FCE’s Parker breaks arm in loss to Carolina 11 Jun 2011 FC Edmonton’s 1-0 loss to the Carolina RailHawks was made all the more painful due to a serious injury suffered by keeper Lance Parker. Parker was carried off a stretcher, right arm immobilized, to a waiting ambulance on the sidelines after colliding with Carolina striker Etienne Barbara and falling awkwardly to the hard Foote Field artificial surface.
Coach Hart talks about Gold Cup, injuries and Mexico controversy 10 Jun 2011 Canadian men’s national team coach Stephen Hart took some time Friday to chat with the media ahead of Saturday’s Gold Cup match against Guadeloupe in Tampa, Fla. After losing 2-0 to the U.S. in the opener of the regional championship, Canada looks to bounce back against the non-FIFA member island nation.
CSA, CWNT reach compensation deal… But will the siege mentality continue? 10 Jun 2011 One day after announcing that women’s national-team coach Carolina Morace would be staying on until at least the 2012 Olympics, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that it has reached an agreement with the women’s team over the compensation of players. The new compensation agreement — the terms of which were not made public — will cover this year and 2012.
Harmse waived by his hometown Whitecaps 10 Jun 2011 Kevin Harmse’s MLS comeback lasted all of 126 minutes. That’s how much game time the local midfielder saw with the Whitecaps before he was waived on Friday by the club.
Morace agrees to stay with CWNT until the 2012 Olympics 9 Jun 2011 Any potential crisis with the Canadian national women’s team has been put off for a little more than a year. The Canadian Soccer Association announced today, in a short press-release, that “Carolina Morace has agreed to remain in her role as head coach of Canada’s Women’s National Team through to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Morace will also continue in her role as the head coach of the Women’s U-20 National Team.”
Impact stunned by previously winless Silverbacks 9 Jun 2011 But the Impact looked nothing like the team that beat FC Edmonton Saturday, gifting two first-half goals to the worst offence in the league. Atlanta’s 2-1 win at home allowed the club to earn its first NASL win of 2011, and asked many more questions of an Impact team that has looked unstoppable in its two wins over FC Edmonton this season, and awful against the rest of the league.
FC Edmonton’s defenders won’t be verklempt by Barbara 8 Jun 2011 This Friday night, FC Edmonton will try to do what no other NASL club has done so far this season. Stop Etienne Barbara. The Maltese striker has 12 goals in 10 games so far this season. He’s only been held off the scoresheet once so far this NASL campaign. And, in that game, he set up both Carolina goals.
Canada can’t weather early storm in loss to the U.S. 8 Jun 2011 The U.S. stormed their rivals in the opening 15 minutes and were gifted an early goal before Canada could settle down in Detroit. The red and white played a much better second half but big plays at the right moments for the Americans were key to a 2-0 victory Tuesday in the Gold Cup opener for both sides.
TFC says promo material is wrong; there will be no friendly this season 7 Jun 2011 Toronto FC made a statement today on a series of ads for the upcoming World Football Challenge which indicate the Reds will be part of the tournament. "No we are not part of the World Football Challenge,” said TFC director of business operations Paul Beirne. “This must have been done in error. At one point we were in discussions but the schedule doesn't allow without compromising our team."
Canadian keeper Borjan says no deal has been finalized with Sivasspor 7 Jun 2011 Canadian national team keeper Milan Borjan hasn’t yet put a signature on a four-year contract offer from Turkish side Sivasspor. Last week, the Turkish side announced that it had brought Borjan into the fold.