Last-gasp effort from Kooy gets FC Edmonton a draw in Tampa 12 May 2011 Chris Kooy had two great chances to get FC Edmonton a last-gasp equalizer in Tampa. After being denied by an outstanding piece of goalkeeping by FC Tampa Bay’s Jeff Attinella with his first chance, Kooy was able to score in injury time, canceling out Chad Burt’s opening goal in a 1-1 draw.
Another stirring Whitecaps comeback, but another poor draw at home 12 May 2011 Once again, the cardiac kids struck late. Davide Chiumiento’s 90th minute cross into the San Jose penalty area eluded a series of charging Whitecaps and, more importantly, keeper Jon Busch. The ball nestled in the corner of the goal, giving the Whitecaps a 1-1 draw with the Earthquakes.
Dasovic and TFC part ways 11 May 2011 Former Toronto FC coach Nick Dasovic, who had been scouting for the team, has left the club. Toronto FC announced that Dasovic and the club had “mutually” come to an agreement to part ways.
Hart: Only one TFC player to get Gold Cup call 10 May 2011 Only one member of Toronto FC is expected to be named to Canadian national team coach Stephen Hart’s roster for the upcoming Gold Cup. Hart confirmed that he has only one Red on his list during a conference call Tuesday.
USL removes three Puerto Rico clubs 10 May 2011 The United Soccer Leagues’ ambitious plan to expand its fan base in the Caribbean has been dealt three major blows. The USL announced Tuesday that all three of its Puerto Rico-based franchises have been removed from the USL-PRO league, effective immediately.
TFC’s Plata wins MLS Player of the Week honour 9 May 2011 The shortest player in Major League Soccer has made a major impact. Toronto FC became the eighth separate team in eight weeks to have an MLS Player of the Week, as the North American Soccer Reporters gave the honour to Joao Plata, the Ecuadorean midfielder selected 49th in this year’s SuperDraft.
Craig, Parker shine as FC Edmonton snaps winless skid 8 May 2011 Atlanta was just what the doctor ordered. Paul Craig scored just seconds after FCE keeper Lance Parker made a couple of great saves, and Edmonton got back on the winning track with a 2-0 win in Georgia.
Another weekend, another star goes down in MLS 8 May 2011 Canada’s Will Johnson scored the winner on a goalmouth scramble to give Real Salt Lake a 1-0 win over Chivas USA on Saturday, but the talking point of the game — indeed, the weekend of MLS action at large — will be yet another serious injury to a star player. This time, it was Javier Morales, RSL’s midfield sparkplug, who will miss months because of a fracture and dislocation of the left ankle after he was brought down from behind on a red-card worthy challenge from Chivas’ Marcos Mondaini.
Card decision is the highlight of Whitecaps’ draw in Chicago 8 May 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps earned their first-ever road point in MLS play in a 0-0 draw with the Chicago Fire Saturday. In a match which saw the Fire, with one win all season long, pack the middle of the park and the Whitecaps using eight starters who played 120 minutes in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship semifinal second-leg thriller against the the …
Canadian keeper Labbe gets MRI on swollen knee 6 May 2011 Fans of the Canadian national women’s team will be anxiously waiting the results of Friday’s MRI on the swollen knee of goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe. Labbe hurt the knee last week in Swedish league action. She was forced to leave a match between her side, Pitea IF, and Kristianstad after a collision with an opposing forward.