Keeper scores historic goal against England for Canadian U-17s 23 Jun 2011 But, on a historic night for Canadian soccer — and a historic night for the U-17 World Cup — goalkeeper Quillan Roberts provided one of the most remarkable goals anyone from this country has scored in an international match at any level. His goal gave Canada a 2-2 draw with England, keeping this country’s hopes alive entering Saturday’s Group C finale against Rwanda.
Canadian Di Chiara gets first Russian Premier League start 22 Jun 2011 Canadian midfielder Joseph Di Chiara got his first Russian league start Wednesday, as Kryliya Sovetov (Soviet Wings) lost 3-0 to Anzhi Makhachkala. Di Chiara, made his debut Saturday, coming in as a sub and playing 32 minutes against Terek Grozny. But he got the start against Anzhi, which features former Brazil and Real Madrid superstar Roberto Carlos.
Canadian keeper Borjan says no deal has been finalized with Sivasspor 7 Jun 2011 Canadian national team keeper Milan Borjan hasn’t yet put a signature on a four-year contract offer from Turkish side Sivasspor. Last week, the Turkish side announced that it had brought Borjan into the fold.
Late Matheson goal gives Canadian women a win in Hungary 7 Jun 2011 Diana Matheson saved some blushes for the Canadian women’s national team, scoring an 87th minute winner as Canada beat Hungary 1-0 in Budapest Tuesday in a World Cup warmup match. Karina LeBlanc played the full 90 and got the clean sheet in goal for Canada.
Canadian keeper Borjan gets deal with Sivasspor 2 Jun 2011 One day after playing the full match in a 2-2 draw with Ecuador, Canadian national team keeper Milan Borjan has found a new home. Turkish side Sivasspor announced Thursday that it has signed Borjan to a four-year deal.
Canadian Tosaint Ricketts sees his team go from UCL to relegation in an instant 31 May 2011 On the eve of Wednesday's friendly with Ecuador at BMO Field, Canadian national-teamer Tosaint Ricketts got some bad news this morning. His Romanian club won’t be in the Champions League after all; in fact, it won’t even play in Romania’s top flight next season.
Blatter claims there is no crisis at FIFA 30 May 2011 “We are not in a crisis,” said Blatter in a press conference Monday from FIFA headquarters. “We are having some difficulties.” Blatter spent the better part of 45 minutes ducking and dodging questions from journalists. When two-part questions were asked, he insisted on answering only one. When questions were asked about FIFA’s reputation, he spoke of gambling in the game. When asked about reforming FIFA, he spoke of zero tolerance for abuse of officials on the field.
Fans needed to help Jay DeMerit documentary get to the screen 25 May 2011 DeMerit played in the Premier League with Watford, but archived Premier League footage costs, gulp, $20,000 per minute. And the film just can’t work without game footage. Money has to be paid to the national federations if they use footage of DeMerit playing for the U.S. national side. So, as more and more artists look to fans to finance their projects, DeMerit and the two filmmakers are taking it a step further. They doing a little more than simply reaching out to fans to help fund the project. So far, a total of 437 fans have pledged US$51,374 (as of the morning of May 25) to help get the film ready for distribution. But they will be guaranteed merchandise from the movie, soccer gear or even autographed memorabilia depending on how much they spend
Brampton’s Hoilett scores for Blackburn in EPL finale 22 May 2011 But the Brampton, Ont. native keeps teasing Canadian fans, with yet another goal.
Shh. Canada’s women drew Switzerland Sunday. It’s a secret. 16 May 2011 Canada’’s national women’s team drew Switzerland 1-1 in a World Cup warmup match Sunday in Rome. But you’d need to be a decent detective to find out about the game — or be fluent in German. Only the Swiss federation put up a match summary on its site (in German). The Canadian Soccer Association had match stats up, but no report of any kind.
