![Canada Women’s National Team players. (Martin Bazyl/Canada Soccer) Canada Women’s National Team players. (Martin Bazyl/Canada Soccer)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_full/public/images/2023-01/christine-sinclair-canada-soccer_0.jpeg?itok=TSwfA8Ho)
2023-01-03
Soccer is the fastest-growing sport in Canada. But despite the game’s popularity and the success of the Canada Women’s National Team (CANWNT), Canada is the only top-20 FIFA nation without a professional women’s league. Female players have always had to leave the country to pursue a professional career.
That all changes in 2025.