Whitecaps give Rennie a happy homecoming with win over RailHawks 25 Feb 2013 Three goals from Camilo — one on a penalty — gave the Whitecaps a comfortable 3-0 preseason win over the NASL’s Carolina RailHawks in Cary, N.C. Sunday.
Dasovic: Canada’s previous wins over Americans mean little ahead of Tuesday’s key U-20 quarter-final 25 Feb 2013 Last year, in Nashville at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, the Canadian team beat the Americans, 2-0. Centre back Doneil Henry scored in that game, and midfielder Samuel Piette played 90 minutes.
Canada sets up rematch with France 25 Feb 2013 The Canadian women's team now has another Olympic rematch on its schedule.
Friend’s goal helps 1860 Munich to win over Edwini-Bonsu’s Braunschweig 24 Feb 2013 Rob Friend got the last laugh over Randy Edwini-Bonsu in a battle between Canadians in Bundesliga 2. Sunday afternoon.
Cannon or Knighton? Rennie will “wait and see” who starts Whitecaps’ opener against TFC 24 Feb 2013 “I think that Joe did well,” Rennie said. “I think he’s done well all preseason, all training camp, and Brad’s done fairly well, too."
Impact goes through the motions in 1-0 win; TFC still running out trialists with a week to go before First Kick 24 Feb 2013 And it was hard to tell if both the Impact and Crew were going through the paces, saving energy for their openers, or if this game was a sign of two teams screaming for more preseason time.
Canadian U-20s relishing a quarter-final date with the Americans 23 Feb 2013 “It’s going to be great. They’re our rivals so everyone’s going to be psyched,” said Clarke, who converted Ben Fisk’s corner kick in the first half and John Dollery’s cross in the second. “I’m pumped for the game. I think it will be a really great game. We beat them already in Spain and I definitely think we can beat them again.”
New FC Edmonton keeper Ramos wants to keep representing Cuba, but can’t 23 Feb 2013 Andy Ramos didn’t defect. He didn’t slip away before a national-team game. He didn’t ask for asylum.
Martin Nunez “shocked” to be let go by Minnesota, has a point to prove in Edmonton 23 Feb 2013 “Minnesota wasn’t interested in me and they were going in a different direction,” said Nunez. “Edmonton seemed to really like me a lot. I was kind of shocked at what happened in Minnesota. I thought I was a big part of their plans. I guess I was mistaken.”
FC Edmonton veterans are A-OK with “trialist” tags 23 Feb 2013 “It has been fantastic so far,” said midfielder and 2011 NASL Best XI member Shaun Saiko. “From my time at Middlesbrough, this was the kind of preseason training that we did. We’ve started the preseason off brightly, there have been no lulls. You have got to get after it.”