Women’s World Cup: Edmonton debates Commonwealth funding 1 Nov 2012The dressing room for the CFL Eskimos was not part of the proposal, and Mayor Stephen Mandel told reporters that he wants to know why it can’t be used. If the Eskimos simply don’t want to share, he said he “has no sympathy” for that position.
Edmonton city council to look at new WWC Commonwealth renovation proposal 30 Oct 2012A new fourth way for the renovation of Commonwealth Stadium ahead of the U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup will be debated by Edmonton City Council on Halloween.
Whitecaps clinch No. 1 seed in ACC with Utah draw 28 Oct 2012The point guarantees that the Whitecaps will open the 2013 Amway Canadian Championship against No. 4 seed FC Edmonton, while Montreal will meet Toronto FC in the other semifinal.
ACC seeding still wide open after Impact drops MLS finale to Revs 27 Oct 2012The New England Revolution came to town looking to salvage a bit of pride and avoid being swept by a first-year team in their season series, but the Impact had something more tangible to play for: The top spot among Canadian pro teams and along with it the right to face FC Edmonton in the opening round of next year’s Amway Canadian Championship.
CSA to stay mum as Edmonton debates Commonwealth WWC plan 26 Oct 2012“No one from the Association will be attending the meeting,” read a statement from the CSA.
Ballon D’Or vote will show what international community thinks about Sinclair’s suspension 26 Oct 2012When the result of voting for FIFA’s women’s player of the year is revealed Jan. 7, it will be a referendum of sorts.
Proposed 2016 Copa America offers a dilemma for the next Canadian soccer coach 25 Oct 2012The announcement that CONMEBOL and CONCACAF execs have laid down a “framework” for staging a special edition of the Copa America in the United States has likely put Canadian soccer execs in a bit of a quandary.
Montreal or Vancouver? No. 1 seed for next year’s ACC still up in the air 23 Oct 2012While the Montreal Impact were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race weeks ago, and the Vancouver Whitecaps have made the postseason in the West, both have 42 points.
Why the CSA should look to Mexico for the next national-team coach 20 Oct 2012Mexico is the devil we know. Maybe it’s time to do a deal with that devil, and bring some of those guts, and that know-how, to the politically correct Canadian soccer landscape
CONCACAF asks teams to commit to “fair play and reciprocal courtesy” 19 Oct 2012Interesting. In the wake of Panama’s national federation tweeting the location of the hotel in which the Canadian team was staying back in September, and with all of the intimidation tactics we see in Central America, this looks like a warning that maybe, just maybe, CONCACAF isn’t going to put up with nations who are poor hosts anymore.
