup for the future for this club in Vancouver," said CEO Axel Schuster on Saturday.
Set to become key role models in Canadian soccer, Northern Super League talents take a moment to reflect on what moments inspired them to become professional players.
Canada climbed one spot to an all-time best No. 30 in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday. The men's squad was 31st in November and unchanged in the end-of-year December list.
There is one core ingredient that stands out when speaking to the staff and players of Ottawa Rapid FC of the Northern Super League: Building strong relationships.
It's hard to know how, exactly, how rifts created by tariffs or U.S. President Donald Trump's talk about making Canada the 51st state, might affect the 2026 Men's World Cup, its organization and co-ordination, fans' travel plans and more.