TFC Academy accounts for five goals in Canadian rout 18 Feb 2011 TFC Academy accounted for five of Canada’s goals in an 8-0 rout over Barbados in CONCACAF U-17 men’s championship Thursday in Jamaica. Michael Petrasso scored three times in just 69 minutes on the pitch, while Keven Aleman scored twice in 58 minutes as the Canadians earned themselves a spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
American success is what’s needed to pull women’s soccer back into mainstream 18 Feb 2011 These are signs that the women’s game isn’t getting stronger; in fact, we may be seeing the same trend that we’ve seen with women’s hockey. After a surge in interest in the 2000s, the game is shrinking rather than growing.
Canadian Soccer Association confirms Nutrilite dates 18 Feb 2011 The announcement of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship schedule brought no surprises. Today, the Canadian Soccer Association confirmed the new format, which has been bandied about since November. Toronto FC, as the defending champs, will be seeded No. 1, and faces No. 4 seed FC Edmonton in one semifinal, while the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps will meet in the other semi.
Chivas shows its defensive cards in win over Vancouver 18 Feb 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps are still a month away from their first regular-season MLS game, so it’s early to even call the club “a work in progress.” But Chivas USA, trying to recover from a disastrous season under former coach Martin Vasquez, is showing strongs signs of what we should expect from the club in the regular season. Chivas beat the Whitecaps 1-0 in a training match in Casa Grande, Ariz. on Friday, as Jesus Padilla beat Vancouver keeper Jay Nolly with a last-gasp strike.