Hoilett finally commits to Canada: But can he be the player he once was? 30 Sep 2015 Hoilett has played exactly zero minutes for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship this season. Zero. In QPR’s last nine league games, he was on the bench as an unused sub for five of them, and he was not even in the squad for the other four. He’s made two appearances this year — for a total of 87 minutes — in the League Cup.
Red-hot FCE wins again: Laing gets best of Ramirez in battle of NASL MVP candidates 1 Sep 2014 And how did their head-to-head battle look? Well, Ramirez missed a sitter. And Laing, sporting a new dyed-orange hairdo, converted a shot from distance with his less-than-preferred right foot. Laing’s effort turned out to be the winning goal in a 2-1 FCE triumph.
While Canada loses its opener, Germans send a message to U20WWC field 6 Aug 2014 After seeing the Germans and Americans square off in the Group B opener at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium, I can tell Canadian fans this much. Now that Canada has lost its opener (1-0 to Ghana at BMO Field), the best it can realistically hope for out of Group A is to scrap its way into second place. And that will mean, unless the world turns topsy-turvy, Canada would face the Germans.
Fixture clash: Floro looking to add two MLS players to Canada’s roster for May friendlies 1 May 2014 Floro said Thursday that going with an entirely European-based lineup for an upcoming camp in Austria — with friendlies against Bulgaria (May 23) and Moldova (May 27) — would leave the team short in two positions.
Historic hat trick earns Oliver the NASL Player of the Week nod 28 Apr 2014 In an announcement that surprises absolutely no one who follows the NASL on a regular basis, Ottawa Fury forward Oliver Minatel has been named the league’s player of the week.
Plastic Pitch launches on Apple — now available on all IOS and Android platforms 28 Mar 2014 Late Thursday night, we got word from Apple and our developer, MAZ Digital, that the magazine is now live for iPhone and iPad. It's already available to Android users through Google Play and Amazon, so the rollout is now 100 per cent done.
Looking at the glass half-full: Assessing Canada’s 3-2 U17WWC loss to Venezuela 27 Mar 2014 And, while it’s difficult to go out the U-17 Women’s World Cup, at least it’s better to lose 3-2 — and show some real positive offensive glimpses — than go out to one of those oh-so-Canadian 1-0 or 2-0 defeats, where the commentators will say that we showed great heart but couldn’t create many chances.
CSA approves Calgary bid to join PDL; now, on to the next step 6 Mar 2014 The decision paves the way for Calgary Foothills to officially make an expansion bid to the United Soccer Leagues, which administers the PDL. The PDL is an elite league focused on prepping U-23 players for pro careers.
Horace James joins Eddies on trial; Ongaro given another week to prove himself 24 Feb 2014 Coach Colin Miller said trialists are being brought in little by little, as he wants to avoid a “gong show” where all of the hopefuls are on the field at once, which hurts the team’s ability to estimate their worth.
Calgary Foothills’ bid to join PDL to go in front of CSA in March 10 Feb 2014 The club has financial backers and has informed the USL that it wants to begin play in the PDL in 2015. But, before USL can green-light a new franchise, it needs to see that the bid has been endorsed by both Alberta Soccer and the CSA. The Foothills executive expects the CSA to endorse its bid in March.
