Canadian women wanted equality: Now, in dealing with criticism, they should get it 5 Jul 2011 And the CSA knows that. Guaranteed, next time Morace gives the Association an expensive shopping list, she’ll be met — understandably — with a lot of resistance. It’s like asking dad to borrow the Ferrari after you totalled the Porsche the last time out. Not gonna happen.
RailHawks’ easy win over the Impact is hardly a surprise 4 Jul 2011 At the start of the NASL season, you’d have predicted that any 2011 match between the Carolina RailHawks and the Montreal Impact would be a top-of-table clash. Only the RailHawks have kept their part of the bargain. When surveying the Impact’s 2-0 road loss to Carolina Sunday, you would be excused for assuming that the RailHawks were preparing to jump to MLS next season while Montreal was, well,just a bad team.
Sportsnet’s arrogance comes through in broadcast of NCC finale 2 Jul 2011 Really? The most exciting match in the history of the NCC is unfolding before our very eyes, and Rogers comes off like it’s apologizing to viewers searching for the Jays’ game? Rogers is actually urging people to switch away from the Cup final to join the baseball broadcast?
Zusi named MLS Player of the Month for June 2 Jul 2011 Major League Soccer announced on Friday (Canada Day) that Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi had been named the June Player of the Month after the ballots from the North American Soccer Reporters were tallied. Sporting Kansas City has been on a tear. Zusi had two goals and three assists as the club went undefeated (3-0-2) in the previous month.
Morace will finally lose Teflon image in wake of Canada’s embarrassing loss 30 Jun 2011 Carolina Morace’s skin has been made of Teflon. The Canadian national women’s coach has got what amounts to a free pass from soccer fans and the media in this country. In the wake of Canada’s humiliating 4-0 defeat to France Thursday at the Women’s World Cup, the questions that haven’t been asked of Morace need to come to the surface.
How did CBC’s Canada-Germany ratings stack up? 29 Jun 2011 CBC’s broadcast of the Women’s World Cup opener between Canada and the No. 1 ranked Germans got ratings that the men’s program can only dream about — but didn’t come close to the kind of numbers CBC pulled in for major group-stage games of the men’s World Cup last year.
Marc Dos Santos quits Impact coaching job 28 Jun 2011 Marc Dos Santos quit before he was pushed. The Montreal Impact announced Tuesday that Dos Santos has resigned his post as the team’s head coach. Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at FC Edmonton marked left the Impact with a shocking 2-7-3 record, good for second-last in the NASL.
Juventus and Sporting to meet at BMO Field in July 27 Jun 2011 Super-agency CAA Sports looks to have learned from last year’s lackadaisical summer season of international friendlies in Toronto. On Monday Major League Soccer announced that Juventus will face Sporting Lisbon at BMO Field on July 23. The match will be part of the Herbalife World Football Challenge, a series of friendlies held throughout North America which includes a July 18 match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Manchester City.
FC Edmonton finally gets the better of the Montreal Impact 27 Jun 2011 Ding dong, the witch is dead. That’s how FC Edmonton’s players and supporters feel after they broke their jinx against the Montreal Impact, winning 1-0 at Foote Field Sunday on the strength of a Kyle Porter wonder goal.
Atiba Hutchinson undergoes meniscus surgery: PSV manager expresses “disappointment” 27 Jun 2011 Canadian soccer fans are waiting on the status of injured midfielder Atiba Hutchinson. A full prognosis on Hutchinson’s injured knee is expected this week. Last week, PSV Eindhoven manager Fred Rutten told the club’s website that it was “a huge disappointment” to see the Canadian player of the year return from the Gold Cup with a knee injury
