Gold Cup: Canada and the U.S. to rumble in Motown 8 Mar 2011Canada couldn’t have asked for a tougher opponent to face in its 2011 Gold Cup opener.But playing the United States in Detroit is a public- and fan-relations bonanza. Canada will face the Americans June 7 at Ford Field, just a skip across the border. This means that fans in Southern Ontario have the chance to see Canada against the best CONCACAF has to offer, just by crossing the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor into the Motor City.
Sinkgraven not surprised by FC Edmonton’s 3-0 loss to FC Dallas 8 Mar 2011FC Edmonton got a taste of MLS competition in its preseason opener Monday in Arizona, dropping a 3-0 decision to the reserve squad of MLS Cup finalists FC Dallas.Homegrown prospect Ruben Luna put FCD ahead just three minutes into the games as the Edmonton side, in only in its second day in Arizona, struggled to adjust to the pace of a team that is nearing the end of its preseason conditioning.
CONCACAF to unveil revised WC qualifying format soon 8 Mar 2011CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said Tuesday that the region should have a revised World Cup qualifying-format proposal to go to FIFA in the next 10 days.
