Dissecting another U-20 loss: Why didn’t Hamilton start for Canada? 20 Jan 2015Through the two most recent games, Larin has become the favourite for minutes, even though Hamilton’s returns have been better. For sure, Hamilton may have needed some rest against El Salvador — hence why he didn’t come into that game till the 81st minute — but Larin had a chance to prove something in that game, and didn’t come up with a finished product.
Iceland beats Canada in battle of not-ready-for-prime-time players 17 Jan 2015But, for the first of two friendlies Iceland will play against Canada, the islanders started just two players who were part of the XI that beat the Netherlands 2-0 in 2014.
Mind games or no mind games? Chinese utilized a strong lineup in loss to the Canadian women 15 Jan 2015Before the BaoAn Cup, Canadian women’s team coach John Herdman mused that he could approach the game against China in one of two ways — he could play an experimental lineup that might keep the Chinese guessing all the way to June, or play a strong, first-choice team and get the psychological edge by beating the Chinese in their own stadium.
FC Edmonton signs Icelandic midfielder Oskar Orn Hauksson 15 Jan 2015On Thursday, FC Edmonton announced that Iceland national-team midfielder Oskar Orn Hauksson will join the team on season-long loan from KR Reykjavik. The FCE front office confirmed that Hauksson cannot be recalled by Reykjavik during the term of the loan.
Canada no match for Lozano’s class 12 Jan 2015While many of Canada’s players are in MLS academies, Lozano is playing senior matches in a league that’s much tougher than MLS.
Coach Gale tries to ease the pressure on his U-20 players 9 Jan 2015You couldn’t shake the feeling that Rob Gale, the coach of the Canadian U-20 men’s team, was trying to keep the focus off the high-profile players on his roster.
Boakai the sole Eddie to make Canada’s U-20 roster 5 Jan 2015Hanson Boakai will be going to the CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica, but he’ll be the only FC Edmonton player making the trip.
Atiba Hutchinson can negotiate new deal in January: And he’s open to MLS move 19 Dec 2014When asked if he’d consider talking to an MLS side in January, Hutchinson said “yes, especially if it was in Canada. I’m open to it if the interest comes, if things can work out and do what’s best for everybody.”
Saputo sees role for Bologna in developing Impact youth 17 Dec 2014Certainly, improving the Impact’s young prospects wasn’t the prime motivation for Saputo to join a consortium that purchased Italian Serie B side, Bologna. But he knows an improvement to the Impact’s youth development stream is a byproduct of the deal.
The Destroyer 17 Dec 2014Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott has earned “Destroyer” as a nickname because of her aggressive nature. She will be a big part of Canada’s national team at the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
