Report: Romanian Federation blocking Ricketts’ move to Germany 18 Jul 2012 The Romanian Football Federation is apparently demanding that Dynamo pay a transfer fee in order to retain Ricketts’ rights, something that the German club is not willing to do.
Loss to Brazil a sign of things to come for Canada… if Sinclair continues to be only offensive option 17 Jul 2012 Sinclair can score a goal a game, but it might not be enough. The difference from Canada going out in the group stage to Canada going deep into the tournament will be Big Red’s ability to find secondary scoring.
Goals from Sinclair, Matheson give Canada the win over NZ 14 Jul 2012 An audacious first-half chip from Diana Matheson and a cool second-half finish from Christine Sinclair gave Canada a 2-0 win over New Zealand in the opening match of the Matchworld Women’s World Cup.
Herdman and Canadian women’s team working out the final details ahead of Olympics 11 Jul 2012 “We create some technical blueprints in each game,” Herdman said during a conference call with media on Wednesday.
FC Edmonton’s Gardner reflects on Canadian U-20 team’s battles with Mexico 10 Jul 2012 “You can plan to play the Mexicans, you can talk about what you have to do against the Mexicans, but it’s nothing like when you actually have to play them, the way they pass and move,” said Gardner.
Sinclair continues on record-breaking pace as Canada edges Colombia 9 Jul 2012 Sinclair scored her 15th goal of the season on Monday as Canada beat Colombia 1-0 in a pre-Olympic friendly held in Switzerland. What’s notable is that the most goals Sinclair has registered in a calendar year for Canada is 16. She is now only one away from tying the record.
Ricketts scores in third consecutive match for Dynamo Dresden 9 Jul 2012 Ricketts scored for the third test match in a row, scoring what would turn out to be the winning goal as Dynamo Dresden beat German fourth-division side FSV Zwickau 2-1 on Sunday.
LDU Quito officially unveils Plata, on six-month loan from TFC 6 Jul 2012 I want you to know that I am very happy to be back home, the team that opened the door, I am very happy to be in Quito,” Plata was quoted on LDU official website.
Edmonton’s Ricketts makes it three goals in two matches for Dynamo Dresden 6 Jul 2012 The Edmonton native and Canadian national-team regular scored with a flying header in the second minute, as Dresden beat lower-league German side ZFC Meuselwitz 4-0 in a friendly on Friday. He also had another great chance to score in the ninth minute.
Dresden manager: Canadian forward Ricketts still has a lot to prove 5 Jul 2012 On Wednesday, Ricketts scored the first two goals of the game — one with his foot, and another with his head — and then created three more golden scoring chances as Dynamo Dresden beat German lower-league side VfL Pirna Copitz 8-0 in a summer friendly.