Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Colorado guaranteed the Whitecaps would finish tied for the worst record in MLS with the New England Revolution. But, if you want to be picky, the tiebreaker in MLS is head-to-head record, and New England drew and beat the Whitecaps this season. So, by the MLS book, you can say that the Whitecaps finished with the worst record in the league.

The Stars’ Cinderella run through the NASL playoffs looks like it might never strike midnight. The Stars will head to Florida with a 3-1 lead after the first leg in Blaine, Minn.

The Canadians and Brazilians finished tied atop their qualifying group after the teams played to a 0-0 stalemate Saturday. But Brazil won a coin toss and got the top spot in the group. So, the Canadians will face the Colombians, who won their group.

FC Edmonton has confirmed that owner Tom Fath and its brass met with city officials Wednesday to discuss a new venue for the NASL club to call home.“We were in contact with the City about 24 hours ago,” said FCE general manager Tom Leip on Thursday.

FC Edmonton has taken its first step in developing the academy, and more strides are expected in the spring.

The Canadian national women’s team has made it two for two at the Pan Am Games. Christina Julien scored her second goal of the tournament, and it stood as the winner as Canada beat Argentina 1-0 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The team’s second win in a row gives coach John Herdman and his troops a guaranteed spot in the semifinals. “We …

It looks as if Lance Parker and David Monsalve will battle for the role of FC Edmonton’s No. 1 keeper in 2012.The NASL club confirmed Tuesday that Rein Baart, who got the lion’s share of the starts in 2011, won’t be back.

The PASL announced its schedule earlier this week — and with it came the revelation that there are no interconference games scheduled with CMISL teams. In the preceding years, PASL teams have traveled to Canada — and vice versa — for games that count in the standings for each league.

Throw away the fan turnout, the hoopla surrounding the game. The truth is that Keller made seven saves in the game, many of them from point-blank range. He bailed out a Seattle team that in no way deserved three points from its match with San Jose. And that’s why he got the vote — and most of the other votes, too.

But maybe the most remarkable moment in the game came right before the final whistle, when midfielder Hernandez went off the pitch favouring his right knee. He fell awkwardly. If he can’t go against TFC in the CCL match, well, that’s huge.