BSC: Simpson has “broken tibia, fibula and ankle” 24 May 2012 On Wednesday, Simpson left BSC Young Boys’ final game of the Swiss league season, after he was brought down by FC Basel’s German defender, Markus Steinhofer. According to the match report on BSC Young Boys’ official website, Simpson suffered “a broken tibia, fibula and ankle.”
Jakovic added to Canadian men’s team roster 22 May 2012 On Tuesday, the Canadian Soccer announced that D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic has been added to the preliminary men’s team roster ahead of June 3’s centenary friendly against the United States and two World Cup qualifiers later in the month.
Nakajima-Farran, Piette the only real surprises on Canada roster 17 May 2012 Of the 22 men named to the roster, only two — teenager Samuel Piette and veteran Issey Nakajima-Farran, who plays in Australia — would be considered eyebrow-raisers.
Hart already dealing with injured players ahead of June WC qualifiers 10 May 2012 “There are some injury issues, unfortunately, and we will have a couple of players that cannot be part of the campaign,” said Hart. “Marcel de Jong is out and Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault is out and we’re waiting on some medical reports on two other players.”
Hart doesn’t foresee many changes to Canadian men’s national team lineup 12 Apr 2012 Don’t expect to see national men’s coach Stephen Hart experiment with his roster for Canada’s June 3 friendly against the United States and the subsequent World Cup qualifiers. Hart said, at the senior level, there simply aren’t many players from which to choose.
Brampton’s Hoilett scores twice for Blackburn 10 Mar 2012 Junior Hoilett gave Canadian soccer fans two more good reasons to hope that he will finally decide to accept national-team coach Stephen Hart’s standing invitation to join Les Rouges.
Hart on loss to Armenia: Canada looked “like a team that has not played in four months” 29 Feb 2012 “I’m glad we played the game,” said Stephen Hart who was less than happy with the game overall. “The first half, we did OK for about the opening 30 minutes of the game and then it was a matter of keeping proper possession of the ball and basically giving them the chances that they had.”
Hart’s Canadian side besieged by hail, rain in Cyprus 28 Feb 2012 The skies opened up in Cyprus Tuesday, bring a mix of rain and hail — forcing Canada to adjust its training routine ahead of tomorrow’s friendly with Armenia.
Hart claws and scratches with clubs so he can put together small 17-player Canadian roster 23 Feb 2012 When the Canadian men’s national team faces Armenia next Wednesday in Cyprus, it will bring a squad of just 17 players. Meanwhile, the Armenians will bring 31 players.
CONCACAF delivers amnesty to de Guzman and Dunfield 14 Feb 2012 And that means Canadian midfielders Terry Dunfield and Julian de Guzman, who had a yellow each from the previous round of qualifying, will enter the next phase of World Cup qualifying with clean slates.