Magee’s emergency goalkeeping performance earns him Player of the Week nod 27 Jun 2011 A midfielder and a goalkeeper split the MLS Player of the Week Award. Except that they’re the same guy. Confused? Don’t be. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Mike Magee won the award after the votes from the North American Soccer Reporters were counted.
Juventus and Sporting to meet at BMO Field in July 27 Jun 2011 Super-agency CAA Sports looks to have learned from last year’s lackadaisical summer season of international friendlies in Toronto. On Monday Major League Soccer announced that Juventus will face Sporting Lisbon at BMO Field on July 23. The match will be part of the Herbalife World Football Challenge, a series of friendlies held throughout North America which includes a July 18 match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Manchester City.
FC Edmonton finally gets the better of the Montreal Impact 27 Jun 2011 Ding dong, the witch is dead. That’s how FC Edmonton’s players and supporters feel after they broke their jinx against the Montreal Impact, winning 1-0 at Foote Field Sunday on the strength of a Kyle Porter wonder goal.
Atiba Hutchinson undergoes meniscus surgery: PSV manager expresses “disappointment” 27 Jun 2011 Canadian soccer fans are waiting on the status of injured midfielder Atiba Hutchinson. A full prognosis on Hutchinson’s injured knee is expected this week. Last week, PSV Eindhoven manager Fred Rutten told the club’s website that it was “a huge disappointment” to see the Canadian player of the year return from the Gold Cup with a knee injury
TFC doesn’t touch the ball very much in loss at Real Salt Lake 26 Jun 2011 TFC offered very little resistance up in the first half. RSL owned the midfield, and outside of a few counterattacking chances, Toronto lacked any real possession. On the night, the Reds garnered less than 30 per cent possession — which is seldom seen by any club.
Whitecaps’ lack of composure hurts in loss at Kansas City 26 Jun 2011 In Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City, the Whitecaps got out to a 1-0 lead, then fell completely apart, giving up two goals in eight minutes. The Caps recovered at halftime, but couldn’t find an equalizer in the second 45 minutes.
Lack of scoring touch costs Canada at U-17 World Cup 26 Jun 2011 In a game that Canada needed to win in order to advance to the round of 16 at the U-17 World Cup, it could only really trouble Rwandan keeper Marcel Nzaroza once in a dour 0-0 draw Saturday in Pachuca, Mexico.
Canadian women lose World Cup opener to Germans 26 Jun 2011 Really, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Canada was definitely not worth the flattering 2-1 scoreline, but there were some positives to take from the game, such as the midfield generalship of Sophie Schmidt, and Sinclair continuing on to score after taking an elbow in the nose from German defender Babett Peter.
FC Edmonton signs former Michigan Wolverine Jeffrey Quijano 25 Jun 2011 American defender Jeffery Quijano is the newest member of FC Edmonton. "He can play right back, centre back," said FCE director of soccer Joe Petrone. "He's a very good young player. We are trying to bring in as many young kids as we can. He's got some speed, he's got some smarts. He's six-foot-one. He fits in with the kind of player we want here. When he gets here, we will see what he can do."
FC Edmonton gets bodies back as the club prepares for Impact rematch 24 Jun 2011 FC Edmonton will try and break its jinx against the Montreal Impact this Sunday. The largest crowd to ever see FC Edmonton play at Foote Field is expected for the weekend match-up, and they’ll want to see the home side, currently sitting second in the NASL table, reverse its recent run of form against the other Canadian team in the league.