Hart: Only one TFC player to get Gold Cup call 10 May 2011Only one member of Toronto FC is expected to be named to Canadian national team coach Stephen Hart’s roster for the upcoming Gold Cup.Hart confirmed that he has only one Red on his list during a conference call Tuesday.
USL removes three Puerto Rico clubs 10 May 2011The United Soccer Leagues’ ambitious plan to expand its fan base in the Caribbean has been dealt three major blows.The USL announced Tuesday that all three of its Puerto Rico-based franchises have been removed from the USL-PRO league, effective immediately.
MLS Cup to be staged in Los Angeles 10 May 2011LS has decided to keep its championship game at a neutral-site venue. And, it will go back to the safety of a warm-weather site for the Nov. 20 MLS Cup.The league announced Tuesday that the game will be awarded to the Home Depot Centre, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA.
Teenage keeper Beanlands called to Canadian WNT camp 10 May 2011Carolina Morace has called teenage keeper Rachelle Beanlands to the Canadian women’s national team camp as a potential replacement for Stephanie Labbe.Beanlands who attended this past winter’s national U-18 camp in Brazil, backstopped the Ottawa Fury U-17 girls to the 2010 Super Y-League North American Championship. She will join keepers Erin McLeod and Karina LeBlanc in the camp.