Whitecaps say hello to Martin Bonjour 6 Jan 2012 The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Argentine defender Martin Bonjour.
The 11’s top 11 stories of 2011 24 Dec 2011 So, when it comes to picking the year’s best stories, I let the numbers speak for themselves. I went back through the analytics and looked at the 11 stories you, the readers, kept reading and re-reading.
Impact signs Brazilian midfielder Martins 21 Dec 2011 The Montreal Impact has announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Felipe Campanholi Martins. On behalf of all the journalists and broadcasters who cover the Impact, we hope he gets blessed with a one-word Brazilian nickname — soon.
NAIT’s Paulus gets FC Edmonton assistant coach job 13 Dec 2011 The team announced that Jeff Paulus, who led Edmonton’s Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) side to a national collegiate championship in 2011, will be an assistant to coach Harry Sinkgraven for the 2012 season.
Morgan, Toronto FC dominate U-20 Player of the Year vote 13 Dec 2011 Ashtone Morgan was named Canada’s U-20 Player of the Year Tuesday, and the voting was dominated by Toronto FC products. Morgan, who became a regular on TFC’s back line in the second half of the season — and then earned his first two senior caps in World Cup qualifying in matches against St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis — …
TFC keeper Stefan Frei gets training stint with Liverpool 11 Dec 2011 Stefan Frei can now say he has gone from the Reds to the Reds. Toronto FC announced Sunday that the Swiss goalkeeper will train with Liverpool FC until Dec. 18.
Rivals buy stakes in MLSE: What will it mean for TFC? 9 Dec 2011 But, until we see how Bell and Rogers react to each other in the boardroom, it’s hard to figure out how it will change the governance of any of the sports properties. Remember, that, unlike the reign of the Pension Fund, no one here has a majority stake in MLSE. So, the guess would be that more, not less, decision-making would be tied up at the board level.
English midfielder Westlake to move to MLS with Impact 5 Dec 2011 English veteran Ian Westlake is returning to Montreal. The Impact announced that the midfielder, who joined the club during the 2011 NASL season, is the 19th player be signed to the side’s roster for the 2012 MLS season. Westlake was named the team’s newcomer of the year at the end of the NASL campaign.
No Canadians make touring Generation Adidas squad; Salgado, Valentin on the trip 2 Dec 2011 Both Canadian players with GA status, reigning U-17 player of the year Bryce Alderson and teenager Russell Teibert (who played with the Canadian U-20 side in CONCACAF qualifying earlier this year), belong to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Neither appeared on the roster named by Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes.
Whitecaps make six available, deal Salinas: Jazic top Canadian available in re-entry draft 30 Nov 2011 And, Chivas USA put Canadian defender Ante Jazic on the list. Yes, Jazic is in his mid-30s, but he’d be a significant upgrade for many teams in the fullback slot. He has become a regular starter for the Canadian national side. And, while his age is an issue, it’s hard to believe that a national-team starter can’t be of some value to someone.