2025 HFX Wanderers FC season

Halifax Wanderers 2025 football season

Halifax Wanderers2025 season

President| Derek Martin
Head coach| Patrice Gheisar
Stadium| Wanderers Grounds
Canadian Championship| Eliminated in Round 1
Top goalscorer| Giorgio Probo (2)
Highest home attendance| 6,817
Lowest home attendance| 6,104
Average home league attendance| 6,461

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Away colours

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The 2025 HFX Wanderers FC season is the seventh season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship[1]. On 02 April 2025, the announcement was made that the Wanderers would compete in the CPL's first regular season game ever played in Quebec, as part of the "CPL on Tour" series.[2]

In addition to changes to the player roster, other offseason changes included the hiring of Mark Watson as Senior Football Strategy Advisor,[3] Peter Clark as Vice-President of Business Development,[4] and Nicholas Edwards as Head of Performance.[5] The Wanderers Grounds stadium was also renovated to expand its capacity and improve the spectator experience.[6]

## Current squad

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As of March 26, 2025[7]
No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position(s)  | Date of birth (age)  | Previous club  | Notes

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Goalkeepers
12  | Sinclair Astridge |  | GK |  |  Dalhousie Tigers | U21, U-S
13  | Aiden Rushenas |  | GK |  (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 21) |  Dalhousie Tigers |
99  | Rayane Yesli |  | GK |  (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 25) |  Atlético Ottawa |
Defenders
4  | Julian Dunn |  | CB |  (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 24) |  HamKam |
5  | Adam Pearlman |  | CB |  (2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 (age 20) |  Toronto FC | U21, Loan
16  | Kareem Sow |  | CB |  (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 (age 24) |  Montreal Carabins |
17  | Wesley Timoteo |  | FB / RW / LW |  (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 (age 25) |  FC Edmonton |
21  | Jefferson Alphonse |  | CB |  (2003-06-12) June 12, 2003 (age 21) |  CS Saint-Laurent |
26  | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère |  | CB |  (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 27) |  Pacific FC |
44  | Nassim Mekideche |  | CB |  (2000-04-30) April 30, 2000 (age 25) |  US Monastir |
Midfielders
6  | Lorenzo Callegari |  | CM |  (1998-02-27) February 27, 1998 (age 27) |  Chambly | INT
7  | Ryan Telfer |  | LW |  (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 31) |  Miami FC |
8  | Isaiah Johnston |  | CM |  (2001-08-14) August 14, 2001 (age 23) |  Loudoun United |
11  | Vitor Dias |  | AM |  (1998-04-30) April 30, 1998 (age 27) |  Sporting Kansas City II | INT
18  | Andre Rampersad |  | CM |  (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 30) |  Santa Rosa |
19  | Yohan Baï |  | RM / RW |  (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 28) |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | INT
23  | Alessandro Biello |  | CM |  (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) |  CF Montréal | U21, Loan
27  | Giorgio Probo |  | CM |  (1999-07-19) July 19, 1999 (age 25) |  Vermont Green | INT
28  | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé |  | CM |  (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 30) |  York United |
41  | Camilo Vasconcelos |  | AM |  (2005-03-19) March 19, 2005 (age 20) |  Guelph United | U21
77  | Joven Mann |  | CM |  (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 20) |  UBC Thunderbirds | U21, U-S
Forwards
9  | Tiago Coimbra |  | CF |  (2004-01-17) January 17, 2004 (age 21) |  Palmeiras | U21
10  | Sean Rea |  | CF / CM |  (2002-05-15) May 15, 2002 (age 22) |  Castellón B
14  | Jason Bahamboula |  | RW / CF |  (2001-06-15) June 15, 2001 (age 23) |  Valmiera FC | INT
20  | Tavio Ciccarelli |  | CF |  (2006-07-24) July 24, 2006 (age 18) |  Sheffield United Academy | U21, EYT

## Transfers

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### In

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| DF |  Thomas Meilleur-Giguère |  Pacific FC | Free  | January 1, 2025 | [8]
| GK  |  Rayane Yesli |  Atlético Ottawa | Free  | January 8, 2025  | [9]
| MF  |  Isaiah Johnston |  Loudoun United | Undisclosed fee  | January 15, 2025  | [10]
| MF  |  Yohan Baï |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Free  | January 27, 2025  | [11]
| FW  |  Jason Bahamboula |  Valmiera FC | Free  | January 29, 2025  | [12]
| MF |  Joven Mann |  UBC Thunderbirds | Selected 11th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract  | March 21, 2025  | [13]
| GK |  Sinclair Astridge |  Dalhousie Tigers | U-Sports contract  | March 26, 2025  | [14]

#### Loans in

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| MF |  Alessandro Biello |  CF Montréal | Season-long loan  | February 18, 2025 | [15]
| DF |  Adam Pearlman |  Toronto FC | Season-long loan  | February 24, 2025 | [16]

#### Draft picks

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HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

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1  | 3  | DF  | Matthew Paiva  |  Canada  | McMaster
2  | 11  | MF  | Joven Mann  |  Canada  | UBC

### Out

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1  | GK |  Yann-Alexandre Fillion |  Floriana | Contract expired  | December 31, 2024 | [17]
2  | DF |  Daniel Nimick |  Forge FC | Contract expired  | December 31, 2024 | [17]
3  | DF |  Zachary Fernandez |  Valour FC | Contract expired  | December 31, 2024 | [17]
14  | MF |  Clément Bayiha |  York United | Loan expired  | December 31, 2024 | [17]
5  | DF |  Cale Loughrey |  Corvinul Hunedoara | Option declined  | December 31, 2024 | [18]
23  | DF |  Riley Ferrazzo |  York United | Option declined  | December 31, 2024 | [19]
10  | MF |  Aidan Daniels |  Pacific FC | Option declined  | December 31, 2024 | [19]
24  | MF |  Tomas Giraldo |  | Option declined  | December 31, 2024 | [19]
8  | FW |  Massimo Ferrin |  York United | Undisclosed fee  | February 3, 2025 | [20]

## Competitions

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Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−03:00)

### Overview

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Canadian Premier League | April 4  | October 18  | Matchday 1  |  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1  | 050.00
Canadian Championship | May 7  | May 7  | First round  | eliminated  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2  | 000.00
Total  | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1  | 042.86

Last updated: May 12
Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2025 Canadian Premier League season

#### Table

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1  | Atlético Ottawa | 7  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 22  | 11  | +11  | 17  | First semifinal and 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2  | HFX Wanderers | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 11  | First semifinal
3  | Forge | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 10  | Quarterfinal
4  | Cavalry | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 7  | Play-in round
5  | Pacific | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 7
6  | Vancouver | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 5  |
7  | York United | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 11  | −2  | 4
8  | Valour | 5  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 12  | −8  | 1

Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2025. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points (Yellow cards count for one point and red cards [direct or accumulation of two yellow cards] count as three points); 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[21]

#### Results by match

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Match| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28

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Position| 4| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Updated to match(es) played on April 19. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Atlético Ottawa v Halifax Wanderers FC 5 April 2025 1|  Atlético Ottawa | 2–2|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Ottawa, Ontario

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15:00 ADT |

* Walker 4'
* Rodríguez 60'
* Sissoko 79'
* Mejía 81'
* Walker 86'

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* Probo 20'
* Rea 47'
* Callegari 90+7'

| Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 5,286
Referee: Mathieu Souaré

York United FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 13 April 2025 2|  York United FC | 1–2|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Toronto, Ontario

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16:00 ADT |

* Bitar 22'
* Bitar 71'
* Higgins 78'
* Ferrari 86'
* Adekugbe 86'

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* Callegari 42'
* Johnston 43'
* Probo 53'
* Probo 71'
* Coimbra 81'
* Coimbra 82'
* Mekidèche 86'
* Yesli 90+4'

| Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,087
Referee: Renzo Villanueva

Halifax Wanderers FC v Pacific FC 19 April 2025 3|  Halifax Wanderers FC | 3–1|  Pacific FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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* Timoteo 19'
* Probo 45+5'
* Pearlman 45+5'
* Telfer 65'
* Yesli 79'
* Baï 84'
* Baï 90+5'

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* Chung 27'
* [[Juan Quintana (footballer, born 2003)

|Quintana]]  43'

* Machado 45+2'
* Zanatta 71'

| Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,817
Referee: Michael Venne

Valour FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 25 April 2025 4|  Valour FC | 0–1|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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21:00 ADT |

* Ohin 23'
* Venâncio 58'

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* Baï 71'
* Dias 87'
* Dias 90'

| Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Halifax Wanderers FC v Forge FC 3 May 2025 5|  Halifax Wanderers FC | 0–0|  Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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17:00 ADT | Meilleur-Giguère 86' | Report |

* Hojabrpour 79'
* Nimick 90+1'
* Nana Ampomah 90+5'

| Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass

Halifax Wanderers FC v Cavalry FC 10 May 2025 6|  Halifax Wanderers FC | 0–3|  Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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17:30 ADT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani

Vancouver FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 17 May 2025 7|  Vancouver FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Langley, British Columbia

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21:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

Halifax Wanderers FC v Atlético Ottawa 24 May 2025 8|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Atlético Ottawa | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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16:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

York United FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 31 May 2025 9|  York United FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Québec City, Québec

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17:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Telus Stadium
Note: This game was played in Quebec City as part of the "CPL on Tour" promotion.

Forge FC v Halifax Wanderers 8 June 2025 10|  Forge FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers | Hamilton, Ontario

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Halifax Wanderers FC v Cavalry FC 14 June 2025 11|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Halifax Wanderers FC v Vancouver FC 21 June 2025 12|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Vancouver FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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16:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Halifax Wanderers FC v Valour FC 1 July 2025 13|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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16:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Pacific FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 12 July 2025 14|  Pacific FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Langford, British Columbia

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19:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Starlight Stadium

Atlético Ottawa v Halifax Wanderers FC 18 July 2025 15|  Atlético Ottawa | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Ottawa, Ontario

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20:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: TD Place

Halifax Wanderers FC v Forge FC 25 July 2025 16|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Halifax Wanderers FC v Vancouver FC 4 August 2025 17|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Vancouver FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Cavalry FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 9 Aug 2025 18|  Cavalry FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Calgary, Alberta

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Pacific FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 16 Aug 2025 19|  Pacific FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Langford, British Columbia

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Halifax Wanderers FC v Valour FC 22 Aug 2025 20|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Halifax Wanderers FC v York United FC 1 Sept 2025 21|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  York United FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Forge FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 6 Sept 2025 22|  Forge FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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17:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Cavalry FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 13 Sept 2025 23|  Cavalry FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Calgary, Alberta

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Halifax Wanderers FC v Pacific FC 20 Sept 2025 24|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Pacific FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Vancouver FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 28 Sept 2025 25|  Vancouver FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Langley, British Columbia

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19:00 ADT |  |  |  | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

Halifax Wanderers FC v York United FC 4 Oct 2025 26|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  York United FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Valour FC v Halifax Wanderers FC 11 Oct 2025 27|  Valour FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Halifax Wanderers FC v Atlético Ottawa 18 Oct 2025 28|  Halifax Wanderers FC | v|  Atlético Ottawa | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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### Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship

Forge FC v Halifax Wanderers FC May 7 Preliminary round|  Forge FC | v|  Halifax Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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8:00 pm |  |  |  | Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ Press, Canadian (2025-05-07). "Forge FC defeats Halifax Wanderers in Canadian Championship play". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
2. ^ "WANDERERS FACE YORK UNITED IN SECOND ANNUAL CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE "ON TOUR" MATCH IN QUÉBEC CITY MAY 31". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
3. ^ "Wanderers appoint Mark Watson as Senior Football Strategy Advisor". Halifax Wanderers. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
4. ^ "Wanderers name Peter Clark Vice President, Business Development". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
5. ^ "Wanderers name Nicholas Edwards Head of Performance". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
6. ^ "Exciting Updates at Wanderers Grounds ahead of Wanderers' home opener". Halifax Wanderers. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
7. ^ "HFX Wanderers FC". Halifax Wanderers. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
8. ^ "'I want to win a trophy with Halifax,' Wanderers add Thomas Meilleur-Giguère through 2026 season". HFX Wanderers FC. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
9. ^ "'His best years ahead of him': Goalkeeper Rayane Yesli joins the Halifax Wanderers". Canadian Premier League. January 8, 2025.
10. ^ "Johnston Completes CPL Return With Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune. January 15, 2025.
11. ^ "Wanderers sign French winger Yohan Baï through 2026 season". HFX Wanderers. January 27, 2025.
12. ^ "Wanderers sign international forward Jason Bahamboula". HFX Wanderers. January 29, 2025.
13. ^ "Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian forward Joven Mann to CPL-U SPORTS Contract". Canadian Premier League. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
14. ^ "Wanderers sign Dalhousie's Sinclair Astridge to CPL – U SPORTS Contract". HFX Wanderers. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
15. ^ "Alessandro Biello loaned to Halifax Wanderers FC". cfmontreal.com. 18 February 2025.
16. ^ "Toronto FC loan Defender Adam Pearlman to Halifax Wanderers FC". torontofc.com. 24 February 2025.
17. ^ a b c d "Halifax Wanderers announce end-of-season roster updates". HFX Wanderers FC. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
18. ^ "Cale Loughrey Leaves Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune. November 15, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
19. ^ a b c "Wanderers exercise contract options for five players as part of end-of-year roster moves". HFX Wanderers. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
20. ^ "Wanderers transfer Massimo Ferrin to York United FC". HFX Wanderers. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
21. ^ "2025 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 1, 2025. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

## External links

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