Impact brain trust reflects on successes and mistakes in 2012 season 31 Oct 2012 “We do not want to be close to the playoffs, we want to be in the playoffs. We want to reach our season-ticket subscription objective. We do not want to experience a dip in attendance like we had in our first game at Saputo Stadium. We do not want to leave points on the pitch by allowing so many late-game goals.”
Canada over USA: Jackson scores for Norwich, Dempsey misses penalty for Spurs 31 Oct 2012 Mississauga’s Simeon Jackson has knocked Tottenham out of the Capital One Cup.
Whitecaps work on penalty taking ahead of Thursday’s playoff date 30 Oct 2012 But put Vancouver Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie into the camp of soccer bosses who have their teams practice penalty kicks ahead of knockout games.
Edmonton city council to look at new WWC Commonwealth renovation proposal 30 Oct 2012 A new fourth way for the renovation of Commonwealth Stadium ahead of the U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup will be debated by Edmonton City Council on Halloween.
Ex-Whitecap Orgill is the first confirmation for FC Edmonton combine 30 Oct 2012 Dever Orgill, a Jamaican striker who featured for the Vancouver Whitecaps residency, is the first confirmed trialist who will come to FC Edmonton’s player combine in late November.
Minnesota gets NASL stay of execution, while Virginia readies expansion announcement 30 Oct 2012 The eight other current NASL teams are taking a wait-and-see attitude with the Minnesota Stars.
Cooper wins final MLS POTW of 2012 30 Oct 2012 New York Red Bull Kenny Cooper scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season over the weekend in a win over the Philadelphia Union, and it was good enough to make him the final Player of the Week of the MLS regular season.
TFC season ends with the whimper of indifference 29 Oct 2012 The last time the Reds won an MLS game, July 18 over Colorado, Canada was still in control of its World Cup destiny, Mitt Romney still hadn’t become the official GOP candidate, Robin Van Persie was still an Arsenal player and Lance Armstrong had seven Tour De France titles.
CIS wrap: York and McMaster on collision course 29 Oct 2012 York, ranked No. 1 in the CIS, and the No. 4-ranked Marauders both won their quarter-final match-ups this past weekend. York hosts the OUA final four next weekend, and the Lions and Marauders are the favourites to meet in the final.
Tampa Bay’s comeback for the Soccer Bowl is a finale worth remembering 28 Oct 2012 While MLS wrapped up its regular season, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Minnesota Stars gave us an NASL championship that was far more enthralling than any MLS Cup in recent memory.