Meaghen Johnson
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Senior producer/women’s soccer contributor for TSN. Member of NWSL Media Association. Also dabble in women's hockey. Views do not represent Bellmedia. She/her
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She has arrived!
Annika Elaine Susac (pronounced ah-nih-kah), born Feb 1 a little before 5pm, weighing 6 lbs 8 oz.
It was definitely an eventful delivery but everyone is home now and doing well. ❤️
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I'll just take this time to remind everyone that Canada's women's team has a World Cup in 7 months. They're the reigning Olympic gold medallists and are currently ranked 7th in the world.
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I'm going to get ahead of this now - Ronaldo is the first *male* player to score in 5 different World Cups.
Christine Sinclair & Marta have already done it.
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Just when you think this can’t get any worse. According to the report:
- Rubiales pleading with Hermoso to appear in his “apology” video - she refused
- Vilda approaching JH’s family THREE times to convince them
- JH’s statement downplaying the incident came from RFEF and not JH
#NoticiaRelevo
‼️ Rubiales le rogó a Jenni Hermoso que aparecieran juntos en el vídeo de las disculpas.
📌 Vilda también intentó mediar con los familiares de la jugadora.
❌ Ella se negó.
✍️
@NataliaTorrente
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I just found out that the upcoming Rugby World Cup dropped “Women’s” from its title, and that all Rugby World Cups would be differentiated by their year and not by gender.
It sure would be great if FIFA followed suit.
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Christine Sinclair has released a statement. She states that in her 23 years with the national team, players were never shown or discussed drone footage.
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Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a fanbase turn on its team more quickly than what we’re seeing with PWHL Minnesota.
Second round selection is in, Welcome to Minnesota, Britta!
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“You need to know how to play in these conditions.”
No, you don’t. No one should be forced to play in these conditions.
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Glamour was really not prepared for WoSo Twitter on this one.
After a four-and-a-half hour long meal between newly-separated friends Sophia Bush and
#AshlynHarris
, what started as a platonic friendship had blossomed into something neither of them expected. For Glamour, Bush shares how falling in love with Harris has helped heal old wounds,
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Seeing some comments from apparent Chilean fans accusing CanMNT of “paying their way” to advance.
Sir, I don’t know what you know about Canadian soccer, but there isn’t a “bribe CONMEBOL officials” fund. Just look at the official title for Jesse Marsch.
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You know what’s going to be awesome - when Sinclair and/or Marta score in their 6th World Cup next year. 😁
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I don’t think there’s any coming back from this. The team needs to clean house.
Canada's men's and women's soccer teams have relied on drones and spying for years, sources say
Coaching staff and contractors working with Canada’s men’s and women’s national soccer teams have been engaged for years in efforts to film the closed-door training sessions of their
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Croatia & Morocco - both in the semifinals.
Y’know, it’s just possible that Canada was in the group of death.
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Congrats to Allysha Chapman on her pregnancy.
It’s obviously way too early to speculate on if she plans on returning post-pregnancy, but if she does decide to retire, this will be the last time she was on the field for 🇨🇦 , and that’s kinda perfect
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Just when you thought Sinclair couldn't endear herself to Canadian fans any more...
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Hang this in the Canadian equivalent of the Louvre.
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“I don't think anyone should have to go through what we did."
Jenna Hellstrom shares her story about her time with the Spirit, the abuse she endured under Richie Burke, and how she has found "the joy in playing again."
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Oh boy, that Lloyd/Solo podcast clip…
Obviously we’re not privy to what goes on in the USWNT room, but
it sure sounds like those two would rather blame the “culture” of the team than offer any kind of introspection.
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Sinclair enjoying that retirement life
Christine Sinclair had tears in her eyes after Canucks fans saluted her on the jumbotron. 🐐 🇨🇦
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*Men’s international goal scorer
Women who have more goals than Ronaldo and Ali Daei:
🇨🇦 Christine Sinclair
🇺🇸 Abby Wambach
🇺🇸 Mia Hamm
🇺🇸 Kristine Lilly
🇩🇪 Birgit Prinz
🇺🇸 Carli Lloyd
🏴 Julie Fleeting
First player to play in 5 Euros.
First player to score in 5 Euros.
Only 3 goals behind Ali Daei’s record for all-time international goal scorer.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a machine 🤖
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So we’re all agreed - the Lou Marsh Award this year will be a 50-way tie for Leylah Fernandez, the women’s soccer and hockey teams, Maggie Mac Neil and Penny Oleksiak.
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Things you love to see this morning: Marie-Philip Poulin & Laura Stacey are engaged.
As much as I enjoy the Canadian-American rivalry couples, this all-Canadian one is extra special.
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You know the Canadian players are dealing with a lot. There’s just been so many uncharacteristic errors. They said they were exhausted, and it shows. And this is entirely on CSA.
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There’s a lot to comment on here, but the biggest question mark for me: how are they able to hire a high-profile name like Phil Neville while simultaneously claiming there’s no money for WNT/youth camps, WNT sendoff game, etc. The optics are horrendous.
Phil Neville and Richard Shaw joining Canada Soccer' Men's National Team Coaching Staff 🍁
The two additions are effective immediately and will be part of Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team technical staff for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League Finals in Las Vegas.
#WeCAN
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VERY exciting news - TSN will broadcast Christine Sinclair’s final game on Tuesday.
Beyond thrilled to be able to share this momentous occasion with the country.
Goodbye to the GOAT ⚽️🇨🇦🐐
@TSN_Sports
delivers Canadian soccer legend
@sincy12
's final international match of her incredible career:
🇨🇦🆚🇦🇺
🗓️ Tuesday, December 5
🕘 9 p.m. ET
📍 Live from Vancouver
Complete details ➡️
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Love that moment: as Sinclair runs on to the field to great applause, Fleming goes to hand her the captain’s armband and Sinclair waves her off.
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Canada Soccer: we have no money for the national teams.
Also Canada Soccer: time for a frivolous lawsuit.
New: Canada Soccer has threatened to sue the Canadian Soccer Players' Association and the players who are attending a team camp in Florida if they don't participate in the SheBelieves Cup next week, two sources familiar with the matter tell TSN.
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The Matildas moved over from where they were lined up to watch the tribute to Sinclair on the big screen.
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I do enjoy that Sinclair just dropped that on her Instagram and then probably turned her phone off.
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As the NWSL and teams "rush" to put out statements, I can't help but notice how many of them include wording about how surprising these allegations are, which, according to
@itsmeglinehan
's article, does not appear to be the case at all.
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Thanks to Sean for pointing this out:
“Jorge Vilda is the son of Angel Vilda, currently the Head of the Women’s Department in the Spanish Federation, RFEF.”
The tone of the federation’s response makes a little more sense (for lack of a better term).
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Michelle Alozie might have the best reaction to the Nichelle Prince trade.
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And Bontis and Canada Soccer abruptly end their media conference. No questions allowed from those on Zoom, including Rick Westhead.
That was a terrible look from Canada Soccer. I can only imagine any
#CanMNT
players who watched it are even more upset.
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Teammates from across the years joining in the middle of the field to send Sinclair off with Celine Dion’s “The Power of Love”, the team’s go-to song for many years.
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"I'm sure if it was another team on top of that Olympic podium, half of that Best XI would have been from them."
Christine Sinclair dropping some truth bombs, on question from
@JohnMolinaro
if Canada gets the respect it deserves.
#CanWNT
#CanXNT
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Pregame presentation. BC has declared that Dec. 12, 2023 will be Christine Sinclair Day.
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We’ve got a league name, and we’ve got our 6 teams.
Standing ovation for Diana Matheson as she makes the announcement.
“Sit down. You’re going to make me cry.”
From nothing will come everything. Coming 2025. 🌌⚽️
Du néant naîtra une nouvelle ère. Rendez-vous en 2025. 🌌⚽️
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A classic Sinclair goal. Drifting, finding space, and just as you realize she’s on your back shoulder, she buries.
She’s the first player to score in all 11 NWSL seasons.
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These photos of Gilles getting Marta’s jersey are A+++ content.
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Sinclair presented a CF Montreal jersey by club president. Number 12 has been retired to the fans as a gesture for the 12th man, so this is the last Montreal 12 jersey that will ever be handed out.
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No
#CanMNT
player is allowed to take a PK like that during the World Cup. Let’s just put that in place now.
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Absolutely shameful from Canada Soccer. In every way, the players deserve better.
It’s also become painfully obvious that the team won Olympic gold in spite of the federation and not because of it.
An update from the Canadian Soccer Players Association
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Should also note that all 22 of the players on
#CanWNT
have dressed at some point in the tournament. They’ll all receive a medal.
#Tokyo2020
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I saw Christine Sinclair was trending and I thought it might be some bizarre conspiracy theory involving her and the drone, but it turns out it’s just her being wildly disrespected and overlooked once again. 🤷♀️
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Canadians watching US Soccer Twitter implode on Canada Day
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And there it is. Christine Sinclair walks off the pitch for the last time for Canada.
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Fantastic news, Canadian
#WoSo
fans!
@TSN_Sports
will begin carrying
#NWSL
games on and the main networks, starting this Saturday. You can now watch your favourite
#CanWNT
and
#USWNT
players in league action.
Next Sunday - Sinclair vs Sam Kerr on TSN5!
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Leave it to Canada Soccer to bring Rapinoe over to a pro-Canadian stance.
“We’re talking about the OLY champions here…to have their federation meet them this way after winning a world championship is just f***ing wild to me. We’re all with them all the time. The fans should have the same energy.”
Megan Rapinoe on 🇨🇦⚽️ funding cuts
#SheBelievesCup
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Not a Canadian team, but a Canadian gets the first-ever PWHL goal.
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Oh my. Jessie Fleming, everyone.
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Just want to point out that CBS - which is at least partly responsible for the NWSL Championship game being scheduled for 9am local - is currently showing men’s cornhole.
I don’t even know what to say at this point. Mostly I’m just baffled that cornhole is on a national network
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“Multiple U.S. Soccer sources told ESPN that they believe any investigation will find that John Herdman, who coached Canada's women's team from 2011 to 2018 and its men's team from 2018 to 2023, was a common denominator.”
NEW: US Soccer has been aware of - and victims of - Canada's persistent attempts to spy on closed trainings for years, sources tell ESPN, detailing numerous specific instances as well as the reason why they attempted to deal with it behind the scenes.
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Me pointing out Canada plays in another World Cup in 7 months time is "unprofessional." OK buddy.
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Included in the list of demands from
#CanMNT
:
“An equitable structure with our women’s national team that shares the same player match fees, percentage of prize money earned at our respective FIFA World Cups and the development of a women’s domestic league.”
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This team! Despite all the odds. Despite every obstacle put in front them. They dug like perhaps I’ve never seen this group do so before.
It’s not over yet. Colombia still to come.
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As reported by
@_shireenahmed_
, players from both sides coming together in a show of unity and protest.
#CanWNT
#CanXNT
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According to sources, Blayre Turnbull suffered a broken fibula during last night’s celebration.
The good news: it’s a clean break and she’s expected to be back skating in 6-8 weeks.
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Sinclair and Schmidt honoured by the Whitecaps, presented by Steph Labbe & Randee Hermus.
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The atmosphere on here is indescribable. Unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed. The love the crowd and this country has for Sinclair is unreal.
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Sinclair presented with a cheque for her new foundation, Girls with Goals.
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Have to say - that Davies penalty reminded me of Deanne Rose in the gold medal match in Tokyo. Both needed to score as the final shooter, and both put it upper 90. Allowed penalties to continue and their team to win.
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"The time is now. There's this blank slate to build a women's professional soccer league."
I spoke to Diana Matheson about the upcoming women's pro league in Canada, launching in 2025.
Vancouver & Calgary on board, 6 more teams to come.
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At what point do we call this match? The final isn’t until Sunday. You have time to reschedule. The pitch is a joke
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Well, I thought part of this looked familiar…
(My article on the left from June. Article from Forbes on right.)
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What is happening here? How is everyone forgetting about Sinclair? She only has 190 international goals.
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Soccer giveth, soccer taketh away.
By all accounts,
#CanMNT
deserved that win. But that doesn’t always happen.
Still an incredible tournament.
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Sheridan’s slight pause and then emphasis on “do what we’re told” says a lot.
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Talk to a Canadian. We’ll tell you all about it.
There’s no rule in football that’s ignored more than the one that states a goalkeeper can only have the ball in his hands for 6 seconds
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According to the report, one source said drones were used to spy on Japan ahead of their match at the Tokyo Olympics. The source isn’t sure if spying occurred ahead of other matches.
I am gutted for the players. They do not deserve any of this.
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Sinclair added that she’s “no expert” but thinks an NWSL team should be the short-term goal, and that young fans deserve a chance to see their heroes on a week-to-week basis and not once every 4 years.
#CanWNT
#CanXNT
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Sinclair with important point that many (including journalists) are missing: pay equity is a piece of the puzzle. They are after equal treatment.
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I’ve seriously watched this GIF like a hundred times already. I cannot imagine being on Team USA and looking over and seeing Poulin staring back like that.
i dont know if this gif will helpful or hurtful today but this was a great edit by the tsn crew so im sharing it anyway
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Christine Sinclair's 'farewell tour' has begun.
She almost retired quietly, but said she believes she owes it to her country to have a sendoff game.
But it's quite the opposite - Canada owes it to her.
My column:
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The thing I relate to the most - Buchanan & Huitema playing for years in France and not retaining a thing.
Welcome to "QOTD en Français", presented by
@AccessStorageCA
We asked our
#CANWNT
stars who on the team they’d pick to go on a road trip with - and their answers did not disappoint 🤣
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Even if somehow no one comes away with an injury, there are no winners in this match. There’s no “the better side won.” It’s whatever team got favourable bounces from the puddles.
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Janine Beckie on drone incidents:
“We’re obviously super disappointed in the events have happened. It doesn’t reflect Canadians or who we are as competitors.”
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Well Canadian soccer fans - it looks like this is happening. From Christine Sinclair’s Instagram:
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This really seems like an overreaction, or there’s more going on. The Wave are very much in playoff contention. Stoney led them to the Shield last year. The move isn’t making a lot of sense.
Wave FC announces the club has parted ways with Head Coach Casey Stoney.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Casey and wish her all the best for the future.
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I can’t watch the E60 NWSL special in Canada, but I see that Richie Burke is blaming ‘cancel culture’ for his dismissal.
A reminder - this is what he sent to me in part of a text message when I was reporting on his abusive behaviour towards Jenna Hellstrom.
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In a surprise move, Schmidt will join the roster to make her last appearance for
#CanWNT
/
#CanXNT
in Vancouver. Canada Soccer had confirmed to me last month that she would be honoured at that game, but looks like she will suit up one last time for her 225th cap.
McLeod, Schmidt and Sinclair to be celebrated at December home match in Vancouver 🍁
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About 5 hours away from Sinclair’s farewell to the international game.
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Christine Sinclair's legacy is far more than 190 international goals. How do you possibly quantify the passion she has given to her country's for over 23 years?
It's incalculable.
Essay written by me, voice by
@Linz_Hamilton
, produced by
@Greg_Downs
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I am not here for the Christine Sinclair slander on the broadcast right now.
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