Crew’s Arrieta named MLS Player of the Week 30 Jul 2012 Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta’s two-goal performance earned him enough votes to snag the MLS Player of the Week honour.
Seattle shocker! Forest City London adds yet another stunning chapter to its playoff run 29 Jul 2012 FC London is turning the impossible into the possible on a weekly basis. Miracles have become so ho-hum in southwestern Ontario, that you have to wonder if the club’s players turn water into wine in their spare time just for kicks.
Antoniuk gets his revenge: Goal gives Rowdies win over his old FCE teammates 29 Jul 2012 Antoniuk, who scored the first-ever winning goal in FC Edmonton’s NASL history but was released by the team at the end of the 2011 season, got the only tally as the Tampa Bay Rowdies edged the Eddies by a 1-0 score.
Canada beats South Africa, but shorthanded side still has plenty to do 28 Jul 2012 Canada got the expected win Saturday over South Africa; but there are plenty of worries as Big Red heads into its Olympic group-stage finale against Sweden.
Hoilett’s QPR deal a remarkable feat for a Canadian 27 Jul 2012 But that was still a low-key pursuit, nothing like the free agency of Junior Hoilett which we saw this summer, where he was linked to several Premiership clubs and Bundesliga sides. There was interest in a Canadian player like we haven’t seen before.
Di Vaio faces charges, but we have yet to hear his side of the story 27 Jul 2012 Di Vaio’s charge is found on Page 12, section 37 of the FIGC report and, for the fairest possible reporting, we will reprint it in the original Italian and then offer a translation.
Lassonde, Yamada, both granted their releases by FC Edmonton 26 Jul 2012 FC Edmonton has issued release papers to forward Kyle Yamada and fullback Fabrice Lassonde. The club has confirmed that both players requested to be released.
FCE’s Van Leerdam told to rest knee, but it may require surgery 26 Jul 2012 Doctors have told FCE midfielder Ilja Van Leerdam has been told to stay off his injured knee — and if he isn’t pain free in the coming weeks, surgery may be needed.
TFC or MLS? It doesn’t matter who killed the Mellberg deal 26 Jul 2012 Nixing the deal was the right thing. Worrying about who made the call to kill the deal is like being watching kindergarten kids who each scream “he started it!” It’s beneath us, really, isn’t it?
De Rosario has another standout ASG, while DeMerit goes 90 26 Jul 2012 For De Rosario, it was just another ho-hum standout performance at an All-Star Game.