Josh Healey
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social
Canadian footy journalist based in Nova Scotia ⛵
Words in OneSoccer, CanPL.ca, Atlantic Business Magazine, Chronicle Herald, St. John’s Telegram and more. Blog: hfxfootballpost.ca.
Words in OneSoccer, CanPL.ca, Atlantic Business Magazine, Chronicle Herald, St. John’s Telegram and more. Blog: hfxfootballpost.ca.
Good piece in the Winnipeg Free Press by Taylor Allen on how Valour FC folding is impacting coaches and players:
"It felt like a piece of me was ripped away."
"It felt like a piece of me was ripped away."
Valour’s captain mourns loss of club, opportunity for next generation
Driving past the former home of Valour FC on the weekend was enough to bring Raphael Ohin to tears. The 30-year-old defensive midfielder — the only player to suit up in all seven of the club’s seasons...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Good piece in the Winnipeg Free Press by Taylor Allen on how Valour FC folding is impacting coaches and players:
"It felt like a piece of me was ripped away."
"It felt like a piece of me was ripped away."
Sources: Kris Twardek is the first former Valour FC player to close in on terms with a new club. After two years home, the imposing winger is set for a return to Ireland. #CanPL
Sources: Kris Twardek to sign with Irish Premier League side
Former Canada international Kris Twardek is set for a return to the Irish Premier League, sources told HFX Football Post on Tuesday.
Twardek, 28, previously played over 100 matches in Ireland’s first...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sources: Kris Twardek is the first former Valour FC player to close in on terms with a new club. After two years home, the imposing winger is set for a return to Ireland. #CanPL
Sources: York United midfielder Luca Accettola, 21, is training with Mexican giants CF Monterrey. #CanPL
Sources: Luca Accettola training with CF Monterrey
Luca Accettola, one of York United’s promising young talents, is training with Mexican giants CF Monterrey, sources told HFX Football Post on Tuesday.
Accettola, 21, was drafted fifth overall by the ...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sources: York United midfielder Luca Accettola, 21, is training with Mexican giants CF Monterrey. #CanPL
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A fun project I'm glad to finally be able to share: Wrote a cover story on @canadasocceren.bsky.social's Jacob Shaffelburg for the upcoming issue of DARBY Magazine. #CanMNT
👉 : darbymag.myshopify.com/password
👉 : darbymag.myshopify.com/password
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A fun project I'm glad to finally be able to share: Wrote a cover story on @canadasocceren.bsky.social's Jacob Shaffelburg for the upcoming issue of DARBY Magazine. #CanMNT
👉 : darbymag.myshopify.com/password
👉 : darbymag.myshopify.com/password
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This shouldn’t be the story of Valour FC.
But Wade Miller and WFC didn’t care, they let the club spiral without giving even half a look.
Valour’s sad demise should be attributed to nobody but Miller and Co.
My op-ed:
canadiansoccerdaily.com/2025/11/22/h...
But Wade Miller and WFC didn’t care, they let the club spiral without giving even half a look.
Valour’s sad demise should be attributed to nobody but Miller and Co.
My op-ed:
canadiansoccerdaily.com/2025/11/22/h...
Hewitt: Valour FC’s CPL demise falls on disinterested ownership
Read more…
canadiansoccerdaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This shouldn’t be the story of Valour FC.
But Wade Miller and WFC didn’t care, they let the club spiral without giving even half a look.
Valour’s sad demise should be attributed to nobody but Miller and Co.
My op-ed:
canadiansoccerdaily.com/2025/11/22/h...
But Wade Miller and WFC didn’t care, they let the club spiral without giving even half a look.
Valour’s sad demise should be attributed to nobody but Miller and Co.
My op-ed:
canadiansoccerdaily.com/2025/11/22/h...
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Très heureux de vous présenter ce palmarès des 10 meilleurs espoirs québécois au soccer masculin !
Ce n'était pas simple à faire, tellement le bassin de talents est énorme au Québec ! J'ai reçu plus de 60 noms différents.
Demain, les 19 meilleurs espoirs au ⚽ féminin.
lp.ca/vTWWMQ?shari...
Ce n'était pas simple à faire, tellement le bassin de talents est énorme au Québec ! J'ai reçu plus de 60 noms différents.
Demain, les 19 meilleurs espoirs au ⚽ féminin.
lp.ca/vTWWMQ?shari...
Dossier | Les prochains | Qui sont les futures étoiles québécoises au soccer masculin ? (2 articles)
La Presse s’est lancé le défi d’identifier les futures étoiles québécoises appelées à évoluer dans l’une des grandes ligues professionnelles nord-américaines. Aujourd’hui : le soccer masculin.
lp.ca
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Très heureux de vous présenter ce palmarès des 10 meilleurs espoirs québécois au soccer masculin !
Ce n'était pas simple à faire, tellement le bassin de talents est énorme au Québec ! J'ai reçu plus de 60 noms différents.
Demain, les 19 meilleurs espoirs au ⚽ féminin.
lp.ca/vTWWMQ?shari...
Ce n'était pas simple à faire, tellement le bassin de talents est énorme au Québec ! J'ai reçu plus de 60 noms différents.
Demain, les 19 meilleurs espoirs au ⚽ féminin.
lp.ca/vTWWMQ?shari...
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Breaking: Winnipeg Football Club, the group that operated Valour FC, made the decision to suspend the club's operations. Players and staff were informed during a virtual meeting on Friday.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
The death of a football club: Valour FC suspends operations following weeks of uncertainty
Both Valour FC and the Canadian Premier League put out statements on Friday stating the club, which was one of the league’s founding members, is suspending operations.
The decision comes after Winnip...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Breaking: Winnipeg Football Club, the group that operated Valour FC, made the decision to suspend the club's operations. Players and staff were informed during a virtual meeting on Friday.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
Breaking: Winnipeg Football Club, the group that operated Valour FC, made the decision to suspend the club's operations. Players and staff were informed during a virtual meeting on Friday.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
The death of a football club: Valour FC suspends operations following weeks of uncertainty
Both Valour FC and the Canadian Premier League put out statements on Friday stating the club, which was one of the league’s founding members, is suspending operations.
The decision comes after Winnip...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Breaking: Winnipeg Football Club, the group that operated Valour FC, made the decision to suspend the club's operations. Players and staff were informed during a virtual meeting on Friday.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
Sources said the league explored finding new owners, continuing to cover costs or folding the club.
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Part 2 of the ATO breakdown has arrived! A couple of surprises, more small samples...the mushy meh part of the roster. It's a short one!
🔗: capitalcitysupporters.com/ccsg-by-the-...
#CanPL #ForOttawa #Analytics
🔗: capitalcitysupporters.com/ccsg-by-the-...
#CanPL #ForOttawa #Analytics
CCSG By The Numbers: 2025 Roster Breakdown (Part 2)
Welcome back to part two of the five-part series in which the 2025 ATO roster is broken down analytically! Following the first part, wherein some comically low sample sizes were analyzed (available to...
capitalcitysupporters.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Part 2 of the ATO breakdown has arrived! A couple of surprises, more small samples...the mushy meh part of the roster. It's a short one!
🔗: capitalcitysupporters.com/ccsg-by-the-...
#CanPL #ForOttawa #Analytics
🔗: capitalcitysupporters.com/ccsg-by-the-...
#CanPL #ForOttawa #Analytics
As per the club, @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social will have a “beefy announcement” in the coming weeks. CEO and president Courtney Sherlock is unavailable for an end of season interview as she’s travelling at this time but I hope to get her on the record in the near future. #northernsuperleague
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As per the club, @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social will have a “beefy announcement” in the coming weeks. CEO and president Courtney Sherlock is unavailable for an end of season interview as she’s travelling at this time but I hope to get her on the record in the near future. #northernsuperleague
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My Q&A with @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social president Derek Martin covering:
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
Q&A with Halifax Wanderers president Derek Martin: Coaching search, free agents and expansion
The Wanderers 2025 season ended in heartbreaking fashion; a playoff win was within their grasp. But they let it slip away. Now, Derek Martin, the club's founder and president, is laying plans for a ca...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
My Q&A with @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social president Derek Martin covering:
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
My Q&A with @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social president Derek Martin covering:
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
Q&A with Halifax Wanderers president Derek Martin: Coaching search, free agents and expansion
The Wanderers 2025 season ended in heartbreaking fashion; a playoff win was within their grasp. But they let it slip away. Now, Derek Martin, the club's founder and president, is laying plans for a ca...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
My Q&A with @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social president Derek Martin covering:
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
-Not renewing Patrice Gheisar
-The coaching search
-Mark Watson's future
-A new coach 'before the end of the year'
-Selling Tiago Coimbra and much more #CanPL
First up for my off-season coverage: a Q&A with @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social founder and president Derek Martin. The full conversation will be published tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. at hfxfootballpost.ca. #CanPL
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
First up for my off-season coverage: a Q&A with @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social founder and president Derek Martin. The full conversation will be published tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. at hfxfootballpost.ca. #CanPL
My time with @onesoccer.bsky.social / CanPL.ca wrapped up last week (it was always a short-term gig) but I wanted to thank both newsrooms for welcoming me. Proud of the work I did.
I’ve got a piece or two in other publications coming out in the next few weeks that I’m excited about so stay tuned.
I’ve got a piece or two in other publications coming out in the next few weeks that I’m excited about so stay tuned.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My time with @onesoccer.bsky.social / CanPL.ca wrapped up last week (it was always a short-term gig) but I wanted to thank both newsrooms for welcoming me. Proud of the work I did.
I’ve got a piece or two in other publications coming out in the next few weeks that I’m excited about so stay tuned.
I’ve got a piece or two in other publications coming out in the next few weeks that I’m excited about so stay tuned.
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Sources: 29-year old midfielder Aly Ndom is exploring CPL and USL interest following two seasons with @pacificfc.bsky.social. The Frenchman scored six goals across all competitions. #CanPL
Sources: Aly Ndom exploring options between CPL and USL
Midfielder Aly Ndom is exploring his options following two seasons on Vancouver Island, sources told HFX Football Post on Tuesday. The 29-year old Frenchman has heavy interest, too, with multiple club...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sources: 29-year old midfielder Aly Ndom is exploring CPL and USL interest following two seasons with @pacificfc.bsky.social. The Frenchman scored six goals across all competitions. #CanPL
Well, @canmntofficial.bsky.social were more ponderous than Socrates and looked slow in possession. But they got the win and broke their goal drought to finish off the year.
Still lots of questions with injuries piling up, Jonathan David out of sorts and key players not playing for their clubs.
Still lots of questions with injuries piling up, Jonathan David out of sorts and key players not playing for their clubs.
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Well, @canmntofficial.bsky.social were more ponderous than Socrates and looked slow in possession. But they got the win and broke their goal drought to finish off the year.
Still lots of questions with injuries piling up, Jonathan David out of sorts and key players not playing for their clubs.
Still lots of questions with injuries piling up, Jonathan David out of sorts and key players not playing for their clubs.
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Sources: 29-year old midfielder Aly Ndom is exploring CPL and USL interest following two seasons with @pacificfc.bsky.social. The Frenchman scored six goals across all competitions. #CanPL
Sources: Aly Ndom exploring options between CPL and USL
Midfielder Aly Ndom is exploring his options following two seasons on Vancouver Island, sources told HFX Football Post on Tuesday. The 29-year old Frenchman has heavy interest, too, with multiple club...
www.hfxfootballpost.ca
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sources: 29-year old midfielder Aly Ndom is exploring CPL and USL interest following two seasons with @pacificfc.bsky.social. The Frenchman scored six goals across all competitions. #CanPL
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#CANMNT Roster Update 🚨
Nashville SC’s Jacob Shaffelburg has been called into CANMNT camp to replace Feyenoord's Cyle Larin for the upcoming match against Venezuela due to injury.
Nashville SC’s Jacob Shaffelburg has been called into CANMNT camp to replace Feyenoord's Cyle Larin for the upcoming match against Venezuela due to injury.
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#CANMNT Roster Update 🚨
Nashville SC’s Jacob Shaffelburg has been called into CANMNT camp to replace Feyenoord's Cyle Larin for the upcoming match against Venezuela due to injury.
Nashville SC’s Jacob Shaffelburg has been called into CANMNT camp to replace Feyenoord's Cyle Larin for the upcoming match against Venezuela due to injury.
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A lot of you pegged Coimbra for a breakout season, and breakout he did! He was one of the deadliest strikers on a rate basis, held his own in the air, and drew his fair share of fouls. A deserving U21 winner, and possibly onto better things!
#CanPL #TogetherFromAways #Analytics
#CanPL #TogetherFromAways #Analytics
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A lot of you pegged Coimbra for a breakout season, and breakout he did! He was one of the deadliest strikers on a rate basis, held his own in the air, and drew his fair share of fouls. A deserving U21 winner, and possibly onto better things!
#CanPL #TogetherFromAways #Analytics
#CanPL #TogetherFromAways #Analytics
This is an excellent piece of journalism telling a horrible story about the dangers of gambling — and the ugly side of addiction. No one should have to put up with death threats over a game.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is an excellent piece of journalism telling a horrible story about the dangers of gambling — and the ugly side of addiction. No one should have to put up with death threats over a game.
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New: Amid a red card that sent @canmntofficial.bsky.social into a frenzy, Stephen Eustáquio went to head coach Jesse Marsch with some quiet words of confidence:
“Don’t worry coach, we got this.”
My latest for @onesoccer.bsky.social on Canada, composure and a draw that could’ve been a win. #CanMNT
“Don’t worry coach, we got this.”
My latest for @onesoccer.bsky.social on Canada, composure and a draw that could’ve been a win. #CanMNT
HEALEY: CanMNT, composure and a draw versus Ecuador ‘we could win’
HEALEY: CanMNT, composure and a draw versus Ecuador ‘we could win’
onesoccer.ca
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New: Amid a red card that sent @canmntofficial.bsky.social into a frenzy, Stephen Eustáquio went to head coach Jesse Marsch with some quiet words of confidence:
“Don’t worry coach, we got this.”
My latest for @onesoccer.bsky.social on Canada, composure and a draw that could’ve been a win. #CanMNT
“Don’t worry coach, we got this.”
My latest for @onesoccer.bsky.social on Canada, composure and a draw that could’ve been a win. #CanMNT
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New: For Atlético Ottawa, Concacaf Champions Cup football is closer than it may seem. Their training camp is expected to open in eight weeks; a look at head coach Diego Mejía's future, free agents and transfer interest in players like Noah Abatneh, Gabriel Antinoro and Sergei Kozlovskiy. #CanPL
Champions Cup looms large as Atlético Ottawa navigates transfer interest, squad building
Champions Cup looms large as Atlético Ottawa navigates transfer interest, squad building
onesoccer.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New: For Atlético Ottawa, Concacaf Champions Cup football is closer than it may seem. Their training camp is expected to open in eight weeks; a look at head coach Diego Mejía's future, free agents and transfer interest in players like Noah Abatneh, Gabriel Antinoro and Sergei Kozlovskiy. #CanPL
A big goal for Sergei Kozlovskiy at the U-17 World Cup.
Atlético Ottawa's Kozlovskiy equalizes for Canada in U-17 World Cup knockouts
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November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A big goal for Sergei Kozlovskiy at the U-17 World Cup.
Perhaps a Nancy - Alistair Johnston reunion?
Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy declines to comment on Celtic links, Crew future
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Crew manager Wilfried Nancy: 'Nothing to say' about Celtic links
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Perhaps a Nancy - Alistair Johnston reunion?