The great Fire hire 25 Jun 2014 Frank Yallop was widely expected to take over the reins of the Vancouver Whitecaps; instead, the former Canadian national-team coach chose to steer the Chicago Fire. In this interview, he tells us why he chose the Windy City, and how he hopes MLS can help Canadian soccer in the future...
Hurry up and wait 25 Jun 2014 Mallan Roberts is a man of two nations, but he only officially belongs to one of them.
Canadian women lose to Germans by a goal; but it’s a flattering scoreline 19 Jun 2014 Canada had that very challenge on Wednesday night at BC Place; a high-profile Women’s World Cup tuneup against the Germans. And, even though the scoreline was a respectable 2-1 for the visitors, you’d have a hard time feeling good about this match if you were a Canadian supporter.
Montagliani’s vision: A Canadian Division 1A that “coexists” with MLS, NASL 18 Jun 2014 But, there's one part of that World Cup section that's sure to get a lot of attention. And that's the stated Canadian Soccer Association goal of an all-Canadian Division One — or "1A," as CSA President Victor Montagliani called it in our interview.
Issue 2 of Plastic Pitch: An in-depth look at Canada’s 2026 World Cup bid 18 Jun 2014 The second issue of Plastic Pitch, out today, features a 16-page section on Canada's bid for the World Cup.
Eddies go off for six goals against the RailHawks 8 Jun 2014 The Eddies scored six on Sunday. Daryl Fordyce scored 34 seconds into the match, the fastest goal from the start of a game so far this NASL season, and the Eddies were on their way to a 6-1 hiding of the Carolina RailHawks.
Miller accepts that he won’t hang on to coaching job if Eddies can’t turn things around 5 Jun 2014 “One win in our first eight games, that’s a recipe for disaster anywhere in the world,” said Miller after FCE trained Thursday at Clarke Stadium. “If things don’t change, there will be changes. That’s the nature of the profession I’m in.”
The anticlimactic final: Montreal wins Canadian title 5 Jun 2014 If you were to review the finale of the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, you might liken it to the final season of Dexter. The bizarre final episode of Seinfeld.
Dosanjh, FC Edmonton part ways 3 Jun 2014 One of the brightest prospects to come out of CIS has had his career derailed by injuries. And, on Tuesday, FC Edmonton announced that the club and midfielder Gagan Dosanjh had agreed to part ways.
Heinemann’s late winner gives Fury a measure of revenge against FCE 1 Jun 2014 In the 89th minute, off a free kick from Richie Ryan, Heinemann was able to get position on FCE defender Lance Laing. The ball looped off Heinemann’s head and into the back of the net, giving the Fury a 1-0 win.