TFC listless for 60 minutes in loss to the Crew 23 Aug 2012 But, for 60 minutes of Wednesday’s 2-1 loss in Columbus, TFC looked like a team that was going through the motions, even though coach Paul Mariner handed keeper Freddy Hall his MLS debut and centre back Dicoy Williams his first MLS start of the season.
Canadian U-20s face must-win against North Koreans after Norway swoon 23 Aug 2012 Jenna Richardson gave Canada a first-half lead, but thanks to the rampant attacking play of Norway’s Carolina Hansen — and the finishing of sisters Ada and Adrine Hegerberg — the Scandinavians came back with two second-half goals to beat Canada by a 2-1 count.
Suspensions hit both the Whitecaps and Impact 21 Aug 2012 Suspensions will force both Montreal Impact coach Jesse Marsch and Whitecaps’ boss Martin Rennie to make some adjustments in the coming weeks.
FCE won’t look at the standings… Instead, the Eddies have to look to run the table 21 Aug 2012 “We can’t worry about the schedules of the other teams or the standings,” said FCE keeper Lance Parker.
Toronto FC locks up defender Doneil Henry 21 Aug 2012 “This is another positive step for our football club, signing another promising young defender for the long term,” said Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations Paul Mariner in a release issued by the club.
No contest: Ferreira the hands-down choice as MLS POTW 20 Aug 2012 Ferreira nabbed 15 of the 18 first-place votes cast by members of the North American Soccer Reporters.
Canadian U-20 women open World Cup with six goals against Argentina 20 Aug 2012 When the Argentines saw defender Agustina Barroso sent off in the sixth minute for a professional foul in the penalty area against Canadian forward Christine Exeter, the writing was on the wall.
San Jose Earthquakes’ prez spent weekend getting stadium advice from the Impact brass 19 Aug 2012 “A lot of it depends on the stadium because we’re building a stadium in San Jose,” San Jose Eartquakes President Dave Kaval explained. “The stadium here (in Montreal) has been renovated recently so I wanted to sit down with Joey Saputo and with all the team here and discuss with them what they built. There are lessons here for us and our design as we move forward with our construction and so that’s the key reason.”
Red-hot Impact makes a statement with win over league-topping Quakes 19 Aug 2012 The Montreal Impact continued its drive toward the playoffs this evening with a decisive 3-1 victory over the league-leading San Jose Earthquakes in front of a sold-out house of 19,441.
FC Edmonton takes two leads, but squanders them in loss at Carolina 19 Aug 2012 “You get to a point in the game where we score, we have taken the lead, we are dominating possession,” said Porter. “And then it was like we just dropped. And the game just changed. And then they get the goals, and the winner came so late, there was no chance for us to come back.”