Josh is a journalist based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, with a love of football. His work appears in The Athletic, The Guardian, OneSoccer, TFC Republic and more. He's been covering the Wanderers and Tides since 2023.
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The Halifax Wanderers have inked goalkeeper Rayane Yesli to a one-year deal with an option for 2026. Yesli, 25, heads to Halifax after a stint in Atlético Ottawa, where he made 11 appearances across all competitions, and time with Valour FC, where he amassed 37 starts across two seasons. He
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Full-back Riley Ferrazzo, formerly of the Halifax Wanderers, is heading home and has signed with York United FC, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Tuesday. Ferrazzo, 25, originally joined the CPL in 2023, making the jump from League1 Ontario champions Vaughan Azzurri with head coach Patrice Gheisar to the Wanderers.
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It's the holidays and I'm told there's no better way to spread holiday cheer than to write copious amounts about the CPL off-season. If that's exactly what you wanted as The Wanderers Notebook's gift to you, you've come
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Midfielder Jordan Faria is staying in Winnipeg for 2025, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Thursday, with the club opting to exercise their option on his contract. The move has not yet been announced by the club. Faria, 24, joined Valour last year from Toronto FC II and tallied two
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The Halifax Wanderers and striker Tiago Coimbra have agreed to a new contract, keeping the young attacker in Atlantic Canada until potentially 2028. Looking at the move critically, Coimbra's new deal is a vote of confidence. Although still U-21 eligible in 2025, the Wanderers have secured the Brazilian
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Striker Tiago Coimbra could be a Halifax Wanderer for a long time. The club announced on Wednesday that the 20-year old attacker has signed a deal that could see him in Wanderers blue until 2028, with the first two years of the deal guaranteed and options held through 2027 and
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Gianfranco Facchineri's goals, from the outset of Valour's training camp last year, were both simple and immediate. And as he continued to earn the trust of head coach Phil dos Santos and the rest of the coaching staff, they evolved as the calendar flashed from February
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Star centre-back Thomas Meilleur-Giguère has opted to take his services east, signing a deal to play with the Halifax Wanderers, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Monday. The Quebec-born defender joins the Wanderers following the expiration of a two-year contract with Pacific FC. Meilleur-Giguère received heavy interest across both the
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It's hard to believe we're a month removed from the CPL Final in Calgary but what a month it's been. From coaching changes to player departures, we're slowly but surely moving into the depths of another off-season. It will be the best
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Mexican football executive Juan Miguel Vega Francis is slated to be announced as the next CEO and general manager for Atlético Ottawa, multiple sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Wednesday. The appointment has yet to be confirmed by the club but sources said Francis has already begun work. Francis, 33,
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Newfoundlanders would call it a large day, which is to say that, amidst the flags and smoke and panoply of fandom, there wasn't a better place to be a Canadian football fan than at Spruce Meadows last Saturday for the CPL Final. It was, with its chilly temperatures,
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Centre-back Cale Loughrey announced on Thursday that his time with the Wanderers is over. "Halifax, my time here has come to an end. Beyond grateful to play for the fans and the city," he wrote online. "A time in my life that I will forever cherish."