In the moments ahead of their first final in 23 years, several veteran members of Canada’s men’s national soccer team appeared to have watering eyes as the national anthems blared through Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Canada fell 2-0 to the United States in the final of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second edition of a tournament which replaced international friendlies in the region and put another trophy in the mix for men’s national teams.
But in the moments after the loss, a frustrated John Herdman, the Canadian men’s coach since 2018, challenged the country’s soccer organization to be better
