By being branded a cheater, Charlie Davies won’t be getting any more calls 24 Jun 2011 It’s official. Charlie Davies is a cheat. Pretty well every fan who follows Major League Soccer knew that Davies’ acting skills had changed the outcome of two D.C. United games. In April, he went to ground all too easily when confronted by Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez. Last week, without contact, he threw himself to the grass and earned a last-ditch penalty to give D.C. United an undeserved draw at Real Salt Lake. MLS came down on Davies today, issuing him a US$1,000 fine for his antics in Utah.
Di Chiara’s former coach breaks down Canadian teen’s first-ever Russian league start 23 Jun 2011 Yuri Studin, the president of the Greater Toronto Area’s Spartacus Soccer Club, has known Joseph Di Chiara since the boy was in the early stages of elementary school. He remembers young Joseph as not being tough enough to even keep up with his sister on the soccer pitch. Now, Studin is beaming with pride. After coming in as a sub last Saturday in a match against Terek Grozny, Di Chiara, now 19, got his first start Wednesday in the Russian Premier League in the sky blue shirt of Kryliya Sovetov, a 3-0 home loss to Anzhi Makhachkala.
Confirmed: Borjan move to Sivasspor is done 23 Jun 2011 FK Rad confirmed Wednesday that Canadian national-team keeper Milan Borjan has signed a contract with Turkish side Sivasspor. The club announced on its website that Borjan was in Turkey and signed a deal for an undisclosed fee.
Keeper scores historic goal against England for Canadian U-17s 23 Jun 2011 But, on a historic night for Canadian soccer — and a historic night for the U-17 World Cup — goalkeeper Quillan Roberts provided one of the most remarkable goals anyone from this country has scored in an international match at any level. His goal gave Canada a 2-2 draw with England, keeping this country’s hopes alive entering Saturday’s Group C finale against Rwanda.
Canada’s task against Rwanda: Just win, don’t worry about by how much 23 Jun 2011 Canada goes into its final group stage match at the U-17 World Cup knowing that a win will likely be enough to send it through to the elimination stages of the tournament. Even if a win over Rwanda allows it to only finish third behind Uruguay (which has already qualified) and England, the team should finish strongly enough to be one of the four third-place teams to book spots in the final 16.
Canadian Di Chiara gets first Russian Premier League start 22 Jun 2011 Canadian midfielder Joseph Di Chiara got his first Russian league start Wednesday, as Kryliya Sovetov (Soviet Wings) lost 3-0 to Anzhi Makhachkala. Di Chiara, made his debut Saturday, coming in as a sub and playing 32 minutes against Terek Grozny. But he got the start against Anzhi, which features former Brazil and Real Madrid superstar Roberto Carlos.
Whitecaps and TFC well behind the pace set by the Reds of 2007 22 Jun 2011 In comparing their inaugural MLS seasons, the 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps are currently well behind the pace set by the Toronto FC club of 2007. Problem is, Aron Winter’s 2011 edition of Toronto FC is also way behind the pace of the Reds’ team of 2007.
Bush rounds out Canadian sweep of NASL awards 21 Jun 2011 Montreal Impact keeper Evan Bush was named the Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Bush stopped seven shots and preserved a 0-0 home draw Saturday against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Bush was thrust into the starting lineup because of an injury that regular No. 1 Bill Gaudette suffered to his ankle in a loss at Puerto Rico two weekends ago.
Warner is out. So, where does CONCACAF go from here? 20 Jun 2011 So, in the end, the “football tsunami” that Jack Warner had promised never came to pass. One of the most controversial figures in the soccer world went out quietly Monday, as Warner resigned from all of his posts — including his vice presidency of FIFA and his presidency of CONCACAF — in exchange for the continued presumption of innocence.
FC Edmonton’s Saiko named NASL’s Offensive Player of the Week 20 Jun 2011 FC Edmonton’s Shaun Saiko has been named the NASL’s Offensive Player of the Week. Saiko set up a goal and scored on a perfectly-placed penalty in a 3-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders Wednesday at Foote Field.