Errors in the back prove costly as Impact overwhelmed by Henry, Red Bulls 31 Mar 2012 But, the realist will have to admit that the Impact gave way too many gifts to the offensively charged Red Bulls. And, a team that makes as many glaring errors as the Impact can have no qualm about taking zero points from match.
Single mistake costs TFC dearly against the Crew 31 Mar 2012 Toronto FC has very little margin for error. For a team that's struggling to both consistently defend and, increasingly, struggling to score goals, one mistake is all it takes to waste a strong performance. Such was the case on Saturday, when TFC largely outplayed the Columbus Crew but came up on the wrong end of a 1-0 result at BMO Field.
Occean scores again, but will be cursing his luck 31 Mar 2012 Canadian striker Olivier Occean scored again Saturday, but he’ll be likely be regetting some second-half misses, as his SpVgg Greuther Furth drew mid-table FC Erzgebirge Aue in Bundesliga 2. action
Sweden overwhelms Canadian women in Malmo 31 Mar 2012 After beating Brazil last week in a friendly in Massachussets, the Canadian national women’s team fell 3-1 away to Sweden Saturday in another pre-Olympic tuneup.
Good news, bad news for FCE: Caceros signed, Monsalve to miss road trip 30 Mar 2012 The good news? The team added another Canadian to the roster, with Ottawa native and former Syracuse University defender Kenny Caceros being added to the team. The bad news? Goalkeeper David Monsalve is expected to miss the first road trip of the season after spraining his ankle in training Thursday.
Can Canada’s U-23 team stop Mexican scoring machine Alan Pulido? 30 Mar 2012 The Mexican striker, who plays for Tigres and has attracted the attention of many major European clubs, scored all three goals as Mexico beat Honduras during the round robin of the CONCACAF men’s Olympic qualifier. He is averaging more than a goal a game. At the U-20 level, Pulido averages a goal per game.
West, Vorbe sign with FCE: NASL petitions U.S. gov’t to green-light Pinto paperwork 29 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton Director of Soccer Operations Joe Petrone confirmed Thursday that the club has added two more players — left back Adam West and the multi-positional Fabien Vorbe.
FC Edmonton confirms Clarke Stadium move, shows off new black-and-blue look 29 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton confirmed that Clarke Stadium, located right next door to Commonwealth Stadium and just steps from the LRT, will be the team’s new home as it hopes for a new soccer-specific stadium to be built in Edmonton. And, during a Thursday press conference at Commonwealth Stadium's Green and Gold Room, FCE also debuted its new Adidas home, road and keeper kits, which sees the black and blue replace the blue and white scheme of the 2011 home kit.
TFC and Santos Laguna trade goals… and punches 29 Mar 2012 As the final whistle blew, an altercation between Reds defender Ashtone Morgan and Santos striker Darwin Quintero led to a full-on scrum between the two teams. Both benches cleared and, while no further blows were thrown, both sides left knowing that the final score would be settled next Wednesday.
Canadian teen Petrasso to leave for QPR this week 28 Mar 2012 SC Toronto coach Carmine Isacco confirmed in an e-mail to The 11 that Petrasso is set to leave for QPR this weekend, while paperwork issues will keep Carreiro at home a little while longer.