Wild FC: professional women’s soccer team in Calgary is born

It’s no longer a secret. The Calgary team, a member of Canada’s new professional women’s soccer league, unveiled its identity with great fanfare on Thursday.

Wild FC will debut in the inaugural season of the Super League Northern (SLN), scheduled for 2025.

The team colors, neon purple and red, represent sunsets and the Calgary Tower, two strong symbols of the city. The logo displays an owl, an emblematic animal of Alberta, formed by the letter W which recalls the name of the training.

It is an opportunity to bring home some 150 Canadian women who play football around the world, but above all to inspire a generation of young women, to encourage them to play professional soccer at home. […]to attract others from a very young age.

The example of Sarah Kinzner

The birth of such a team is a dream come true for players like Sarah Kinzner.

Forced to move abroad in recent years to satisfy her sporting aspirations, she is delighted to finally obtain a platform at home to demonstrate the makings of her talent. The 26-year-old Calgarian struggled to simply communicate with her coach during her European adventure, who did not speak English.

The player, who represented Canada at the Under-20 World Cup in the country in 2015, says that when she played in Europe she felt very alone due to language barriers.

Even though many have gone to play abroad, sometimes it is not the experience we had imaginedshe says.

Some leagues across the Atlantic also impose restrictions on the number of international players who can join each team.

Towards a home at McMahon Stadium

Although some details remain to be finalized, Wild FC should make McMahon Stadium their new home next year. Deanna Zumwalt says she is actively working in collaboration with the company responsible for administering the stadium to replace the current artificial surface with a new one that meets FIFA’s high standards.

It is also the home of Stampeders of Calgary in the Canadian Football League.

Regarding the impact of the immensity of the stadium of 35,000 seats on the atmosphere of the meetings, the president does not see a problem. She even thinks big, hoping that one day we will fill it.

What really got us started on this journey was inclusion. The fact that it is a central facility, connected to public transport, allows everyone in the city to easily access itjustifies Deanna Zumwalt.

The mayor of Calgary, present for the big unveiling, could not agree more.

McMahon Stadium has long been a meeting place for families and fans. I am very happy that women’s football is now part of the incredible series of events and matches taking place thereproclaims Jyoti Gondek.

In addition to Calgary, the cities of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Halifax will also welcome professional teams starting next year. Their name, logo and colors have not yet been revealed.

Until now, Canada was the only one of the top 10 countries in the FIFA rankings not to have a professional women’s league.

With information from Radja Mahamba