TFC’s success in CONCACAF will force juggling of 2012 NCC schedule 19 Oct 2011 It’s a nice problem to have — but Toronto FC’s success in the CONCACAF Champions League is already throwing a wrench into the planning of next season’s Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Why? This past year, the NCC began in the last week of April. But, the CCL final’s second leg is set for April 24-26, which would put it in direct conflict with a similar NCC start date in 2012.
Plata leads Toronto FC to historic CCL triumph over FC Dallas 19 Oct 2011 On a night when TFC shone brighter than ever before, it was a five-foot-two Ecuadorean who was the power source. Joao Plata set up Danny Koevermans first-half opener, then buried FCD with two wonderful second-half strikes.
Herdman gets his first win as the women’s national team coach 18 Oct 2011 Canada got goals from veterans Christina Julien and Christine Sinclair, and the first-ever senior international marker from 18-year-old Amy Pietrangelo, as it beat Costa Rica 3-1 in their opening game of the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Canadian teams not on PASL’s schedule for 2011-12; new championship format announced 18 Oct 2011 The PASL announced its schedule earlier this week — and with it came the revelation that there are no interconference games scheduled with CMISL teams. In the preceding years, PASL teams have traveled to Canada — and vice versa — for games that count in the standings for each league.
Baart won’t be coming back to FC Edmonton 18 Oct 2011 It looks as if Lance Parker and David Monsalve will battle for the role of FC Edmonton’s No. 1 keeper in 2012. The NASL club confirmed Tuesday that Rein Baart, who got the lion’s share of the starts in 2011, won’t be back.
Was there ever a choice? Keller wins MLS Player of the Week 17 Oct 2011 Throw away the fan turnout, the hoopla surrounding the game. The truth is that Keller made seven saves in the game, many of them from point-blank range. He bailed out a Seattle team that in no way deserved three points from its match with San Jose. And that’s why he got the vote — and most of the other votes, too.
What will it mean for CCL? Dallas starts regulars, TFC rests players 16 Oct 2011 But maybe the most remarkable moment in the game came right before the final whistle, when midfielder Hernandez went off the pitch favouring his right knee. He fell awkwardly. If he can’t go against TFC in the CCL match, well, that’s huge.
Collapse of Rennie’s RailHawks a cause for concern for Whitecaps’ fans 16 Oct 2011 When the Vancouver Whitecaps announced that RailHawks coach Martin Rennie would take over the MLS side next season, the Scottish boss was smelling like a rose.
Canadian defender Hainault scores important goal for Houston 15 Oct 2011 Andrew Hainault got the rest he needed — and it paid off. The Canadian defender got the opening goal as his Houston Dynamo beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 Friday in a match that had major implications on the MLS playoff race.
CMISL in talks to bring indoor-soccer team to Vancouver 14 Oct 2011 Kowalchuk wrote in an e-mail to The 11 that “it would be premature” to confirm that Vancouver will or will not have a team competing in the CMISL in 2012.