Hertzog “excited” to join the FC Edmonton team he scored against earlier this season 8 Aug 2013 “I talked to Carlyle as soon as I found out, and he only had good things to say about the team,” said Hertzog, who arrived in Edmonton Wednesday and had his medical Thursday. “He said it’s a good bunch of guys. Now I’m looking forward to helping this team get some wins.”
The anger of TFC supporters might just be music to Kevin Payne’s ears 8 Aug 2013 But there’s an irony here, one that proves Payne may have a point about the friendlies having for his club. And that’s the fact that so many supporters who swore they’d show nothing but indifference to the Roma game were paying attention to the broadcast and/or the news that came out of that friendly. As much as they tried to unplug, they couldn’t. Sure, you can argue that you didn’t go to the game, you only watched it on TV. Still, the match or the events around the match grabbed your attention; they made you mad.
Hertzog loaned by Whitecaps to FC Edmonton 8 Aug 2013 Now, Hertzog will join the Eddies on the field. The Whitecaps and FCE confirmed Thursday that the American striker will come to the Alberta capital on loan, and should be available for Sunday’s NASL fall season home opener against the San Antonio Scorpions.
FC Edmonton launches ladies’ program for high-school aged players; ASA launches mirror program in Calgary 7 Aug 2013 The Eddies and the Alberta Soccer Association announced a new Regional Performance Centre will be launched, and that centre will link to the Excel Program, which helps identify talent for the Canadian national program. Sergio Teixeira will be the FC Edmonton ladies’ coach, and 20 players from age 14-16 have been recruited to take part in the program.
Montreal to host U-20 Women’s World Cup final; Canada’s first two games set for Toronto 6 Aug 2013 Toronto’s BMO Field, which wasn’t part of the 2015 Women’s World Cup bid but was brought into the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup as a replacement for Ottawa, will get Canada’s first two matches, Aug. 5 and Aug. 8, 2014. Montreal will host Canada’s third group-stage match, on Aug. 12, and Olympic Stadium will also get the final.
Urruti case: Public battles between clubs are never pretty 6 Aug 2013 According to Newell's Old Boys, Urruti is under contract till 2014: “The team believes that the player is missing his contractual obligation and must report to work under the orders of his coaching staff. Should this not happen, Newell's Old Boys will exercise appropriate legal mechanisms to defend their rights.”
Sam named MLS Player of the Week; The 11’s vote went to Joe Bendik 5 Aug 2013 Lloyd Sam played just a little more than a half-hour on Saturday — and it was enough to earn the New York Red Bull the Player of the Week Award.
The Bizarro world of the Montreal Impact: Beats the good teams, loses to the bad ones 5 Aug 2013 If Marco Di Vaio and co. are facing the league’s top teams, they don’t lose. And, a stretch of the schedule filled with games against Columbus, FC Dallas, Chivas USA and Toronto FC is more deadly for the Impact than a stretch of games against the top two teams in each conference.
Early red card seals Thunder Bay’s fate in PDL final; Ottawa’s Chad Bush named top keeper 5 Aug 2013 The Thunder Bay Chill got the opening goal in the second, had its keeper sent off in the third, and gave up the game-tying penalty-kick goal in the seventh. With only 10 men on the pitch, the life was sucked out of the Canadian side’s title challenge, and the Chill fell to the host Austin Aztex 3-1 on Sunday night.
Missed chances, balls cleared off the line; New England’s wastefulness allows TFC to win again 5 Aug 2013 But a two-game winning streak? Start the parade. And, for the long-suffering supporters of this franchise, they shouldn’t try to analyze things too much. Just enjoy it — they deserve some triumphs, after all. And, for a franchise that has suffered so many suckerpunches late in games, maybe it’s time for a karmic shift, to see the opposition blow so many chances they should have converted.