Edgar acknowledges call-up for Belarus friendly 14 Mar 2011 Burnley defender David Edgar confirmed through Twitter that he will be called up for the March 29 friendly between Canada and Belarus scheduled for Antalya, Turkey. Edgar acknowledged his fans who congratulated him on his call-up.
Braz retires, will go into management with Impact 14 Mar 2011 He’s only 29. He doesn’t have a history of chronic injuries. But Montreal Impact fullback Adam Braz called time on his playing career Monday. The Impact announced that Braz, who spent seven seasons and played more than 10,000 minutes with the club, will move into team management. And the club admitted when Braz informed the front office of the decision, there were stunned faces all around.
FC Edmonton and FC Dallas trialist returns for PASL championship 13 Mar 2011 But, Antoniuk was in Cincinnati Saturday, helping the Sockers defend their crown, as they beat Mexico’s Guerreros de La Raza de Guadalajara 10-6 in the PASL final. Antoniuk scored in the victory.
MLS Cup champs beat Whitecaps in final preseason game 13 Mar 2011 There’s something about Canada that brings out the best in Jamie Smith. The Colorado Rapids’ midfielder scored the only goal as the MLS Cup champs beat the Whitecaps 1-0 in Vancouver Saturday in the teams’ final tuneup before the season kicks off.
FC Edmonton beats UNM, signs former U.S. U-20 Shawn Chin 13 Mar 2011 FC Edmonton won its first match of the preseason Saturday, 4-1 over the Univesity of New Mexico in Arizona. In Thursday’s 1-1 draw with UNM, coach Harry Sinkgraven started a group of players that included proejcted back-ups. On Saturday, he played what, depending on some signings to come in the next couple of weeks, will be close to the starting XI fans will see April 9 when FCE opens its inaugural NASL campaign against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Antoniuk scores as FC Edmonton ties University of New Mexico 11 Mar 2011 Dan Antoniuk’s continued his impressive audition for a spot on the FC Edmonton roster. The striker scored the opening goal Thursday in the new NASL team’s 1-1 draw with the University of New Mexico in a friendly in Arizona.
Zavarise signs, Winter wins battle of wills with Cann 11 Mar 2011 Toronto FC has officially announced the signing of Canadian’s national-team midfielder Gianluca Zavarise. TFC head coach and technical director Aron Winter said he believes that Zavarise, who was most recently with Greek side Iraklis FC, can fit well into the 4-3-3 set-up he champions.
FIFA to charge Antalya refs; Canada-Belarus expected to go ahead 10 Mar 2011 What will Canada do? FIFA has now formally launched disciplinary proceedings against six match officials accused of helping to fix the last two international friendlies held in the Turkish resort of Antalya. According to FIFA’s international calendar, Canada’s men’s team is to play Belarus March 29 in Antalya, which has become a hotspot for training camps and friendlies. Toronto FC opened its 2011 training camp there with three matches against European club-team opposition.
Calgary United to open PASL tourney against Mexican side 9 Mar 2011 Calgary United FC will open the PASL North American Championships Thursday against PPM Sidekicks del Estado de Mexico. The Sidekicks finished in second place in the Mexican arm of the indoor soccer alliance, and are seeded No. 5 our of the six qualifying teams. Calgary is the No. 4 seed. The winner of Thursday’s game in Cincinnati will face the No. 1 seed San Diego Sockers in one semifinal.
Canadian women show that Sinclair doesn’t always need to score 9 Mar 2011 Christine Sinclair, called upon time and time again to score the winning goal — which she did in the Gold Cup and in the Sao Paulo tourney — only scored once in this competition. Her teammates provided the needed secondary scoring.