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CANWNT News
- Women’s National Camp roster announced. Lots of young players are called into camp. Brazil tournament will be used as an assessment phase for younger players. CBC also spoke with Herdman about what he wants to see in this camp
- We’ll be discussing the camp roster, some pre-Brazil tournament talk, and more on our upcoming (and first!) podcast next week…so stay tuned!
- The qualifying draw for the CONCACAF tournament (top two CONCACAF teams will head to the Rio Olympics) delivered a favourable draw for Canada Canada joins Guatemala, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago in Group B. Group A consists of US, Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico
- Canada aims to peak at right time in CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament
- Sportnet’s Sandra Prusina interview Marie Eve-Nault about playing in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan league
- Beats & Rhymes FC’s interview with Sophie Schmidt
- USA Today Sports interviews Kadeisha Buchanan
- Limitless Pursuits interviews Stephanie Labbé
- Josée Bélanger plays her last game with FC Rosengård. Helps them move onto the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League
- NCAA Division I Women’s College Soccer Championship continued on the weekend. 32 teams where whittled down to 8 teams: Florida State, Texas A&M, Penn State, West Virginia, Duke, Stanford, Rutgers and Virginia. NCAA Women’s College Cup Recap
International Football News
- Schedule set for 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship in February
- Results of 2nd leg of Round of 16 matches for UEFA’s Women’s Champions League
- Meet the Women’s Champions League’s final eight teams
- UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal draw will take place on Friday, November 27
- Upcoming International Friendlies for November:
- England squad named for international friendlies against Germany and Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Germany squad named for internal friendly against England
- Squads announced for Japan vs. Netherlands game
NWSL News
- 2016 NWSL College Draft to be held on January 15, 2016
- Chicago Red Stars’ head coach, Rory Dames, talks trades and 2016 draft
- Boston Breakers acquire Angela Salem for 2 second rounds picks in the 2016 NWSL College Draft
- Houston Dash waive Rachael Axon
- Chicago Red Stars and Boston Breakers made a deal that sees the Red Stars acquire Alyssa Naeher, while the Breakers’ Matt Beard reunites with Whitney Engen
Other League and Tournament News
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