Whitecaps give new deals to Thorrington, Cannon; trade Nolly to Chicago 5 Dec 2011 Early Monday morning, the Whitecaps announced that the club had re-signed goalkeeper Joe Cannon and defender John Thorrington, while it had traded opening-day keeper Jay Nolly to the Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round pick in the, ahem, MLS Supplemental Draft. That is, a pick which has a minute chance of actually cracking the Whitecaps’ lineup — as anything after round two of the MLS SuperDraft proper is a crapshoot.
Does Australia’s radical soccer reform hold lessons for Canada? 5 Dec 2011 Like CONCACAF, Asia has a couple of big dogs on the block — South Korea and Japan — who are considered to be automatics to qualify for World Cups. And, Australia, like Canada, has still show itself to be wildly inconsistent in qualifying. But Australia isn’t waiting. It doesn’t see reform as a long-term, long-tail process. There’s a recognition that if you have a talented generation of footballers, you need to develop them, post-haste. It’s an exceptionally ballsy, lay-it-on-the-line goal to say that you want to be a top-10 FIFA nation... in just a little over three years.
After Borman move, it’s now De Rosario for Iro and a draft pick 5 Dec 2011 Both of the players Toronto FC originally acquired in exchange for later-to-become MVP Dwayne De Rosario are no longer Reds. Danleigh Borman was selected by the New England Revolution in phase one of the MLS Re-Entry Draft process. Borman was the only player TFC made available for the draft.
Nakajima-Farran’s Roar has record streak halted 4 Dec 2011 After scoring two goals last weekend to help the Brisbane Roar set an Australian team-sport record with its 36th consecutive game without a loss, Calgary’s Issey Nakajima-Farran and his teammates fell 2-0 to Sydney FC, Sunday.
Dasovic takes over as U-20 coach, Aleman on roster 2 Dec 2011 Former Toronto FC coach Nick Dasovic is the new coach of the Canadian men’s U-20 team.
FC Edmonton announces release of assistant coach Dave Randall 30 Nov 2011 FC Edmonton announced Tuesday night that assistant coach Dave Randall has been released by the club. Randall was not only an assistant to coach Harry Sinkgraven through the 2011 season; Randall also ran the reserve team.
TFC acquires Cup-tied Jeremy Hall to bolster defence 29 Nov 2011 Hall won’t be eligible to play in the remainder of TFC’s CONCACAF Champions League schedule; he played for FC Dallas in the 3-0 loss at home to the Reds that saw the Hoops crash out of the tournament.
Canadian champion Calgary United won’t go to world indoor soccer tourney 29 Nov 2011 Canada’s reigning national indoor soccer champions won’t be going to the inaugural FIFRA world club championships in February.
Impact makes moves for Ricketts, Arnaud: Is there already a goalkeeping controversy? 28 Nov 2011 The Montreal Impact has added two veteran presences to the roster, and has created what should be a heck of an interesting competition for the No. 1 keeper’s job.
Major blow to CMISL: Winnipeg won’t be back in 2012 28 Nov 2011 The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League has been dealt a major blow. Tony Pesce, president of the Winnipeg Alliance, has confirmed that the team won’t play this season — and won’t come back at all unless its travel costs can be eased.