Laurence Watt

Joel Waterman, who grew up playing soccer in Langley and Surrey, B.C., is now lacing his cleats to play for Canada in the 2022 World Cup.

North Vancouver soccer clubs say they are turning kids away from academy and development sessions due to a lack of available space on artificial turf fields.

Soccer advocates called on councillors to build more artificial turf fields, with aspiring young players being turned away from development sessions due to a shortage of turf fields, according to the North Vancouver Football Club.

The countdown to kickoff is still months away, but changes are already underway at B.C. Place ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. From new elevators to a temporary grass field, the upgrades are transforming the stadium and reigniting old questions about its cost and location.

Vancouver is installing hundreds of new, temporary surveillance cameras ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a move city officials say is about public safety, but privacy experts say deserves closer scrutiny.

World governing body of soccer says World Cup excitement is at record levels, but supporter groups say costly ticket prices, new travel rules and safety concerns are keeping some European fans home.

From Hastings Park to The Shipyards, cities and venues across the region are hosting public watch parties for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

As the World Cup renews the soccer-versus-football debate, University of Michigan professor Stefan Szymanski says the word "soccer" was coined in Oxford in the 1880s and later stuck in countries where "football" already meant another sport.