Toronto FC is headed back to the Wanderers Grounds. The Wanderers announced on Tuesday that they'd booked the MLS side, which last played in Halifax during the 2022 Canadian Championship, to a friendly match on Thursday, July 9. The match, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m.
No, they didn't best Forge FC. Nor did they earn an important road point. But both head coach Vanni Sartini and veteran defender Kareem Sow agreed that the Halifax Wanderers put in a worthy performance on Wednesday, delivering perhaps their best half of football in the 2026 season.
Vancouver FC head coach Martin Nash was furious. After a strong away match, which saw the Eagles best the Wanderers in almost every offensive category besides the one that decided the day, his squad had again conceded at the death. The disappointment was written on the faces of his players;
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The James Merriman era has ended at Pacific FC. On Wednesday, May 21, the Langford, BC-based club announced it was parting ways with its longest-tenured head coach, following a "mutual termination." The move for PFC comes after a 17-match winless streak dating back to August
For a moment, it seemed like Victor Akinwale had scored his first goal for the Wanderers. He'd pounced on a fortuitous bounce with the clock winding down. And Atlético Ottawa 'keeper Tristan Crampton was so far off his line he might as well have crossed the provincial
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
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
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
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There were moments where it felt like the Halifax Tides were destined to concede last weekend versus AFC Toronto. They'd struggled in previous trips to Ontario, fighting to contain stars like Kaylee Hunter and Esther Okoronkwo. But this is a new season and they showed it by walking
The Wanderers had hoped for more. They knew it was going to be a tough match. But their efforts were soundly bested by Forge FC on Saturday as the Hamilton-based club put on a clinic at the Wanderers Grounds, bidding farewell to Nova Scotia with three points securely in
With the clock winding down, and the Tides in need of another goal to kill off any hints of an Ottawa Rapid comeback, Cho So-Hyun chose to attack. The 37-year-old midfielder's first touch created separation between herself and the nearest defender, Ottawa's Florence
Consider yourself warned, Northern Super League: the Halifax Tides are a club to be reckoned with. Their convincing opening performance, which saw head coach Stephen Hart's side un-fang Ottawa Rapid FC 3-1 at home on Saturday, speaks volumes as to how they've tried to
We're very pleased to have Tim Merry, fan, founder of Mahone Bay United and mental performance support for the Halifax Wanderers first-team, join the show to discuss the club's 2-2 draw versus Pacific FC over the weekend. Want access to all of HFX Footy
The momentum was palpable, the Wanderers delivering a stirring taste of head coach Vanni Sartini's hard rock football throughout the second half of Saturday's home opener. Pacific FC were pinned and conceding corners. Later, speaking to reporters post-match, Sartini proclaimed of the half: "We
The Halifax Wanderers return to Nova Scotia still undefeated in the Vanni Sartini era. A last minute equalizer — courtesy of youngster Tavio Ciccarelli — salvaged an important point against Inter Toronto FC on Saturday, with both sides feeling they deserved more from the 2-2 match. But given the Wanderers historical
