TFC still finding new ways to lose: Reds fall to Chivas despite man advantage 18 Jul 2013 After six and a half years, it’s hard to imagine that Toronto FC could find new and baffling ways to frustrate and anger its fan base.
Miller pleased with effort, laments poor finishing as FCE loses preseason friendly to Minnesota 18 Jul 2013 “That’s the issue, we get into the 18-yard box and we can’t even hit the target,” said FCE coach Colin Miller. “It’s so frustrating, we showed so much quality, so much passing, but we can’t finish the chances."
Ottawa Fury beats Lynx in conference semi: W-League title defence is still alive 18 Jul 2013 The Ottawa Fury women are still alive to defend their W-League title.
Impact sends Mallace, Ubiparipovic to Minnesota 17 Jul 2013 MUFC has been the most disappointing team in NASL. It finished second from bottom in the spring-season standings, even though they were the pundits’ pick for the title. Now, the goal is to resurrect the club in the fall season.
Ottawa Fury inks apparel deal with Admiral 16 Jul 2013 Maybe Ottawa soccer supporters are muttering “Admiral, Admiral…” like Khan in the second Star Trek flick. Or maybe not.
O’Dea’s departure a sign of a fundamental flaw in MLS 16 Jul 2013 MLS is at that cocoon stage; it was nurtured in a controlled environment filled with salary caps, allocations and draft orders. It beat the odds, as pro soccer hasn’t been a survival industry on this continent. But, soon it will be ready to fly away; commissioner Don Garber has repeated this over and over — that MLS will be one of the world’s top leagues in 10 years.
FCE begins fall-season camp: Knight hopes to return for fall-season opener; Mitchell expected back 15 Jul 2013 Finding the goals to turn draws into wins is a priority for the team, but there were no new faces at training sessions Monday at the Commonwealth Fieldhouse.
Red-hot Camilo keeps scoring, red-hot Whitecaps keep winning 15 Jul 2013 “For me that is not important,” Camilo said of the race for the Golden Boot. “More important for me is that our club gets up on the table. We are third place [in the Western Conference]."
Miller steamed about late non-call as Canada crashes out of Gold Cup 15 Jul 2013 “Marcus Haber has said there was strong contact inside the box and I genuinely believe it’s a penalty kick. The big fella is very honest unlike the player on Thursday night,” Miller said in his post-game press conference referring to Mexico’s Marco Fabian. “He’s an honest player and he hasn’t done anything wrong. He’s been fouled inside the box, in my opinion, and I think it is a penalty kick and I said to the referee also after the game that I thought it was a penalty kick.”
Camilo named the Whitecap of the Week, er, MLS Player of the Week 15 Jul 2013 Camilo, who scored twice in the Whitecaps 3-1 win Sunday over the Chicago Fire, now leads the MLS with 12 tallies this season. And his first goal transformed what was a drab 0-0 affair into a second-half goalfest.