{
    "title": "Canadian men arrive in Toronto",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:13:18",
    "published_at": "2010-09-02 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canadian-men-arrive-in-toronto",
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    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s national team met the press today upon its arrival downtown Toronto after four days in Alliston, ON. The Canadian team had been training in Alliston since Monday, including a Thursday morning session before leaving for Toronto. The team traveled by bus to downtown Toronto and met the media \u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s national team met the press today upon its arrival downtown Toronto after four days in Alliston, ON. The Canadian team had been training in Alliston since Monday, including a Thursday morning session before leaving for Toronto. The team traveled by bus to downtown Toronto and met the media in a press conference at the Intercontinental Yorkville.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe Canadian team is in town for Saturday&rsquo;s 4 September Men&rsquo;s International Friendly match against Peru. The match kicks off at 17.30 at BMO Field. Tickets to the match are available via Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.ca / 416.872.5000. Tickets include entry to both the Canadian National Exhibition as well as the football match.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCoach Stephen Hart along with players Patrice Bernier, Simeon Jackson and Haidar Al-Sha&iuml;bani spoke to the media about playing home games in Toronto and Montr&eacute;al. Following Saturday&rsquo;s home match in Toronto, the Canadian team will travel to Montr&eacute;al where it will face Honduras at Stade Saputo (19.30 kickoff, tickets via ADMISSION.com or 514.790.1245. Both the Toronto and Montr&eacute;al match will be broadcast live on all four Rogers Sportsnet channels.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe 4 September and 7 September matches both fall on FIFA International Dates, a short break around which most professional clubs are inactive so that players can be released to their national teams. Canada&rsquo;s 20 players play in 10 different countries in North America and Europe.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-e701ba49-8e1e-4b7f-b8be-85c3169dbe79\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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            "description": "Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu",
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