Montreal’s mainstay 21 Sep 2015 The Impact’s coaching carousel keeps on spinning — but Mauro Biello hopes to bring it to a stop. The much-loved Impact legend hopes to see the “interim” tag removed from his job title
Mexico and ? 21 Sep 2015 Canada will begin the next stage of World Cup qualifying in November. To make it to CONCACAF’s infamous “Hex,” Canada will need to finish first or second in a group that includes Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. Coach Benito Floro thinks that Mexico is guaranteed a spot — so it’ll be between Canada and the two Central American nations for that second slot...
PLASTIC PITCH 7: Our latest issue is out now. MLS. NASL. Ethan Gage. Diana Matheson. Chris Pozniak. 21 Sep 2015 The new issue, out today, features a vintage shot from the World Cup qualifier which saw Canada qualify for the 1986 World Cup. And what can you find inside the issue?
Finally! 21 Sep 2015 After years and years and years and years of Canadian Championship heartbreak, the Vancouver Whitecaps finally exorcised their demons by taking the Voyageurs Cup in 2015
Poz and effect 21 Sep 2015 Two weeks before the start of the PDL season, K-W United FC didn’t have a coach. Former national teamer Chris Pozniak took the reins — and led the team to a championship
D.C. reunited 21 Sep 2015 A knee injury and then a broken foot derailed Diana Matheson’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup — her participation at the tourney was reduced to a single sub appearance, in Canada’s quarter-final loss to England. But, now back to full health, the midfield magician has made a major impact on her NWSL club, the Washington Spirit
“We have not accomplished anything yet” 21 Sep 2015 What a swan song for Marc Dos Santos, who has announced he will leave the Ottawa Fury at the end of the NASL season in order to secure a USL/MLS job in 2016. As we enter the stretch run of the NASL’s fall season, his team sits at the top of the league table. After a disappointing spring campaign and early elimination from the Amway Canadian Championship, MDS and his team have rebounded. In this Q and A, Dos Santos talks about NASL, the future of the Fury and his skepticism over a rumoured all-Canadian pro league...
A second chance for Zebie 21 Sep 2015 Fifteen years ago, Allan Zebie was a boy, playing soccer in the playgrounds and on the streets of Paris with his friends and cousins.
Yo got dat right! 21 Sep 2015 Thanks to the most awesome commentating job in the history of broadcasting, Mad Bull and Maestro — Channel 5’s play-by-play and colour men — became cult heroes, and those few hundred Canadian fans scattered about on social media used the occasion to bring them even closer as a community.
The long road back… 21 Sep 2015 When Ethan Gage left the Vancouver Whitecaps for Reading, the former Canadian U-20 Player of the Year had high hopes for his career. Instead, it was a disaster. He’s spent years in Scandinavia rediscovering a passion for the game, a passion that he’d lost in England...