Toronto confirmed for rematch with USA, as time runs out to get pre-WWC friendlies into host cities 19 Feb 2013But, there’s also a real need to look at the prep for the Women’s World Cup. As Toronto isn’t a host city, this game against the Americans isn’t fulfilling a promise that the CSA has made to Canadians.
Disorganized Canadians gift two goals to Cuba in CONCACAF U-20 opener 19 Feb 2013In the first half, the Canadian U-20s didn’t take their chances. In the second half, they were simply taken to the cleaners.
Murrell, Essa and an injured Alderson don’t make final U-20 cut 16 Feb 2013Nick Dasovic has pared the national U-20 team roster down to 20 players, 48 hours before the team opens the CONCACAF Championship in Puebla, Mexico.
Occean suspension must be served over “official” matches, not friendlies: FIFA 12 Feb 2013FIFA made the decision back in November of 2012 that the Canadian striker would be suspended for six games, but didn’t make it official until Monday.
Why we’re all to blame when it comes to match-fixing 10 Feb 2013I’ve dedicated a good chunk of my life to Canadian Soccer. I’ve covered World Cup qualifiers since the 1990s. I’ve been on the TFC beat and, by now, most people know me as the colour voice for FC Edmonton on TV and radio. But, looking back, all of the talk of match fixing makes me wonder if I am lying to myself.
Dasovic: Canada’s U-20s will be ready for tough Mexican conditions 5 Feb 2013On Tuesday, Dasovic named his preliminary 23-man roster for the CONCACAF U-209 Championship. The team will gather Feb. 11 in Mexico City for a pre-tournament camp. And, right before the team plays its Feb. 18 opener in Puebla against Cuba, Dasovic will need to pare the roster down to 20 players.
The Easton Report: What it means for Div. 3 in Canada 5 Feb 2013Make no mistake, the CSA’s decision to protect a national Div. 3 vision, while at the same time endorsing a report which backs away from a national Div. 2 strategy, represents a major, major win for NASL over USL. FC Edmonton and Ottawa will be recognized as Div. 2 in NASL, while USL can’t cross the border — at least not in a way that would be recognized as, well, Canadian.
Canadian national teamers look forward to the day NWSL expands north of the border 5 Feb 2013While the four members of the Canadian women’s national team who were in Edmonton Monday will all soon head Stateside to report to their NWSL teams, they still dream of playing pro soccer in their home and native land.
CSL finally goes public: Says it still has CSA sanction 3 Feb 2013The Canadian Soccer League says that it is still sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association.
Canada names roster for final U-17 camp ahead of CONCACAF qualifying 31 Jan 2013While the TFC Academy and Whitecaps Residency players take up 60 per cent of the roster, the player on this squad that has the best chance of breaking into a senior pro squad this season is FC Edmonton Reserves’ Hanson Boakai. Not many training days go by without someone at FCE raving about his potential.
