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After four seasons with the Tridents, including a CPL playoff championship in 2021, star right-back Kunle Dada-Luke is set to leave Pacific FC, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Sunday. Dada-Luke, 24, has been a core piece of first Pa-Madou Kah and then James Merriman’s Pacific squads, totaling 117
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CPL veteran Austin Ricci is on the open market, with multiple CPL clubs expressing interest, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Saturday. Ricci, a native of Richmond Hill, Ont., has made 87 appearances across all competitions for CPL clubs since 2019. The 28-year old has suited up for Valour FC,
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Halifax Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar held his end of season media availability on Saturday, with various outlets convening at the club's downtown Sackville Street office. And although it's only been a week since Halifax's season officially ended, with the club landing sixth on
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It's official: veteran goalkeeper Yann Fillion will not be returning to the Halifax Wanderers next year. Fillion, 28, signed with the East Coast club in 2023, immediately adding stability to a young squad. Over his time with the Wanderers, the Ottawa-native registered an impressive 55 starts across all
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The Halifax Wanderers season has been one of near-wins, road woes and red cards punctuated by sunny afternoons and shimmering nights at the Wanderers Grounds. And although, with their club eliminated from playoff contention, it took fans on Saturday some time to acclimate to their lot in life, they cheered
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Canada Soccer's disciplinary panel continues to investigate two incidents from last weekend's Atlético Ottawa - Forge match, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Thursday, but no decision has been reached at this time. The panel is reviewing incidents involving Forge's Daniel Parra and Atlético&
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The boys are back in town! Where were we? The crew gives an update before diving into a lengthy analysis of what went wrong for the Halifax Wanderers this season. Plus, we're previewing a tight race for the Canadian Premier League's final playoff spot and discussing
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Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci was acclaimed as president for PFA Canada following the organization's annual general meeting on Tuesday. The 28-year old footballer had spent the previous two years as interim president. “I’m incredibly proud and humbled to know I have the support of my fellow
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The Halifax Wanderers are the first CPL club eliminated from playoff contention this year, a truth that would have seemed ludicrous in March but statistically likely by mid-August. Their 2-1 loss against Cavalry FC on Saturday certainly was spirited but, like far too often this season, a lack of clinical
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It’s Wednesday night in Halifax and, with autumn’s bite blowing across the peninsula, already dark and cool by 7:00 p.m. The weather is in stark contrast to the sudsy afternoons and balmy evenings spent at the Wanderers Grounds this summer and, for striker Tiago Coimbra and
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Jacob Shaffelburg knows he beat the odds. Or more accurately, given his meteoric rise for Canada, widespread popularity in MLS and moniker as Maritime Messi, blew them out of the water. He's risen to heights he believes, as he's told several outlets, to be near impossible
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The Golden Boot race is afoot and, with the CPL regular season winding down, it's anyone's guess as to who will finish as the league's top goal scorer. Some will surely point to Atlético Ottawa's Rubén del Campo as the favourite given