If its true, as that rascal Bill Shakespeare wrote, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, then the same can be said of Forge FC's home and the Halifax Wanderers' inability to win there, be it branded by a giant coffee chain or simply
Halifax Tides
Two iterations of the Halifax Tides were on display at McMahon Stadium on Wednesday night. The first iteration, which has reared its head several times this season, including in the club's 4-1 home opener loss to the Calgary Wild in April, began the first half. They were hesitant
CanMNT
The kids, who had been a flurry of Cruyff turns and dabber dribbling moments before, have gone still. There is a moment — like a sailboat trapped in irons — where the BMO Soccer Centre seems bereft of all activity: local hero Jacob Shaffelburg's arrival is imminent. The anticipation is
The Halifax Tides were greeted by singing, drums and thunderous support from a nearly sold out Wanderers Grounds on Saturday as they made history with their Northern Super League (NSL) debut. Despite the dreary weather, the atmosphere was electric as the Tides starting XI — which included Nova Scotians Sydney Kennedy
The feeling around the Halifax Wanderers heading into this weekend's final pre-season friendlies — two tilts against Ligue1 Québec side FC Laval — couldn't be more different than last year. Internally, the expectations are similar: both the 2024 and 2025 iterations of the club eyed silverware, be it
The first loan deal in Northern Super League (NSL) history came about relatively quickly, a tidy affair in the otherwise wide and messy world of football. Many negotiations can span months, if not years. But in the case of 19-year old New Zealand international Milly Clegg, who has already made
He arrived in Nova Scotia unceremoniously, a leather jacket and pair of boots his only clothing to brace himself against the whipping winds of the North Atlantic. Then Wanderers head coach Stephen Hart picked him up and drove him through Halifax, showing him and some other players around town, and
These days, Erin McLeod — Olympian, analyst, and now officially the first ever player signing in Halifax Tides' history — has a favourite word. It's a word, in her own words, that drives both her body and mind as, at 41-years old, she moves into the twilight of her
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Whether it was long-time stalwart Stephen Eustáquio, Tani Oluwaseyi, or local hero Jacob Shaffelburg, the Canadian Men's National Team (CanMNT) felt extremely welcome in Halifax this week as the program visited the city for the first time in its history. With the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament slated to
It'd be easy to point to Thomas Meilleur-Giguère's header or Tiago Coimbra's penalty, to draw a circle around Atlético Ottawa's meagre attempts on net or the Wanderers' clean sheet and proclaim: this is the story. These are, of course, the simple
Milly Clegg and Anika Tóth will be away from the Halifax Tides as both were called up for international duty. Clegg, 19, is considered a rising star for New Zealand. She debuted for her country in 2023 and played in the FIFA Women's World Cup as New Zealand&
After several slow starts, the Halifax Tides came out flying Wednesday night versus the Vancouver Rise but were unable to hold onto their inaugural lead, ultimately losing 2-1 at Swangard Stadium.. They return to the East Coast still searching for their first-ever win in club history. But Wednesday’s matchup
Vancouver FC is in flux. Ownership says the club is re-calibrating following mixed results across their first few seasons. And there’s little doubt the fledgling club, which rushed to join the Canadian Premier League (CPL) in 2023 at the league’s request, has had its fair share of challenges.
The Halifax Tides returned to the Wanderers Grounds on Saturday and, aside from a fantastic volley from Colby Barnett which proved enough to give AFC Toronto a 1-0 win, are a much more defensively compact side than the one that debuted on April 26. Head coach Lewis Page, speaking to
Fans of the Welcome to Wrexham docu-series are in for a treat as the Halifax Wanderers confirmed the Welsh club as their opponents for the upcoming International Summer Series. As part of the series, which was launched in 2023 to pit Halifax's youth players against overseas competition, Wrexham
It had been a long time since Kareem Sow had felt that feeling. And although he had said all the right things, done all the work on and off the pitch, and stuck around through rehab to support his teammates, that feeling — of contributing on the pitch and making a
It's unfair to say the Halifax Wanderers were bereft of expectations. There were certainly internal expectations starting this campaign: that of ownership, the coaching staff and players. Fans — be it in person or online — never shied away from sharing their expectations for a better season. And there were
Leading up to their match on Monday, Halifax Tides head coach Lewis Page was focused on improving his side's structure. Specifically, against the Calgary Wild in their season opener, the Tides struggled on set pieces. They let their lines slip. And they became disjointed in build up and
Saturday's match against Forge FC was never about the result. And although the 0-0 draw, which played out during a pleasant spring evening at the Wanderers Grounds, earned the Wanderers an important point, the emphasis post-match was on how head coach Patrice Gheisar's new-look squad faired
Wanderers midfielder Sean Rea is part of a small group putting in extra work after training. He, alongside Ryan Telfer, Giorgio Probo, Wesley Timóteo and Vitor Dias, practice bending free kicks from just outside the 18-yard box, sending shot after shot on net. They take turns lining up their attempts,
