Canada’s 1st professional women’s soccer league kicks off in Vancouver

Generations of Canadian soccer players have had to leave their families and travel abroad to play professionally. That all changed Wednesday night when the country’s first-ever professional women’s soccer league kicked off in Vancouver. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have the details.

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