LeBlanc’s penalty saves give Canada Pan Am gold 28 Oct 2011Christine Sinclair got the tying goal with three minutes left in regulation — and goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc made two key saves in the penalty shootout.
De Rosario looks forward to contract talks with D.C. United 28 Oct 2011MLS Golden Boot winner Dwayne De Rosario is happy that he and D.C. United will sit down and dicuss a new contract, but he stopped short of saying that he’ll be back in black in 2012.
Colorado goes from Western underdogs to Eastern favourites 28 Oct 2011Just as it did last season, Colorado gets a break by crossing over to the East. This year, the Rapids avoid the three superpowers of the West — Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake and the Seattle Sounders.
GolTV Canada to broadcast second leg of NASL final 27 Oct 2011The NSC Minnesota Stars hold a 3-1 lead over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers after the first leg. The league announced Wednesday that the second leg from Florida would be broadcast on GolTV. The game will be shown on tape at 10 p.m. ET this Saturday. It is shown live on the web, through nasl.com.
TSN, CTV, RDS win rights for 2018 and 2022 World Cups and 2015 WWC 27 Oct 2011The Bell Media empire, which includes CTV, TSN and RDS, announced Thursday that it had secured the rights for the 2015 Women’s World Cup and the 2018 Russia and 2022 Qatar World Cups.
MLS playoff system makes Wednesday sudden-death game a tough sell 27 Oct 2011The fact that just 10,017 people showed up at Pizza Hut Park to cheer on FC Dallas is troubling. And, it’s a sign MLS can learn some lessons on how much time is actually needed to generate interest in a one-and-done playoff game between lower seeds.
Whitecaps terminate assistant coaches Miller, Hamlett 26 Oct 2011New Vancouver Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie will get the chance to work with a new staff in 2012.The Whitecaps announced Wednesday that assistant coaches Colin Miller and Denis Hamlett were relieved of their durties “effective immediately.”
Gayle’s last-gasp goal puts Canada in Pan Am final 26 Oct 2011The Canadian national women’s team got a late goal from Robin Gayle that ensured it a date in the Pan Am Games’ gold-medal game against Brazil.
TFC gives Backe a blueprint on how to beat FC Dallas 25 Oct 2011Toronto FC knocked FC Dallas out of the CONCACAF Champions League; and, in doing so, the Reds may have provided New York Red Bulls coach Hans Backe a blueprint on how his team can knock the Hoops out of the MLS playoffs, as well.
Anibaba wins final Player of the Week award for the 2011 MLS regular season 24 Oct 2011The Chicago Fire aren’t heading to the MLS playoffs, but the team did provide the league with its final Player of the Week for the 2011 regular season.Rookie defender Jalil Anibaba got the nod after the votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters was counted. Anibaba scored twice in Chicago’s season-ending 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew.
