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Just a few years after picking up the sport, Saskatoon product Ella Sowden has earned one of only two NFL and RCX Sports Foundation International Women’s Flag Football Scholarships awarded worldwide.

Do you call it “soccer” or “football”? As it turns out, both terms are equally and historically valid.

NFL star and current Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard has returned home to Sherwood Park to hold his annual football camp for youth aged 6 to 18. He says he never got an opportunity like this when he was growing up, and hopes the camp can benefit kids in a positive way. Gates Guarin...

The Edmonton Huskies will be kicking off their 72nd season next month. On top of being busy on the field, off the field, the team is getting ready to help raise money with an upcoming fundraiser. General manager Jason Lorrimer, alumni board member Chris Durham and starting quarterback Wesley Neitz chatted with Global News Morning...

A.J. Oullette is entering the new CFL season with a new title … Dad. The Saskatchewan Roughriders running back and his partner welcomed their daughter Isla Jo this offseason.

Calgary’s high school football community is coming together to support one of its players sidelined with cancer. Meghan Cobb has more.

We’re down to 4 teams in the World Cup – and with the semifinals kicking off tomorrow, Ben Botelho from Glory Media joins Victoria Femia to discuss each of the teams chances on returning to football glory.

A football festival has fans flocking to Kelowna. Last Saturday saw a game between the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders kick things off. Touchdown Kelowna runs until July 4. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more on the expected boost for local businesses.

The final World Cup game in Toronto is in high demand.  Ticket prices on third-party sites going as high as $8,000 to watch Portugal face Croatia at Toronto Stadium on Thursday.  This despite new provincial legislation that aims to target price gouging.  Jay Goldberg, from the Consumer Choice Center, joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln with a closer...

Thousands of high-spirited Team Canada supporters marched through the streets of downtown Vancouver Wednesday toward BC Place for their clash against Switzerland, singing and waving banners as they backed the World Cup co-hosts in their bid to reach the knockout rounds for the first time. The sea of red and white demonstrated how the nation,...

On Saturday afternoon, the Edmonton Elks will take to the field for the first time this season. While it might not be the best weather for football, the club is still expecting fans to have a great time. Jasmine King has more.

The regional district is asking people to keep out of Kalamoir Regional Park as it remains closed while West Kelowna Fire Rescue continues the wildfire cleanup. We get a look inside the park and what the fire left behind. And, local breweries are getting a major boost thanks to the Touchdown Kelowna BC Lions football...

There is no sport with a wider reach than soccer – or football, as most of the world knows it. Fans from every corner of the globe have been flooding into North America to watch their home nations compete. Eric Sorensen reports on the cultural ties being sewn in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The World Cup has already been a victory for many downtown Vancouver businesses, with some bar managers caught off guard by football fever, now stocking up and bringing in more staff. Travis Prasad is on Granville Street with more on the big winners so far.

Football fanatics know the sport has the power to unite fans from across the world, all in celebration of the beautiful game. Toronto-based photographer Joseph Howarth joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln to discuss his 20-year journey capturing World Cup fans in Toronto.

It’s not quite the World Cup, but a group of human foosball players in Toronto has scored a new Guinness World Record. A total of 254 people braved rainy conditions to take part in the largest game of human foosball. A Guinness World Records adjudicator confirmed the record, which required at least 251 players.

The Canadian Football League has inked a lucrative multi-year broadcast rights deal. Skylar Peters explains how it will impact the league, its nine teams and the way you watch Canadian football.

Football superstar David Beckham is set to be honoured with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, organizers announced Tuesday, as the United States readies to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Tom Cruise and the player’s pop star-turned-fashion designer wife, Victoria Beckham, will be at the ceremony on June 12 to unveil the plaque...

Football superstar David Beckham is set to be honoured with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, organizers announced Tuesday, as the United States readies to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Tom Cruise and the player’s pop star-turned-fashion designer wife, Victoria Beckham, will be at the ceremony on June 12 to unveil the plaque...

A sport traditionally played by boys is gaining a lot of popularity among young female athletes. Flag football is taking over Manitoba high schools and those involved are crediting the Blue Bombers for making it possible. Global’s Teagan Rasche reports