Expensive Convey brought into the TFC fold 16 May 2013 In exchange, Sporting Kansas City gets a first-round pick in the 2014 Supplemental Draft. For SKC, it’s the chance to offload Convey’s salary-cap hit. According to the MLS Players’ Union, Convey’s base salary is US$200,000, with guaranteed compensation totaling US$215,000 in 2013.
Whitecaps’ defence-first strategy pays off in Montreal; Brovsky breaks nose and “maybe” his cheekbone 16 May 2013 “I feel like on the road we’ve been a little bit too open. At times we’ve played quite well but our results haven’t been as good as I would have liked on the road so I felt we should become more difficult to play against,” Rennie opined. “I think the players did their jobs tonight. They made the game more compact and we weren’t as open and easy to play against.”
Whitecaps lose Leveron to suspension: San Jose’s Chavez has ban reduced 15 May 2013 So, Whitecaps fans have something to chew on Wednesday morning. Would the Caps have been able to overcome the Galaxy by a 3-1 count Saturday had Johnny Leveron been sent off for his early two-footed scissor challenge on the Galaxy’s Jose Villarreal?
Pedersen’s name not on list of 40 “potential candidates” for 2015 WWC ref assignments 15 May 2013 Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard’s name is on the list. Norwegian official Christina Pedersen’s name is not.
Ottawa Fury to unveil its NASL logo on May 25 14 May 2013 The Ottawa Fury FC will unveil its new logo at a local pub during the Champions League final.
TFC waives little-used forwards Morgan and Bennett 14 May 2013 And for little-used forwards Ashton Bennett and Taylor Morgan, the writing was on the wall.
Canadian striker Cox named NASL Player of the Week 13 May 2013 But Miller’s harsh critique of his club wasn’t reflected in the NASL Player of the Week vote, as Canadian striker Michael Cox got the nod for his two-goal effort for the Eddies.
Bruin named MLS Player of the Week: The 11’s nod went to Teibert 13 May 2013 This week, Houston Dynamo forward Will Bruin won the Player of the Week vote. He scored twice and added two assists in a midweek 4-0 win over D.C. United, but didn’t do much in a 1-0 loss at home Sunday to Sporting Kansas City. And that brings up an uncomfortable question: Does a “meh” game on Sunday weigh down what was a spectacular midweek effort?
Atlanta’s goalkeeping errors gift FC Edmonton a victory 12 May 2013 The Eddies are now just three points back of the NASL-leading Carolina RailHawks as they hit the midway mark of the NASL spring season with a 3-0 lead over the Silverbacks in front of 1,161 fans at Clarke Stadium.
Kitchee wins Hong Kong FA Cup; but Canadian Matt Lam out with injury 12 May 2013 Canadian midfielder Matt Lam was able to savour a trophy win on Saturday, but an injury kept him off the field.