Impact goes through the motions in 1-0 win; TFC still running out trialists with a week to go before First Kick 24 Feb 2013 And it was hard to tell if both the Impact and Crew were going through the paces, saving energy for their openers, or if this game was a sign of two teams screaming for more preseason time.
New FC Edmonton keeper Ramos wants to keep representing Cuba, but can’t 23 Feb 2013 Andy Ramos didn’t defect. He didn’t slip away before a national-team game. He didn’t ask for asylum.
Martin Nunez “shocked” to be let go by Minnesota, has a point to prove in Edmonton 23 Feb 2013 “Minnesota wasn’t interested in me and they were going in a different direction,” said Nunez. “Edmonton seemed to really like me a lot. I was kind of shocked at what happened in Minnesota. I thought I was a big part of their plans. I guess I was mistaken.”
FC Edmonton veterans are A-OK with “trialist” tags 23 Feb 2013 “It has been fantastic so far,” said midfielder and 2011 NASL Best XI member Shaun Saiko. “From my time at Middlesbrough, this was the kind of preseason training that we did. We’ve started the preseason off brightly, there have been no lulls. You have got to get after it.”
All signs point to Porter’s D.C. United gamble paying off 23 Feb 2013 Porter only played seven minutes in DCU’s final game of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a 2-0 win over Philadelphia. That’s a sign that he’s indeed a part of the club, as coach Ben Olsen has already made up his mind about the Mississauga native and used the game as a chance to see other prospects.
Labbe, Julien back in Canadian national-team fold ahead of Cyprus Cup 22 Feb 2013 Coach John Herdman has announced the national women’s team roster for the pre-camp ahead of the 2013 Cyprus Cup.
Official: Attakora back with the Quakes: But, he joins a very crowded back line 22 Feb 2013 The San Jose Earthquakes announced that the club has officially repatriated the player to the league, signing him to a new contract.
Martin Rennie is only making plans for Nigel 22 Feb 2013 We all know that there isn’t a soccer manager alive who doesn’t want as much depth as possible in a roster. But, could the Whitecaps be getting to the point where they have too many players for coach Martin Rennie to manage?
Results are in: Canada will just need a draw against Nicaragua to advance at U-20s 21 Feb 2013 All Canada will need to do is get a draw with Nicaragua Friday to get into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
FC Edmonton announces signings of five youth prospects 20 Feb 2013 “We want to drip-feed these young men into our first-team environment and, hopefully, get them into our first team as quickly as possible,” Miller said. “In the first team, there will be massive changes, but there always will be a continuing influx of Canadians into the first-team group.”