Fonseca: Canadian U-23 team “nervous” in opening game draw 23 Mar 2012 “In tournaments like this it’s important for a team to start well,” said Canadian head coach Tony Fonseca. “I think the way they faced this game was a certain level of stress coming into the first game. I think they faced it with being a little bit nervous for our taste.”
U-23 cutdown day was bittersweet for Impact midfielder Evan James 21 Mar 2012 When Canadian U-23 coach Tony Fonseca announced his 20-man roster for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, it was a bittersweet moment for midfielder Evan James.
Canadian U-23 coach Fonseca cuts older players, goes with youth for Olympic qualifiers 20 Mar 2012 Canadian U-23 coach Tony Fonseca has made four cuts — and is going with a very young lineup for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, which begins Thursday night in Nashville.
Edwini-Bonsu sacrificed men’s senior team call-up so he could play for U-23s 19 Mar 2012 Canadian striker Randy Edwini-Bonsu had to do some wheeling and dealing with his German club in order to get clearance to play for Canada’s U-23 team in the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, which begin Thursday in Nashville.
Mission accomplished: Canadians qualify for U-20 Women’s World Cup 10 Mar 2012 The Canadian women got two goals each from Jenna Richardson and Christabel Oduro as they easily dispatched the host Panamanians by a 6-0 count in the semifinals of the CONCACAF women’s U-20 Championship.
Days away from training camp, Canada finally unveils its men’s Olympic roster 9 Mar 2012 Four days before the team is supposed to gather in Sunrise, Fla. for a pre-Olympic qualifying camp, the Canadian Soccer Association has officially announced the 23-player roster.
Canadians begin women’s U20 tourney with rout of Haiti 2 Mar 2012 After a nervous start, the Canadians got five second-half goal en route to a 5-0 win over Haiti Thursday in Panama City.
Why is CSA sitting on announcement of men’s Olympic roster? 30 Jan 2012 The Canadian Soccer Association is still basking in the glow of a successful women’s CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. But, at the same time, the CSA has made an absolute hash of the announcement of the men’s Olympic roster.
Winter: Stinson, Morgan won’t miss TFC’s CCL action due to Olympic commitments 27 Jan 2012 “It should come together. We have spoken at least the games that we’re going to play against L.A. that they’re going to remain with us.”
Three Eddies called up to the Canadian Olympic squad 20 Jan 2012 Midfielder Shaun Saiko, forward/winger Kyle Porter and newly signed goalkeeper Michal Misiewicz all got calls .
