The 11: Gone on vacation, see you in 2014 12 Nov 2013 But, even though the site is more popular now than at any time before, I feel that it’s time to take a break. It’s not the end: But The 11 will be on hiatus until at least the opening of NASL training camps in February.
UBC, TWU repeats prove Canada West is best in CIS 11 Nov 2013 It was UBC’s 13th title overall, No. 1 in CIS history in that regard. For coach Mike Mosher, that’s eight titles: Four as the T-Birds’ head coach, one as an assistant and three as a player.
Half a Soccer Bowl is better than no Soccer Bowl, right? 10 Nov 2013 The Soccer Bowl was offline until about 40 minutes into the first half. The game was supposed to be available to Canadian viewers — and geoblocked in the rest of the world — on UStream, the league’s webcasting partner. But, for NASL, it was yet another case of a stream that was unavailable or of poor quality.
Canada loses U-17 Women’s CONCACAF final in penalties 10 Nov 2013 Because both Canada and Mexico had already qualified for the U-17 Women’s World Cup by winning their semifinal matches, the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship final had the feel of a friendly.
Canadian viewing information for Saturday’s Soccer Bowl 8 Nov 2013 On Friday, the NASL finally announced the Canadian broadcast info for Saturday's soccer bowl. Talk about taking it down to the wire.
Elementary, my dear Watson: Northern Irish defender is lone Eddie to make NASL Best XI 8 Nov 2013 Watson, who was one of two Eddies on the MVP ballot (the now-departed Chris Nurse was the other) got enough votes from the league’s eight head coaches, who select the season-ending all-star team.
Canada announces roster for Czech Republic and Slovenia friendlies 8 Nov 2013 The inclusion of the Montreal Impact defender was the most notable item on national team coach Benito Floro’s roster for friendlies against the Czech Republic (Nov. 15) and Slovenia (Nov. 19).
Canada qualifies for the Women’s U-17 World Cup with win over host Jamaicans 8 Nov 2013 But the Canadian scored within three minutes to give the hosts a sober reality check, and went on to a comfortable 5-0 win.
The last of the originals is gone: Rago won’t be back with the Eddies (UPDATED) 7 Nov 2013 The club announced Tuesday that locally produced right back Antonio Rago won’t be back with the team in 2014. The team said that it offered Rago a contract — terms weren’t disclosed — and that the fullback turned it down and will explore other career options.
Impact coach Schallibaum: “Season as a whole was a good one” 7 Nov 2013 "You have to say that the season as a whole was a good one. We may not have achieved everything we wanted but it's normal. We're going to have some serious discussions. It's important for the future that the club move forward and that everyone is going in the same direction.”