"Pre-COVID, the organization was extremely healthy, soccer across Canada was extremely healthy, then all of a sudden it hit last March, and parents aren't registering their kids. This is where we get a third, in round numbers, of our revenue. That was a shock to our system. We still have scarce resources but our men's and women's national teams are the priority."

-- Nick Bontis, elected Soccer Canada president on Nov. 20, on the organization's financial problems due to the COVID-19 shutdown. Neither Canada's men's or women's national teams has played since March. He said the pandemic, not financial issues, will determine factor when the national teams get back on the field. The men have to start World Cup 2022 qualifying in March. The women must prepare for the 2021 Olympics. (Reuters)

1. *Christian Torres (2004, LAFC)
2. Cade Cowell (2003, San Jose)
3. *Caden Clark (2003, NY Red Bulls, 1 goal)
4. Ricardo Pepi (2003, FC Dallas, 1 goal)
5. Joe Scally (2002, NYCFC)
6. *Gianluca Busio (2002, Sporting KC, 1 goal, 1 assist)
7. Tanner Tessmann (2001, FC Dallas)
8. *Cole Bassett (2001, Colorado)
9. *Bryan Reynolds (2001, FC Dallas)
10. *Jesus Ferreira (2000, FC Dallas)
11. *Brenden Aaronson (2000, Philadelphia)
12. Ayo Akinola (2000, Toronto FC)
13. *Daryl Dike (2000, Orlando City)
14. *Jaylin Lindsey (2000, Sporting KC)
*Starter.
Note: In 2019, just six players (birth year of 1999+) played in playoffs.

Lucy Bronze (England/Lyon/Man. City)
Delphine Cascarino (France/Lyon)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (DenmarkWolfsburg/Chelsea)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/Barcelona)
Ji So-yun (South Korea/Chelsea)
Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea)
Saki Kumagai (Japan/Lyon)
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany/Lyon)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal)
Wendie Renard (France/Lyon)

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Eastern Conference, Semifinals
Sunday, Nov. 29. No. 4 Orlando City vs. No. 8 New England, 3 pm. (ABC//ESPN Deportes)
Sunday. Nov. 29. No. 3 Columbus vs. No. 7 Nashville SC, 8 pm. (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
Western Conference, Semifinals
Tuesday, Dec. 1. No. 2 Seattle vs. No. 6 FC Dallas, 9:30 pm. (FS1/FOX Deportes)
Wednesday, Dec. 2. No. 1 Sporting KC vs. No. 4 Minn. United, 9 pm. (FS1/FOX Deportes)
Note: All times ET.

Tyler Adams, RB Leipizg, on bench (0-1 at Paris SG)
Konrad de la Fuente (-), Barcelona, sub-8 minutes (4-0 at Dynamo Kiev)
Sergino Dest (7), Barcelona, 90 minutes, 1 goal (4-0 at Dynamo Kiev)
Ethan Horvath, Club Brugge, on bench (0-3 vs. Bor. Dortmund)
Weston McKennie (4), Juventus, 61 minutes (2-1 vs. Ferencvaros)
Christian Pulisic, Chelsea, did not dress (2-1 at Rennes)
Gio Reyna (7), Bor. Dortmund, 80 minutes (3-0 vs. Club Brugge)
Note: In parentheses are L'Equipe ratings (scale: 1-10, 1-low, 10-high).