This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. It has not been a great year for Canadian soccer.
The excitement of the men's national team's long-awaited return to the World Cup in late 2022 gave way to the disappointment of early exits at the Gold Cup and the Women's World Cup.
The upheaval within Canada Soccer continued while the inept federation narrowly averted a women's strike and failed to reach a labour deal with either of its aggrieved national teams.
The charismatic coach who guided the men to their first World Cup in 36 years quit, and the most prolific player in Canadian history announced she's leaving too.
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