Collapse of Rennie’s RailHawks a cause for concern for Whitecaps’ fans 16 Oct 2011 When the Vancouver Whitecaps announced that RailHawks coach Martin Rennie would take over the MLS side next season, the Scottish boss was smelling like a rose.
Canadian defender Hainault scores important goal for Houston 15 Oct 2011 Andrew Hainault got the rest he needed — and it paid off. The Canadian defender got the opening goal as his Houston Dynamo beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 Friday in a match that had major implications on the MLS playoff race.
CMISL in talks to bring indoor-soccer team to Vancouver 14 Oct 2011 Kowalchuk wrote in an e-mail to The 11 that “it would be premature” to confirm that Vancouver will or will not have a team competing in the CMISL in 2012.
Practice fields an issue for Canadian Women’s World Cup organizers 13 Oct 2011 “In essence, we need four very good training fields in each city,” said Montopoli. “They need to be at an international standard. There are many options, some can have grass or some can have artificial turf.”
Montopoli hopes all-Canadian Div. 2 can be “FC Edmonton times eight” 13 Oct 2011 Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli is hopeful that the FC Edmonton experiment can be repeated in cities across the country — in an all-Canadian Division-2 league.
GOLTV confirms talks with NASL over 2012 coverage 13 Oct 2011 GOLTV has confirmed that it is in talks with the NASL about extending its coverage of the league into the 2012 season.
FC Edmonton slashes 11 players, including Jonke, Sidra, Surprenant 12 Oct 2011 In the wake of the 5-0 loss to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the first round of the NASL playoffs two weekends ago, the team has announced major changes will be made. Eleven players have been told they will not be back next year. On that list are defenders John Jonke, Eddy Sidra and Alex Surprenant.
Gerba, Billy, among seven Impact cuts 12 Oct 2011 The Montreal Impact’s brain trust has told seven players who represented the club in NASL that they won’t be part of the team’s MLS plans for 2012. Striker Ali Gerba — who played for the Canadian national team as recently as this summer’s Gold Cup — is the biggest name on the list.
New Edmonton downtown soccer stadium highlights Heart of the Capital campaign 12 Oct 2011 A new soccer stadium is one of the key projects being pushed by “Heart of the Capital,” a lobby group that is urging Edmonton’s city council to revitalize the downtown core.
Camara becomes first player from Impact’s NASL roster to make MLS squad 11 Oct 2011 Hassoun Camara is the first member of the Montreal Impact’s NASL squad to crack the MLS roster for 2012.