12 Canadians head to Florida, hoping for USL deals 26 Jan 2012 A dozen Canadian prospects are among the 102 prospects working out at the United Soccer Leagues’ combine, which kicked off Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.
Canadian women studying up on Mexico’s tactical changes 26 Jan 2012 Mexico came into the tournament with a group of new players and a fresh tactical set-up, so some of the scouting the Canadian had from Mexico’s appearances at the Pan Am Games and the Women’s World Cup has gone out the window.
Attakora leaves FC Union Berlin camp without a deal 26 Jan 2012 Second-division side FC Union Berlin announced Wednesday that the Canadian defender’s trial had ended and that Attakora would not stay with the team.
FC Edmonton unveils its first Residency products 25 Jan 2012 The players were on hand at St. Joseph Composite High School, where they will attend school while they train and play for the reserve squad. Through the school’s individual self-directed learning program, the kids get core subjects in the morning, have study/consultation time and should be free to train by the early afternoon.
Burnley cancels Eckersley’s contract, making way for TFC deal 25 Jan 2012 English side Burnley released a statement Wednesday confirming that the club has cancelled the remainder of defender Richard Eckersley’s contract.
Chilean sources link Colo-Colo striker Yashir Pinto to FC Edmonton 25 Jan 2012 Chilean sources link Colo-Colo striker Yashir Pinto to FC Edmonton
Montreal Impact gets win over Mexican side in crisis 24 Jan 2012 The game was played behind closed doors. Media reports in Mexico indicated that Tecos didn’t even know who would be running the team going into the friendly against Montreal.
Canada wins Group A with romp over Costa Rica 24 Jan 2012 Christine Sinclair scored twice and set up another goal to lead Canada to a dominating 5-1 win over Costa Rica Monday and first place in Group A at the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
FC Edmonton to unveil 12 new teen reserve players Wednesday 23 Jan 2012 The reserve team will compete in the Alberta Major Soccer League, which has a playing level that’s about equal to the Canadian Soccer League in Ontario and Quebec. The junior players will play with FCE's non-starters. But the 12 junior players are ineligible to be called up to play in NASL this season
Impact begins preseason with a draw against Chivas 22 Jan 2012 The Impact drew the Chivas reserve side 0-0 Sunday in Guadalajara, Mexico. The match was divided into three 30-minute periods.