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Marcelo Flores has suffered a myofascial tear in his left leg, @TigresOficial announce. No timeline yet on recovery. 🤕

Unfortunate news. Hope for a speedy recovery, Marcelo. #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alphonso Davies on the World Cup in Canada: “Right now, I can't really explain how I'm feeling. I'm just excited. I'm sure the whole country, and all the boys on the team, are excited for the opening game.

“But to really explain my feelings right now, I think I have to tell you after the first game. But I'm just excited, and I'm looking forward to it.” [TSN] #afc

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@TSN_Sports @CanadaSoccerEN YES💪

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🗣️| Jamie Knight-Lebel on signing a new contract at Bristol City FC:

“I’m pleased to sign a new contract at the club. I’ve enjoyed my time here so far and I’m looking forward to pushing on next season and beyond.” 👏🇨🇦

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📣Jamie Knight-Lebel has put pen to paper on a new contract at #BristolCity until the summer of 2029.

Congrats Jamie! 👏

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🗣️| Alphonso Davies on how tough it’s been to be away from the #CanMNT: “It's been tough. It's been very tough. I've been battling with injuries for the last year. It's just been frustrating. I'm very frustrated with what's happening. But I know there's not just club side, but obviously countryside as well; there's a bigger go-ahead. And I have to keep fighting and try to stay as fit as possible until that time comes.” 

“I do miss them (my teammates). But it's tough. Most of them understand the situation and understand what I'm going through. Most of them reached out when they found out that I wasn't coming to camp, and they wished me well and stuff like that.” [@TSN] 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alistair Johnston on the #CanMNT injuries: “Look, it’s sport. Injuries do happen. I think we’ve been really unlucky this year. If you look at the silver lining, there’s a chance we’re all back and potentially fresh (for the World Cup).

“Jonathan David is the only one who might be indestructible. But you look at Alphonso Davies, myself, Stephen Eustáquio, Derek Cornelius, he’s played quite a bit, and Moïse Bombito, he’s played a ton.

“These guys are massive players for us, and they help.” [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alphonso Davies on his fitness: “The hamstring is going well. Hopefully (the injury) doesn't come back. I'm doing everything I can to make it as strong as possible so this doesn't happen again.” [@TSN_Sports] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Jesse Marsch to the #CanMNT after the March friendlies: “I feel really good about our team. Here’s where we go from now. Like I told you before the game (vs Tunisia), I couldn’t have in the last two years asked more from you guys.

“You guys have given every time we’re together, exceeded expectations from your commitment to your play, to your mentality, to your character, everything. It’s been a pleasure to be your coach and I know we’re going to do great this summer.

“All I can think is we have a great team, guys. We have a great team. Going to the World Cup, man. Every little thing matters. Every team will invest everything they have into make sure that they’re ready to represent their country to the best of their ability.

“But I know with our character, with our quality, with our mentality, we’re going to have a great World Cup man. We’re going to set this country on fire.” [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Joel Waterman: “I have no doubts in those moments with him (Jonathan David taking penalties), and with everybody.

“I think going in the second half (vs Iceland), the players that we had on the pitch, the changes that came in, goes back to the trust that we have in each other.

“I really loved our commitment and the momentum shift that we were able to get in that second half.”

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🗣️| Dayne St. Clair on the #CanMNT friendly vs Iceland: “Of course, we know we kind of gifted them two goals. Everyone knows that two goals up is one of the most dangerous leads in sports. And we felt that we could get the next one. There was a real belief that we were going to get the next one.” [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alistair Johnston: “I think we’ve evolved from the underdog and they’ve seen what we’ve done over these past couple years with the friendlies, the big matches that we’ve won, the teams that we’ve given really good games to.

“I think that now we’re kind of in that space where teams fear us, and that is an exciting feeling because you can sense it too. It’s not just them going out there and looking past us, but that Canadian passport in the world of football is continuing to gain more and more of a stronger reputation.

“That’s all you can really hope for and all you can ask for as we continue to grow into this game. So I think that we’re really going into this World Cup with not really a sense of being an underdog.

“Yes, we don’t have the same pressures as the Argentinas, the Frances of the world, but at the same time, within this group, we have expectations of what we want to do, and we’re going to put pressure on ourselves to get it done.

“We truly believe what our goals are and we truly believe that we can do it. So, I think that bodes really well for this summer.” [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alistair Johnston: “Now we're coming to this home World Cup in 2026 with a sense of belief that we know that we belong there. It would've been a little bit more difficult if we hadn't qualified for 2022 and automatically qualified for 2026.

“And then Jesse Marsch is trying to spin this, obviously trying to push a narrative that ‘guys we belong here’.

“But I think it's one thing to believe it, but then, subconsciously, do you truly believe it when you haven't actually had to earn your way there, and you've never been there before.

“It's pretty easy for people to poke holes in that and potentially know that you're subconscious to kind of eat away at that as well.

“So I think for us, we know that we've more than earned our spot at this World Cup, even though we didn't have to qualify. And I think from our own perspective, that gives a real strong level of confidence and inner belief that we’re not just here to make up a number, but we're actually here to do damage and make a deep run.” [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alistair Johnston: “A home World Cup doesn’t come around very often at all. It’s a bucket list. It’s a dream. When you’re so close to realizing it, you just want to make sure that you’re doing everything physically possible to make sure that you’re on that team.” [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alistair Johnston: “At the end of the day, you want to be going to a World Cup with the strongest team possible. We know that if we’re fully fit, we’re a really good team. I know that everyone is doing everything in their power to be fit for this World Cup. [@CanadaSoccerEN: On Guard] #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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📸| @AlphonsoDavies for @redbull 👊 #CanMNT🇨🇦

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🗣️| Alphonso Davies on the #CanMNT: “I miss it all the time. I'm excited to get back playing football with these guys, being in the locker room and making jokes, and preparing for games, preparing to go to war.” [@theScore] 🇨🇦

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Alphonso Davies has joined Red Bull as a global ambassador. 🤝

🗣️ Davies: “Kicking off a new chapter with Red Bull. Proud to be part of the family.” #CanMNT 🇨🇦

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Alphonso Davies x Red Bull 🤝 🇨🇦

🎥 @AlphonsoDavies, @redbull

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📊| Great night for Mathieu Choinière, as he got two assists in LAFC’s 3-0 victory over Cruz Azul in the first leg of the Champions Cup quarter-final! 🇨🇦 #CanMNT