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
Canadian women lose World Cup opener to Germans 26 Jun 2011 Really, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Canada was definitely not worth the flattering 2-1 scoreline, but there were some positives to take from the game, such as the midfield generalship of Sophie Schmidt, and Sinclair continuing on to score after taking an elbow in the nose from German defender Babett Peter.
FC Edmonton signs former Michigan Wolverine Jeffrey Quijano 25 Jun 2011 American defender Jeffery Quijano is the newest member of FC Edmonton. "He can play right back, centre back," said FCE director of soccer Joe Petrone. "He's a very good young player. We are trying to bring in as many young kids as we can. He's got some speed, he's got some smarts. He's six-foot-one. He fits in with the kind of player we want here. When he gets here, we will see what he can do."
FC Edmonton gets bodies back as the club prepares for Impact rematch 24 Jun 2011 FC Edmonton will try and break its jinx against the Montreal Impact this Sunday. The largest crowd to ever see FC Edmonton play at Foote Field is expected for the weekend match-up, and they’ll want to see the home side, currently sitting second in the NASL table, reverse its recent run of form against the other Canadian team in the league.