Moncton gets its chance to prove the city’s ready for Women’s World Cup 8 Mar 2012 For the Canadian women’s team, the match will be one of their final preparations ahead of the 2012 Olympics. But, for Moncton, the game could mean so much, much more. When FIFA and CSA officials toured the seven cities vying to host games in both the 2014 Women’s U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Women’s World Cup, they made a promise: The national team would play friendlies in those venues leading up to the games.
New refereeing set-up won’t affect Canadian quota for MLS matches 7 Mar 2012 Major League Soccer's new refereeing structure will not limit opportunities for Canadian officials.
How the CSA can fix its WCQ public-relations mess 4 Feb 2012 What this column won't do is make an attack on Toronto itself. It's counterproductive. It's simple. Coach Stephen Hart was given final say on the venues for the qualifiers, and he went with Toronto. It's his decision. So, Hart's Toronto call should be judged just as fans judge a correct or incorrect roster selection or tactical decision.
BMO Field gets clean sweep of Canadian men’s national team matches 3 Feb 2012 ut the expected “news” that was to be announced at the town hall proceedings beforehand simply confirmed what The 11 had already reported earlier in the week – Canada will play all three of its CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches at BMO Field.
OSA request hints that BMO Field could host all three upcoming Canada WCQ matches 31 Jan 2012 The Ontario Soccer Association has asked its members to not play league games during Canada’s home World Cup qualifying dates,a strong signal that all three group-stage home matches will be played at BMO Field.
Taking on Lenarduzzi’s take on Canadian player development 22 Dec 2011 But there is one chapter that will be the focus of the rest of this article: Lenarduzzi, as president of the Whitecaps and a former national-team coach, has a strong opinion on Canadian player development.
FC Edmonton, City officials meet to discuss stadium 21 Oct 2011 FC Edmonton has confirmed that owner Tom Fath and its brass met with city officials Wednesday to discuss a new venue for the NASL club to call home. “We were in contact with the City about 24 hours ago,” said FCE general manager Tom Leip on Thursday.
FC Edmonton’s U10 academy just a small first step 21 Oct 2011 FC Edmonton has taken its first step in developing the academy, and more strides are expected in the spring.
Montopoli hopes all-Canadian Div. 2 can be “FC Edmonton times eight” 13 Oct 2011 Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli is hopeful that the FC Edmonton experiment can be repeated in cities across the country — in an all-Canadian Division-2 league.
New Edmonton downtown soccer stadium highlights Heart of the Capital campaign 12 Oct 2011 A new soccer stadium is one of the key projects being pushed by “Heart of the Capital,” a lobby group that is urging Edmonton’s city council to revitalize the downtown core.
