No Canadians make touring Generation Adidas squad; Salgado, Valentin on the trip 2 Dec 2011 Both Canadian players with GA status, reigning U-17 player of the year Bryce Alderson and teenager Russell Teibert (who played with the Canadian U-20 side in CONCACAF qualifying earlier this year), belong to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Neither appeared on the roster named by Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes.
Whitecaps make six available, deal Salinas: Jazic top Canadian available in re-entry draft 30 Nov 2011 And, Chivas USA put Canadian defender Ante Jazic on the list. Yes, Jazic is in his mid-30s, but he’d be a significant upgrade for many teams in the fullback slot. He has become a regular starter for the Canadian national side. And, while his age is an issue, it’s hard to believe that a national-team starter can’t be of some value to someone.
TFC should have tough opening schedule, Impact to play at Big O on St. Paddy’s Day, Whitecaps enthused 29 Nov 2011 The Montreal Impact will play its first MLS game at the Big O on March 17. On Tuesday, MLS announced the 2012 home-opener dates for all 19 of its teams. And the expansion Impact will open on St. Patrick’s Day against a yet-to-be-determined opponent.
Interesting Canadian options for Impact in MLS expansion draft 22 Nov 2011 The Montreal Impact will be able to choose from several Canadian players in Wednesday’s MLS Expansion Draft.
Ex-TFC defender Dunivant becomes one of league’s best with Galaxy 14 Nov 2011 His teammate, David Beckham, was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year on Monday; but you could make an argument that it should have been Dunivant, not Becks, who should have got that nod. At 30, Dunivant had his best-ever season in Los Angeles, playing in 33 of 34 games with one of the stingiest defences in North American soccer.
Schrijver returns to FC Edmonton’s coaching staff 11 Nov 2011 Hans Schrijver is returning to Edmonton. FC Edmonton’s former Dutch assistant coach is the team’s new Dutch assistant coach. The NASL side announced Schrijver’s hiring Thursday afternoon.
Sapong easily wins MLS Rookie of the Year vote 8 Nov 2011 Major League Soccer announced that SKC striker C.J. Sapong has been named the league’s Rookie of the Year for 2011. Sapong played in all 34 regular-season games, no small feat for a first-year player right out of the NCAA. He scored five times and added five assists.
De Rosario, Davis or Shea? Predicting who voted for whom 8 Nov 2011 And, while other cities will be toss-ups, the key to DeRo winning the MVP award may just be the thing that some think would hold him back — playing for three teams in just one year. He still has support in Toronto, New York voters will use the pre- and post-DeRo Red Bulls as a measuring stick, and he has D.C. in the bag.
Whitecaps waive Morfaw, wave goodbye to Elmasri 8 Nov 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps made a couple of moves Monday that would be best classified under post-season housekeeping.
Rennie brings another RailHawk into the Whitecaps’ fold 3 Nov 2011 A week after assistant coaches Colin Miller and Denis Hamlett were shown the door, new Vancouver Whitecaps boss Martin Rennie is bringing one of his old Carolina RailHawks cohorts into his new club’s staff.
