For Canadian women, the medals are bronze, but the effort was golden 9 Aug 2012 Herdman has worked miracles with this team in less than a year. Imagine what he could do with three years of prep time before the Women’s World Cup?
Pinto strikes, Pinto misses in bizarre lightning-delayed game for FC Edmonton 9 Aug 2012 In front of a full house at Clarke Stadium, Yashir Pinto scored the goal that allowed FC Edmonton to draw level with the San Antonio Scorpions. Nearly three hours later, in front of just a handful of fans, he missed the sitter that would have given the Eddies the win.
The new MLS playoff tiebreaker… what were they thinking? 8 Aug 2012 After all, this is a league that still continues to confuse fans with secret allocation money, and waits for the union to announce salaries (even though it’s a salary-cap league, so salaries are key to fan interest). So, instead of best conference record, the tiebreaker system was designed to be more complicated than it needed.
Laval dominates Canadian women’s roster named for U-20 World Cup 8 Aug 2012 The Laval Cometes dominate the Canadian roster for the upcoming U-20 Women’s World Cup.
FIFA plays waiting game; no Canadian suspensions ahead of bronze-medal match 8 Aug 2012 “The Canadian Soccer Association supports the work of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and will continue to cooperate fully,” said Victor Montagliani, President of the Canadian Soccer Association, in a release issued Wednesday.
Impact makes needed switch at the goalkeeping position 7 Aug 2012 Thus ends the Jekyll-and-Hyde run of the Jamaican in the Impact goal. While, ovee the last few weeks, coach Jesse Marsch had reaffirmed his confidence in Ricketts, the keeper’s ability to confound you with a) eyepopping saves and b) infuriating mistakes, sometimes within minutes of each other, hadn’t gone unnoticed.
FCE’s Saiko shows his frustration over benching 7 Aug 2012 “No, I am not happy,” said Saiko. “It looks like I am not playing. But, if that’s what the coach wants to do, if he feels that what it takes for this team to win is keeping me on the bench, I’ll do whatever it takes to help the team.”
Women’s-team coach Herdman says he’s unclear who or what FIFA is investigating 7 Aug 2012 In a conference call with media Tuesday, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that the team will not be making any more comments on the officiating in that semifinal game. The CSA also confirmed that it will not be challenging or protesting the decision.
Stats don’t lie: When North Americans invest in EPL, their “Big Four” teams suffer 7 Aug 2012 This is simply a statistical look at how the teams have performed. But it is compelling. Outside of the Habs, the North American sports teams have a history of slumping badly once their owners go and invest in the world’s most popular league, the EPL. And, for Red Sox fans, Avalanche fans and the like, it’s absolutely justified to have a case of little man syndrome — based on the stats.
Sounder Eddie Johnson wins MLS Player of the Week award 6 Aug 2012 Seattle Sounders striker Eddie Johnson, who opened the scoring in a 4-0 rout of the Los Angeles Galaxy this past weekend, was named the MLS Player of the Week.