TFC loses seventh in a row on Steele heartbreaker in Salt Lake City 29 Apr 2012“They’re a good team, but the problem they had is that Champions League killed them. It’s a very tough thing to do in a salary cap league even with three designated players. It’s extremely tough to travel down to Mexico and then up to Montreal. It’s difficult. You are so focused on this championship that you are so close to winning, and then all the sudden you’ve got to refocus on the league and you’re 10 points behind.”
Who is worse? Comparing KC 1999 to TFC 2012 29 Apr 2012But, before you go off and say “aha, KC of 1999 was way better than Toronto FC!” let’s add some more food for thought.
Whitecaps steal three points at Crew Stadium 29 Apr 2012Call it a smash-and-grab. Call it larceny. But there was definitely a sense that the Vancouver Whitecaps left the Ohio capital Saturday night with three points that they had simply stolen from the Columbus Crew.
Corradi blows kisses to mom and dad after scoring decisive goal for Impact 28 Apr 2012“They’re just here for a week and they’re heading back to Italy tomorrow. I saw my mother but my father was probably walking around the stadium somewhere. He has a difficult time watching me play.”
FC Edmonton boasts 55 per cent of the Can-con in the Canadian Championship 27 Apr 2012FC Edmonton accounts for 55 per cent of the domestic content in the upcoming Amway Canadian Championship.
Impact V.P. addresses weekend ticket deal, Saputo Stadium progress 27 Apr 2012“When we get close to the 20,000 capacity of Saputo Stadium, above the average capacity of the league, we feel pretty satisfied,” Legendre said.
Hello, Newman: Four Canadian pro teams endorse their CSA candidate 26 Apr 2012Make no mistake. This is unprecedented stuff. In North America, sports teams’ front offices usually work behind the scenes when it comes to political issues and don’t make public pronouncements on their positions. Too many risks, too many bridges that can be burned. But this times is different.
FC Edmonton has week and a half to prepare for Whitecaps clash 25 Apr 2012If a looming Amway Canadian Championship semifinal against the Vancouver Whitecaps wasn’t enough to get the minds of FC Edmonton’s players off of Sunday’s crushing 4-3 defeat to Minnesota, two training sessions on the same day in blustery 4C temperatures did the trick.
Ex-TFC Academy keeper Chad Bush joins Ottawa Fury 25 Apr 2012Ex-TFC Academy goalkeeper Chad Bush will spend the summer with the PDL’s Ottawa Fury.
No surprise… Pontius named MLS Player of the Week 23 Apr 2012D.C. United’s Chris Pontius notched a hat trick in a 4-1 triumph over the New York Red Bulls, and got the most POTW votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters.
