A Big Week/Month for Canadian Soccer

Presse Sports-USA TODAY SportsThe Vancouver Whitecaps don’t play again until June 22nd, when they host the Colorado Rapids. However, over the next 12 days there are some great soccer events taking place to occupy your time. Also, I hear there is some basketball game going on or something that is interesting....or whatever.

Both the Canadian Men and Women National teams start(ed) important tournaments this week. For the women, it is the Women’s World Cup in France, while for the men, it is the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Expectations for both squads are high. As the fifth-ranked team in the World, the Women will be looking to show better than they did on their home soil four years ago, when they were…