Controversial penalty decision gives Fire the win over TFC, tightens playoff race 20 Oct 2013 Now, if there’s one thing to say in the referee’s defence, is that Osorio’s act of turning may have given the illusion that his arm was indeed playing the ball. In my opinion, if Osorio doesn’t turn to minimize the impact, if he takes the shot straight on, the call isn’t made.
Canada shows some offensive flair in U-17 World Cup opener 19 Oct 2013 Both sides could have had more goals. Canadian midfielder Marco Bustos had a fantastic first-half effort denied by the fingertips of Austrian keeper Alexander Schlager. And, with less than 20 minutes to play and the score level at 2-2, Bustos saw his drive go off the bar.
Last thing FC Edmonton wants to see this weekend is a Cosmos trophy presentation 18 Oct 2013 “No, there’s no way we want to see the trophy (presented),” said Miller after FCE’s training session Friday on the grass at Concordia College. “We’ve had a very good week, we’ve had to make one or two changes in personnel. And, anyone who is not motivated to go to New York and play the Cosmos, well that would be hard to believe.”
More Canadian coaching content: Martin Nash joins Ottawa Fury 18 Oct 2013 It will be hard to say the name “Martin Nash” without “Vancouver Whitecaps” being attached to it.
Herdman believes cold Edmonton conditions will be tempered by warm reception from fans 17 Oct 2013 And even though the late autumn/early winter conditions in Edmonton won’t be anything close to the July conditions we’ll see at the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Herdman said that getting a friendly in at the stadium where Canada will open the tournament will be vital to the team’s preparations. And, he said the cold can be a coaching tool, to see “if the players can focus on the task at hand.”
Despite some glimmers of hope, Canada shut out yet again in international play 15 Oct 2013 But it didn’t come to pass. Canada now has gone eight international matches without scoring a goal. The last marker came back on March 22, against Japan.
CIS WRAP: UBC, Ryerson look to remain at top of the men’s rankings 15 Oct 2013 The Thunderbirds extended their winning streak to 10 games in Canada West play with a 2-0 win Friday over the University of Winnipeg and a 3-0 win Saturday over Mount Royal.
Nationals: Gloucester Celtic, Edmonton Victoria claim senior titles 14 Oct 2013 But Gloucester Celtic, from the Ottawa area, can boast it’s the best senior amateur men’s team in the country. A 3-0 win over the Surrey United Firefighters in Halifax Monday was all the proof needed. The win gave Celtic the Challenge Trophy, emblematic of men’s senior soccer supremacy.
Manneh’s win marks the sixth time a Whitecap has been named POTW 14 Oct 2013 If you only looked at the season-long list of MLS Players of the Week, you’d assume that the Vancouver Whitecaps were comfortably ahead of the pack in the Western Conference.
Oh, so we’re talking about an MLS winter schedule again? Will it ever go away? 14 Oct 2013 So, when news hit Monday (again, sigh) that MLS might look at a winter schedule, a charge that the league denied, I couldn’t help but feel that this was a lot like November, 2010 all over again.