A Canadian coaching odyssey: Ongaro goes back and forth between Edmonton and China 29 Jun 2012 So, how did Ongaro latch on to the Chinese job? A year ago, he was coaching both the Canadian national futsal and beach soccer programs. Ongaro is also a FIFA instructor, and tours countries around the world. That brought him in contact with a lot of federations who have fledgling beach soccer programs. He got lots of coaching offers, but China was a bit more, ahem, persuasive in its pitch.
Bernier suspended ahead of Impact’s Saturday date with D.C. United 29 Jun 2012 Bernier was fined an undisclosed amount and is suspended for Saturday’s match at D.C. United.
Whitecaps clear out Tan, Franks; TFC waives Burgos 28 Jun 2012 As the MLS transfer window is now open, we see more and more fringe players on the move. And, of course, when a fringe player is cut, there is excitement amongst fans — who hope the roster spot might be opened for a new signing.
FC Edmonton needs to be better out of the gate 27 Jun 2012 And, if Edmonton is to break the losing skid, and improve on what has been a disappointing 2-2-1 home record, it needs to do a heck of a lot better job right after the opening kickoff.
Finally official: Juventus-PSG match in Montreal has been cancelled 27 Jun 2012 It is official. Because of Juventus’ commitment to play in the Italian Super Cup in Beijing, the scheduled July 31 friendly between the Bianconeri and Paris-St. Germain is cancelled.
German trial shows Whitecaps were shrewd in ensuring Clarke was signed 26 Jun 2012 The Vancouver Whitecaps confirmed Monday that Canadian teenager Caleb Clarke, who the club had just promoted from its Residency to the MLS roster in April, is on trial with German third-division side FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt.
After acquiring Union’s top pick, Whitecaps will now cheer hard against Philadelphia 26 Jun 2012 On Tuesday, the Whitecaps announced the completion of a deal that saw Vancouver send its No. 1 spot in the allocation draft and its second-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft to Philadelphia. In return, the Whitecaps get Philly’s first-round draft pick and an undisclosed amount of allocation money.
Donovan named MLS Player of the Week, won media vote by a landslide 25 Jun 2012 The poster boy of American soccer scored three times and set up two goals in week 16, as the suddenly resurgent Los Angeles Galaxy beat former Western Conference top dog Real Salt Lake 3-2 then throttled the Vancouver Whitecaps by a 3-0 count.
Thanks to allocations, it’s hard to get excited about the opening of the transfer window 25 Jun 2012 MLS is supposed to have a hard cap, but it doesn't. Allocation money, which is never publicly declared, shifts around the league. So no one really knows who has what. And that includes the people who cover the game.
After loss to RailHawks, we can compare FCE of 2012 to the Impact of 2011 24 Jun 2012 After a disheartening 2-0 loss on the road to the Carolina RailHawks on Saturday, the parallels between the Eddies and the Impact of 2011 are more and more evident.