Toe injury to force Laba out of TFC lineup for at least four weeks 21 Aug 2013 For an athlete, there isn’t an injury that’s more frustrating than a broken big toe.
From Saskatoon to MLS: Levis says 10-day trial with the Whitecaps “a dream come true” 19 Aug 2013 “It’s amazing,” said Levis, a Saskatoon native, over the phone from Vancouver. “It’s a dream come true. It’s something I’ve worked towards my whole life. Even if nothing comes out of this trial, the experience itself will be worth it. I will take as much as I can from the experience, to learn as much as I can from the players and the coaching staff.”
Keane’s hat trick earns him MLS Player of the Week nod 19 Aug 2013 But, when it came to the player of the week vote, Robbie Keane stood apart from the crowd.
Will Atiba Hutchinson be barred from Europe for the sins of his new club? Besiktas hearing goes Tuesday 19 Aug 2013 Canadian midfielder Atiba Hutchinson and his new Besiktas teammates tasted victory in their Turkish league opener over the weekend. But, on Tuesday their club begins its quest for a far more important win.
NASL Commissioner: If Puerto Rico wants back in, must go through expansion process; Edmonton meetings went well 19 Aug 2013 With the announcement that the Islanders won’t be back for spring 2014, the NASL will no longer play the waiting game with the franchise.
“Handbags, lipstick and eye shadow:” Eddies and Silverbacks fight at halftime, slug out a 1-1 draw 18 Aug 2013 Miller joked that it was “handbags, lipstick and eyeshadow,” but it was clear the emotions weren’t being kept in check on the field. Maybe the biggest surprise is that no one was sent off, though Eddie Corey Hertzog was stretchered off late in game after being scythed to the turf by Milton Blanco, who saw yellow. Hertzog has a knock on his hip.
NASL commish Peterson to meet with Edmonton officials Monday about Clarke’s football lines 18 Aug 2013 And Peterson will try to lend his voice to FC Edmonton’s efforts to get the turf changed out in the city-owned facility. On Monday, Peterson and FCE owner Tom Fath will meet with city officials about the surface.
Urruti signed by TFC, not quite sealed and delivered 16 Aug 2013 It’s hard to imagine a signing of any athlete in MLS history which has more of a “whew, it’s finally done” feel than Toronto’s FC’s announcement that Argentine forward Maximiliano Urruti is finally a Red.
Floro’s first Canadian test: Beat Mauritania! 16 Aug 2013 The first two games the men’s national team will play under the watch of new head coach Benito Floro will see Mauritania, currently ranked No. 151 in the world, providing the opposition.
FIFA visit: Will Women’s World Cup spell doom for Clarke Stadium’s old turf? 16 Aug 2013 But Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli, who is with the FIFA contingent as they tour the Women’s World Cup 2015 sites, said that the expectation is that the training grounds used by the world’s top national sides will be up to the same quality as the artificial surfaces in the stadiums.