USL teams will allow rosters to carry MLS academy players 20 Feb 2013 The USL-Pro division has announced it will allow its teams to each add five roster spots for academy players.
To keep score or not keep score? Why both sides are right 20 Feb 2013 But, for the wide majority of youth players who are in soccer for other reasons, who have no hope of being a pro, keeping score IS important. For a young person looking to head to high school, university, job, it’s important that they learn about winning and losing at a young age. They need to learn about the importance of teamwork, about how working with others can lead to positive results. They need to learn about picking up a teammate after a loss.
Whitecaps sign Honduran Olympian Johnny Leveron 19 Feb 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps have succeeded where Toronto FC has failed — in signing a member of the Honduran Olympic squad.
Toronto confirmed for rematch with USA, as time runs out to get pre-WWC friendlies into host cities 19 Feb 2013 But, there’s also a real need to look at the prep for the Women’s World Cup. As Toronto isn’t a host city, this game against the Americans isn’t fulfilling a promise that the CSA has made to Canadians.
Disorganized Canadians gift two goals to Cuba in CONCACAF U-20 opener 19 Feb 2013 In the first half, the Canadian U-20s didn’t take their chances. In the second half, they were simply taken to the cleaners.
Justin Davis in TFC camp, looking to make jump from NASL to MLS 17 Feb 2013 As part of the Minnesota Stars, he established himself as one of the best left backs in the league over the past two seasons. He was a key part of a Stars team that won it all in 2011 and got to the final in 2012.
Kyle Porter is the top Canadian story from Walt Disney World classic 16 Feb 2013 Both Canadian teams were upstaged by a Canadian trialist in the final day of group-stage play at the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.
Murrell, Essa and an injured Alderson don’t make final U-20 cut 16 Feb 2013 Nick Dasovic has pared the national U-20 team roster down to 20 players, 48 hours before the team opens the CONCACAF Championship in Puebla, Mexico.
Young Impact side earns scoreless draw with the Union 16 Feb 2013 A youthful Impact side, with Evan Bush in goal, drew a Philadelphia Union team that had far more MLS experience on its side. The final score — 0-0.
Ex-Linfield duo enjoying their new lives in Edmonton 15 Feb 2013 It sounds like the beginning of a bad pub joke: Two Irish guys walk up to a police constable, and the officer tells them to get in the back of the van.